Hanh Huynh author page
6 puzzles by Hanh Huynh
with Jim Horne comments
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From the original lineup introduced by Parker Brothers in 1935, only two classic tokens are still part of the standard Monopoly set today: Battleship and Top Hat.
Other original tokens like the boot, cannon, thimble, iron, and money bag have been retired over the years. The thimble was briefly removed but made a comeback in 2022 after fan voting—though it's not guaranteed in every edition.
Modern additions include the dog, race car, cat, penguin, and rubber ducky, reflecting more contemporary tastes.
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Read the rebus squares as STAR going Across, and an asterisk going Down, as in *NSYNC, Q*BERT, M*A*S*H, and E*TRADE.
Hanh Huynh seems to like this kind of gimmick. Check out the holes in a previous grid.
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GNR at 14-Down stands for Guns N' Roses. Oh, you knew that already.
GNR has only appeared as an answer once before, in 1975, clued as "Man in a warship turret: Abbr."
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Holy COW! Three COWs have holes (circles) that are just gaps going across, but need to be read as HOLE going down.
Empty sqaures in a solved grid is rare, but there is some prior art:
- This 2021 grid by Tom McCoy.
- This 2006 grid by Pete Muller.
- This 1988 Maleska-era grid by Charles M. Deber.
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