THE WORLD'S WORST CROSSWORD
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THE WORLD'S WORST SUPER MARIO MAKER 2 LEVEL
As hinted at by the pigs that appear when a Question Mark Block is hit (which you'd know about if you played the level or watched someone else play it), the tracks and Question Mark Blocks make a pigpen cipher, which decodes as follows:AHAA AEIALE CAAE AM
FN HEFGIAL ID MHAC E
R INN HMSME FEORAISE
W TT TTRT VONHT GTTO
This is nonsense. But the letters are in alphabetical order in each column, which hints at this being a dropquote (normally, the letters in the dropquote are above, not in, the grid, but unfortunately there's little space for doing that in this level map). The dropquote solves to WHAT FEMALE NAME IS AN ANAGRAM OF THAT OF THE TITLE CHARACTER IN THIS VIDEO GAME? The title character in Super Mario Maker 2 is, of course, Mario; the final answer, therefore, is MOIRA.
3 correct answers were received. The winner, selected by random.org, is Kevin Orfield! Congratulations!
WHO SOLVED BOTH PUZZLES?
3 people solved both puzzles and got entered in the third prize drawing. The winner, selected by random.org from among the people who haven't won so far, is Jason Boomer! Congratulations!
