WASHINGTON POST-THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT

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Sunday Crossword by Evan Birnholz
Washington Post Sunday puzzle reveals.
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WASHINGTON POST-THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT

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Hopefully, this is a trend for the holiday season; Evan’s Sunday WaPo puzzle is again a meta. As was the past meta that Evan provided, this one is probably a week 2, maybe 2.5 puzzle. As always, it is very well done with a nice aha moment.
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I really enjoyed this one!
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Argh. I like it, but so far, I can't get past the first few steps.

UPDATE: I must have been tired. It was right there. I solved it. Good puzzle!
Last edited by Katiedid on Thu Dec 01, 2022 11:49 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Just finished. It’s a fun one! Very well designed!
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That was fun once I figured it out. Learned something new!
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Loved it!
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Needed a nudge to make it to the end, but a worthy puzzle.
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Nice one
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Nice. I was thinking, this is good, but what would be *really* impressive is if he had ... oh, he did.
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Super puzzle as usual. His offerings are always so clever and so solvable even for a plodder like me. I too got caught in the "What? OH my gosh THAT!"

I wanna be a real Meta constructor when I grow up....
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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