Puzzle #5: I Smell A Rat

It's that time again: puzzle time. This week's puzzle is themed, and medium difficulty. Movie buffs might enjoy this one.

If you're looking for more puzzles, I've added a list of indie blogs that I enjoy on the sidebar. I'd love to talk at length about what makes each of them special, but for now, let me plug a few of them by plugging some of my own guest puzzles:

Cruzzles, by Ricky Cruz, is absolutely the place to go if you love nerd culture, video games, Pokemon, and things of that nature. And visually it's a beaut! Ricky's use of color in the PuzzleMe interface is unmatched.

Brain Candy by Amanda Rafkin is also fantastic. If you love musical theater, it's an absolute can't-miss, but there's plenty to love even if that's not your thing.

Go solve my puzzle, then go solve all of theirs!

.puz PDF Solution

Mmm, mocha almond biscotti

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Hi friends, I'm back home from ACPT, and what a weekend! It was, by turns, incredibly fun and completely overwhelming. I had a blast. I finished the tournament clean, coming 43rd overall, 20th in B Divison, and 3rd in Midwest. That was a lot of my goals for this year's ACPT achieved, so I feel great. This puzzle was made for the ACPT lobby. I printed 300 copies, which was woefully inadequate. Since it was made for folks at ACPT, it's definitely a little more "inside baseball" than my usual blog posts. But I got nice feedback on it, and hopefully it's enjoyable for everyone. This puzzle is a collaboration with Rich Iurilli , go check out Rich's other puzzles. Thanks also to Shannon Rapp and Matthew Gritzmacher for help in test solving. Rich, Shannon, and Matthew are all contributors to Daily Crossword Links , an invaluable resource and a great way to get even more into puzzles. And lastly, thanks to the person who inspired this puzzle, for being a good ...

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