Time Scale (Patrick Berry)

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Time Scale (Patrick Berry)

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Time Scale by Patrick Berry

Attached is Crossword #41.

What two grid entries complete this puzzle's theme?
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Fun one from Peter and Patrick. And a little less mind-bending than Peter's sometimes are :)
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I enjoyed this one, too.
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I'm not sure I fully grok this one. I mean, I think I see what's going on. And I have an answer. It just didn't work exactly the way I expected. Hmmm.
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The constraints here, with such a clean result. Just jawdropping :shock:
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Got it. Nice meta.
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Nice one.
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Both the grid and meta were a little easier than the normal FB standard, but I’m not complaining. Fun one.
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Glad I looked again. I had the right answer, but the reason was more elegant than I’d initially seen.
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sharkicicles wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 3:35 pm Both the grid and meta were a little easier than the normal FB standard, but I’m not complaining. Fun one.
Well actually Peter emailed me that I’m wrong, so I’m looking for the actual answer now…
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