19. A Hellishly Difficult Gap to Mind

Emma and Will have a hellishly difficult conversation. Wait, that doesn't sound right. Emma and Will *checks notes* have a conversation about a "devilishly hard" metapuzzle! Yes, that's it. (It's actually not that hard, don't be put off.) This episode includes spoilers for the Fireball contest "Mind the Gap" from September 13, 2023, so go solve it first if you haven't already!

Links of interest (in the order they're mentioned in the episode):
Fireball Crosswords: https://www.fireballcrosswords.com/
Fireball submission guidelines: http://www.fireballcrosswords.com/SpecSheet.pdf
spread the word(list): https://www.spreadthewordlist.com/
Peter Broda's Wordlist: https://peterbroda.me/crosswords/wordlist/
OneLook: https://onelook.com/
Conrad's "Mind the Gap" review on Crossword Fiend: https://crosswordfiend.com/2023/09/17/fireball-contest-september-13-2023/
Discussion of "Mind the Gap" on the XWord Muggles Forum: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=2422
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC): crosswordsforcancer.com
Pandora's Blocks: https://pandorasblocks.org/

Taylor Swift or Shakespeare? (another hellishly difficult game, who knew??)
https://www.sporcle.com/games/RyanWin/taylor-swift-or-shakespeare
https://www.buzzfeed.com/taylorswiftmidnights/evermore-edition-taylor-swift-or-shakespeare
https://www.buzzfeed.com/akkshanshbagga24/taylor-swift-or-shakespeare-d8hed3x3p6
Emma's Version (these are the questions Emma asked Will in the episode - he got 7/11): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r5fdSrRcM8nEzyUIiYz0ajh_yBd3omXjOv6IfNSCW7o/edit?usp=sharing

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Want to get in touch with us? We would love to hear from you! You can reach Emma at damefoxwords@gmail.com, and you can reach Will at pandorasblockswmc@gmail.com. We may read your letter on a future episode!

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