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PCC#0 "It's All Fun and Games Until You Have to Pay Rent"

◆ · By Philip Chow · Published 2024-04-27T23:51:43.408Z

Meta Prompt
[Level 1] Meta prompt: You'll get a monetary reward for turning one of the four corners (NW, NE, SW, SE) in the puzzle. Which corner is it and how much is the reward? Format your answer in [CORNER] [AMOUNT]. For example, if the answer is the bottom left corner and the reward amount is $25, then the answer would be SW $25.
Meta hint: Monopoly board game
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  • Philip Chow constructor · 2024-04-27T23:51:43.408Z
    Thank you for solving! Many thanks to Larry (lbray53 at the XWord Muggles Forum) for the "turn the corner" inspiration... please stay tuned for more puzzles at PHILS CROSSWORD CORNER 😜
    • Philip Chow constructor · 2024-04-27T23:51:43.408Z
      Answer explanation: the rebuses in the four corners in the grid are a pictorial representation of the four corners of a Monopoly board... GO for "pass go," JAIL for "in jail / just visiting," CAR for "free parking," and POLICE for "go to jail"... in Monopoly, you get $200 for passing go (turning the southeast corner), so the meta answer is SE $200
    • kurtalert 🤓3:42 · 2024-04-27T23:51:43.408Z
      Hah, nice one. Saw an interesting video not too long ago about optimizing Monopoly strategy using AI. Crazy stuff.
      • KayW 🤓4:26 · 2024-04-27T23:51:43.408Z
        That was fun - thanks! (and loved the clue for 4 down)
        • whimsy 9:18 · 2024-04-27T23:51:43.408Z
          Delightful! Thanks!
          • Berto 7:54 · 2024-04-27T23:51:43.408Z
            First time I’ve used rebus on Crosshare! Usually solve on Puzazz so I can shade and circle lol. Fun one! Best get some sleep now, else tomorrow there might be some bank errors not in my favour…
            • Philip Chow constructor · 2024-04-27T23:51:43.408Z
              hahaha thanks for making it over here... my favorite card was "you have won second prize at a beauty contest collect $10" - i thought that was the shadiest card ever... only second place?! how dare they
            • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓1:47 · 2024-04-28T03:24:27.850Z
              Fun, thank you! SW was a bit tricky, had never heard of the (Battle of) CER.
              • An Ephemeral Collation 🤓3:55 · 2024-04-28T15:49:45.182Z
                This ruled so hard. Thank you so much for making it!
                • rjy 🤓8:06 · 2024-04-29T13:25:26.049Z
                  Ahh - had to peek at the hint, which gave it away. I could not get past thinking of rotating the squares in the corners… but cute, fun concept nonetheless!
                  • Qmark 2s · 2024-04-30T14:28:37.237Z
                    Had some issues with formatting my answer...when in doubt, read the instructions...all of them... :) Thanks Phil!
                    • Carolyn 2s · 2024-04-30T17:06:27.026Z
                      Very cute!
                      Play today's daily mini crossword
                      1A
                      Mazda's "Zoom-Zoom-Zoom" commercial, for one
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                      Across
                      1. 1A
                        Mazda's "Zoom-Zoom-Zoom" commercial, for one
                      2. 4A
                        Municipal law enforcement
                      3. 9A
                        Texter's "Let's get in touch"
                      4. 10A
                        Gave a glowing review
                      5. 11A
                        The lesser of two evils, for example
                      6. 13A
                        "___, Adrian, I did it!" (Rocky quote)
                      7. 14A
                        "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" uncle and "Modern Family" dad
                      8. 15A
                        Shape of the novelty lamp awarded to Mr. Parker in "A Christmas Story" for winning a crossword puzzle contest
                      9. 16A
                        Suffragette Bowerman
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                        Keeps in the loop, in a way
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                        His claim to fame was a chocolate factory
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                        ___ dente (pasta-cooking specification)
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                        Turned the ___ (started to improve after a difficult period)
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                        Potato or yam
                      15. 27A
                        Sum of the infinite series 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + ... that can debunk Zeno's pardoxes of motion
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                        Convict
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                        Scrubbed, as a mission
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                        Sonic roller-skating employee
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                        Prefix meaning "of both kinds" (combined with -ibian for an animal that lives both on land and in water)
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                        Assigned tasks
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                        Black-and-white treat that oftentimes contains an Oreo
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                        "Between the Lines" singer Janis
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                        Couch potato's center of attention: Abbr.
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                        Style of 1960's French pop music with a repetitive name
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                        Member of a K-9 unit
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                        Sick
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                        "Imagine" singer John
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                        Suffix with "super"
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                        Where Petey the evil feline escapes from in the "Dog Man" series (by Dav Pilkey of "Captain Underpants" fame)
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                        Kind of sandwich
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                        Gambling game similar to bingo
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                        "All systems ___" ("ready to rock and roll")
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                        Battle of ___ (first Allied victory of WWI)
                      17. 26D
                        Prefix for "cycle"
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