IMPORTANT NOTE: As of January 2015 MGWCC is a subscribers-only crossword. The cost is $26 per year, and you can subscribe (or get a free trial month first) here:
www.mgwcc.com
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS:
Wonderful meta from Victor Barocas last week, which just 89 solvers cracked.
There were two “red” entries crossing in the grid:
44-A [Hemoglobin holders] = RED CELLS
31-D [Colorful slaw ingredient] = RED CABBAGE
The rest is simple — once you know the trick! Color the letters in CELLS and CABBAGE red — that is, color the letters C, E, L, S, A, B and G red wherever they appear in the grid — and Robert Indiana’s iconic LOVE sculpture emerges into view. Nice animated GIF provided by Week 3 Guest Constructor Evan Birnholz.
golod writes:
So many RED herrings!
Jim Q says:
Wow. That one was a real Thinker. (If I had to guess, I am the sixth person to make a Thinker pun at this point… and you’ve got a lot more comin’)
And DIS got it, but laments:
Bad week for me to be on vacation — no access to a printer.
This week’s winner, whose name was chosen randomly from the 89 correct entries received, is Adam Thompson of Westville, Nova Scotia. In addition to a MGWCC pen, pencil and notepad set, Adam will also receive a copy of Victor Barocas’ forthcoming Kickstarter project, “Ada Cross, Crossword Detective.” Which is almost fully funded after just 7 days!
LOLLAPUZZOOLA 8:
The eighth editon of Lollapuzzoola takes place on 8/8 in New York City! An extremely fun tournament I’ve attended three times. Check it out if you’re in the area.
GUEST CONSTRUCTOR #5:
We cap off 2015’s Guest Constructor Month in style, with Patrick Berry taking the reins. Nice!
Patrick is one of the most beloved puzzle writers working today. His work has appeared regularly in prestige publications like Harper’s, The New Yorker, and The Wall Street Journal. His website is here.
He does everything extremely well, but his variety puzzles and themelesses are especially admired. His newest gig is writing a weekly mini-puzzle in the New York Times Magazine. Most of these are brand-new variety grid forms, specifically invented to take up only 1/6 of a page.
He’s also the author of several books, most notably this and this.
I know you’re itching to see what Patrick thought up for Week 5 — so let’s get to it!
THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:
This puzzle has several different possible solutions. Pick the one that yields an appropriate pair of words, four and eight letters in length, for your final answer.
IMPORTANT NOTE: As of January 2015 MGWCC is a subscribers-only crossword. The cost is $26 per year, and you can subscribe (or get a free trial month first) here:
www.mgwcc.com
Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive.