38. Sounds Like You Need a Drink

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The Summer of Solves is over, so we're back to our regular schedule, part of which means I have no schedule. Here's your mini-meta to tide you over until the end of the month!

1. Puzzle #37 recap

Puzzle #37 answer: SHOW'S OVER

Correct entries: 26

The answer to our final meta, a nod to the final puzzle of the summer (but not of the Land of Metas) was SHOW'S OVER: Nine of the clues ended with titles of game shows (hence "Endgames"), and the final letters to each of those entries spell the meta answer. I think the one that stumped the majority was Card Sharks, and Jim Perry did all he could with a game that basically had to do with just predicting if cards were higher or lower. ([overly excited]"Oh, no, it's a queen, it's not lower!"[/excited])

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2. It's 17-by-11, and that has an area that is less than 15-by-15, so it still qualifies as a mini in my book! Best of luck, as always, on your quest for meta greatness!

Mikey G

The answer to the meta is a multi-word beverage.