#719 - “Something’s Brewing”

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#719 - “Something’s Brewing”

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MGWCC #719 — Friday, March 11th, 2022 — “Something’s Brewing”

Dear Solver,

505 of you found the answer to last week's challenge. Read about it here:

Today's puzzle is Week 2 of 4 in March, but it's actually Week 1 difficulty level since last Friday's puzzle was more of a Week 2. Next Friday we'll get back on track with a Week 3.

THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:

This week’s contest answer is a brand of beer.


There will NOT be a spreadsheet link PMed for this week.


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Top 10! And for some reason I am craving a beer.
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Big grid. On the board at 11.
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Made the top 25. Not bad. :)
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Who else is up? Orange whip?

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Beam me ashore!
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Beam me up!
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On the board at 52. I'll take it but will probably celebrate with a different beer later.
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I wonder how many people are going to submit under the name Bruce.
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On Board at 56, which means it's Beer Thirty...
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My favorite beer is root.

I know for me if it's a Level 1 puzzle and the meta is pretty doable, it's easy to brush it aside, but this was still another fun construction!
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Beamed up. Bottoms up and cheers, everyone.
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Beamed up, earliest finish ever. Now back to the WSJ puzzle - 80% solved quickly but now have to figure out where I’ve gone wrong
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I thought that this week 2 was much easier than last week's 1...
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Beer me up! :lol:
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Now THAT was a week 1! (Or 1/2).

EDIT: Oh, didn't read the letter he sent. FWIW I had no complaint about last week-- just an observation that is wasn't a week 1 (I thought it was a 3 but it could be argued to be a 2). And I have no complaint about this week-- just an observation it *is* a week 1.... but now I see it was intentional.

Late start and easy puzzle results in an astonishing #165.... I'll take comfort in that I like numbers that are highly divisible... and primes... but also numbers that are highly divisible.
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Ready to beam up. Did grid during a call/meeting I actually had to participate in. Said, "Could you repeat that?" many times, for some strange reason. Glad it wasn't a video meeting.

Big grid. Easy meta. Not yet ready for a beer.


Edit: On the board at 166. (@#$% meeting! Gotta get rid of those...) Crowded transporter room, for sure, today.
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I got a late start due to <life>, but solved it pretty instantly (by my standards) once I did get to it, and now it's nice to see my name on the leaderboard. Even the grid seemed easier than usual.
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Beamed up!
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Beam me up!
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