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Puzzle of the Week. Name a word you might use as a first word in a conversation. Change one letter an
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Hella Good
By Sandor Weisz • Issue #47 • View online
Puzzle of the Week. Name a word you might use as a first word in a conversation. Change one letter and you’ll end up with a word that means, in some contexts, “first”. What words are these?
Submit your answers here.

The Field Notes puzzle hunt is over. So, a few days ago, we did an AMA on Reddit, answering questions about how we made the thing. You can read the whole thing here.
How to Make a Times Crossword Puzzle
In the last of this excellent series, the New York Times crossword editors reveal their process for evaluating and editing a puzzle submission.
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There's a Secret Code Hiding on These Madrid Security Bollards
“It was a pretty design and it made for a nice effect in sunlight. It was quickly approved and no one involved gave it another thought until 10 years later.”
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Alex Rosenthal: The joyful, perplexing world of puzzle hunts | TED Talk
Alex Rosenthal lifts the veil on one of the world’s most complex puzzle hunts, the MIT Mystery Hunt – and reveals how puzzles can be found in the most unexpected places. (Naturally, there is a puzzle embedded in the talk. See if you can find — and solve — it.)
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Barely Maps
These would make for great puzzles.
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Solution to previous puzzle
BZT –> ZBT –> RZBWV
From Issue #45. Congrats to all the people who got it right! Brian Casavant, Jireh S, Acacia, Rachel Quest, Evangeline Garreau, Erin Milligan-Milburn, Rob Hoekema, Mark Stieffenhofer, Eric G, Steph&Amanda Team Effort, Austin Sipes, and Ellen.
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