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    From Mark Iredell@wellimback@verizon.net to rec.puzzles.crosswords on Sun Oct 31 04:20:30 2021
    From Newsgroup: rec.puzzles.crosswords

    TodayrCOs Washington Post Halloween special Sunday crossword by Evan Birnholz is a monsterpiece. It is actually eight successive minipuzzles, each purportedly in a different room in the haunted house and each with a different twist. The puzzle in the crypt room is a cryptic crossword, naturally! You have to solve all eight to get to the final metapuzzle: to identify the monster living there and collect two sets of items to defeat it. Beware it took my daughter and I four relaxed hours over a video call yesterday to complete the whole thing.

    I donrCOt think one needs a subscription to access the crossword but there will be ads...
    - Go to https://www.washingtonpost.com/crossword-puzzles/sunday-evan-birnholz/ - Click on rCLThe Haunted HouserCY 31 October 2021
    - Read the NOTE that highly recommends printing out the two-page PDF
    - Click the Print option in the banner above the first puzzle rCLRoom 1: Entrance HallrCY
    - You may need multiple color writing implements, especially for the last puzzle, and also sustaining refreshments by your easy chair, but have spooky fun!

    Happy Halloween!
    Mark
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