#704 - “Ghostwriter”

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#704 - “Ghostwriter”

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MGWCC #704 — Friday, November 26th, 2021 — “Ghostwriter” by Terry Fridman

GUEST CONSTRUCTOR PUZZLE:

Today’s guest puzzle is by Terry Fridman. I really don’t know much about Terry, except that I thought this debut puzzle was exceptionally clever, so here it is!


THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:

This week’s contest answer is a seven-letter word you might say when you get the meta.

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


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Submitted. Hopefully on the board soon. Glad to have the weekend free!

Eta - #5 on the board.
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submitted

on the board, lucky #13!!!

two down, Pandora tomorrow.
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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Fun puzzle-made the top 20.
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Beam me up (#17)! That was fun. Happy to get both the WSJCC and MGWCC quickly this week, it's been a while since that happened!
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Beam up requested. No doubt really, but I'll still sit here and worry til I see the leaderboard update.

I was initially afraid this was going to be something I don't like, especially when I saw something that's either an incredible coincidence or an Easter egg (I expect the latter). So I enjoyed it even more than usual when it turned out not to be that at all.
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Submitted and confident
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Requesting beam-up. Feeling pretty good about this one. Been awhile since I've gotten a WSJ and MGWCW in a single weekend. It's a Thanksgiving miracle!


Edit: Beamed aboard!
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On the board at #39. Pretty clever, and not as difficult as I had feared.
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Very enjoyable! Late start due to tree buying (and hauling and unstringing and installing and…).

Beamed up at Douglas Adams’ #42. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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Beamed up - a quicker finish than usual. :)
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I believe I have beamed. 100 % sure of this one.
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Holy Moses. I went from "No way I'm getting this one" to "Oh, wait, what's this?" to "No way. For real?" to "Requesting to beam aboard." in about 5 minutes. Loved this one.

Edit: officially beamed aboard at #68
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Beamed up at #69. Multiple very satisfying aha moments in this puzzle. Thank you, Terry Fridman! My new favorite meta!
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Joe wrote: ↑Fri Nov 26, 2021 8:45 pm Holy Moses. I went from "No way I'm getting this one" to "Oh, wait, what's this?" to "No way. For real?" to "Requesting to beam aboard." in about 5 minutes. Loved this one.

Edit: officially beamed aboard at #68
Thank you for giving me hope to do exactly the same!
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MajordomoTom wrote: ↑Fri Nov 26, 2021 1:06 pm submitted

on the board, lucky #13!!!

two down, Pandora tomorrow.
It definitely feels like a Saturday to me too, but you'll have to wait another day for Pandora :o
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Confidently beamed
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Got there eventually and beamed on board the leaderboard.
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Beam me up!

Terrific puzzle! One of my recent favorites!
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Submitted three minutes after the latest update. Now we wait!

BEAMED UP!

There was just one little thing that had me doubting my answer.
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