Fall Classic 2013

by George Barany and Friends

This "mid-week level" puzzle paid tribute to a sports-related current event. After completing the puzzle (spoiler), even the most sports-averse solvers will surely enjoy this 3 min video. Update: This puzzle was used (click here) in the November 2013 issue of Natural Selections.

Click here to view or download the puzzle in PDF format; here to download it as a puz file; here to download it as an ipuz file [requires the free Puzzazz app to solve]; here to solve the puzzle interactively (thanks to Jim Horne); here for the solution. We thank Brent Hartzell, Martin Herbach, Alex Vratsanos, and Tom Williams for testing the puzzle on incredibly short notice.

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More puzzles here (all), here (sports), here (current events), and here (tributes).

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