"Splitting Hairs"

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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sharkicicles
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#21

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Enjoyed this one. Thank you!
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CPJohnson
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#22

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Solved, confirmed on Crosshare. Thanks, @Schmeel ! I didn’t need the nudges, after all.
Cynthia
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#23

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Split Hare.jpg

Wow, nice bit of trickery Schmuel - solved the Grid quickly but then stalled - now I see the part I need. Confirmed on Crosshare
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#24

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Couch unencumbered!

Was stuck, partway there, for a while, then had a very nice aha.

Good one, Shmeel!
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#25

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Congratulations, Shmuel, on an awesome puzzle! The final version turned out really great - thanks for sharing it with me along the way!
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#26

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Dang Schmuel, the more I look at this puzzle the better it gets - what a great job. You might have new part-time (oh heck, who am I kidding these take forever - FULL TIME) employment.
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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#27

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Off the couch and loved this puzzle. Confirmed on crosshare. Really well done. Thanks for the great "aha" moment. Have a happy Monday everyone.
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#28

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Very cute. Even when I had it I didn't see it necessarily. ... And ooh, that rabbit hole...

Clever clever clever.... and fair.
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#29

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Off the couch. Great puzzle! Looking forward to many more.
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#30

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Fun meta and I'm off of the couch.
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#31

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Off the couch. Great idea, flawless execution.
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#32

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Confirmed off the couch. Great and fun puzzle. And this from someone spending a few days at Disneyworld!
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#33

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Off the couch. Or... On 35A! ;) Nice one, Schmeel!
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#34

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Nice puzzle! Thank you, Shmuel!
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#35

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Leaderboard lunchbreak for me.
Between Crosshare and PMs I see about 40 correct solvers so far. Incorporating the Crosshare list and the list of solvers here might have not gone as smoothly as I had hoped. So some of you may appear twice and some not all. Let me know!

Al Sisti (TS)
Peter Abide (TS)
BarbaraK
Tom Wilson
Capn Rick
Meg
dplass
kymike
whimsy
boharr
rjy
Mwoychick
oldjudge
schmidzy
Wendy Walker
DIS
Cindy Weatherman
Tmart
Tyrpmom
Idriss Z
Hector
Dannyvee
RPardoe
KayW
Laura M
Richard
DrTom
Sharkicicles
CPJohnson
Bbaack
minimuggle
ChrisKochmanski
Gutman
woozy
benchen71
vandono
Wendy S HeadinHome
michaelm
Bird Lives
JeanneC
Darth
Jeremy Smith
Dave C
Ben Zoon
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#36

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#37

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Things are going to start happening to you now!
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#38

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This is our first Monday meta and it was great fun. We like to do these during lunch together. Yesterday we did the grid and today the meta.
I think we have the answer so what do we do now to check it? If correct, we got it without any nudges!
Don & Cynthia

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#39

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ship4u wrote: Tue Feb 08, 2022 1:41 pm This is our first Monday meta and it was great fun. We like to do these during lunch together. Yesterday we did the grid and today the meta.
I think we have the answer so what do we do now to check it? If correct, we got it without any nudges!
You can use Crosshare to check your answer and get instant feedback. The link is in the first post. Just reveal the solution to the grid since you already filled it in and then you can submit your answer.

Or you can send a PM to Schmeel with your answer.
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#40

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ship4u wrote: Tue Feb 08, 2022 1:41 pm This is our first Monday meta and it was great fun. We like to do these during lunch together. Yesterday we did the grid and today the meta.
I think we have the answer so what do we do now to check it? If correct, we got it without any nudges!
Well done, Don & wife! Send a PM to Schmeel about your solve (I am certain your answer is correct) and he'll put you on the leaderboard!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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