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Old 02-01-2008, 09:23 PM
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ACROSS
1. Water vapor
6. Hurts
7. Poker payments
9. Former U.S. President
11. One of the Great Lakes
13. Stir up
17. Take stock of
18. What a calf suckles at
19. Achilles' vulnerability
21. Tickle Me ______
25. Category
27. ______ For All Mankind
28. On edge

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2. Instruct
3. Damp
4. One of the 5 W's
5. What HIV leads to
7. Trail Blazers coach McMillan
8. Cart around
10. Household task
12. Goes with reduce and recycle
14. Level surface
15. Speak hoarsely
16. Reverence
19. Overhanging roof edge
20. Onion-like vegetable
22. Intended
23. Nancy Drew author pen name
25. How wind gets noticed
26. Cut, as with scissors

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Old 02-03-2008, 12:09 AM
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Hey, BTW, congrats to whoever is the best puzzle solver at knowledge of things like ultima and magic the gathering.
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Old 02-03-2008, 12:40 AM
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No knowledge of Magic: the Gathering was needed for that puzzle. In fact, if you tried to use your knowledge, it would have slowed you down.
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No knowledge of Magic: the Gathering was needed for that puzzle. In fact, if you tried to use your knowledge, it would have slowed you down.
simply untrue, but i give you credit for not going so far as to say ultima knowledge didn't help...
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simply untrue, but i give you credit for not going so far as to say ultima knowledge didn't help...
It's only helpful if you wanted to answer the puzzle without using Google.
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there was no need to know anything about magic for that one. it's just pictures and names. google man, google. you are sure to find a site that has all you need.
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