I didn't realize we were at 200 comments, I was waiting for an email from M&A, I was beginning to worry about him... But I got another double play runt day! Thanks!
@Kirk - I see by yer comment, that U might suspect where the traffic circle is that I decided to un-circle at the last minute. (I kinda decided a couple more entries that behaved themselves might make the puz more solvable.)
You are more than welcome for all the thanks you get. I get enjoyment from each and every runt, whether it's a nasty biter or a puz I can finish. Thanks again!
The old puzzles didn't just seem harder, I think they were harder. Not just skewing old like Rex likes to gripe about, either. Jeopardy has also changed, too.
M&A really almost hates to do this, to U nice, loyal test solvers. But I'm pretty sure someone once said "tis good for you to suffer". [Some Marquis dude, I think.]
Sort of a "sister puz" to the previous "Attach-ments" runt. Based on test solvers' previous performance, I reckon the standard 10 minutes will suffice ...
@BobK. - Well, many thanx for the initial inspiration for this breed of runt, in any case. Good solve time on this particular puppy, too -- I thought it was maybe gonna be a real chomper. Congratz.
New post.
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ReplyDelete"State Your Case" - 7x7 themed:
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"State Your Case" Nice, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzgwOTMwMjMxOTUzMTM2
"State Your Case" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTEzMjQwMjk2Nzc2MDY5
Thanks, M&A, and thanks, Teedmn! (I was in such a hurry that I forgot to switch to Chrome, so I show as Anonymous.)
Stumpy Stumper: "Squashed Runts #19" - 9x6 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
I didn't realize we were at 200 comments, I was waiting for an email from M&A, I was beginning to worry about him... But I got another double play runt day! Thanks!
ReplyDelete"State Your Case" , "Squashed Runts #19"
http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzI5NDMzMzQzODUwMTg4
http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTgzMTYyMzQ0OTE4MTgz
"Squashed Runts #19" Fun, thanks!
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"Squashed Runts #19" --
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"Dangerfield Punchlines #24" - 8x7 themed:
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"Dangerfield Punchlines #24" --
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"Dangerfield Punchlines #24"
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"Grade A Runt" - 7x7 themed:
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M&A
"Grade A Runt"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzI4NTA2NTA4NzA0Nzk5
Nice! Deserving puz title. Thanks!
"Dangerfield Punchlines #24" Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjUyNjg5NTQ3MjcwMjM2
"Grade A Runt" Thanks.
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"Grade A Runt" --
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Thanks!
"End of the Line" - 7x7 themed:
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M&A
"End of the Line"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODA1NTU4NTkwODkzMTE3
Fun! Thanks!
"End of the Line" --
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Thanks.
Runtpuz end-all recap for solution to: "End of the Line".
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M&A
"End of the Line" Fun, thanks!
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"Corner Stock Exchange" - 7x7 themed:
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M&A
@M&A - check your clue for 8D!
DeleteSee new, improved version of "Corner Stock Exchange", with corrected 8-D clue, below.
DeleteThanx, to test solver @Kirk.
"Corner Stock Exchange" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTEzNTY2NjcwNTAzNTA1
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"Corner Stock Exchange" - 7x7 14 min. themed, revised:
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M&A
no refunds
"Corner Stock Exchange" Thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODE2MzQ3NzIxNTQ1MDg5
"Fool in the Blanks" - 7x7 15 min. themed:
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M&A
"Fool in the Blanks" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTE3OTA2NzUxNzgyOTIx
No comment.
;>)
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____ !!
Runtpuz foolish recap of solution to: "Fool in the Blanks".
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzYxMTE2ODE2MDA1NDI5
M&A
No refunds, but next runtpuz will be tons easier. Cuz test solvers will need to get their nerve back.
"Fool in the Blanks" Count me in as another fool on the hill. Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjkwMjYyODE1Nzg5NzY5
"Apples and Oranges" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
Forgot again to switch to Chrome, so I am Anonymous.
ReplyDelete"Apples and Oranges" --
http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDI2NDQyODMwNzc1MjU5
Thanks.
"Apples and Oranges"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Nzk1OTg2ODMyNTUzNDU5
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"Apples and Oranges" Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjU0NzQ0ODkyMzE3NjYz
Stumpy Stumper: "Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #15" - 10x5 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #15" Very nice, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDg2NTMwOTE5NjQyMTQ3
"Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #15" -=
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Thanks.
"Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #15"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODkxOTI3OTM2Njk2NzYw
I was getting nowhere fast on this solve, but hung in there. Thanks!
"Desperate Word Square #98" - 7x7 12 min. sorta themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
But … see improved version, in M&A's next message.
DeleteThanx to test solver @Teedmn, for the 12-A language correction.
M&A
"Desperate Word Square #98" --
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Thanks.
"Desperate Word Square #98" Nice, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTU4NTU0MTAxMDMxNzQwMQ
"Desperate Word Square #98" - 7x7 12 min. sorta themed, sorta revised:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Strong Finish" - 7x7 themed:
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M&A
"Strong Finish" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzM4Nzc1MTA5NjQwMTc4OQ
Thanks!
"Strong Finish"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTExMjEyMTEwODIzOTI4Nw
Nice! Thanks!
Stumpy Stumper: "Whiz Department" - 7x7 12 min. themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Strong Finish" Nice, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTA0NTQ4MTE2NzE3MDY0NQ
Whiz Department" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTE1NTAxMTE2OTYyOTkyNg
Obviously, not my department! Thanks.
"Whiz Department"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjM3MjkxMjAzODk3NTE0
Thanks!
Happy Inauguration Day to you south of the Border!
"Whiz Department" Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODE4Nzc3MTI1MzY2NzY3MA
M&A slightly chickened out at the last minute, and got rid of one of the traffic circles in this biter:
ReplyDelete"Traffic Circles" - 7x7 12 min. themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Traffic Circles" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjY2NTc0MTI3OTk1MzM1NA
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"Traffic Circles" -
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjY0MTYxMTI4MjkwMjM3MQ
Fun! Note to solvers, check my comment after your solve.
@Kirk - I see by yer comment, that U might suspect where the traffic circle is that I decided to un-circle at the last minute. (I kinda decided a couple more entries that behaved themselves might make the puz more solvable.)
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"Traffic Circles" Thanks, very fun!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzEwODU2MTM1Mzk4MjM4Mw
"Dangerfield Punchlines #25" - 8x8 12 min. themed:
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M&A
"Dangerfield Punchlines #25" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODgyMzcxNDE2MDEzNDE5
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"Dangerfield Punchlines #25" Rodney got me today! Thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzMzNzY0MTQxNjY1MDU4MA
"Dangerfield Punchlines #25"
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"Odd Abbreviated Couple" - 7x7 themed:
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M&A
"Odd Abbreviated Couple" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzI1OTA5MTUxMjU3MjcxOQ
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"Odd Abbreviated Couple"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDg2NTYxMTUxNDY0MDI0NA
Odd indeed, Thanks!
"Odd Abbreviated Couple" Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTExMTExMTUxOTY4ODIyOQ
Gosh, the test solvers here are always thankin M&A. Seems like this here runtpuz is the very least I can do, in return:
ReplyDelete"Thanks To Everybody" - 7x7 themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Thanks To Everybody" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDA3MTIzMTU0ODY3NTEyMA
You are more than welcome for all the thanks you get. I get enjoyment from each and every runt, whether it's a nasty biter or a puz I can finish. Thanks again!
"Thanks to Everybody" As always, thank you!
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"Thanks To Everybody" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjYzMTkyMTU5MDUyOTM5Mw
ขอขอบคุณ!
… and spasibo, too.
ReplyDeleteNext …
Stumpy Stumper: "Flatter Will Get U Here & There #17" - 10x5 sorta themeless:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Flatter Will Get U Here & There #17" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODY0MDAzMTYxMzQ5MzAyMQ
Allow me to say simply, "Thanks!," and retreat from any further linguistic arms race!
"Flatter Will Get U Here & There #17"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjI4MTYzNjYwNDA2Mg
M&A, Thanks as always!
@BobK, I added to your 7D about 6D.
"Disputed Territory" - 7x7 themed:
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M&A
"Disputed Territory" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODg0ODE3MTcwMDkzNzU0Mg
Thanks!
"Disputed Territory"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDAzMTA2MTcwOTg1MzM4Mg
Nice, thanks!. LOL 5A!
"Star Crew" - 7x7 themed:
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M&A
"Star Crew" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODMyNDQ3MTc2NDYyMTU1MA
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"Star Crew" - Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjUyMTQzMTc3NDcxMzMzMQ
"Deja Vowel" - 7x7 themed:
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M&A
"Deja Vowel" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTcxNTM4MTg2MDY3OTUzNw
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"Deja Vowel" - Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDY0MjE0MTg2ODEwMzYwNQ
"Flatter Will Get U Here & There #17" Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzkzMjgwMTkyNjE5ODIxMw
"Disputed Territory" Nice Runt, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODczMzAwMTkyNjY2MzU5Nw
"Middle Class" - 7x7 themed:
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M&A
"Middle Class" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzgzMjA1MTk1MzMxMjc4Nw
Thanks. (P.S. -- Might the runt be showing its age at 15 A?)
"Middle Class"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTg0MDg1MTk1NTk3MzE1OQ
Thanks!
"Star Crew" Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzMzNDEzMTk1OTkxNTY3OA
"Deja Vowel" Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDU5ODk2MTk2MDMyMDE0NA
"Middle Class" Ouch! Very nice.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTEyNjcyMTk2MTA4NjM4Mw
Stumpy Stumper: "Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #16" - 10x5 themeless:
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M&A
"Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #16" --
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"Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #16" Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTQ2MzkyMDM3NjExMzg3
"Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #16"
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"Two To One" - 7x7 themed:
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M&A
"Two To One" - the odds of me messing up while solving a runt.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTc5OTM1MjEyOTcyNzc3Mg
Fun, thanks!
"Two To One" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTYwMjc0MjEzNjY5MTc1MQ
Htanks!
p.s. @Teedmn darlin:
ReplyDelete*** Flatter #16 Spoiler Alert ***
In response to yer question about that HR answer: Think HomeRun, which cleans off all the runners on bases.
M&A Help Desk
Thank you, that makes sense. I couldn't get there going @Kirk's direction, nor in a chemical direction.
Delete"Two To One" Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzY3MjQ5MjE4OTYyOTg3OA
Stumpy Stumper: "Squashed Runts #20" - 9x6 themeless:
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M&A
"Squashed Runts #20" --
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"Squashed Runts #20" - Fun!
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"Squashed Runts #20" Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODAyOTU1MjI4NzM3NjM3OA
"Merge Right" - 7x7 12 min. themed:
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M&A
"Merge Right" - Always use your signal and shoulder check.
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Fun, thanks!
"Merge Right" --
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"Merge Right" Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODQ3NDMyMzc0MjU0NDkw
"Next In Line" - 8x7 themed:
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M&A
"Next In Line" - Nice, Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjM1MjcyMzE5NzIxNDc3
"Next In Line", very nice, thanks!
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"Next In Line" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTMyODIwMjQ2NDEwMDIwNw
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"Center Cut Runt" - 7x7 themed:
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M&A
"Center Cut Runt" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODgyMDU0MjQ5MzIyNDkzMw
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"Center Cut Runt" -
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTg3MDkzMjUwMDUwNzA3MA
Nice, but ouch. Thanks.
"Center Cut Runt", thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODQ2MzAzMjU2NTA1OTcyNg
"Desperate Word Square #99" - 7x7 12 min. sorta themed:
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M&A
"Desperate Word Square #99" - too desperate for me!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTE2ODA0MjU4OTg4MjIyNA
Thanks.
"Desperate Word Square #99" And a bottle of beer on the wall for every one of them! Thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODY3NTg1MjYyMjM5MzEzNQ
"Desperate Word Square #99" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjY4Mjk2MjYyMzg2MzA5NA
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"Dangerfield Punchlines #26" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Dangerfield Punchlines #26", Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzkxOTYxMjcxOTc5NTA5NA
"Dangerfield Punchlines #26" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Nzc2MTM2MjcyNzc0ODM1NQ
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Stumpy Stumper: "Pungent Doornail" - 7x7 themeless:
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M&A
"Pungent Doornail" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODc1ODk3MjgwMTE1NTg2NQ
Thanks! (And, yes, I meant "two.")
"Pungent Doornail" Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjE5MzQ1MjgwNjMyNjA5Mg
"Pungent Doornail" - Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTc5OTE5MjgwODExMDg4Nw
"Bad Mannas" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Bad Mannas" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mzk3Njc1Mjg5MDMzNDA5Mg
Thanks.
"Bad Mannas" -
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjUzNzA0MjkwMjE0MTc5NA
Tricky but fun! It would be bad mannas not to say thanks!
"Some Enchanted Answering" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
p.s. U get 12 minutes to solve this puppy.
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"Some Enchanted Answering" - Nice, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTU4MDg3Mjk0Mzk4MzU1Nw
"Bad Mannas" Hah! Nice puzzle, thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjI4MTYwMjk2NjE0ODAxMA
@Kirk & @Teedmn: yep, on yer "Bad Mannas" third themer interpretation.
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"Some Enchanted Answering" --
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"Some Enchanted Answering" Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjE5MTU4MzA1MDUyOTQ0Mg
"Runt Rex" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Runt Rex" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjQ1MzMzMzA2NDMzNTg5Ng
Thanks! :>)
"Runt Rex" - Nice, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODg2NTIzMzA3NjEyODIxOQ
"Celebrity Runt" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Celebrity Runt" -- is it a runt among stars, or a star of the runts? ;-)
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzE2Mzc3MzEwNDUzODgzMw
Thanks!
"Runt Rex" Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjQ2MTQyMzE0MDU1ODYyMg
"Celebrity Runt" Nice, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTkyNzY0MzE0MDk3MTk1Nw
"Celebrity Runt" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTQxNTk5MzE0MTYxNTM3Mg
Thanks!
Stumpy Stumper: "Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #18" - 10x5 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #18" Nice, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjIzOTMzMzE4NjU4MTc2OQ
Dang, that's mighty cold where U R, @Teedmn. U have just inspired the M&A. Better stay inside, and work x-words.
ReplyDelete"Colder Than Snot" - 7x7 themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #18" - That was fun, Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzgxODE2MzE5NjcxMTQzNA
@Teedmn - don't lick any railings!
"Colder Than Snot"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzU2NjQ0MzE5OTU1Nzg3NA
That was quick work, M&A. Thanks, and thanks to @Teedmn for the inspiration!
"Colder Than Snot" Thanks, M&A, for an excellent reason to stay indoors!
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"Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #18" --
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from Bob K in warm (23°F) New Jersey
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This is part of why M&A thinks old NYT x-words may have seemed harder than the present offerings …
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"The Good Old Dazers" - This puz had me dazed and confused. Thanks, anyway.
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The old puzzles didn't just seem harder, I think they were harder. Not just skewing old like Rex likes to gripe about, either. Jeopardy has also changed, too.
"The Good Old Dazers" It dazed (tased?) me. Thanks!
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"Caught In The Middle" - 7x7 themed:
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"Caught In The Middle" - you caught me.
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"More Middle Names" - 7x9 14 min. themed:
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p.s.
Oddly, Rodney Dangerfield's middle name was Rodney.
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"Caught In The Middle" Nice, thanks!
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"More Middle Names" Fun, thanks!
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"More Middle Names" --
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Stumpy Stumper: "Squashed Runts #21" - 9x6 themeless:
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"Squashed Runts #21" - Fun, thanks!
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"Squashed Runts #21" Thanks!
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M&A really almost hates to do this, to U nice, loyal test solvers. But I'm pretty sure someone once said "tis good for you to suffer". [Some Marquis dude, I think.]
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"No refunds, even on clues for EAR"
"Attach-ments"
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Thanks for the workout!
"Attach-ments" --
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Runtpuz attachable recap of solution to: "Attach-ments".
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"Attach-ments" Nice, thanks!
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Sort of a "sister puz" to the previous "Attach-ments" runt. Based on test solvers' previous performance, I reckon the standard 10 minutes will suffice ...
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"That And This"
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More time wouldn't have helped me on this one. Thanks for the head-scratcher.
"That and This" Fun, thanks!
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"That And This" --
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Runtpuz recap of this and that runt: "That And This".
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And now, for something relay different …
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"Relay Handoff" - I dropped the baton on this one. DQ. But thanks to all my sponsors, and M&A.
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"Relay Handoff" Nice, thanks!
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Runtpuz handed-off recap for solution to: "Relay Handoff".
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"Relay Handoff" --
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The first 100 desperate word squares are mostly BobK.'s fault. har
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p.s. Next 100 will be mostly M&A's fault. Well ... 90%.
"Desperate Word Square #100" --
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Thanks! Not quite sure how I feel about being held responsible for this one!
@BobK. - Well, many thanx for the initial inspiration for this breed of runt, in any case.
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M&A Centennial Desk
"Desperate Word Square #100"
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@BobK, thanks for this one, it was fun... I had the same reaction, though. Thanks to M&A as usual.
"Desperate Word Square #100" @BobK gets credit in my book for inspiring M&A's solution to the grid problem! Nice puzzle, thanks.
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Runtpuz centennial recap of solution to: "Desperate Word Square #100".
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"Sports Illustrationed" - 7x7 illustrated themed:
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"Sports Illustrationed" - a gold medal runtpuz! Nice, thanks!
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"Sports Illustrationed" Very nice, thanks! A true Runt.
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"Sports Illustrationed" --
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Stumpy Stumper: "Skinnier Than Snot Runt" - 12x4 themeless:
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"Skinnier Than Snot Runt" -
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Nice, Thanks!
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