MGWCC #398 — Friday, January 15th, 2016 — “Go with the Flow”

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LAST WEEK’S RESULTS:

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Instructions last week read: What (specific!) Winter Olympics event is suggested by each of this puzzle’s theme entries? Our four theme entries were:

17-A [Public assistance high in the Rockies?] = DENVER DOLE
30-A [Noisy dog outside a clothing store?] = ROSS BARKER
44-A [That he could come back to life and show Scrooge the error of their ways?] = MARLEY HOPE
58-A [Origami bird made by poet Thomas?] = DYLAN CRANE

Each of these eight words is the surname of a famous person named Bob, making each of these entries, if you squint hard enough, a TWO-MAN BOBSLED (or BOBSLEIGH).

Jed says:

It’s hard to pick a winner among these four, but I’m going with Marley & Hope, because Cool Runnings.

kzcondor notes:

B(o)B8 makes an appearance after all.

From last week’s meta, where solvers wondered if the “Star Wars” Universe character in question might be B-B8.

Johnstonteacher says:

Nice corners!

Thanks!

And Gwinns quips:

If I got this wrong I’ll feel like a real luger.

This week’s winner, whose name was chosen randomly from the 471 correct entries received, is Michael Rigney of Chicago, Ill. In addition to a MGWCC pen, pencil and notepad set, Michael will also receive a 1-year subscription to MGDX.

EXTENDED DEADLINE:

Because so many MGWCC solvers are participating in the MIT Mystery Hunt this weekend, this week’s contest deadline will be noon ET on Wednesday, January 20th.

THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:

This week’s contest answer is a certain group of people found on the water, preceded by a two-letter exclamation you’ll say once you get the meta.

Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive.

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

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