Split Ends by Alex Eaton-Salners - 9/14/2022

Published weekly by expert constructor Peter Gordon, the Fireball crossword is famous for being hard. How hard? Well, in the words of Peter Gordon, if you need to ask, too hard for you! It is not regularly a meta crossword, but does feature a contest or meta puzzle several times throughout the year. Available here for a subscription: http://www.fireballcrosswords.com
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Split Ends by Alex Eaton-Salners - 9/14/2022

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Fireball # 33 of 2022 is a meta by Alex Eaton-Salners.

What six-letter word is hinted at by this puzzle?

Email your answer to xwords@optonline.net by 6pm Eastern time on Sunday, September 18.

You know the plethora of prizes from Peter Gordon. Check yer emails for the PDF and the PUZ.
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Fun puzzle! My first Fireball meta!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Agreed, that was a fun one! Tricky clues and fun meta.
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Didn't take me too long to work through this, but the trick was pretty amusing.
I enjoyed this one.
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Had to sleep on it. Getting the Aha on this was like a shot of espresso ☕️
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Oh, rats. I solved this one without too much fuss but never got around to sending in the answer.
If you want help with a meta, feel free to PM me. The more specific you are about what you have and what you want, the more likely I can help without spoiling.

(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
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