Puzzle Description:

A very (stereotypical) French acorn with curled moustache, pointy beard, and beret.

#1: besmirched tea (Besmirched Tea) on Aug 6, 2020 [HINT]

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So... that would be a beretcorn?

It's totally moderate lookahead; no symmetry needed. Thanks for solving and sharing, BT and Belita.

And yes, CB, it can definitely be a beretcorn. (I see what you did there; it sounds like ber-acorn, doesn't it?")

All acorns are already wearing berets. They just need to tilt them to wear it right. ^-^ I was going to put this in the fantasy pairing series, but it didn't quite fit. That, and I loved the rhyming title, which means "a seed of oak."

Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by valerie.

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Awesome!

Thank you, meddy and jota, for solving and commenting. ^-^

C'est très chic. Merci.

Merci à toi, aussi, Jane.

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I like this puzzle!

Thank you, BlackCat. Isn't it fun to see how different minds see things?

Glad you like it, Joe. Also, thanks for mapping out the minimal EL. I agree with you on symmetry. I put in asymmetrical elements just to take away the lateral symmetry (and because berets look best tilted with some floppy flat fabric). Personally, I will likely never create one that is symmetrical on all sides. It looks great visually, but it's not a very interesting solve.

Absolutely delightful in every eay, Aurelian! (✬‿✬)

Glad to delight you, Teresa. (I take a bow.)

A very enjoyable puzzle. Great image.

Thanks a bunch. ^-^

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