I 100% second the nomination of M and M for the Golden Rabbit award.
For the record, my first guess was "Asparagus," but you have to write it really small to fit it into four grid spaces.
-K.
"You Can Say That Again" July 12, 2024
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Kas
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MikeMillerwsj
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The contest answer is ALSO. Homophones of each theme answer can satisfy another clue. For example, “Some person chosen at random” (8-Down) clues ANYONE but also “so-and-so.” Similarly: “With enthusiasm” (9-Down) clues LIKE MAD and “through and through”; “In a while” (36-Across) clues SOON and “by and by”; “With increasing frequency” (43-Across) clues OFTENER and “more and more.” In grid order, the first letters of the alternate answers spell the contest answer.
We thought this was an ingenious puzzle that only a black belt could have constructed: 4 answers in the form x + x, fitting in symmetrical pairs, with homophones woven into the grid, whose initials spell out a perfectly apt word. We had a good turnout with 1,340 entries, and the success rate --75%--was right at our typical level.
Among incorrect answers, a big vote for ECHO (123), plus YOYO (13), DEAR (9), SOFT (5), COPY (5), SOON (4) and sundry others.
Congrats to this week's winner: Abram Sanderson of Redmond, Wash.!
We thought this was an ingenious puzzle that only a black belt could have constructed: 4 answers in the form x + x, fitting in symmetrical pairs, with homophones woven into the grid, whose initials spell out a perfectly apt word. We had a good turnout with 1,340 entries, and the success rate --75%--was right at our typical level.
Among incorrect answers, a big vote for ECHO (123), plus YOYO (13), DEAR (9), SOFT (5), COPY (5), SOON (4) and sundry others.
Congrats to this week's winner: Abram Sanderson of Redmond, Wash.!
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Joe Ross
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Wishing I were in Natick, Massachusetts for today's muggle meet-up...
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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will j
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Just looked at the answer to this puzzle and realized I was ashore! Didn't think a scrambled "Also" fit tightly enough with "You can say that again" so I thought I was off! Oh well, but also I'll take it.
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Following a common pattern for metanisms, those found letters in grid order spell ALSO.will j wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 7:57 am Just looked at the answer to this puzzle and realized I was ashore! Didn't think a scrambled "Also" fit tightly enough with "You can say that again" so I thought I was off! Oh well, but also I'll take it.