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Word Ladder 14

■ · By Sendhil Revuluri · Published 2024-04-07T03:24:52.080Z

Constructor's Note
Another puzzle seeded by suggestions from my kids. (This was from my daughter, whose class did an exploration of color last term at school.) Tried to clue this one on the harder side, and then decided to try out including some “hints” (using spoiler text). Any feedback about how it turned out appreciated! Cover photo by Harpreet Singh on Unsplash.
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  • Hydrologist Guy 🤓6:16 · 2024-04-07T14:46:03.769Z
    I liked it! Thanks for constructing!
    • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-04-07T18:40:02.274Z
      Glad you liked it! Thanks for solving!
    • heron 🤓3:43 · 2024-04-07T14:42:45.007Z
      love the word ladders! very smart to use spoiler text as added hints, i had to use a couple of them to solve the puzzle
      • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-04-07T18:38:34.248Z
        Glad that worked out, and glad you enjoyed!
        • Raven 5:49 · 2024-04-08T05:14:07.203Z
          Yeah, I appreciated this as well for a few!
      • A738840496 🤓1:53 · 2024-04-07T15:18:37.299Z
        Fun one, thanks!
        • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-04-08T14:39:25.332Z
          Thanks for solving!
        • Jack M 🤓3:16 · 2024-04-07T17:14:33.559Z
          I think that was the first word ladder I've done. Very fun.
          • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-04-07T18:39:38.482Z
            Awesome! There are several other folks who have constructed a bunch of good (likely better) ones too. If you want more, there are plenty here and here (there doesn't seem to be consensus on which one is "canonical" so I have just used both so far).
          • kurtalert 🤓3:03 · 2024-04-07T18:02:15.622Z
            This was definitely a challenge, thank you!
            • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-04-07T18:39:54.114Z
              Thanks for stepping up to the challenge, and glad you enjoyed!
            • Lia 🤓2:41 · 2024-04-07T20:57:10.954Z
              Love word ladders and the extra clues are a great idea :)
              • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-04-07T22:11:38.693Z
                Thanks so much!
              • AuLeaf 🤓1:37 · 2024-04-08T17:38:58.912Z
                no hints used, nice puzzle :)
                • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-04-08T19:42:15.169Z
                  Nice work! Thanks for solving!
                • Jeanne Breen 🤓2:48 · 2024-04-10T21:30:41.949Z
                  Terrific! Love the ocular anatomy references.
                Play today's daily mini crossword
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                Retinal counterparts of 22A
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                  Retinal counterparts of 22A
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                  Was a passenger with the horse you ____ in on
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                  American Beauty, for one got up from its seat
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                  Sit for a portrait, or ask a question
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                  Snail mail, in Surrey after the event
                6. 9A
                  Nuisance as Beezus might have described Ramona
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                  What matryoshka dolls do and where baby birds live
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                  Without the rocks and tidy
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                  Future fossil fuel and flavor of some Scotch
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                  Dope fashion label ____ Farm by Russell Simmons or Baby ____ by Kimora Lee Simmons
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                  Casual conversation with a French feline
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                  Jacket or a layer of paint
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                  Gymnast Simone Biles, tennis player Serena Williams, sprinter and hurdler Allyson Felix, or soccer star Mia Hamm, for example
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                  Prod to take action
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                  Laundry unit equivalent to a washerful or dryerful
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                  Biggest British burgh, for short — that is, a truncated form of the name of the capital of the UK
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                  Koi's home it may share with lilies, frogs, and varied other aquatic or amphibian inhabitants
                18. 21A
                  American bread, often of corn also known as a "johnnycake"
                19. 22A
                  Retinal counterpart of 1A
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