92. It's a Breeze

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Hello hello! Second half of April has been a mixed bag of weather in the Midwest. A few days had gorgeous weather but with sub 60-degree temps. It's supposed to get to 80 degrees today, though, so maybe I'll do my crosswords outside!

Cubbies continue to dominate, which is amazing - what a great vibe this team has, probably the best since '16. And I think we won something that year or something.

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1. Puzzle #91 answer: I WON

Correct entries: 35 - but with 53 entries and 237 solves, this is one of the lower percentages we've had lately. I'll try to go a bit easier on you for the next few puzzles!

Shortest explanation: The four numeric themers: 91, 81, 61, and 89 all form different numbers when turned upside-down: in order, 16, 18, 19, 68. Take the letters in these squares, U O M I, and then turn this upside-down as one collective entity: the phrase I W O N forms, with me using artistic license to make the "U" into an "N" instead of just making an "N" into another "N." And looks like the Cubbies are turning things around this year!

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2. This should be a Level 3 at absolute most, so we'll go between Level 2.5/3 or so.

Until next time, my friends, may all your solves be beautiful!

Mikey G

The answer to the meta is a 6-letter word.