114. For What It's Worth
PDF / PUZ Hello hello! Congratulations to the Dodgers on winning the World Series, where Freddie Freeman went on an incredible tear. The Game 1 walk-off homer was so reminiscent of the Kirk Gibson one of '88 too, one of my favorite moments and calls in the history of the sport. Thank goodness I can do puzzles all year long, since winter is tough for a baseball fan! --- 1. Puzzle #113 answer: TAKE FIVE Correct entries: 54 Shortest explanation: The 7 entries with numbers are incomplete candy bars, so we have to ask "Where's the rest?" When we complete them, their initial letters spell BRUBECK, a direct nod to Dave Brubeck, and a trip to Mr. Google will show that his signature tune was his Paul Desmond-covered "Take Five," also a candy bar (albeit a rarer one!) and an expression for rest. This makes TAKE FIVE the answer to our meta - and one of my favorite candies indeed! --- 2. I have no idea what level this will be, haha. I honestly, genuinely believe L