139. You're Getting Warmer

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Hello hello! Two losses in a row for my beloved Cubbies, so we'll see if we get back on track soon!

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1a. Puzzle #137 answer: MIKEY G (hey, I know him)

Correct entries: 61

Shortest explanation: The five asterisked entries form new entries by appending the "GEE" sound to the end of each of them. Find new entries in the grid whose clues fit these. Those spell MIKEY, and we append a "G" for MIKEY G, concluding the most self-indulgent meta ever, haha.

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1b. Puzzle #138 answer: DRAB

Correct entries: 60

Shortest explanation: The four countries' flags have a series of colors within them. Find an entry in the grid that uses the colors' initials with one additional letter (i.e. Vietnam's is red and yellow, and DRY is D + R and Y). The extra letters spell out DRAB, which flying colors are certainly not!

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2. The last two puzzles were easier than I thought, and I think this one is genuinely a Level 2, so we'll see what that means, haha.

Good luck, and may all your solves be beautiful!

Mikey G

The 7-letter answer to the meta could punningly describe what I might become this summer.