Fill Me In #467: As the tub gets emptier, the diction falters.

Fill Me In

It's Round Two (the round of 32) of Ryan's Middle Name -- vote AGAIN in the bracket (and see the previous round's scores here). This week, Ryan and Brian do some non-NYT puzzles in the Thunder Round, so solve them if you haven't:

• Sat. 9/28/24 Spyscape ("Bridge of Spies") by Shannon Rapp and Will Eisenberg (online link)
• Tues. 10/8/24 Universal by Shmuel Schmell (PUZ link)
• Wed. 10/9/24 Vulture ("With a Twist") by J. Smith-Cameron, Kate Hawkins, and Rachel Fabi (online link)
• Wed. 10/23/24 AVCX ("Down the Drain") by Rebecca Goldstein (free trial subscription available)
• Fri. 11/1/24 People ("Thanks for the Memories") by Robyn Weintraub (online link)
• Fri. 11/8/24 Slate by Ben Zimmer (online link)

And there's also a Contest of Still Going On, available at https://bemoresmarter.com/contest

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