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Andrew Bradburn
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In tomorrow's WSJ, another incredible construction from the peerless Patrick Berry!

https://www.wsj.com/articles/flagsticks ... 1658425361
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Jace54
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What a masterpiece! Eventually it fell into place after some detours.
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ChrisKochmanski
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Loved it!
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Meg
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I kept wondering if @Wendy Walker was attacking this with a pen…..as I was erasing again. Thanks PB!
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My biggest problem was that I printed it out "actual size," so I could barely get the letters into the little squares, and after I did, I had a hard time reading them. (For the record, I did it about half in pen, half in pencil written over in pen.)
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Meg wrote: ↑Fri Jul 22, 2022 8:02 pm I kept wondering if @Wendy Walker was attacking this with a pen…..as I was erasing again. Thanks PB!
LOL I made that mistake - but was somehow still able to finish it without resorting to whiteout. What an amazing construction!

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higgysue
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I used an entire eraser! Pen people are so smart!
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Wendy Walker
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AMAZING puzzle. I have sent my grid to Meg for verification. One error!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Beth Tyrpin
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Wow!
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DebbieC
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Brilliant puzzle. Patrick Berry never disappoints, but even for him this was over and above! And I too did it in pen! ;)
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Homer Buckle
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Masterpiece - I am in awe of anyone who could create this puzzle!
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Fabulous puzzle! Pen, multiple layers in some places...
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auee89
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Wow! Fun. Took me awhile to nail down the open holes. Some errors in the top right at first.

Doing these on my iPad is like doing puzzles in pencil. Love that I can erase to my heart's content without the smudges :-).
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iggystan
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I am usually amazed at how Patrick can construct his puzzles, but I thought this one was incredible! Fun solve as usual.
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Jeebus is that guy good. 1/2 screen Excel, 1/2 screen downloaded PDF of the puzzle. Worked like a charm.
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