#706 - “Happy Early New Year!”

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#706 - “Happy Early New Year!”

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MGWCC #706 — Friday, December 10th, 2021 — “Happy Early New Year!”

THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS: This week’s contest answer is a 12-letter activity

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


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:alien: :flying_saucer: #2!! "Lost" by 2 minutes to e.a. So close and yet so far...
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Submitted. Quick but enjoyable. I find Matt's ability to create interesting puzzles at all difficulty levels to be amazing.

Happy to join Kay in the top 5.
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On the board. Fun puzzle
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Should make the Top 50, but should have made Top 20. DOY!

HAPPY EARLY NEW YEAR!
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I haven't posted in a while, but I've been keeping up quietly in the background. Beam me up!
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Beam me up!
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
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Beamed up!
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#51 -- just missed the top 50, though my time stamp is the same as #50. Ditto for #52 (aka DannyVee). I guess seconds count.
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Solved.
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Ahhhh. A free weekend with MGWCC, MMMM and WSJ done. What will I do with myself???

Stay well all
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Beam me up - #42. Ahead of Jangler and can only think that he was otherwise occupied.
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Beamed at #65.
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Picked the wrong week to forget about the start time. :lol:
Technically awaiting board update but no doubts.

ETA: #88
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Streroto wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:56 pm Ahhhh. A free weekend with MGWCC, MMMM and WSJ done. What will I do with myself???

Stay well all
Seriously!
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KayW wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:09 pm :alien: :flying_saucer: #2!! "Lost" by 2 minutes to e.a. So close and yet so far...
Way to go, Kay!

As always, I'm so amazed that Matt is living in the same world I am yet notices things that he can turn into these puzzles, and also that the world provides the material to make them possible.
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Is it "The Green Mile?" I was considering "That Thing You Do" but it was two too many letters.
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Beam me up! Did I make the first page of this thread?

Number 121 on Matt's Leaderboard.
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Beam me up! Now back to MMMM and WSJ!
- Just puzzling it out here in Delmarva :D
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1. Way to go, Kay! 2. A friend of mine used to belong to a cult that was sued by one of the answers in the crossword. 3. Beamed up at #119!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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