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976 points brgross | 1 comments | 08 Apr 25 15:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.238s | source
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Chinjut ◴[08 Apr 25 17:29 UTC] No.43624300[source]▶
Re: many comments: The puzzle (as I think of it) is NOT to get the top-level answer. The puzzle is to get all the answers. If you figure out an outer answer earlier, that acts as a clue for an inner answer, just as inner answers act as clues for outer answers. A crossword isn't speedrun by just filling in the bottom-rightmost word.
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1. delgaudm ◴[08 Apr 25 20:44 UTC] No.43626263[source]▶
This is the right answer. The fact that you might know an outer clue helps you when the inner clue is a stumper!