"Borne on the Fourth of July"

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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Al Sisti
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"Borne on the Fourth of July"

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Post by Al Sisti »

Good morning Muggles, and welcome to Muggle Meta Monday! Before we go any further, how about a big hand for Tom’s excellent “Pieces of Eight” meta last week?

Today’s puzzle is called “Borne on the Fourth of July,” probably around a Week 3 rating. Please PM me your solution by 4 PM on Sunday, and this week, I’m going to try to give at least one or two snapshots of a leaderboard during the week. Feel free to PM me for nudges, but try to stick with it for a couple days first. If nothing else, Nudge Wednesday occurs on… uh, Wednesday this week.

Borne on the Fourth of July.pdf

Borne on the Fourth of July.puz

The meta answer is something people do on the Fourth of July. Good luck!
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BrianMac
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#2

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Loved this one, Al. Maybe your best yet!
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#3

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Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024

PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
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Richard B.
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#4

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Nice one, Al. The grid itself was very fair and lively - filled with good, non-obscure stuff.
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Very nice Al. Cryptics come in handy yet again.
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#6

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Off the couch!

Loved it. Tight enough, in my view, to be a WSJCC.

More Sisti-an (Sisti-esque?) clueing too. I especially liked 31D.

You go, Al!
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#7

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Agree. My thoughts exactly as I solved. This is WSJCC quality.
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#8

Post by Hector »

Thanks, Al! Elegant mechanism.
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Al Sisti
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#9

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I was just informed that there is a non-meta-related typo at 33D; the clue should say "...three-time presidential candidate..." (not "...thee-time..."). Shoot... I hate making mistakes, that's why I'm so fanatic about proofroofreading.
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Post by damefox »

Off the couch! Very nice puzzle.
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#11

Post by Laura M »

Off the couch! Agree this was quite well done, very professional.
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#12

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ChrisKochmanski wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:47 am Off the couch!

Loved it. Tight enough, in my view, to be a WSJCC.

More Sisti-an (Sisti-esque?) clueing too. I especially liked 31D.

You go, Al!
Sistine?
'tis... A lovely day for a Guinness!
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#13

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Off the couch, and worshipping at the Sistine Chapel! What a great puzzle - thanks Al!
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#14

Post by Cindy »

Nice job Al.
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I loved this one. Thanks Al.
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Off the couch.Really a neat puzzle, but very tough if you don’t know something.
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#17

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Off the couch. Fun puzzle. 46A and 47D intersection is a Natick for me and I had to get help from Mr. G.
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FrankH wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:50 pm 46A and 47D intersection is a Natick for me and I had to get help from Mr. G.
Can't blame you there.
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#19

Post by FrankieHeck »

Whew! I was starting to panic, but I finally figured it out. Great puzzle!
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#20

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Off the couch on a Monday! Yippee. 44A!
Superfun. :)
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