Skol is Out

by George Barany and Brent Hartzell

This 7x7 miniature essentially themeless puzzle (with only one black square, but very challenging clues) was constructed on the day after a disappointing outcome in the first round of the 2012 NFL playoffs. It is a sequel to Purple All Day, a far more optimistic duplex of puzzles. Click here to explain the title, which is relevant to this puzzle's inspiration and 1-Across, but otherwise not needed to solve it.

Click here to view or download 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.

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More puzzles here (all) and here (sports).

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