Location: Pod of Dolphins
Depth: 79

Solution to Pod of Dolphins Meta

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Answer: BELUGA PAL

The answers to the puzzles in the Pod of Dolphins are:

Each answer has exactly one repeated letter. These letters can be used to spell TIC TAC TOE.

If you write each answer in a 3x3 box, the doubled letters almost form a winning tic-tac-toe combo.

For instance, in BAPTISTRY:

BAP
TIS
TRY

... the two Ts and the B form a three-in-a-row.

And in CITY GATES:

CIT
YGA
TES

...the two Ts and the G form a winning diagonal.

In each answer, the letter with the "winning move" occupies a different square. Order them by which square is used to complete the row:

BEL
UGA
PAL

In a show of cetacean unity, the playful dolphins have recruited a friendly BELUGA PAL to help guide your sub!