Sunken Treasure

[Meg]

OTC. Nicely done!

[hcbirker]

OTC! Nice one Darth!

[BarbaraK]

I’m off the couch. Fun puzzle with a very nice aha moment.

But I must object to 1 down. “Chocolate substitute” ??? What a ridiculous concept! Chocolate is the world’s most perfect food! There are no substitutes! Yes, I knew what you were going for. I’ve even tried it. And it is no substitute for chocolate

[Cinny]

Late start today, but OTC. Well done, Darth. Thanks!

[Streroto]

OTC. A jolly good grid and meta

Stay well all

[KayW]

OTC. Well done - fun aha moment. Thanks!

[hoover]

I’m off the couch. Fun puzzle with a very nice aha moment.

But I must object to 1 down. “Chocolate substitute” ??? What a ridiculous concept! Chocolate is the world’s most perfect food!

/CHEESE has entered the chat

[Darth]

What a great MMM showing! So far, 48 Muggles have left the couch...
Here's the Leaderboard (compiled from Crosshare and our Xword Forum):
Abide (TS)
benchen71
Pair O Ducks (schmidzy)
boharr
SamKat9
Meg
DCBilly
MatthewL
michaelm
Cindy Weatherman
Hector
Schmeel
merlinnimue
rjy (Ray)
Tyrpmom
lbray53
ajk
dannyvee
DIS
JHSeeman
Ergcat
woozy
Eric Porter
JM
BrennerTJ
Bird Lives (Jay)
david
Darrell
Mark Woychick
whimsy
Jeremy Smith
hcbirker (Heidi)
BarbaraK
Wendy Walker
Cinny (Cindy Heisler)
markhr
Streroto (Scott)
Berto
KayW
Gutman
hoover
andeux
MaineMarge
Bob cruise director
Laura M
Alvibu67 (Allison)
Anita
ReB

[Alvibu67]

Off the couch! Thanks, Darth!

Allison/Alvibu67

[Anita]

Off the couch! Thanks!

[ReB]

Off the couch. Nice change of pace. Liked your cluing too.

[Dow Jones]

OTC. I enjoyed this grid because I didn't have to "google" anything. Thanks, Darth !!

[Bob cruise director]

Off the couch with a collaboration with my solving partner @MaineMarge

I agree with @Dow Jones about having to google only one square.

[MaineMarge]

Yup, @Bob cruise director and I did the teamwork and are OTC.
Loved it, Darth.
Now outside to enjoy some fall beauty by our farm pond down the road. Water, water everywhere..

[ChrisKochmanski]

OTC!

Finally. With a nudge. Can’t believe I wasn’t seeing this one as I should have. Grr!!

[jhseeman]

Haha! Me too! I’m from Pittsburgh originally!

I was born in Pittsburgh...my grandmother got voted biggest Pirates fan in her town and got to throw out the first pitch at a Pirates game.

I was born and raised in central PA and was a fan of all the Pittsburgh teams.

Here's one of my most-prized "Pirate treasures" signed by my favorite Pirate - Willie "Pops" Stargell.


Willie Stargell ball.jpg


Now back to searching for @Darth's treasure.

MIne was by Duffy Dyer.

[CPJohnson]

Got it, after studying it for a while. Thanks, Darth! Great puzzle!

[ImOnToo]

Took today off and I am catching up on the dailies.

Off the couch. Nice one, Darth!

[Darth]

We've got 14 additions to our list of known solvers:
Sobekneferu
DrTom
Dow Jones
Philip Chow
rickybillingsgate
ChrisKochmanski
Alex Sisti
bhamren
ImOnToo (Konnie)
CPJohnson
Sharkicicles
THC
Jaclyn
Katiedid

That brings our total to 62 solvers
(before Wednesday nudges).

[Darth]

"Ahoy, Me Hearties! Avast Ye!"...
Here are yer Wednesday Nudges:

Nudge #1: The introduction to the puzzle states that “the real pirates of history…terrorized sailors across the Seven Seas.” Seven Seas was a figurative term for all the seas of the known world, but you won’t need to Google their names.
Nudge #2: The central entry in the grid (36A) sounds like it might also be central to solving. Could it be taken literally in some way?
Nudge #3: One of the clues offers some “good advice for meta solving” – take that as a nudge giving you some sort of direction.
Nudge #4: Today’s treasure hunters use a magnetometer to search for shipwrecks, but another clue suggests that ultrasonic waves can locate treasure. That clue also suggests where the treasure can be found. ...."Savvy?... Now, heave ho!"