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July 17, 2009

PUZZLE #96 & a contest

ACROSS LITE PUZZLE: [ CHARACTER STUDY] 
PROGRAM: [Across Lite]

PROGRAM: [Java]

PRINTOUT PUZZLE: [ CHARACTER STUDY]
PROGRAM: [Adobe Acrobat]

Contest time here at the BEQ headquarters. Fill in the grid then send me your answer to the question posed in the puzzle in an e-mail/tweet/Facebook message/carrier pigeon/singing telegram/Vulcan mind meld/whatever. No need for the grid, just the answer. Please don't put the answer in the comments section. That's the only place I am not accepting entries. And unlike last time where I only took the first three correct answers I received (which I promptly got mere minutes after the post went live), this time everybody who answers it correctly is going into the pot. I'm picking the winners Monday morning just before I post the next puzzle. And to sweeten the deal, if I have any sorts of proof that you've promoted the site (not necessarily this post per se, any part of the damnfool site) via tweets/e-mails/additional printouts/"The Manchurian Candidate"-style brainwashing/whatever, your name's going in the pot ten times.

We're picking five winners, and once again, the prize is either your choice of any book I've written or my choice of something from my condo I don't want anymore. Best of luck to all.

Posted at 08:57 AM in Hard |

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