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Flagsticks
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 5:08 pm
by Andrew Bradburn
In tomorrow's WSJ, another incredible construction from the peerless Patrick Berry!
https://www.wsj.com/articles/flagsticks ... 1658425361
Re: Flagsticks
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 5:13 pm
by Jace54
What a masterpiece! Eventually it fell into place after some detours.
Re: Flagsticks
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 6:25 pm
by ChrisKochmanski
Loved it!
Re: Flagsticks
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 8:02 pm
by Meg
I kept wondering if @Wendy Walker was attacking this with a pen…..as I was erasing again. Thanks PB!
Re: Flagsticks
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 5:54 am
by Bird Lives
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.)
Re: Flagsticks
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 9:43 am
by KayW
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!
Sigh. Back to MGWCC
Re: Flagsticks
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 10:29 am
by higgysue
I used an entire eraser! Pen people are so smart!
Re: Flagsticks
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 11:58 am
by Wendy Walker
AMAZING puzzle. I have sent my grid to Meg for verification. One error!
Re: Flagsticks
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 1:35 pm
by Beth Tyrpin
Wow!
Re: Flagsticks
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 2:56 pm
by DebbieC
Brilliant puzzle. Patrick Berry never disappoints, but even for him this was over and above! And I too did it in pen!
Re: Flagsticks
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 6:26 pm
by Homer Buckle
Masterpiece - I am in awe of anyone who could create this puzzle!
Re: Flagsticks
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 8:30 pm
by BrennerTJ
Fabulous puzzle! Pen, multiple layers in some places...
Re: Flagsticks
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2022 11:35 am
by auee89
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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Re: Flagsticks
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:31 pm
by iggystan
I am usually amazed at how Patrick can construct his puzzles, but I thought this one was incredible! Fun solve as usual.
Re: Flagsticks
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:45 pm
by MikeM000
Jeebus is that guy good. 1/2 screen Excel, 1/2 screen downloaded PDF of the puzzle. Worked like a charm.
