Pair-o-Ducks

 One, two, three, four, we declare a … meta puzzle! Welcome, solvers, to week 10 of this year's P-o-D season. After this one, we'll only see you for three more weeks before we fly away for the summer. And speaking of flying, you're going to need to work hard and make those connections to solve this one, and it's a long way to waddle home if you miss it! So hop on, and let's dive in. Four better or four worse, we don’t expect this will be a level four (probably a three, but Connect Three just didn’t have the same ring). For last week's solution, click here: REVEAL! Connect Four The meta answer is one letter from one entry in the grid. (Input your answer in the form "[letter] in [entry];" i.e. "C in CROSSWORD") PUZ  |  PDF

Will these two ducks just settle down already?!? This puzzle is about one of our favorite things. Disagreements? Settling a debate? You'll just have to solve it to find out…! Let's call this one a level 2. All right, enough from us, sharpen those pencils and get quacking! For last week's reveal, click here:  REVEAL! That Settles That The meta answer might settle a disagreement over resources. PUZ  |  PDF

It's a momentous occasion over here at P-o-D HQ, because we have our first substitute duck appearance! Thanks to MikeyG for stepping in this week to help out. Here's what Mike has to say about the puzzle: QUACK quack quack. Quack quack, QUACK QUACK quack quack quack. “Quack!” quack quack. Quack quack quack; QUACK quack quack quack. Quack quack? QUACK. Seems like he's taking his new role quite seriously! We had a blast working with Mike on this puzzle, and we hope you enjoy solving. Let's call this a week 2.5-3. For last week's solution, click here: REVEAL! Waddle They Think Up Next? The meta answer is 8 letters long. PUZ  |  PDF

 Well… are you??? Most of our puzzles probably make you think “oh, brother….”, but today, we hope you’ll think “Oh! Mother!” as we celebrate all the moms out there. We expect this one will play as a level 3. Happy solving, and happy holiday to those who celebrate! For last week's solution, click here: REVEAL! Are You My Mother? PUZ  |  PDF

 What's yellow and has gotta split? A banana? No, it's us, but we sure are bananas about crosswords! We threw you a softball last week, but now we’re back to our regularly scheduled shenanigans. Hope it doesn’t leave you with a splitting headache, but we’re expecting this one will be a proper level 4. Catch you again next week! For last week's solution, click here:  REVEAL! Split Ends The meta answer is a 4-letter word. PUZ  |  PDF