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Mixed Numbers by Mike Graczyk.

The answer to this meta is what I hope you can do to this puzzle.


This puzzle is part of the CCCC bundle. To access the bundle and for more information, see this post.

My mom, my best friend, is a three-time breast cancer survivor. I've had many family members who have been impacted likewise, and I still dream of a world where cancer can be greatly reduced, if not eradicated.

I'm honored to be a part of this bundle, and I tip my hat to @AnswerPfinder, who has done an amazing job orchestrating this with commitment, purpose, and grace.

Thanks for a terrific puzzle, Mikey. My mom didn't survive, but we can help others overcome this disease.

boharr wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 12:25 pm Thanks for a terrific puzzle, Mikey. My mom didn't survive, but we can help others overcome this disease.

Yes. I lost two aunts and a beloved family friend. Sending love and condolences as we continue to help others in this. And thanks for your kind words, of course.

Yes, I could and indeed did do the meta answer to this puzzle! Very nice

I was a test solver for this one. The process was double-blind so solvers were not told who the constructor was. But then I started looking at the clues, and it was as though there were a heading in 72-point caps saying "THIS IS MIKEY G'S PUZZLE." The title, topic and answer were further but unnecessary confirmation. Great fun.

Indeed I did! Thanks, @MikeyG!

Bird Lives wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:37 pm I was a test solver for this one. The process was double-blind so solvers were not told who the constructor was. But then I started looking at the clues, and it was as though there were a heading in 72-point caps saying "THIS IS MIKEY G'S PUZZLE." The title, topic and answer were further but unnecessary confirmation. Great fun.

This is about the biggest badge of honor I could possibly receive. I was reviewing comments and someone cross-referenced Mikey G's voice, and I was like, "I think these were anonymous?" But if I were on "The Masked Constructor," I'd be a pretty easy gimme.

Solved. I did!

Very nice!

Great meta, of course with the usual cluing magnificence, I laughed, I cried, I found the answer. Thanks Mike.

Absolutely Thanks for your fantastic and fun contribution to this wonderful cause.

Oh yeah, you can’t do this puzzle without knowing it comes from the mind of Mikey even if you didn’t know. Solving starts, hilarity ensues, repeat….

Nice one, Mikey! Thank you!

My timing was such that I ended up doing two Mikey puzzles in a row --
Whew!

But really, thanks for your fun contribution!

Got the gist quickly, but the last step was like the third or fourth thing I tried when seeking to apply the knowledge I had in hand.

Very fun, thanks. On to the letter K.

LOVED this one, thanks Mike!

I did!

Got it!

This one stumped me. I got into the rabbit hole of a second unmixing - using the names of five numbers to spell out OFTEN from their first letters and then in vain trying to find a verb (hoping for DONATE or similar), as required by the prompt. Nicely constructed - wish I had had more patience.