Solution to No Silver Lining

by Noah Snyder & Matt Cain

The word search grid is filled with the names of beverages. One common beverage is missing: tea. When all the beverages are removed from the grid the below pattern remains. Astute hunters will realize that it is, in fact, the pre-silverline MBTA subway map with the various lines formed by the first letters of station names. Interstitial space on the lines are filled with the letter T. Five of the station initials were replaced with the letter E, as no actual stations start with E (stuff out on the green line doesn't count as it isn't on this map). Traversing the grid in any direction and reading out the five missing station initials spells RADAR.

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***********O*********W**
**A********M********R***
**D********W*******B****
**P********S******S*****
**T*****L**T*****O******
***H*****S*C****W*******
****C*****NN***A********
*****K****HH**M*********
******C**BGTSA**********
*******TTTPTDTTT********
**********B*C***S*******
*********A**N****B******
********C***B*****A*****
*******HP***M******J****
****BTK*S***R******TT***
***B*TT*N***R******T*T**
****C*T*M***J******S*N**
******L*B***S******F*W**
**RTRT**H***G******S*Q**
*********TTAF******A*Q**
****************MTTT*B**
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Beverage Wordlist:

adobesprings
ale
americano
bass
baileys
beer
bloodymary
bock
bourbon
bud
busch
chai
chianti
chocolatemilk
cider
cocacola
cocktail
cognac
coke
cola
daiquiri
dasani
decaf
eggnog
evian
fanta
fattire
flamingmoe
gingerale
grapefruitjuice
grappa
harveywallbanger
islay
kamikaze
kefir
lager
lambic
latte
limeade
liquor
martini
marzen
mead
meccacola
mojito
newcastle
pangalacticgargleblaster
pepsi
perrier
petitesirah
pilsener
pop
porter
redbull
rootbeer
rum
ryewhisky
samschoice
soymilk
sprite
stout
tequila
vodka
water
wine
zinfandel

2006 MIT Mystery Hunt