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|author = Todd Etter, Yar Woo
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|answer =🧙♀️
|solves = 16
|guesses = {{spoiler|text=143, including 17 partials|label=143}}
|link = https://puzzles.mit.edu/2020/puzzle/refreshment_stand/
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'''Refreshment Stand''' is a [
==Puzzle Elements==
{{Element|Crossword|The puzzle is a standard barred crossword on a 15x15 grid.}}
{{spoiler|label=Spoiler-y Elements}}
{{Element|Something in Common|While solving the grid, one may notice entries sharing some similarities. In particular, eight entries are colored liquids, while seven entries are [[Homophones|homophonic]] to a color + letter (e.g. READ YOU {{=}} red U).}}
{{Element|Intermediate Clue Phrase|Associating the color of each liquid to a letter, then reading these letters in clue order (across, then down), reveals a phrase: JUICED UP. Given that this is a round where every answer is an emoji, this is not the answer, but submitting it is required to continue.}}
{{Element|Physical Puzzle|The puzzle then asked solvers to visit HQ; upon doing so, they received a 3-D printed block with a 15x15 grid of holes, along with four liquids (red, tan, blue, black).}}
{{Element|Paint-By-X|Reusing the color-to-letter associations from earlier and pouring each liquid into every cell with a corresponding letter also causes other cells to fill. Eventually, this draws out the answer.}}
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Refreshment Stand | |
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MIT Mystery Hunt 2020 | |
Creative Pictures Studios | |
Author(s) | Todd Etter, Yar Woo |
Answer | Click to reveal🧙♀️ |
Statistics | |
No. solves | 16 |
No. total guesses | 143143, including 17 partials |
Links | |
Puzzle | Link |
Solution | Link |
Refreshment Stand is a Crossword from the Creative Pictures Studios round of the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt.
Puzzle Elements[edit | edit source]
Crossword - The puzzle is a standard barred crossword on a 15x15 grid.
Something in Common - While solving the grid, one may notice entries sharing some similarities. In particular, eight entries are colored liquids, while seven entries are homophonic to a color + letter (e.g. READ YOU = red U).
Intermediate Clue Phrase - Associating the color of each liquid to a letter, then reading these letters in clue order (across, then down), reveals a phrase: JUICED UP. Given that this is a round where every answer is an emoji, this is not the answer, but submitting it is required to continue.
Physical Puzzle - The puzzle then asked solvers to visit HQ; upon doing so, they received a 3-D printed block with a 15x15 grid of holes, along with four liquids (red, tan, blue, black).
Paint-By-X - Reusing the color-to-letter associations from earlier and pouring each liquid into every cell with a corresponding letter also causes other cells to fill. Eventually, this draws out the answer.