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LAST WEEK’S RESULTS:

Title: “Global Search”
Prompt: This week’s contest answer is a country in Asia that would’ve made a good sixth theme entry.
Answer: MYANMAR, found by 463 solvers, 448 of which were solo solves

Five theme entries last week despite the wee 13×13 grid. They were...


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LAST WEEK’S RESULTS:

Title: “Stay Cool”
Prompt: This puzzle’s meta answer, which is 12 letters long, is something you might do (to me) if you don’t like this meta.
Answer: THROW SHADE AT, found by 190 solvers, 100 of which were solo solves

Quite a SAD (Simple and Difficult) meta. Step one: solve the damn grid, wh...


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LAST WEEK’S RESULTS:

Title: “Map Quest”
Prompt: This puzzle’s contest answer is a geographical region of the United States.
Answer: THE OUTER BANKS, found by 166 solvers, 61 of which were solo solves

Quite a SAD (Simple And Difficult) meta last week. Four banks (PNC, Chase, Truist, and Citi bookended our four theme entri...


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Dear Solver,

My apologies, but MGWCC #934 will be published not today but rather on Saturday, April 25th, 2026 at noon ET.

In the meantime, please consider solving my live Wall Street Journal meta here:
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