#73 - "Size Matters"

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Richard B. wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 1:06 pm FWIW, PGW corrected the clue for 80D so that it now reads “Hard water?”
I was wondering whether "No Clue" was an error to be taken literally.

In other news, I haven't sniffed the meta yet but I have plenty of free time today.
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FrankieHeck wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 10:47 am
oldjudge wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2020 4:08 pm Got it, I believe. Saw the other thing—100% now. I really enjoy Peter’s puzzles—now if only there was a mug 😜
We'd have much better odds of winning if PGW gave a prize! PGW stickers would be cheap to mail.....😉
Then what would solvers be called... STICKLERS?
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Joe Ross wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 3:26 pm
FrankieHeck wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 10:47 am
oldjudge wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2020 4:08 pm Got it, I believe. Saw the other thing—100% now. I really enjoy Peter’s puzzles—now if only there was a mug 😜
We'd have much better odds of winning if PGW gave a prize! PGW stickers would be cheap to mail.....😉
Then what would solvers be called... STICKLERS?
Oh man, let's make it happen.
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Just found the mechanism for the other half. Done and submitted.
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FrankieHeck wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 3:27 pm
Joe Ross wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 3:26 pm
FrankieHeck wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 10:47 am

We'd have much better odds of winning if PGW gave a prize! PGW stickers would be cheap to mail.....😉
Then what would solvers be called... STICKLERS?
Oh man, let's make it happen.
He does pop on the forum from time to time... and our "on shore/beam me up/off the couch.." could be "stuck the landing..." (i was gonna say "stuck it," but that could go so wrong so quickly).
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I like “stuck the landing”. It means a perfect finish which makes more sense than the other phrases.
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Hmm, I just submitted an answer including this commentary: "90% confident in [one word], 100% confident in [other word]." I guess I'll take another look for the 100% click.

Big thanks to Laura M for reading my seven crackpot theories via PM and telling me which two were worth pursuing!

Update: 10 minutes later, I figured out the 100% click. Love it.
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