I especially appreciate that these steps are presented in the puzzle in the order they happen, living up to the CHAIN part of the title. Another nice aspect is that each of the words – PREP ...

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LEGO SET (36A: The 10,001-block Eiffel Tower kit, e.g.) This is a well-written ... That's extremely good news. LIE (3D: "Adjust" the facts) Ah, I'm not telling a LIE, I simply "adjusted" the ...

It wasn’t an obvious day to climb the Eiffel Tower. It was the end of November, 1989. Overcast and cold, with clouds obscuring the city. Anita Hansen, then in her early 20s, was studying French ...