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MGWCC #247 — Friday, February 22nd, 2013 —“There’s Cash Missing”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: “The butler did it!” last week at MGWCC. That standard result in English mysteries arose because the butler was always present yet never noticed, simultaneously indispensible and...
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MGWCC #248 — Friday, March 1st, 2013 —“Animal Farm”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: 165 correct entries came in on MGWCC #247. High for a Week 4, and I didn’t manage to peel off any of the 13 perfect scores, either. We’ll fix that later on this month, which has...
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MGWCC #249 — Friday, March 8th, 2013 —“Categorically Denied”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: 646 solvers found the PIG for last week’s meta, a new record. And nobody missed it! The last word of each theme entry suggests that delicious creature in some way: 17-a [Beyond...
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MGWCC #250 — Friday, March 15th, 2013 —“First-Quarter Action”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: 531 solvers found PHYSICS as last week’s meta answer. I self-blogged this puzzle at Fiend on Tuesday, so read the review there today instead of here!...
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MGWCC #251 — Friday, March 22nd, 2013 —“Papal Conclave”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: “First-Quarter Action” was last week’s puzzle title, and you had to parse that twice to succeed. First, the four numbers in theme entries had to be quartered (i.e. multiplied by...
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MGWCC #252 — Friday, March 29th, 2013 —“False Start”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: Which recent pope concealed himself in last week’s puzzle? Nine clues in the grid got stars: 1-a [Gray Jay*] = LENO 19-a [Major "cougar cage"*] = PICK-UP JOINT 49-a [King legend...
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MGWCC #253 — Friday, April 5th, 2013 —“Book Club”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: Week 5 means tough! Solvers were tasked with finding a European capital, and the theme entries’ identities weren’t totally clear. The 9 and 10 pairs of the pinwheel looked like...
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MGWCC #254 — Friday, April 12th, 2013 —“Hey, Watch the Language!”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: Well, that was easy (assuming you avoided one trap). 580 solvers found LITTLE WOMEN as last week’s famous American novel. The four main characters of the book, sisters Meg, Jo,...
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MGWCC #255 — Friday, April 19th, 2013 —“Shake It Up”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: Who were the mysterious group of people skilled in language hidden in last week’s puzzle? Twelve languages concealed themselves one letter off in the six theme entries: CHAI BISQUE...
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MGWCC #256 — Friday, April 26th, 2013 —“Diamond Girl”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: Was your mind boggled last week, as 1-across and 61-across suggested? Instructions asked for a 17-letter word, and there were just three hints: 1) BOGGLES / THE MIND up top and...
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MGWCC #257 — Friday, May 3rd, 2013 —“Anxious Moments”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: It wasn’t really an Oscar-winning actress we needed last week, it was a left fielder! 147 solvers noticed that symmetrically-placed entries covered eight of the nine positions in...
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MGWCC #258 — Friday, May 10th, 2013 —“Site Unseen”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: Which of New York City’s five boroughs served as the answer to last week’s meta? With theme entries of LARYNX JINX, PHALANX THANX, MANX QUINCUNX and SPHINX LYNX we’re evidently...
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MGWCC #259 — Friday, May 17th, 2013 —“Where in the World…?”
EARLY POST TODAY: I’ll be gone all day so I’m posting early (I don’t fully trust WordPress’s autopost). Probably won’t be verifying entries until this evening, so please don’t fret if you don’t see...
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MGWCC #260 — Friday, May 24th, 2013 —“Theme Material”
EARLY POST AGAIN THIS WEEK: Travel day, so early post. Again please don’t fret if you don’t see your name on the leaderboard until this evening, since I’ll be on planes today. LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: By...
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MGWCC #261 — Friday, May 31st, 2013 —“This Might Upset You”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: [A strand of the fabric] read all six theme clues last week, the answers of which described someone known for wearing a letter on their clothing: 23-a LORRE BREAKOUT ROLE was...
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MGWCC #262 — Friday, June 7th, 2013 —“Group Activity”
FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY + TIP JAR WEEK STARTS NOW! It was 5 years ago this week that MGWCC began! How time does fly; let’s do 5 more. The yearly tip jar week also begins today, so if you’ve enjoyed the...
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MGWCC #263 — Friday, June 14th, 2013 —“Bring Forth the Fourth”
TIP JAR WEEK: A NEW RECORD, AND 36 HOURS TO GO! 36 hours left in Tip Jar Week! And we’re at $9,175 (including checks), meaning we’ve already surpassed last year’s total by about a hundred bucks. Can we...
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MGWCC #264 — Friday, June 21st, 2013 —“AV Club”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: Tricky for Week 2: a lowish 274 solvers found TESTY as the word describing how some people get while working metapuzzles (I won’t name names!). They noticed two things: first, that...
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MGWCC #265 — Friday, June 28th, 2013 —“Found in Translation”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: Tough Week 3: just 55 solvers found TONY SOPRANO as the famous fictional character requested by the instructions. The six theme entries were: 19-a ["Please Read the Letter"...
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MGWCC #266 — July 5th, 2013 — GUEST CONSTRUCTOR MONTH, PUZZLE #1 —“Who Am I?”...
GUEST CONSTRUCTOR MONTH: It’s July, and that means it’s the 2nd Annual Guest Constructor Month here at MGWCC! For various reasons, Guest Constructor Month this year will consist of five puzzles even...
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