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P.I.2-Inspired Word Ladder

◆◆ · By AuLeaf · Published 2024-06-10T01:08:20.923Z

Constructor's Note
I had the idea to try my own Schrodinger word ladder ever since encountering the original puzzle in a post-solve P.I.2 (kindly run by a Discord friend of mine who happens to be a testsolver for Jack Lance puzzles), and I wanted to see if I could make one that worked half as well as that hunt puzzle! I finally put together this word ladder about a year ago, shortly after Jack Lance's passing, and seeing a few word ladders around recently got me thinking maybe I should submit it. I didn't remember the details very well, so this word ladder does share a couple entries with the original puzzle by Jack Lance, but luckily only one side of the rung is copied in each case, and hopefully the clues are sufficiently different. I hope you enjoyed the cluing in general (5A may be a little verbose, but I didn't feel like either cluing angle was very obvious, so I thought the mutual confirmation might be justified). Thanks for solving!
Inspired by the puzzle "Character Development" in PI Hunt 2 ( https://jacoblance.wordpress.com/2016/03/14/p-i-hunt-2/ ) by the late great Jack Lance (RIP May 1, 2023). If you ever plan on attempting this puzzle hunt, or just this puzzle in particular, be aware that this is a SPOILER for the gimmick of this puzzle! (Admittedly, this puzzle hunt is a little hard to post-solve due to the interactive map feature, but if you are interested you can contact @auleaf95 [me] on Discord and we may be able to work something out!)
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  • AuLeaf constructor · 2024-06-10T01:26:02.606Z
    Bonus points if you paused the puzzle to solve both halves :)
    • The Noah 11:14 · 2024-06-10T18:03:35.500Z
      I made an effort to. Technically finished neither. The chess one made my heart happy!
      • AuLeaf constructor · 2024-06-14T17:29:02.009Z
        I'm glad you liked it! I think the chess dimension might be what Alice found through the looking-glass...
        • The Noah 11:14 · 2024-06-15T19:35:01.905Z
          Haha!
    • Ewoly 4:23 · 2024-06-10T10:02:03.239Z
      i had one of them but got stuck before the end, so checked and it showed everything as wrong... even though it was right. solved eventually, nice idea!
      • Mike D 1:35 · 2024-06-10T11:14:11.972Z
        Yeah this is kind of a bug with check/reveal and alternate solutions - the first solution is used as the correct one rather than the one that had the most in common with the solvers grid. I’ll work on it!
        • Ewoly 4:23 · 2024-06-10T17:03:22.073Z
          yeah i know, crosshare should really 'solve' this
      • Sendhil Revuluri 2:07 · 2024-06-10T15:03:37.188Z
        Wow! Fun solve, and a cautionary tale about working both down and up when it's a Schrödinger situation!
        • AuLeaf constructor · 2024-06-14T17:31:52.451Z
          Oh yeah, I can imagine that would be tricky if you lose the metaphorical coin-flip :) But I'm glad you got to solve things from both sides!
        • The Noah 11:14 · 2024-06-10T18:03:04.663Z
          Very elegant
          • dilly 🤓4:14 · 2024-06-11T09:37:42.779Z
            Very impressive, thanks!
            • Account 🤓3:42 · 2024-06-14T03:27:20.128Z
              Super impressive! RIP Jack Lance. Hone too soon.
              • AuLeaf constructor · 2024-06-14T18:09:05.133Z
                What a tremendous loss for the puzzling community... He had the knack for pulling the rug out from under you and making it look devilishly simple in minimalist puzzles. A brilliant mind, and a really nice guy as well... I'm not sure whether Jack considered me a friend or acquaintance, but I feel lucky to have known him. I only wish I'd talked to him more, even if it was just to share my inane puzzle ideas.
                • Account 🤓3:42 · 2024-06-14T21:32:42.368Z
                  I adored his Puzzlescript games the most. I daresay he pushed the engine even harder than Stephen Lavelle.
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              1A
              Playing card next to ten in an unsealed pack
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              1. 1A
                Playing card next to ten in an unsealed pack
              2. 5A
                Punishment for a treasonous prisoner, say (which, in another sense, may be paired with "wine"?)
              3. 6A
                Chess dimension
              4. 7A
                Ice complements it
              5. 8A
                Toll
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                Peel
              7. 10A
                Female ungulate
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                Give a hoot
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                Sweet treat, often eaten after dinner
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