#702 - “Hooray!”

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#702 - “Hooray!”

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MGWCC #702 — Friday, November 12th, 2021 — “Hooray!”

THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:

This week’s contest answer is a celebrity with whom I share a birthday (November 13th).

Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive.


(There will not be an Excel form PMed for this puzzle. For MGWCC subscribers interested in receiving Excel forms for these contests, please PM me with your posting name to receive them via PM within an hour of them being published.)
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Yeah! Finally got my "first solver" medal!
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lol inadvertently solved without instructions. Beamed up at lucky #13.
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Nice work, Al! 🧩🤴🏻🏆🎖🎈

Beamed & needing Guinness and a fireplace to complement this fall weather.
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Al Sisti wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:05 pm Yeah! Finally got my "first solver" medal!
:alien: :flying_saucer:

Congrats Al! 🥳

I "only" made #5 but glad it was you that beat me to the top spot.

And HBD to Matt ... and others ;) tomorrow
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Al Sisti wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:05 pm Yeah! Finally got my "first solver" medal!
One badge away!!
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Beam me up!
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
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Wow - is there a “week zero” classification? This may have gotten mis-shuffled.

Beam me up… and, now back to the WSJ beffuddlement.
The other Wendy. :roll:
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Beamed. Should have selected the down only with no instructions option :-).
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That was nice and easy. Now I'll go back to not looking at the WSJ because there's no chance I'll solve it.
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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Al Sisti wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:05 pm Yeah! Finally got my "first solver" medal!
I got my email notice at 12:03. You solved it at 12:00.
You really are fast...
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On the board at #18. Indeed this was quite easy, though after getting burned a few times by pulling the trigger prematurely, I Googled a bit to make sure my answer was right.
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Beam me up!
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I don't know what the record is for the most correct solvers for Matt's Friday puzzle, but given all the leading answers (and instructions), I'm guessing it may be broken this week.
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Beamed up! Downs only, but needed the across clues to get the meta...
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Al Sisti wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:05 pm Yeah! Finally got my "first solver" medal!
Lucky guess?
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Beam me up! Using the down only no instructions option. That probably cost me 100 places on the leader board.
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I just got to the contest after spending quality time with my beloved. Now I have to make a decision
Everything
Downs only
No instructions
Downs + no instructions

Which one should I go for?
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Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:07 pm I just got to the contest after spending quality time with my beloved. Now I have to make a decision
Everything
Downs only
No instructions
Downs + no instructions

Which one should I go for?
I just did Downs+No Instructions and absolutely LOVED the challenge. It is definitely gettable this way, especially for decent grid-fillers (which I am not).
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markhr wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:30 pm
Al Sisti wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:05 pm Yeah! Finally got my "first solver" medal!
I got my email notice at 12:03. You solved it at 12:00.
You really are fast...
Is it LuckyGuest or Luck; he guessed...
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