Breaking a Sweet January 13, 20224

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Breaking a Sweet January 13, 20224

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Breaking a Sweet

By Evan Birnholz

Note the six numbered squares below the grid.
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Very nice meta, Evan.
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^ That
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A tasty puzzle, for sure.
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Excellent.
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Fun one!
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Yum --
Thanks, Evan!
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Joe Ross wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:44 am Very nice meta, Evan.
Hm, I wouldn't call this a meta so much as the world's gentlest acrostic, but that doesn't make the construction any less fantastic here.

Getting a clue/entry combo as good as [Semi conductors?] crossing several theme entries is quite the feat!
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