Double or Nothing variety puzzle by Patrick Berry WSJ June 10

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Richard B.
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Double or Nothing variety puzzle by Patrick Berry WSJ June 10

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Another fun challenge by the master of variety

https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/docu ... 102023.pdf
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This one is proving to be a tough. Those 4 long quote entries have no clues-adding to the difficulty. I still love it though!
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Loved it! Though certainly not easy. More like painstaking.

A fun solve while on the back deck watching a hazy orange sun set in a sky made slightly smoky here in Michigan by the Canada wildfires.
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Done. Woke up this morning and got a fresh look. I like the big quote as the centerpiece of these puzzles. The guy is a genius
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I particularly enjoy Double or Nothing puzzles because they involve lots of inference/deduction. Great quote - I think I recall seeing this some While back in another puzzle.
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I like these puzzles because they make me work a little harder. I agree with the comment above. PB is great with words.
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Great puzzle! Glad I did it in pencil!
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So much fun! I had trouble with the SE corner.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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I wonder if he has a computer program which helps create all these variety puzzles. I'd like to see how he does one of these.
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