#21 - "Double-Deal"
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#21 - "Double-Deal"
Fireball Crossword #21 should have hit your inbox. It is entitled "Double-Deal," and is written by Patrick Berry, which means we are in for a treat. The prompt is: What card game is hinted at by this puzzle?
Peter is giving us an extra day for Memorial Day, so the deadline is Monday at 6 p.m. Eastern.
Enjoy and good luck!
Peter is giving us an extra day for Memorial Day, so the deadline is Monday at 6 p.m. Eastern.
Enjoy and good luck!
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Yeah, I would agree...
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Wow. Really struggling. Can't tell if I'm over-thinking it or under-thinking it.
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Very tidy and pageant-free. Reminiscent of another recent meta.
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My initial thought on the solution, arrived at quickly, seems too easy. Plus there’s a little something about it that doesn’t seem right. So I’ll keep looking ...
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Glad I held off. Revisited, tried something, noticed something interesting, played it out ... and got it!
Good one! As you’d expect from all-time-great Patrick B.
Good one! As you’d expect from all-time-great Patrick B.
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I had to get help. Got the beginning parts, but got stuck.
Check out and support http://CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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Swell... good people are hesitating. Maybe I pulled the trigger too fast? Can't have been a coincidence... could it?
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Al, let me just say that this required a logical step it did not occur to me to make until I was shoved in the right direction. That probably says more about my skills than it does the meta. The brain sees what the brain sees.
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I nervously sent in my answer. Al, I agree, no coincidence. But, what could I have missed?
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With a Hulk Hogan nudge or an Arnold Stang push I think I have arrived at the right place.It’s interesting, but I wouldn’t call it beautiful.
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After several false starts, I finally figured it out. It's a 100-percenter, for sure. Neat little puzzle.
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Oh my goodness. I, too, am glad I held off. Now that I've solved the mystery of the sphinx, I guess I'll get back to the Gaffney. That thing still makes zero sense to me.
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
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Congrats, Al!
"The randomly chosen winner of a subscription to Year 12 of Fireball Crosswords, signed copies of "Sizzlingly Hard Fireball Crosswords," "Blazingly Hard Fireball Crosswords," "Infernally Hard Fireball Crosswords," "Hellaciously Hard Fireball Crosswords," "Diabolically Hard Fireball Crosswords," "Scorchingly Hard Fireball Crosswords," "Wickedly Hard Fireball Crosswords," and "Devilishly Hard Fireball Crosswords," a Fireball Crosswords baseball cap, a Fireball Crosswords lanyard, and a Fireball Crosswords bottle opener and keychain with light is:
Alex Sisti of Whitesboro, New York
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