#636 - "Team Meta"

An excellent puzzle written by one of the innovators of the meta crossword format. It comes out every Friday at noon and increases in difficulty throughout the month. Available for modest subscription (worth every cent) here: www.xwordcontest.com
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#21

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Really curious how the no-see-um solvers guessed this one.
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#22

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I got an email with the puzzle at 12:01 EDT.
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#23

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Dplass wrote: โ†‘Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:34 pm I got an email with the puzzle at 12:01 EDT.
Wow... mine came at 12:24...
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#24

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I wondered where everyone was. 12:25 is hardly speed solving, and that put me at #9.

I'm one of the luddites who didn't want to do Patreon when I still had over a year left on my subscription anyway, so I get a regular email.
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#25

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Beam me up. Love those Week 1's.
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#26

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Solved
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#27

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On the board. Now what?? Oh yeah, skeet shooting! Is there a trainer for those of us whoโ€™ve never shot a skeet? Iโ€™ve never heard anyone say it that way, but I like the sound.
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#28

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Beam me up.
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#29

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Solved.
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#30

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Al Sisti wrote: โ†‘Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:36 pm
Dplass wrote: โ†‘Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:34 pm I got an email with the puzzle at 12:01 EDT.
Wow... mine came at 12:24...
BarbaraK wrote: โ†‘Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:40 pm I wondered where everyone was. 12:25 is hardly speed solving, and that put me at #9.

I'm one of the luddites who didn't want to do Patreon when I still had over a year left on my subscription anyway, so I get a regular email.
Email must go out in batches? Mine came at 12:24, too. Can see e.a. solving with a 12:01 email. [EDIT1: POSSIBLE SPOILERISH VERBAGE REMOVED, WITH APOLOGIES.]
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Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024

PLATELET ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ENORMOUS ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:
๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ% ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ,
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#31

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On the board. Go Springfield Isotopes!
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#32

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Glad it was week 1, I'm using all my brain power over on Wall St.
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#33

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I got the answer but I think there is a minor issue with it. Does anyone else see it?
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#34

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Got it!
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#35

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I didnโ€™t get my email until 12:23. Matt said Patreon was down for almost an hour.
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#36

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Beam me up! Nice week 1. Nice job dplass on the leaderboard placement - #4!
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#37

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Took a break from yard work to have lunch. Puzzle came at 12:23 for me BTW.
20 minutes from start to finish. Easy Peasy!
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#38

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On the board :)
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#39

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August MMMM, WSJ, and MGWCC all fell easy. Now what to do this weekend? :)
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#40

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Beam me up - and back into my usual 3-digit ranking. I was worried when I saw a baseball theme, but this was a softball week 1 meta.
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