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Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 8:00 am**

To quote the Mamas & the Papas: "Monday, Monday, so good to me..."

Good morning! This week's MMM is not quite my debut but I'm still pretty new at constructing puzzles - this is number three for me. I have no idea how to gauge the quality or the difficulty of the meta. Let me know what you think. Keep in mind that I'm in a different time zone, 7 hours ahead of EST, so it may take me a while to respond.

Thanks to Peter Abide the overseer of the MMM, Al Sisti the willing test solver, Joe Ross the provider of all things technical, and Will Pfadenhauer for making a couple of suggestions at the early stages of construction that eventually turned this puzzle from a numbers-in-parentheses mess to the one presented here.

It's titled 'Splitting Hairs'. The answer to the meta is an 8-letter adjective.

You know the drill - PM me with your answer or check on Crosshare, I'll post a leaderboard throughout the week, and nudges if I can think of any on Wednesday.

Good luck solving, and I hope you enjoy.

-Shmuel

Splitting Hairs Crosshare link

Splitting Hairs PUZ

Splitting Hairs PDF

Splitting Hairs spreadsheet

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 8:52 am**

Nice job! The grid was very smooth, and the meta quite clever.

I’m off the couch 🛋

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 8:53 am**

Nicely done, thanks! A fun way to start the week ... and (I hope) kick off a sustained melt-off in the icy Northeast.

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 9:13 am**

Off the couch! Great puzzle Shmuel!

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 9:18 am**

I FINALLY backed out of that rabbit hole to nowhere and made my way to the meta. Just slid off the settee. Nice #3, Schmeel.

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 9:34 am**

Nice. Thanks for the puzzle!

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 9:40 am**

Off the couch. Nice meta to start the week. Well thought out and nicely constructed. Thanks Schmeel.

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 10:05 am**

Absolutely delightful!... from start to finish --

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 10:09 am**

Off the couch. Really enjoyed it, Shmuel. Thank you.

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 10:56 am**

Off the couch and looking forward to #4!

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:06 am**

Off the couch - thanks for the puzzle, @Schmeel

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:07 am**

🛋--fun puzzle that was very well done!

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:16 am**

What fun, Schmeel! Thank you!

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:29 am**

Off the couch! Great puzzle - thanks!

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 12:31 pm**

🛋
Very nice!

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 1:23 pm**

I'm still on the couch chasing two different rabbits..... fun monday entertainment

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 1:40 pm**

Solved, submitted, and confirmed via Crosshare.

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 2:01 pm**

Split the (hair-y) couch.

Fantastic meta! And I learned ...something new.

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 2:39 pm**

Off the couch, awaiting confirmation.
Thanks, Schmeel, for a cool puzzle and beautiful meta!

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 2:40 pm**

Great puzzle, though I'm still chewing on the meta part!

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