Sunday, November 26, 2017

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197 comments:

  1. Stumpy Stumper: "Butterfly Footprints" - 7x7 themeless:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  2. "Butterfly Footprints" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTk3NjAxMTczMzE5NTk2MA

    Thanks.

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  3. "Butterfly Footprints"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjEyNDA5MTg3MDU3NTQwNg

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  4. "Spell Caster"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjczODE2MTg4MjcyODEwNw

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  6. Fairly good "Spell Caster" solve times, from test solvers that didn't get the gimmick.

    This runt could almost be its twin …
    "Double-O-sNot-Seven" - 7x7 sneaky themed:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

    p.s. deleted prev msg., as I forgot the puztitle line.

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  7. "Spell Caster" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjM3NzU4MTkxODE0NTk3Mg

    Thanks.

    It occurred to me that I hadn't seen a runt in a few days, so I went to the blog. Seems like, even though I had checked the "follow-up comments" box, I had been thrown off again. And just now, when I wanted to post this comment, it wouldn't take until after I went around to some other blogs and checked the "Comment as " box a few times (they showed my Google account; Runtpuz had not.) I did make one change recently: I upgraded(?) to HighSierra. Wonder if that loused up something?

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  8. "Double-O-sNot-Seven" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mjg3Nzk0MTkxOTExNDQ2MQ

    Thanks.

    Looks like I'm back in -- for now.

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  9. Stumpy Stumper: "On the Nose" - 7x7 themeless:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  10. "On the Nose" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTIyMDQ1MTk3NjcxMzY4NQ

    Thanks. I thought I typed "detective", not "executive"!

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  11. "Double-O-sNoT-Seven"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzE4ODk0MjAxMDk3NDk4NQ

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    1. @Teedmn, re: yer comment's Double-O-sNot-Seven question:
      Your proposed answer would be another way to express what the actual (plural version) answer is.
      M&A

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    2. Thanks. @BobK was kind enough to explain it. Head-slaps ensued.

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  12. "On The Nose"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTQ2MDkzMjA0OTE4ODA0Nw

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  13. "Runty Mix" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODQ2NDQxMjA1NzI4MjYyMA

    Thanks.

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  14. "Runt-a-grams" - 7x7 themed and illustrated:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  15. "Runt-a-grams" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODczMTIzMjE0Mzk1NzAxNA

    Thanks.

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  16. @BobK. - Maybe this'll help, on that 1-D clue (Runt-a-grams)…

    Runtpuz grammy-winner recap for solution to: "Runt-a-grams".

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzQ1ODI5MjE1MDIwMzM3NA

    M&A Help Desk

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  17. No runts for a runty layoff period due to a short M&A truce. Couple of days, probably.

    Here is one to leave folks grumblin, in the meantime …

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  18. "Bottom Line" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Nzg1OTI0MjE2NTA5NDQ0NA

    Thanks.

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  19. "Runty Mix" Sort of like Chex mix, nice!

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTg4MTcwMjE3Nzc1MzYxMQ

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  20. "Runt-a-grams"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjAxNDMxMjE3ODEyMDE3Mw

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  21. "Bottom Line" I need an explanation.

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDY4MTk5MjI0MzQ2OTAzMw

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  22. @Teedmn -
    OK, then. Here it is:
    Runtpuz weakly recap of solution to: "Bottom Line".

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzE4ODk0MjI1MDAyNzExNg

    Now U have to put up with this, tho:

    "Teedmn Plurals" - 7x7 themed:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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    1. Looking at the Bottom Line grid, I see why Wednesday is called "hump day".

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    2. @BobK. - OOOOOh. Wish I'd thought of that, when makin the runtpuz!
      M&A

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    3. Hump day might have helped me. No guarantees. Thanks for the explanation.

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  23. "Teedmn Plurals" --

    ttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTgyNzE0MjI1MTM4OTM2NQ

    Thanks?

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  24. Runtpuz pluralistic recap for solution to: "Teedmn Plurals".

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjM3NTcyMjUyNDMwODk2

    M&A

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  25. "Teedmn Plurals" Thanks!

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDcwMTgwMjMxNzIxODM1Ng

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    1. @Teedmn … So glad U liked it. Thanx for suggestin such an amazin runtpuz theme idea to m&e!

      M&A in truce mode

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  26. "Know Your Hollywood Jargon" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjQ1NDkyMjQxNTA3NzE2MA

    Sorry, I obviously didn't!

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  27. "Know Your Hollywood Jargon" I'm with @BobK!

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzM1NzU4MjQ4MDMxOTU2NA

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  28. Stumpy Stumper: "Big-Ass Tortilla" - 7x7 themeless:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  29. "Big-Ass Tortilla" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjM1Nzc1MjQ4Nzc2NDg0Mw

    Thanks.

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    1. @BobK, re: Yer question inside yer Down Home "Big-Ass Tortilla" file … yep.

      M&A

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  30. "Big-Ass Tortilla" Thanks!

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjY2ODIyNTY1ODU3MTIz

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  31. This lil sucker will undoubtedly put up a flight …

    "Runtpuz Flight 101" - 7x7 slightly themed:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  32. "Runtpuz Flight 101" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjM2MDMzMjU3MTExMzg1Ng

    Thanks.

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  33. Stumpy Stumper: "Furry and Hacked" - 7x7 themeless:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  34. "Furry and Hacked" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Njk4NDIzMjYxMzM3OTI4OA

    Thanks.

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  35. "Runtpuz Flight 101"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzQ2OTI0MjY1MjU1Mzg2Ng

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  36. "Furry and Hacked" An apt description of my brain?

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTgzNDkzMjY5NTA2Njg0NQ

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  37. "Bar Chart" Thanks.

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTE0NjY1Mjc0MDA1MjkzNw

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  38. "Bar Chart" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjIyMDQ4Mjc0NDMxNDQ1Mw

    Thanks.

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  39. Stumpy Stumper: "Flotation Mouse" - 7x7 themeless:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  40. "Flotation Mouse" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDgxNTQzMjgzMTgzNDY1OA

    Thanks.

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    1. @BobK. - I subscribe more to your last explanation of 14-A, in the "Flotation Mouse" runt. Clue, of course, has a single-?'s worth of immunity, and was as close as this puz comes to a double-?? clue.

      M&A

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  41. "Flotation Mouse"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzgxODU0MjgzOTYzMjkxNA

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  42. Stumpy Stumper: "Orrin Hatch in Zombietown" - 7x7 themeless:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  43. "Orrin Hatch in Zombietown" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mzc2MzI1Mjg2MDAzNDU5NQ

    It doesn't happen often, but when I read, " 'Orrin Hatch in Zombietown' - 7x7 themeless," my first thought was, "Wow. What if this were a Themed puzzle?"

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  44. "Orrin Hatch in Zombietown" Does it count if zombies ate my brain?

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mjg1OTk0MjkyODk2OTY5Nw

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  45. "Desperate Word Square #39" - 7x7 sorta themed:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  46. Runtpuz down the Hatch recap for solution to: "Orrin Hatch in Zombietown".

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzY5MDgzMjk0OTIzMzUwMQ

    M&A

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  47. "Desperate Word Square #39" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODIyNzQwMjk1OTAwNTcwNA

    Thanks.

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  48. Runtpuz desperate recap for solution to: "Desperate Word Square #39".

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzE0OTcxMjk2NjAyNjk2Ng

    M&A

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  49. "Desperate Word Square #39" Desperately fun, as always!

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTU0ODg1MzAwMDQxMDc0NQ

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  50. p.s.
    Just discovered a typo in "Desperate Word Square #39", within the 11-Across clue.
    It probably didn't make much difference, but the corrected version does read a bit more sanely, at least.

    Corrected version is here:

    **gruntz**

    No refunds.

    M&A

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  51. Stumpy Stumper: "Chilling Ploy" - 7x7 almost themeless:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  52. "Chilling Ploy" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODEzMTIyMzA0NTU1OTYzNA

    Thanks.

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  53. "Chilling Ploy"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDkyNDEwMzA4NDgzNTQ5NA

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  54. I dunno … sometimes U just gotta splatz the mangy runt out there, and see what happens …

    "Not Pictured Here" - 7x7 themed:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  55. "Not Pictured Here" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTY1NjcwMzExMTkwMjYwMA

    Thanks.

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  56. "Not Pictured Here" I'm with @BobK, not mangy at all!

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mzc0MjA5MzE3MjUzMDcwMA

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  57. "Runty Epitomes" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzI1MDc3MzE4MTIzNjQ5OQ

    Thanks.

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  58. "Runty Epitomes"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjIyMzE5MzIwNzE0NzExOA

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  59. Stumpy Stumper: "Plenty of Junk" - 7x7 themeless:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  60. "Plenty of Junk" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTU4MjIzMzIyMDE0Njg3NQ

    Thanks.

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  61. "Plenty of Junk" but not in the Runt - nice!

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDY2ODIyMzI1ODcyMzYyOQ

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  62. M&A feels tolerable good about doin this to U nice test-solvers. If I give U 15 minutes for it, that is …

    "Stop-Gap Measures" - 7x7 themed:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  63. "Stop-Gap Measures" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTA4NTEzMzI3OTE5OTcyMA

    Th anks.

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  64. @BobK. - har. yep. This puppy definitely had some bite to it. Maybe 20 minutes to solve woulda been fairer? OTOH, as U sorta said in yer comment, what first grade solver wants to spend 20 minutes on a runtpuz?

    Peace on Earth, Good Will to The Gap. With no refunds.

    M&A

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  65. @BobK. - Your refund, enclosed:

    "Desperate Word Square #40" - 7x7 sorta themed:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

    p.s.
    See y'all in a coupla days.

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  66. "Desperate Word Square #40" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDE5NDUyMzI4Mzg2NDczNA

    Mucho gracias, and have a nice trip!

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  67. I meant 13 out of 14, of course. Best ti just ignore me.

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  68. "Stop Gap Measures". M&A, thanks and have a great hiatus.

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODYzMzMyMzM0NDI5MjAwMw

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  69. p.s.
    M&A is not actually on a trip … Just ran out of good material, temporarily. Them biter runtz ate my homework.

    M&A

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  70. Stumpy Stumper: "Midway Penultimate" - 7x7 themeless:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  71. "Midway Penultimate" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODU2ODU1MzUyNDU4NDQ1MA

    Thanks.

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  72. Pasta FazOOLER --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzUzNTkzNTUyOTQxNTk1

    Thanks. I learned a new word.

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  74. Somehow, the message I posted for "Pasta FazOOLER" has disappeared, after BobK. had already gotten the runtpuz off of it. Go figure.
    Here it is, again…

    "Pasta FazOOLER" - 7x7 themed:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  75. "Desperate Word Square #40" Fun!

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTIxODA1MzYwMjY2NjI1OA

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  76. "Midway Penultimate" Pay no attention to my time - this was a real biter for me.

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  77. "Can of Worms" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODI0NzI0MzYyNTA1MTE5NQ

    Thanks.

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  78. Runtpuz can of recap for solution to: "Can of Worms".

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTczNTEzMzYzNDI5NDQ1OQ

    M&A

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  79. "Pasta FazOOLER"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODUzNzg5MzY0MDAxMjg1MQ

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  80. "Can of Worms" Do they come with a "best by" date? :-)

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDY4NjM3MzY0MDc3OTUzNw

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  81. Stumpy Stumper: "POTUS from Pluto" - 7x7 themeless:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  82. "POTUS from Pluto" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTY1MTEyMzY5OTUzNTQ0MA

    Thanks.

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  83. Looks like the "Can of Worms" runpuz lived up to its name, givin the test solvers way too much trouble for their own good.

    M&A still likes the theme concept, but this runtpuz definitely needs a re-make. Here is another attempt, in case you'd like to try it:

    "Big Can of Worms" - 7x7 redesigned and themed:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  84. "Big Can of Worms" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzE2MTUyMzcxODU4NzYyNA

    Thanks for the second chance!

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  85. "POTUS from Pluto"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTcwODg1Mzc3NTkxNDYyNQ

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  86. Stumpy Stumper: "Circle of Desperation" - 7x7 sorta themeless:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  87. "Circle of Desperation" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTE0MTk1Mzc4NjQ0Nzg3Ng

    Thanks.

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    1. *** Circle of Desperation Spoiler Alert ***

      Read only if U haven't done the runtpuz yet.

      I mean it.

      @BobK. - re: Yer 2-D question. The answer subject only "leads" the field for one lap, then drops out.

      M&A

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  88. "Slot Cars!" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTE4OTMwMzg3MDMwODY4Nw

    Thanks.

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  89. "Big Can of Worms"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzQzNTcwMzg4MDY1MDExNw

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  90. "Circle of Desperation"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjI4ODI5Mzg5MTc5OTE2Nw

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  91. "Slot Cars!" Fun!

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzQ5MzgyMzg5ODc5ODYzOQ

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  92. Wow, @Teedmn! Way to catch up!

    But wait … there's more …

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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    1. p.s.
      Previous "mystery runtpuz" is called:

      Stumpy Stumper: "Runtpuz Sprinkler System" - 7x7 almost themeless.

      M&Also

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  93. "Runtpuz Sprinkler System" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mzk3NjIzMzkwMzI2MTczMg

    Thanks.

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  94. Runtpuz desperate recap for solution to: "Circle of Desperation".

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTQ0ODgzMzkwNDkyNjExMQ

    M&A

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  95. Extra credit, "Breaking News" runtpuz.

    "Trumpy Christmas Gift" - 7x7 themed:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  96. "Trumpy Christmas Gift" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDYyODgwMzk3MDY0NzQxOA

    Thanks.

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  97. "How Luvly Art Thy Branches" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Njg5NjE2NDA1Mzk1Mzk0MQ

    Thanks.

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  98. Extra credit, "Holiday Cheer" runtpuz.
    Uses:
    * Break your previous solve-time record.
    * Give to someone who hasn't solved many crosswords before, becuz they thought they were too large and intimidatin. [As long as they don't mind the word "snot".]
    * Bird cage liner.

    Merry Christmas eve eve.

    "Easier Than Snot on a Stick" - 7x7 themeless:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  99. "Easier Than Snot on a Stick" --

    OK, that's pretty easy!

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzYwMjQ0MDYyMjkwNTc0

    Thanks, and Merry Christmas!

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  100. "Runtpuz Sprinkler System"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjI2NTA5NDEyNzM0Mjg2Mg

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  101. "Trumpy Christmas Gift" Very timely indeed!

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mzk1NTExNDEyNzgwMTgxNg

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  102. "How Luvly Art Thy Branches" Thanks!

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mjc2OTQ5NDEyODM3ODAyMQ

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  103. "Easier Than Snot on a Stick" If not a personal record, it's very close.

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTYyMzAyNDEyODcyNTIyOQ

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  104. (Nikonic = non-ikonic, in some lingoes, btw)

    "Nikonic Xmas" - 7x7 illustrated themed:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  105. "Nikonic Xmas" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTg5NzAzNDEzMzQ1OTgyOQ

    Thanks, and Merry Christmas!

    (@Teedmn - As you were saying ...)

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  106. Tangentially related to a clue in the Nikonic runt, and maybe I've asked this before, but just glancing at the calendar, when is the most recent year in which Christmas Day and New Year's Day were not on the same day of the week?

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  107. Extra credit, "lump of coal" runtpuz. Happy Christmas Eve.

    "Most Unlikely" - 7x7 themed:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  108. "Nikonic Xmas" Fun, thanks!

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODkyNTI2NDE1ODE2MzU5Ng

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  109. "Grand Opening of Santa's Bag" - 7x7 themed:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

    p.s
    Merry Christmas

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  110. "Grand Opening of Santa's Bag" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Nzg1MjUyNDI0OTE3MzI0Mg

    Thanks.

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  111. "Most Unlikely" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTI0NzgwNDI1MDQ0MjgxOQ

    Thanks.

    (@r.alph -- Wow! Great solve!)

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  112. Runtpuz unlikely recap of solution to: "Most Unlikely".

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDgzOTk4NDI2MjQ3Njk5MQ

    M&A

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  113. Stumpy Stumper: "Uncle Vernal" - 7x7 themeless:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  114. "Uncle Vernal" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzIyODcyNDMwODA3MjEwMQ

    Thanks.

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  115. "Desperate Word Square #41" - 7x7 12-minute sorta themed:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  116. "Desperate Word Square #41" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTI0ODE5NDM4OTQzMzUwMg

    Thanks.

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  117. "Grand Opening of Santa's Bag"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjYwOTg4NDQyOTk1MTgxMg

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  118. "Uncle Vernal"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Nzk1NzE0NDQ3NzI0NjY4MQ

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  119. "Desperate Word Square #41"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTIxNjAyNDQ5NjE1MzkwOA

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  120. Runpuz desperate recap for solution to: "Desperate Word Square #41".

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODU3MzA4NDUwODIyODIwOA

    M&A

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  121. "Who Said That?" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzIwOTIyNDUxMDExNjY1NQ

    "Thanks," I sez.

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  122. Stumpy Stumper: "Choppy Bird" - 7x7 themeless:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  123. "Choppy Bird" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTQxOTc0NTc0NDc5NDIx

    Thanks.

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  124. "Who Said That?" The title makes me want to look over my shoulder... Thanks!

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzE0MDU4NDU4MTYyMTc5MQ

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  125. "Choppy Bird"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjgxMjM2NDY0NjU2MjkxMQ

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  126. Better publish this one, while the subject is still fairly fresh meat …

    "Cockeyed Liaison" - 7x7 celeb-themed:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  127. "Cockeyed Liaison" Thanks!

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Njc5NjQwNDcyNzMxNzQ3NQ

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  128. "Cockeyed Liaison" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzgyNzgwNDc0MDI4NzcxNw

    Thanks.

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  129. "Happy Newy Har!" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTM0MTY1NDc0MDg2NTkwOQ

    Back atcha!

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  130. "Double. Dang. Hang. Over." --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjM1NjgxNDg0NTc5NzI2OQ

    With a start like this, my scores can only improve during the year. Happy New One!

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  131. Runtpuz biter2018 recap of solution for: "Double. Dang. Hang. Over."

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDU4ODcwNDg0NzkxMzQ1Mg

    M&A

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  132. "Happy Newy Har"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDM2NTY2NDg0OTMyNDk1Ng

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  133. "Double. Dang. Hang. Over." Thanks for a challenging start to 2018!

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTUwODQ4NTAwNDU0MjE

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  134. Stumpy Stumper: "Flying Gurgle" - 7x7 themeless except for the honoree:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  135. "Flying Gurgle" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTI2MjM2NDkxMzM3ODM3OQ

    Thanks.

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  136. "Flying Gurgle"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjUyMTI0OTM5MDkzMTg2

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  137. "A.K.A" Thanks.

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODg3Nzk4NDk4NTkwODgyNA

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  138. "A.K.A." --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjAyMDk0OTkwNzQzOTM0

    Thanks.

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  139. "Fill in the Pun" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTE2NDQyNTAzMDIzMzcxMA

    Thanks.

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  140. "Fill in the Pun"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzIyNDM4NTA3MzIyNTc0OQ

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  141. "Cruel and Unusual" - 7x7 15 min. themed biter:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  142. "Cruel and Unusual" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjkzNDY2NTEyMzU0MTE2MQ

    Thanks.

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  143. Since the people on this blog are the smartest group I know, perhaps you can explain something to me.

    In the latest Technology Review Puzzle page is the following:

    Speed Department
    Ermanno Signorelli reports that ‘‘Adam is looking only at Beatrice, but Beatrice is looking only at Calvin. Adam is married but Calvin is not.’’ Ermanno wonders if a married person is looking at an unmarried person.

    The answer which is given is simply "Yes."

    Can someone explain this in terms that a simpleton like me can understand?

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  144. @BobK. -
    There are three possibilities:
    1. Beatrice is unmarried. Then a married person (Adam) is lookin at an unmarried person (Beatrice).
    2. Beatrice is married. Then a married person (Beatrice) is lookin at an unmarried person (Calvin).
    3. Beatrice is a border collie. Then the whole shebang falls apart.

    M&A Help Desk

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  145. p.s.
    Not that it matters much, but the title on the puzzle was mistyped as "Cruel and Usual" in the runtpuz itself. (Some solvers might agree more with that title, tho.) Anyhoo, here is a corrected version…

    "Cruel and Unusual" - 7x7 15 min. themed biter:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  146. "Cruel and Unusual", as usual :-).

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTIzNjI1NTIwMjE2NzI0MQ

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  147. Stumpy Stumper: "Borderline Gorilla" - 7x7 borderline themeless:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  148. "Borderline Gorilla" I got run over by the gorilla in the mist.

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzcxNTg0NTI0ODIxNjg4MQ

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  149. "Borderline Gorilla" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzA0MjEzNTI1MDAwODc3MA

    Thanks.

    P.S. Thanks also for the puzzle solution. I actually had to read your explanation more than once before I got it (OK, it was after I had gone to bed), and once I did get it I felt so incredibly stupid!

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  150. "Where's the Bee Fat?" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjU4ODAzNTI2OTMzMDEzMw

    Thanks for a runt that many will dook on.

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  151. Stumpy Stumper: "Take a Number" - 7x7 themeless:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  152. "Take a Number" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODI1NjkzNTM0MjQ1NzgwMQ

    Thanks.

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  153. "Where's the Bee Fat?" Fun!

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTMwNzA3NTM0NjU0MjA0OA

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  154. "… And Others" --

    Sorry, I was totally mystified.

    Thanks.http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODUyNjA0NTM3MTY1ODcwOQ

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  155. "Take A Number" Thanks.

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjM0Njc2NTQxNzE0MTE0NA

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  156. Runtpuz other-worldly recap of solution for: "…And Others".

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjkxODI1NDI0NDExMzk4

    M&A

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  157. "...And Others"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODQyMDA1NTQ1ODU2MzA1MQ

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  158. "Runt-finity" It shows off my finite solving skills :-).

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzMyMDY4NTUwNDYzMzAyMg

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  159. Stumpy Stumper: "Mickey Mouse Cell Phones" - 7x7 themeless:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  160. "Runt-finity" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDg5NjY2NTU0OTM4NDY0Mw

    Thanks. Tough one for me!

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  161. "Mickey Mouse Cell Phones" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTQ2NzcwNTU0OTc2ODc0Mg

    Thanks. A nice thaw after a harsh spell!

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  162. "Mickey Mouse Cell Phones"

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mjk2MjMxNTU4OTU3MTMwNw

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  163. "Lay It On Thick" 3D says it all!

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODk2ODczNTY3NzU1NjM4OA

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  164. "Lay It On Thick" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Njk0NDI1Nzc2MjY3Mzgw

    Thanks.

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  165. Stumpy Stumper: "Runtpuz Cleaning Day" - 7x7 almost themeless:

    **gruntz**

    M&A

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  166. "Runtpuz Cleaning Day" --

    http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzcxMzMwNTc3ODQyNjYxNQ

    Thanks.

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  167. @BobK. - Nice, clean solve. U really cleaned up, on that last one.

    M&A

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