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Bird Ladder

◆ · By hugpug · Published 2024-05-07T08:04:31.269Z

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A word ladder, where each word is only one letter off from the word before it. Spoiler tags show which letter has been changed, eg. LOUD -> LOAD would show (3)
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  • Mike D 🤓13:12 · 2024-05-07T11:06:37.579Z
    Fun one!
    • funtm 🤓8:32 · 2024-05-07T11:46:11.575Z
      nice one
      • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓3:33 · 2024-05-07T15:55:23.516Z
        Also I meant to say the spoiler-texted signaling was a great idea — I keep wondering whether to use the circles or not but this is a much better way to leave it up to the solver. Thank you!
        Finally you may want to add the word-ladder tag to the puzzle.
        • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓3:33 · 2024-05-07T15:53:59.265Z
          Fun and I liked the theme! I’ve always struggled with five-letter ladders but your fill is very clean. My one note is that some of the clues don’t quite agree with the entries (7A stood out to me because the clue is a verb and the entry is a noun; compare for instance to 1A where both are clearly verbs). Look forward to more!
          • hugpug constructor · 2024-05-07T19:37:33.521Z
            Wow! Thank you so much for the tips! I’m pretty new to making any sort of crossword-like puzzle and I remember playing some of yours, so I’m a little starstruck! 😅 I’m glad you enjoyed
          • An Ephemeral Collation 🤓3:18 · 2024-05-07T15:56:13.831Z
            Really interesting concept! Looking forward to more of these from you!
            • wineoverlord 🤓2:03 · 2024-05-07T17:00:03.997Z
              Loved it. Thanks!
              • frostyjhammer 3:02 · 2024-05-07T18:50:53.369Z
                Am I the only one who tried to get "PIANO" into 21A?
                Fun puzzle, thank you.
                • nate 🤓2:00 · 2024-05-08T01:34:36.319Z
                  Very nice, thanks for the puzzle!
                  • SylveonSoulmate 🤓3:29 · 2024-05-08T09:30:34.476Z
                    Nice puzzle! I had the answer for 6-across in the clue for 7-across but luckily word ladder only allows you to change 1 letter at a time.
                    • hugpug constructor · 2024-05-08T16:34:12.569Z
                      Ah, good shout. I think when tweaking that one I was looking too closely at 6a and freudian slipped a word. Thanks for solving!
                    • Larry Edelstein 🤓1:31 · 2024-05-10T00:12:49.234Z
                      I’m happy with it
                      • The Noah 🤓8:25 · 2024-05-10T19:22:36.154Z
                        Impressive concept! I'd love to see you make more. The clues were helpful
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                        To clean one's feathers
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                        1. 1A
                          To clean one's feathers
                        2. 6A
                          A fledgling, maybe (1)
                        3. 7A
                          The cousin of envy (5)
                        4. 8A
                          Type (1)
                        5. 9A
                          What you shouldn't feed ducks (4)
                        6. 10A
                          Wide (3)
                        7. 11A
                          To hatch an egg (4)
                        8. 12A
                          "Bedknobs and _____sticks" (1971) (5)
                        9. 13A
                          To clean another's feathers (1)
                        10. 14A
                          Doom's partner (2)
                        11. 15A
                          A hummingbird's dessert (1)
                        12. 16A
                          What oxygen uses to get around the body (5)
                        13. 17A
                          On the cover of Frank Ocean's 2016 album (4)
                        14. 18A
                          Tasteless (3)
                        15. 19A
                          Featureless (5)
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                          A man with a parrot might make you walk this (1)
                        17. 21A
                          Crows are intelligent enough to play one of these! (2)
                        18. 22A
                          A tool to manually generate power (1)
                        19. 23A
                          Long-legged wading bird (5)
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