That Ship Has Sailed! by Rick Kennedy

STARTING APRIL 30, 2023

Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 meta puzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related organizations. Many of the constructors and test solvers involved with the project are members of the Muggle community. The bundle is available in exchange for a donation to any cancer-related charity. For more information, visit CrosswordsForCancer.com or email CrosswordsForCancer@gmail.com.
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That Ship Has Sailed! by Rick Kennedy

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That Ship Has Sailed! by Rick Kennedy.

The answer to this meta is a six-letter word.

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This puzzle is part of the CCCC bundle. To access the bundle and for more information, see this post.
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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I am very honored to be a part of this wonderful effort coordinated by Will Pfadenhauer (aka @AnswerPfinder). Thank you for solving my meta and for donating to a cancer charity. Please feel free to PM me for a nudge.
Ahoy! Check out my meta puzzles here! Check out "Smooth Sailing Sundays" here!
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Another nice one, Cap'n. No nudge needed.
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A classic Rick meta - clever, elegant, and fun!
If you want help with a meta, feel free to PM me. The more specific you are about what you have and what you want, the more likely I can help without spoiling.

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Yep, definitely a classic @Cap'n Rick meta. Fun one!
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta! :shock:
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I do love a Cap’n Rick (even more than a Captain Morgan). Smooth, well clued and just tricky enough to make you think without making you scream. Thanks Rick
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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I got the mechanism but had a few wrong answers that led me astray. Great meta @Cap'n Rick

I was deep in a rabbit hole because there are six of the grid answers which also have something in common but unfortunately they don't lead anywhere

It is on to @Bird Lives tomorrow.
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Love me a @Cap'n Rick meta. Thanks for another great one, Rick!
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Thanks Cap’n! (PS RIP Gordon Lightfoot, who chronicled the late Captain McSorley years ago.)
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Unmistakably a Capn Rick -- theme and execution. But I'm surprised it wasn't saved for a different occasion.
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I began to laugh as the meta answer took shape -- Great stuff as usual!

Thanks, Cap'n!
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Elegant and fun meta, finished with a lovely twist. Thanks, Rick!
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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Very enjoyable meta, Cap'n! I donated to National Breast Cancer Foundation in honor of my wife who is a breast cancer survivor. Due to the advances in knowledge pertaining to the best individualized treatment options made possible by prior donors, she is doing fine today. Thank you, Cap'n!
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Great puzzle and Meta Cap'n...

Took a minute to get parts of it, but fun aha moment.

Thanks.
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Very fun sir, thanks. Took me two viewings to get rolling, but smooth sailing once I did. :lol:
Check out this very cool project by many of your favorite muggles to raise money to fight cancer. You get a fun puzzle bundle and good causes get $. Win-win: Crosswords for Cancer
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Nice one, Cap'n Rick! Thanks!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Beauty!
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I've received a few nudge requests, so here you go. (Note: If you haven't yet solved, you might want to give this one a try this weekend. :D)

Hmm, it appears that 6 ships have sailed out of this puzzle (symmetrically, of course).

Before those ships sailed, they formed different words with 6 grid entries.

Those 6 different "ship" words matched 6 other clues.

The first letters of the answers to those other clues spell the meta answer, which can also be a type of "ship".

You could have saved a lot of time by just identifying the nursery rhyme character at 39-Across. :D
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Ahhhh… needed - but shouldn’t have - that first nudge. This type of meta has perpetually been a blind spot for me, but great fun, Cap’n, elegant construction!
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Thanks for solving, everyone. Hope you all had a very happy Mother's Day! :D
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