Large Print by Paolo Pasco

STARTING APRIL 30, 2023

Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 meta puzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related organizations. Many of the constructors and test solvers involved with the project are members of the Muggle community. The bundle is available in exchange for a donation to any cancer-related charity. For more information, visit CrosswordsForCancer.com or email CrosswordsForCancer@gmail.com.
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Large Print by Paolo Pasco

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Large Print by Paolo Pasco.

The answer to this meta is a publication.

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This puzzle is part of the CCCC bundle. To access the bundle and for more information, see this post.
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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I test-solved this, and it was brilliant!
Less cross words, more crosswords.

Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 92. It's a Breeze
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MikeyG wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:13 am I test-solved this, and it was brilliant!
Still is! Thanks, Paolo.
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Very clever! Loved filling in the grid on this one.
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta! :shock:
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This was so much fun! Paolo is a terrific constructor.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Solved. Outstanding!
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Wow, that was a challenging grid. Seemed like lots of stuff I didn’t know plus … well, you know how it goes.

The meta was lovely and definitely worth the work of getting there
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.

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Tough grid, really fun meta!
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A visual mechanism that's actually in my wheelhouse! And a fun grid!
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Wow! Tough grid, but fantastic construction!
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Grid was doubly tricky for me; where my cultural knowledge failed wasn't helped by the mechanism requirements! :P

But I showed some endurance a la 2D and 58A to reach the reward of the meta solution.
Thanks for the nifty puzzle, Paolo!
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Great construction, and a challenging yet really fun solve.

I saw Wendy's comments above, and went back to see what else Paolo had done... ahh, now I recognize the name: Butterfly Effect, one of my absolutely favorite solves ever. Just brilliant! So glad to get another challenge here, Paolo!
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Amazing stuff, as I would have expected. Definitely a slog to fill in the grid, for obvious reasons plus my being too old, but the post-fill progression was pretty great. Total confusion ⇒ oh, that's interesting ⇒ oh, I get it ⇒ oh, I GET IT. :lol:
Check out this very cool project by many of your favorite muggles to raise money to fight cancer. You get a fun puzzle bundle and good causes get $. Win-win: Crosswords for Cancer
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Wowza. Toughest grid yet for me, but the payoff was worth it. Clever and fun!
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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Very clever and enjoyable.
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GOT IT - thanks for the puzzle! :D
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 contest-style (meta) crosswords that we've created to help raise money for cancer-related organizations - get the bundle at http://crosswordsforcancer.com
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