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Puzzle #138: Stained Glass

Posted on July 25, 2025July 23, 2025 By Alex Boisvert 2 Comments on Puzzle #138: Stained Glass

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Last time we ran a seven sages puzzle, our friend Kelsey suggested we call it a “stained glass” puzzle instead. I think this makes sense, since “seven sages” really only applies if the included quote is sage advice somehow. The quote in this puzzle most definitely is not. How does this work?

Each answer in this puzzle is seven letters long and encircles the correspondingly numbered space, reading either clockwise (+) or counterclockwise (-) as indicated. The starting point of each answer is for you to determine. When the grid is correctly filled in, the letters in the outermost ring (reading clockwise from answer 1) will spell out a quote by Mitch Hedberg.

Thanks go out to Quiara for testing this! Did you know she has a substack?

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Comments (2) on “Puzzle #138: Stained Glass”

  1. Mark Wurzelbacher says:
    July 26, 2025 at 6:42 am

    Love it! I do believe I found an error, however: clue 35 should be clockwise (+). At least, that’s the only way I could solve it. Thanks!

    Reply
    1. Alex Boisvert says:
      July 26, 2025 at 11:38 am

      Fixed! Thanks for flagging this.

      Reply

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