"Of Thee I Sing"

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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LaceyK
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#21

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I think I am off the couch (awaiting confirmation).
Lots of fun Sistine clues. My favorite: 65A. :)
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Al Sisti
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#22

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LaceyK wrote: ↑Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:31 pm I think I am off the couch (awaiting confirmation).
Lots of fun Sistine clues. My favorite: 65A. :)
That was mine too. I think you might need to seek professional help.
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Beth Tyrpin
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#23

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🛋
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Wendy Walker
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#24

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Clue for 61A cracked me up and the answer took me surprisingly long to get, considering I still find myself using words <like that> 40 years after attending school in <that place>! Much to the annoyance of friends and family.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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MarkL
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#25

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Grid is under control; one clue strikes me as odd. Shreds and tatters of meta abound, still working on getting it all to mesh.

May need the first nudge to move forward. Cheers!
'tis... A lovely day for a Guinness!
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Djquimby
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#26

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Confirmed and couchfree. Another great one.
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C=64
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#27

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My favorite pair of clues are 27D & 29D.
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Schmeel
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#28

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I'm off the couch!
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Al Sisti
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#29

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Happy Nudge Wednesday... here is the first of your Dr. Pepper (10 2 4) nudges:


The five long acrosses are themed entries, but there are other ways to get the answer...

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MarkL
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#30

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CU@2!
;)
'tis... A lovely day for a Guinness!
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LesY
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#31

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a-HA! Something that occurred to me literally 2 minutes into the puzzle came back in my head 2 days later, in a different way. And while drinking a Dr Pepper no less.

Can now see two ways to get there. Can’t wait to hear if there are more.

Great puzzle, Al!
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Al Sisti
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#32

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Here is the 2 PM Dr. Pepper nudge:

Another way to parse the title -- which does not refer to the musical of the same name -- is "I am singing this song about <someone/something>. Who am I?

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MarkL
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#33

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:lol:
&@4!!
'tis... A lovely day for a Guinness!
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Dplass
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#34

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MarkL wrote: ↑Wed Aug 05, 2020 2:38 pm :lol:
&@4!!
Same. I'm completely lost on the space of the couch in the sea.
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C=64
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Dplass wrote: ↑Wed Aug 05, 2020 2:43 pm
MarkL wrote: ↑Wed Aug 05, 2020 2:38 pm :lol:
&@4!!
Same. I'm completely lost on the space of the couch in the sea.
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Al Sisti
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#36

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And here is the 4 PM nudge


Some people have hiccupped at the singer of the fourth theme girl, because there are three fairly famous versions. What I was looking for is a solo singer from one of those bands. She refers to herself as a white witch. You guys have got this!

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FrankieHeck
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#37

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Whew. I was actually using pretty much all the information in the clues correctly all along, but was getting tripped up somewhere else, making some bad assumptions. I enjoyed scrolling through all the 80s songs, though. Lots of memories of sitting in front of MTV, watching the same videos over and over.
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C=64
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#38

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Nudge #3 was a hard shove that brought this from KAS 4.98 down to KAS 2.
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Richard B.
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#39

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Needed the nudges. Just wasn’t on my radar without them. Well constructed, Al. You have the knack.
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Al Sisti
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Richard B. wrote: ↑Wed Aug 05, 2020 4:41 pm Needed the nudges. Just wasn’t on my radar without them. Well constructed, Al. You have the knack.
In a moment of poor taste, in our last band job before the world shut down, we did "My Corona," parodying the Knack's only hit.
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