Elle Decrypted #2 (Hidden Word)

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• Kent D 🤓2:59 · 2023-10-15T15:32:20.198Z

  Amazing! Again, don't look at my time. I like to print out puzzles like this and work with a pencil. After I got the first 5 or so Across clues things started to click. I think it took about 10 minutes to complete. I hid the completed puzzle while filling this one out and got the 3-minute time. KENDO was my biggest stumper because I was thinking of a fence in a field. I never associated kendo with fencing like with an epee, I've always associated it with just plain sword fighting. Awesome puzzle, thank you!

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  • Elle constructor · 2023-10-15T19:29:01.076Z

    Thank you!

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  • Elle constructor · 2023-10-15T19:42:19.835Z

    Thanks! Glad you enjoyed :)

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• Raven 6:05 · 2023-10-16T05:42:04.232Z

  If I looked at only the bold words, this made sense. All the other bits felt extraneous. I think that may be why I don’t get cryptics because the rest don’t feel like clues, just random words.

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  • Elle constructor · 2023-10-16T08:45:51.673Z

    You can find the solution in the other letters if you look closely (and it may be split across words) - no need to anagram or skip letters or anything. They’re there in continuous letters

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  • Elle constructor · 2023-10-16T08:47:02.534Z

    Like in the given example

    Debate of gu”ar gum ent”husiasm

    The quotes show you where to find the word argument

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    • Raven 6:05 · 2023-10-17T18:12:21.648Z

      But argument could arguably be said to be a synonym of debate so the rest wasn't needed. That was my point.

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      • Elle constructor · 2023-10-17T20:59:36.090Z

        Oh, right. Well the straight definitions are not always so simple, (sometimes it's "Boy" and the answer is "ollie" for example) and since not all letters are checked, the rest helps validate the unchecked letters.

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• Lego 🤓5:39 · 2023-10-16T11:41:55.086Z

  Great fun! Thanks for making it.

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• Sendhil Revuluri 🤓2:27 · 2023-10-17T01:34:08.092Z

  Thank you! Both fun in itself, and good to build my nascent cryptic skills.

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• elles gf 🤓7:38 · 2023-10-17T08:13:06.937Z

  This was fun. :3

  I should learn to read the instructions tho.

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