April 5, 2017 - "Cuts Short at the Head" - Brendan Emmett Quigley, edited by Ben Tausig

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Puzzle Notes

Dear friends: 

Brendan Emmett Quigley's "Cuts Short at the Head" is 4.5/5 difficulty, and it has a meta component ...

Here's yr flavortext: "The answer to this meta is an alternative cut. (Bonus puzzle: what other alternative cut pairs up with the meta answer in the style of the theme answers?) Send the answer to cuts@avxwords.com for a chance to win a prize OR send the answer and the bonus answer for a chance to win an even better prize."

Byron Walden is next week.

Best,

Ben and the AVCX crew [avxword.com, @AVCXWord]