"After and Before"
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Off the couch! Excellent puzzle. I can follow up MMMonday with MMMM Tuesday. Happy July!
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Off the couch as well.
Great puzzle, Brian! I thought the mechanism was subtly rich and innovative. And the grid was tougher than many, which I also enjoy.
Great puzzle, Brian! I thought the mechanism was subtly rich and innovative. And the grid was tougher than many, which I also enjoy.
- MarkL
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Cool! While a relatively quick solve, I would not consider it an easy puzzle - IMH&HO. Very well constructed. Interested to see if my last step is as designed.
'tis... A lovely day for a Guinness!
- Joe Ross
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Nice puzzle, Brian!
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
- KayW
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Off the couch. Very clever, and fun to solve!
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- Wendy Walker
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Enjoyed this so much, Brian! Well crafted. And 4D gave me a smile, remembering the time my mother was concerned about the cost of sending a 4D to my sister, who was in England for the semester.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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I have the grid, the mechanism, the results of the mechanism, the aforementioned nit, and still not the answer beyond a semi-reasonable framework of a guess. Oh drat.
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Took me a while to sort things out, but I am OTC. This was a fun one to solve.
- sanmilton
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Well, that was fun! I suppose I can squeeze in one more meta each week, but I may not be able to give Rachel my full attention! Yes, there's a nit, but it seems ungracious to mention, considering that this puzzle was a gift! (Or, Brian, if not, just send me an invoice by PM!) Thank you!
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- BrianMac
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Re: 1. Well, huh. I never would have thought of that. Stupid brain, be more brains.
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Got it/off the couch.
I actually got all the parts to the answer before Brian's hints, but didn't know they were parts to the answer...
I actually got all the parts to the answer before Brian's hints, but didn't know they were parts to the answer...
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Finally got it after the nudges. Was thinking along those lines, but couldn't quite pull it together.
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Off the couch after the nudge.
I also saw bits and pieces but not the whole picture.
Thanks Brian!
I also saw bits and pieces but not the whole picture.
Thanks Brian!
- hcbirker
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Finally got to this one. I'm off the couch! Needed the nudges though, but I probably would have gotten it eventually. Too tempting when nudges are offered!
Heidi
- ky-mike
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Had an vague idea of the mechanism, but had my befores and afters reversed. Clues helped immensely. Off the couch on this one. Now, back to PGW before the WSJ drops this afternoon.
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Got it! I was worried because I didn't remember to look here until tonight. Glad it's still open.