![]() Again, reverse the mechanism to get, not the word “plank,” but PLAN K, which google will tell you has something to do with Medicare/Medigap (making it closely related to the first theme entry, PART D.) ![]() That’s K-A-P-L-A-N, which spells the name Kaplan. To get the second answer, take the initial letters of the secondary theme entries, again in grid order. Now reverse the meta mechanism by sending the E to the end and getting rid of the N and you get the animated movie WALL-E. That’s E-N-W-A-L-L, which spells the little-used word enwall. To get the first answer, take the new letters you inserted after moving the standalone letters to the beginning, in grid order. Here’s where the two solving paths diverge. ABBR)ĪLLOW = Authorize (the clue for 26a. TL DR = The short version, for short (the clue for 19a. AGAIN)īACARDI = Major liquor brand (the clue for 4d. Take those final letters and send them back to the beginning, insert a new letter, and you can form new words – and not just random new words, but words that are alternate answers to the clues for other entries: Next is where the puzzle’s title comes into play. In order of where their first letters appeared in the grid: Last week’s puzzle had complicated instructions – two answers, both with something in common with the theme entries (which you had to find), and one that was closely related to the first theme entry.įirst step was to notice that there were several entries – six, to be exact – that ended with a standalone letter. THE RAIN IN SPAIN STAYS MAINLY IN THE PLAIN Here’s the complete list of all previous PGWCC answers: To keep up with the puzzles: Twitter follow the blog for email reminders rss feed if you’re set up for that. I’ll post next week’s solution – and maybe a new puzzle? – next Tuesday. Submit your answer using the contact form by 11 pm Pacific Time on Monday, October 26. Below is a list of all previous answers, for reference. ![]() This isn’t intended to be a wild goose chase, nor should it be an advantage to have solved the prior puzzles. The answer to the metapuzzle is something that was the answer to a previous PGWCC puzzle. If you’re looking for more, this is a great place to start. ![]() Luckily, there are more great metas than ever these days. Will I be back? I think so, at least sporadically, but I am again swamped at work this week so it’s not gonna be now. So, 80 puzzles in the bag and I appear to have lost a lot of steam to continue this project. And that’s it – answer the question “where have I seen that before?” and you spell out the answer:ĬONCH was the answer to Puzzle #69, and it’s the answer again here. Notice that none of these airport codes starts with the same letter as the city it serves. IAH = George Bush Intercontinental Airport Successful solvers noticed that the initial letters spelled out major U.S. The theme entries are all three-word phrases. Many weeks later, here’s the solution to Puzzle #80, “Where Have I Seen That Before?” The prompt asked for something that had been the answer to a previous pgwcc puzzle. Work, and then the crazy election, derailed all my puzzle-making efforts. So … I sorta disappeared there, didn’t I? (Maybe I should have stopped at Puzzle #78.) Sorry about that. ![]()
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