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Overly Complicated Word Ladder #1

· By The Noah · Published 2024-06-09T05:24:53.205Z

Constructor's Note
(Shoutout to @nathyn and @kookoo who have been innovating the format). Each step down the word ladder you can a) change one letter, b) remove one letter, c) make an anagram of the previous word, or d) change to a homophone of the previous word.
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  • nathyn 🤓3:36 · 2024-06-09T05:35:56.141Z
    Thanks for the shoutout! This one was fun.
    • The Noah constructor · 2024-06-09T15:24:59.475Z
      I’m enjoying your new puzzle types
    • Kookoo 2:00 · 2024-06-09T08:36:51.571Z
      This is sweet! I'm going to see if I can make something even wackier.
      • The Noah constructor · 2024-06-09T15:25:38.789Z
        Yes! Let’s keep adding rules until it’s so esoteric it’s unplayable! 😂
      • Sendhil Revuluri 1:41 · 2024-06-09T17:06:18.290Z
        Clever idea, thank you! (Can you please explain 17A?)
        • The Noah constructor · 2024-06-10T15:36:17.876Z
          The “squared circle” is a term for the classic square boxing ring, because it used to be a circle on the ground
          • kurtalert 🤓3:07 · 2024-06-10T15:45:52.158Z
            A boxing ring is often referred to as a squared circle.
            • The Noah constructor · 2024-06-10T17:46:01.276Z
              Thanks kurt!
          • Shivangi 1:56 · 2024-06-10T13:07:02.822Z
            Very enjoyable! I would suggest adding an s to the end of 9A (characteristics) since the answer is plural.
            • The Noah constructor · 2024-06-10T15:36:32.393Z
              Thanks! Good catch
            • kurtalert 🤓3:07 · 2024-06-10T15:46:19.729Z
              This was hard but fun!
              • The Noah constructor · 2024-06-10T17:46:16.189Z
                Thanks!
              1A
              Not a member of the LGBT+ community (though hopefully an ally)
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              5
              6
              7
              8
              9
              10
              11
              12
              13
              14
              15
              16
              17
              18
              Across
              1. 1A
                Not a member of the LGBT+ community (though hopefully an ally)
              2. 7A
                “Paladin ___” new song by Twenty One Pilots; sailor’s passageway
              3. 8A
                Raphael, Leonardo, Michelangelo, or Donatello
              4. 9A
                Genetically encoded characteristics
              5. 10A
                Thomas, Percy, and Henry
              6. 11A
                Waterfalls? Hint: Comes down like cats and dogs
              7. 12A
                Sits on the throne
              8. 14A
                Tyler Joseph of Twenty One Pilots, for one
              9. 15A
                Burn
              10. 16A
                Belt
              11. 17A
                The squared circle (in boxing lingo)
              12. 18A
                Facial expression you’ll make when you finish this puzzle, hopefully
              Down
              1. 1D
                😁
              2. 2D
                😁
              3. 3D
                😁
              4. 4D
                😂
              5. 5D
                😁
              6. 6D
                😁
              7. 13D
                😁
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