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◆ · By Mwoychick · Published 4 months ago

Meta Prompt: You'll need to recall the Three Rs to solve the puzzle. The meta answer is a three-word phrase.
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  • Abide 5s · 4 months ago
    Loved it!
    • Darth 🤓15:23 · 4 months ago
      Nice one, Mark! Funny that this followed Mike's contest puzzle with the same theme. =)
      • Abide 5s · 4 months ago
        Except this one was solvable!
        • Ergcat 25:27 · 4 months ago
          exactly!
          • Mikey G 4:39 · 4 months ago
            Bahahahaha.
            • dot 🤓13:58 · 4 months ago
              Thank god! The math makes sense!
          • Meg 3s · 4 months ago
            Very nice!!
            • I K Snamhcok 1s · 4 months ago
              Mark, this is a thing of beauty! Very nice puzzle-making!
              • boharr 3s · 4 months ago
                Clever. Thank you.
                • woozy 13:59 · 4 months ago
                  Great!
                  Took me forever to get the second step but once I did....
                  Great!
                  • Laura M 🤓8:14 · 4 months ago
                    Nice construction!
                    • dplass 6:23 · 4 months ago
                      Apropos of last weeks' WSJ! Except I really liked yours! TFTP
                      • dot 🤓13:58 · 4 months ago
                        Yeah me too!
                      • Hector 🤓7:58 · 4 months ago
                        Bravo!
                        • Bbaack 12:40 · 4 months ago
                          That was a lot of fun! Thanks for the clever puzzle!
                          • Gutman 2s · 4 months ago
                            It all adds up to me
                            • whimsy 🤓11:17 · 4 months ago
                              I'd say this one WAS great shakes!
                              • Schmeel 9:45 · 4 months ago
                                Good puzzle!
                                • Wendy S HeadinHome 🤓6:17 · 4 months ago
                                  Loved this puzzle even though math gives me hives!
                                  • DrTom 5s · 4 months ago
                                    Superb effort, I wish I had seen the way forward without all the help I needed, but what a nice mechanism!
                                    • ship4u 🤓2:37 · 4 months ago
                                      Excellent puzzle, Mark! Cynthia solved it very quickly, before I even got started!
                                      • Johnny Luau 2s · 4 months ago
                                        Great puzzle from a fellow Boisean!
                                        • Ergcat 25:27 · 4 months ago
                                          Nice one, Mark! Clever gridwork! At first I guessed "O the Maath" because I took 49d "slash" to mean subtract or take down (like at a store sale when they 'slash' prices). So I got an extra "a" at space 42. I thought it was dramatic but plausible. Had to visualize the "slash" symbol and say duh, he wants us to divide not substract! Hahaha.
                                          • Carolyn 3s · 4 months ago
                                            The light finally went on. Got lost for a bit. Very nice!
                                            • Mikey G 4:39 · 4 months ago
                                              Simply genius. One of my fave MMMs of the year - of course, my profession might have something to do with that! But, seriously, what a great puzzle!!
                                              • Joe 🤓5:20 · 4 months ago
                                                Really liked this! Saw the dreaded numbers in parentheses and panicked. But it came together really smoothly.
                                                • hoover 3s · 4 months ago
                                                  RRRRGGGGGHHHH... I knew what I needed to do; I just couldn't find the first operand. Then I looked at my notes where I had stuff like: 9A
                                                  9A TIMESLondon paper (3)
                                                  TIMES
                                                  9A TIMESLondon paper (3)
                                                  3 M ... 14A
                                                  14A PLUSOne ___, Chinese handset maker (1)
                                                  PLUS
                                                  14A PLUSOne ___, Chinese handset maker (1)
                                                  1 P ... 26A
                                                  26A LESS"Make do" amount (4)
                                                  LESS
                                                  26A LESS"Make do" amount (4)
                                                  4 S ... And realized it was staring me in the face.
                                                  • Teamdoubletow 4s · 4 months ago
                                                    Really enjoyed this one! Very clever use of numbers.
                                                    • Cindy Heisler 6s · 4 months ago
                                                      I was doing it correctly, but didn't realize it until I followed through. Very nice!
                                                      • Dow Jones 3s · 4 months ago
                                                        Like everyone else said, this was an excellent puzzle. Thank you, Mark.
                                                        • michaelm 🤓11:41 · 4 months ago
                                                          Brilliant and Fun! Thank you very much, Mark
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                                                            Rainbow flag letters
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                                                            Anti-DWI org.
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                                                            London paper (3)
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                                                            One ___, Chinese handset maker (1)
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                                                            Other: Sp.
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                                                            At ___ (with consequences)
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                                                            They're off-limits
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                                                            "Steppenwolf" author
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                                                            Cinch ___ (Hefty garbage bag brand)
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                                                            Shipshape
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                                                            "___ Plain Sight"
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                                                            Jim Croce hit
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                                                            "Make do" amount (4)
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                                                            "Curb Your Enthusiasm" network
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                                                            What Apple phones run on
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