80. There's a Time and a Place

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80. There's a Time and a Place

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PDF and PUZ

Crosshare

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We continue the Winter Solvestice today with some actual snow in the Midwest! Perfect time to stay inside and curl up with a good book or a meta or three!

(I really don't have to update that from last week, do I? Haha.)

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Puzzle #79 answer: TWENTY-FOUR SEVEN

Correct entries: 46

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Thanks again to @BrennerTJ for some epic graphics!

Drawing winners for #78: @benchen71 and @schmidzy
Drawing winners for #79: @Berto and whoever "syoustra" is on Crosshare, haha.

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Oh, wait a minute, hold on...I'm told we have one more entry for Puzzle #79:

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Stupendous indeed!

After a grueling Level 4 (and knowing an MGWCC will come that's Level 4 this upcoming weekend!), let's just go back to Level 2 this week. It might trend to 2.25, but I don't think so. We shall see!

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80. There's a Time and a Place

The answer to the meta is a 6-word title.

Deadline is Saturday, January 27 at 1 pm ET.

Good luck, and may all your solves be beautiful!

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Nicely done
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Gneiss!
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Extra clever and smooth. Thanks, Mikey.
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Fun one. Thanks for the puzzle, Mikey!
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This was a dandy! Thanks, Mikey!
(Too bad we're not all so delighted.)
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About the two pandas: I thought th grid looked like the crosshare rabbit myself
Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
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:crossed_swords: :rabbit: :point_right: Fantastic meta, thanks!
And fantastic reveals for the previous week by both @BrennerTJ AND @Joe Ross
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My stab at the six-word title is Another Amazing Construction by Mikey G!
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Very nice, Mikey!
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Solved! Very nice, indeed. And thanks so much for the prize for #78!
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Great puzzle, thanks a bunch!
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Loved this one! And thanks for the prize — I donated it to a good cause (...aka my cats' treat supply!)
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Finally solved! Thanks!!
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Another great one, Mikey, quite the fun challenge to noodle all day - thanks!
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Solved, but needed a nudge from a helpful muggle. Very clever meta, Mikey. Thanks!
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schmidzy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:27 pm Loved this one! And thanks for the prize — I donated it to a good cause (...aka my cats' treat supply!)
I'm sure they'll be very pleased to hear that! I have to order Ginger more salmon puddings today. She's a spoiled (almost 5-year-old) kitty!

The weekend kicks off with 36, so I'd say Level 2/2.5 sounds about right!

Have a puzzly day!

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GUESSED! Now back to complete the solve!

EDIT! Now I see it. Not sure if I would have stumbled across this mechanism without knowing the answer. Some of the clues make more sense now.
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lbray53 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:53 am GUESSED! Now back to complete the solve!

EDIT! Now I see it. Not sure if I would have stumbled across this mechanism without knowing the answer. Some of the clues make more sense know.
I'm fine with this, haha. :D
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Finally got to this one. Good one Mikey!
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