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MGWCC #869 — Friday, January 24th, 2025 — “Picked Off First”

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Matt Gaffney

Dear Solver,

272 of you found the answer to last week’s challenge. I’ll be posting about that around 1:30 PM, but for now you can see the solution here:



Today’s puzzle is Week 4 of 5 in January.
 Instructions:

This puzzle’s contest answer is a seven-letter word.

Good luck!

–Matt

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