{"id":5417,"date":"2015-12-25T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-12-25T17:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=5417"},"modified":"2022-12-27T12:03:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T20:03:18","slug":"scrabble-first-letter-by-murat-can-tonta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/scrabble-first-letter-by-murat-can-tonta\/","title":{"rendered":"Scrabble (First Letter) by Murat Can Tonta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/151225-ScrabbleFirst-MCT.png\" alt=\"Scrabble by Murat Can Tonta\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/151225-ScrabbleFirst-MCT.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/151225OneT>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between a letter entry mode and a shading mode. CAPS LOCK is recommended for letter entry.)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> One to Thirteen, Almost<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 24th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Murat Can Tonta.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Place each of the given words into the grid, one letter per cell, reading from left to right or top to bottom. All words must be connected, and no words other than the given words can appear in the grid. The highlighted cells must contain the first letters of each of the words.<\/p>\n<p><b>Answer String:<\/b> Enter all letters in the indicated rows from left to right, separating each row with a comma. Use CAPITAL LETTERS.<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 4:30, Master = 8:00, Expert = 16:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/151225-ScrabbleFirst-MCT-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/wordpuzzle\/\">word puzzles<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between a letter entry mode and a shading mode. CAPS LOCK is recommended for letter entry.) Theme: One to Thirteen, Almost Author\/Opus: This is the 24th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Murat Can Tonta. 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