#25 - "Apple-Pie Order"
- BrianMac
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#25 - "Apple-Pie Order"
New Fireball contest by Peter Gordon.
The prompt asks What thing associated with the United States is hinted at by this puzzle?
The deadline is 6 p.m. (Eastern time) on Sunday, June 21.
Enjoy and good luck!
The prompt asks What thing associated with the United States is hinted at by this puzzle?
The deadline is 6 p.m. (Eastern time) on Sunday, June 21.
Enjoy and good luck!
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Got it, with a confirmation I was on the right path. I thought it was a really neat puzzle with plenty of potential rabbit holes.
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I carried this grid around town in my back pocket for last two days. Lasered in on it this afternoon. A very satisfactory solve.
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Puzzle has been sitting on my desk taunting me as I work on other metas.
Looked at it this morning, and the light goes on - and solved. (No doubt about the solution in my mind.)
Looked at it this morning, and the light goes on - and solved. (No doubt about the solution in my mind.)
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Forgot about this until last night (has anybody else suddenly been receiving their Fireball emails to a hidden gmail filter?). THIS. This is the sort of "Am I having a paranoid psychotic break?" stuff I subscribe for.
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Hey wait, that's you. Congrats!
- BrianMac
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Congrats!! That's two Muggles in a row winning Fireball. And two in a row I didn't solve!
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Thanks...was pleasantly surprised when I got the email from Peter Gordon with the news.
- Beth Tyrpin
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No wonder I didn’t like the answer I got. Nevada has VA inside. Delaware has LA inside. Maine has Indiana inside. The highways that connect the pairs in order are 70, 81 and 90. Interstate Highway System. And, that’s why saying it’s a 100% answer is a spoiler. If anyone had said it I would have known I was wrong.
Congratulations RPardoe.
Congratulations RPardoe.
- Beth Tyrpin
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A little salt in my wounds. I didn’t even realize I had the wrong abbreviation for Nevada. Hilarious. When I drop the ball I go big!