A Tiny Sliver

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• Schmeel constructor · 2023-03-16T11:51:21.268Z

  The theme entries represent a tiny sliver of pi, from the middle of the 10th digit after the decimal point until the beginning of the 17th. Irrational, no? Pi is also represented by two 11-letter entries over a 7-letter entry. I kept the cluing simple because of the nature of the theme entries. Hope you enjoyed!

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• Tyler Ohmann 5:53 · 2023-03-16T11:58:14.943Z

  Fun solve! Happy Pi Day (week)!

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• Wayne Mesard 🤓7:44 · 2023-03-16T13:00:27.559Z

  . Clever!

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• whimsy 7:47 · 2023-03-16T15:00:27.820Z

  Ah, no wonder I had to keep hitting "check puzzle"! :) Very cool - Thanks, Schmeel!

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• squicc 🤓5:13 · 2023-03-16T16:46:55.764Z

  reetwot had me scratching my head for a while

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• Lobsterboys 4:19 · 2023-03-16T16:39:41.739Z

  I like it!

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• Brian Callahan 🤓4:09 · 2023-03-16T19:05:32.200Z

  The (11 + 11) / 7 adds an extra layer of elegance. Great puzzle!

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  • kieranjboyd 🤓4:26 · 2023-03-16T19:57:33.348Z

    Agreed - I appreciated that the explanation pointed this out. A fun take on the theme!

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• ditfos 🤓11:46 · 2023-03-17T00:40:05.218Z

  What a great unique puzzle! How did you decide where to start and end the slice? Random? Trial and error?

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  • Schmeel constructor · 2023-03-17T03:02:37.247Z

    Thanks! It was mainly trial and error. At first I tried to find a slice that would fit in the length of entries I chose. I'm sure there is one, pi just goes on and on. But when none came up easily, I decided the slice didn't need to be precise, that was the beauty of pi. Then it was trial and error, trying to get a stack that would work with the constraints. And even now the end of the 11 letter entries doesn't have great fill. But although pi 'goes further obstinately', the time I had for constucting the puzzle was limited, so I decided it was good enough. Glad you enjoyed!

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• mimka 🤓10:41 · 2023-03-18T08:46:56.834Z

  I love the deeper layers of math

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