Time to stop being so cryptic and finally post the answers you’ve been waiting for.
Nobody hapunned upon the solution to 1c without hints, but one of you did solve it without the aid of a Sneak-a-Peek. Congrats to Kelly!
I did enjoy some of the alternative answers submitted in the box tracers that described personalities of politicians, but they did not count nor were they this week’s bonus. To find out what that is, see this week’s answer below. Hope you enjoyed the terrible (wonderful!) puns.
Top 5 Scores of the Week
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Matthew — 25
Randy — 25
Kelly — 22
Erik — 20
Peggy — 20
Top 5 Standings
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Matthew Gilman 279
Randy Sorrell 262
Peggy Sorrell 253
Bret Highum 250
Brooks Maki 244
July 31, 2012 at 1:59 am
Yet again, I forgot to come back to these and look at the sheet one last time. All I had were those three damned Box Tracers. Sigh…
July 31, 2012 at 2:01 am
HA! I saw Gandhi but never managed to see “Indira.” Awesome.
July 31, 2012 at 2:29 am
all letters moved one position to the right, now solve . . . geez, I was thinking right to left, but not one letter at a time! and as far as the bonus question, never would have figured that out.
July 31, 2012 at 8:58 am
Totally went down the wrong path. Gumby’s dog is named Nopey, and he says “Nope” to everything, so I figured that was the answer to the first question.
July 31, 2012 at 10:10 am
Here we are, week 11, and this is the first time I’ve seen my name on the top 5 for the week. So proud.
July 31, 2012 at 10:34 am
I am now just one point off of the top five overall. If I’d taken a couple of challenges more seriously…GAHHHHH
July 31, 2012 at 11:12 am
Meh. I just stink at puzzles, so I’m somewhere below, where I belong.
I’m just
glsad Brooks won’t be winning.July 31, 2012 at 12:43 pm
For the Ladder, I got
HOME
TOME
TONE
LONE
LANE
LAND
And the leaders that were not US Presidents.
I kept seeing “Vaclav Havel” in the Cleveland box, but it didn’t fit.
So sad that “Nan Redneck” is not a real name.