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[–] OlinOfTheHillPeople 38 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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Hint: If you ever encounter this puzzle in a crossword app, just [term for someone with a competitive and high-achieving personality].

[–] mikezane 32 points 5 months ago

Ha. Just got it. "type A"

[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 months ago (1 children)

AAAAAA(h)... now I get it.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Well this would have been fun if the stupid title hadn't spoiled the whole thing.

[–] NeoNachtwaechter 20 points 5 months ago

It hadn't spoiled anything until you said it had.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

How long until someone makes a playable version of this? (printer toner is too expensive)

Edit: actually, I can probably do this one in my head

[–] SchmidtGenetics 6 points 5 months ago

Screen grab and editing program? I could do it with my Phone if I wanted to.

[–] morphballganon 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

"Mario button presses to ascend Minas Tirith's walls"

The fuck

When did Mario go to Gondor

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I actually solved 4 of them before it dawned on me ...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"IP v6 address record" tipped me off.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

It should have, but I was thinking about the contents instead: loopback is ::1 so it's not that, so maybe it's just something with 4 of a-f (technically correct)

[–] NeoNachtwaechter 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I like 41 across the most!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

15 across is amazing too

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

4 down doesn't fit Baby ray's smh

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

29 down reminds me of the hash competition used for the Externalities comic, just... Easier