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Title: “Taken Aback” by Pete Muller, Mack Meller, and Andrew White
Prompt: The meta for this puzzle is a famous singer whose last name is missing from the grid
Answer: Celine Dion, found by 279 solvers
Grid: 7ish
Meta: 12 mins
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