"After and Before"

A weekly meta crossword created by members of the forum. Difficulty levels will vary. Hints are usually available starting Wednesday, and solutions are posted on Sunday.
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"After and Before"

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This week's installment of Muggle Meta Mondays comes to you from the beaches of Nantucket, which is my consolation for being the schmuck who has to follow Al's awesome Fourth of July masterpiece :|. The puzzle is entitled "After and Before," and the the answer to the meta is an animal. Feel free to send your answer to me by PM anytime before Sunday afternoon, when I will post the solution and explanation. Because I am away on vacation this week, I might be slow to respond to PMs.

It looks like we have designated Wednesday as "nudge day," so I will try to post a hint or two then, although I don't expect many will be needed for this one.

I hope you enjoy the puzzle and as always, thanks for solving!

After and Before.puz

After and Before.pdf
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#2

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Brian,
Over too soon!! I think I have a bit of a nit. I’ll check with you.
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#3

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OTC... Loved this one!
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#4

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Solved...nice warm up for the week.
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#5

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Off the couch! Fun one!
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#6

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Took me a little while to sort it out, but certainly my fastest Muggle Monday solve! Fun.
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#7

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I’m with you all. Thanks, Brian.
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#8

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🛋
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Post by ChrisKochmanski »

Off the couch!

Liked it. Not schmucky at all.

Wish I was on Nantucket Island too. Lovely! We'll be in Tennessee and North Carolina for a week, starting tomorrow, helping a son and daughter-in-law move -- and it looks to be HOT AND HUMID. Ick. I'll probably only have time for this week's "essentials" -- hopefully, PGWCC, MMMM, WSJCC, and MGWCC.
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Off the couch, but it took me a decent amount of time to get to the last step. 😯

Very well done and I liked the toughish grid. Meta concept was 🤯.

Any nitlets are forgiven on MMM 😋
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Off the couch! Fun one - thanks Brian!
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#12

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Late start, but solved. I bet I know Meg’s nit.
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#13

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Off the couch! Another great one! I understand the nit, but I also think it's justifiable (beyond just "the meta wouldn't work otherwise").
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Off the couch - un-nudged for the first time! Enjoyed it for sure.
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Solved.
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Off the couch with a bound! Fun!
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Awesome.
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Hector wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:40 pmAwesome.
Ditto
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#19

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My daughter came up with the crucial piece and pulled me off the couch.
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#20

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I actually had a chance to do a Muggle Meta Monday on Monday this week. Fun puzzle and I'm off the couch.

I see the nit, but I liked everything else enough that it didn't bother me.
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