Emma and Will chat with Mark Woychick, constructor of the puzzle "Fifth Wheels" in the Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) puzzle pack. This episode includes spoilers for "Fifth Wheels," so go solve it first if you haven't already! Since this is the final episode in the series on CCCC puzzles, Emma and Will also chat a bit about what the plans are for future podcast episodes; if you just want to listen to puzzle talk, skip ahead to 10m30s where the discussion of "Fifth Wheels" begins.
TO GET ACCESS TO THE PUZZLE PACK:
1. Make a donation (suggested amount $13) to a cancer-related charity.
2. Email a copy of your receipt to crosswordsforcancer@gmail.com.
3. Receive puzzle pack!
4 (optional but encouraged). Tell other people to do steps 1-3.
5 (optional but encouraged). Do steps 1-3 on behalf of someone else and send the puzzle pack as a gift.
Links of interest (in the order they're mentioned in the episode):
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC): crosswordsforcancer.com
"11. Guest Constructor: Mark Woychick" (can also listen wherever you get your podcasts): https://outsidetheblocks.buzzsprout.com/2044327/12874087-11-guest-constructor-mark-woychick
Pandora's Blocks: https://pandorasblocks.org/
Muller Monthly Music Meta (MMMM): https://pmxwords.com/
Fireball: http://www.fireballcrosswords.com/
Sunday Crosswords by Evan Birnholz: https://www.washingtonpost.com/crossword-puzzles/sunday-evan-birnholz/
Discussion of "Fifth Wheels" on CCCC subforum: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=2200
CCCC superlatives according to @Laura M: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=2208#p128527
DeLorean time machine (yes, there is a Wikipedia page about this fictional car...): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_time_machine
@woychick on Crosshare: https://crosshare.org/woychick
"Outside the Blocks" subforum (tell us what you want us to talk about!): https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=1849
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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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