#711 - “Eating in Bed” by Ben Chenoweth

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REALLY enjoyed that one! Thank you, Ben, and congrats! By the way, does anyone else but members of my family eat pancakes with just butter, no 46A?
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Fun. The only thing making this harder than a Week 1 is that last week's was SO easy. :)
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Beamed up. Nice puzzle!
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Nice job Ben; very well done and fun puzzle
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7 people have whiffed on this one and I'm pretty sure I could guess why (I almost made a certain mistake trying to be speedy)
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
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Beam me up!

Loved it!

Thanks, Ben. Wonderful to learn more about you from Matt’s intro. Your accomplishments are inspiring!
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Awaiting beamage...I'm 98% sure I've got this one - I imagine some of those whiffers came up with the non-appropriate word that was my first result. (I even looked up Australian slang terms for this word hoping for confirmation.) A second look with the thought of "well, why *can't* it be [REDACTED]?" showed that it could be.

Edit: #188!
Last edited by MikeM000 on Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:40 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 2:59 pm By the way, does anyone else but members of my family eat pancakes with just butter, no 46A?
Yes. Me!
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Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 2:59 pm REALLY enjoyed that one! Thank you, Ben, and congrats! By the way, does anyone else but members of my family eat pancakes with just butter, no 46A?
@Wendy Walker Could that be because you don't live where they make real 46A?
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On the board. No metas to fret over this weekend, which is fine! I have a ton of work to do before starting a new semester Monday (grading, parent comments, syllabus polishing).
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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Dannyvee wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:18 pm 7 people have whiffed on this one and I'm pretty sure I could guess why (I almost made a certain mistake trying to be speedy)
Probably the same mistake that I DID make in haste. I quickly saw the error of my ways. :cry:
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Off the couch - I hope

Seems 100% - awaiting confirmation
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Nice one, @benchen71 ! I missed an update, but beamup requested and quite confidently hoping I didn't do what the 7 wrong ones did.
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Beam me up! I got worried when others said they had nearly made a mistake, but confirmed on the board :)
- Just puzzling it out here in Delmarva :D
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ChrisKochmanski wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:31 pm
Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 2:59 pm By the way, does anyone else but members of my family eat pancakes with just butter, no 46A?
Yes. Me!
That's just plain crazy talk! As my family knows, the #1 criteria for a good pancake (or French toast or waffle) is the SAF.

[46A] Absorption Factor.
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Huge concrats to @benchen71 for the guest puzzle this week. I enjoyed it.
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Beamed up. Congratulations to @benchen71 for a cool puzzle.
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Jeremy Smith wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:41 pm
Dannyvee wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:18 pm 7 people have whiffed on this one and I'm pretty sure I could guess why (I almost made a certain mistake trying to be speedy)
Probably the same mistake that I DID make in haste. I quickly saw the error of my ways. :cry:
I've been curious what the error is. I assume someone will say something further once the competition ends.
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Beamed. Excellent puzzle & introduction by Matt, Ben!

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Weird. I made it onto the board, but I just glanced at the grid again (a few hours later) and thought wait, what did I submit? I'm about 75% sure that the answer I sent was slightly wrong. I don't think that it's the same possible error that others have mentioned, but who knows.

If Matt (or the webmaster) rechecks the entries I might get beamed back down, does that ever happen? I enjoyed the puzzle, anyway!
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