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Sorta Game puzzle #70 · September 18, 2026

Three rounds of five things, each with a hidden scale to sort them by — then one last guess at the theme tying all three together. Here’s what this puzzle asks.

1. Round 1

   Order these literal 'blanks' by their typical physical weight, from lightest to heaviest.

   • A standard unsigned paper blank bank check
   • A 5-foot solid steel blade 'blank' before it is forged into a finished broadsword
   • A brass 5.56mm military blank ammunition cartridge
   • A completely blank 100-page Moleskine pocket notebook
   • The original double-vinyl pressing of The Beatles' entirely blank 'White Album'

2. Round 2

   Order these 'slate' entities by their historical origin or introduction, from oldest to most recent.

   • The formation of the natural metamorphic rock known as slate
   • The invention of the hinged Hollywood film clapperboard, traditionally referred to as a 'slate'
   • The widespread classroom use of the handheld wooden-framed writing slate
   • The launch of the online cultural and political magazine Slate.com
   • The establishment of the official HTML web color 'Slate Gray'

3. Round 3

   Order these wiping and erasing implements by the physical width of the path they clear in a single pass, from narrowest to widest.

   • A classic felt dry-erase block used for clearing a classroom whiteboard
   • A standard driver-side rubber windshield wiper blade on a passenger sedan
   • The standard pink rubber eraser tipped on the end of a No. 2 wooden pencil
   • The tiny precision tip of a jeweler's fiberglass scratch brush used to erase fine rust
   • The massive rotating cylindrical sweeper brush underneath a municipal street-cleaning truck

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