"First-Name Basis" by Wendy Walker

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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Jeremy Smith
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OTC! Thanks, Wendy!
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Off the couch!
Super clever, Wendy!
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Off the couch! Nice one!
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OTC!
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(That's Ms. Ikea to you!)

Lots of fun and a great idea! Thanks, Wendy!
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Off the couch! Fun one!! :D
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Fun idea, thanks. Took me a few beats to spot the way in, but got there eventually. :)
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Got the answer before all the pieces. Needed google for a few.
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Tom Shea wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 6:19 pm Got the answer before all the pieces. Needed google for a few.
@Tom Shea After I had the answer, I had to backsolve for one actor and then I realized who it was and on a second when backsolving did not work, I appealed to the kind graces of @Wendy Walker. And I do admit one was a very difficult challenge for Ms. Walker so I am willing to give her a pass for a fun meta.
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Off the couch! Needed Google for two. Thanks, Wendy.
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OTC!
This was one of those where I knew pretty quickly what I needed to do, but it was easier said than done. After taking a break, I glanced at my notes again and realized I had a good guess that turned out to be right, though I didn't have 100% of it.
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OTC! Thanks Wendy!
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#32

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Fabulous turnout for my First-Name Basis puzzle. Thank you all for solving and I greatly appreciate your kind words!
[TS]Peter Abide
[TS]JH Seeman
1. Pair O Ducks
2. DIS
3. rjy
4. Tom Wilson
5. KayW
6. boharr
7. Meg
8. I K Snamhcok
9. Mwoychick
10. Cindy Weatherman
11. Hector
12. JM
13. DCBilly
14. LarsCaine
15. MatthewL
16. lbray53
17. Bird Lives
18. markhr
19. Adam Doctoroff
20. woozy
21. Danny K Bernstein
22. dannyvee
23. Mikey G
24. heidi
25. Capn Rick
26. Qmark
27. Richard
28. HeadinHome
29. Darth
30. Dow Jones
31. Schmeel
32. david
33. SJ
34. Jeremy Smith
35. imontoo
36. Philip Chow
37. LB800
38. whimsy
39. Anita and Steve
40. ajk
41. andeux
42. CPJohnson
43. Tyrpmom
44. Rufus T Firefly
45. Laura M
46. hoover
47. Tim
48. Carolyn
49. Cindy Heisler
50. Adam Simon Levine
51. Eric Porter
52. DebbieC
53. DrTom
54. rvkal
55. Alex Sisti
56. SamKat9
57. BenChen71
58. LindaPRMaven
59. Tom Shea
60. Bob Cruise Director
61. Ergcat
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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ashore!!! thanks Wendy for a great puzzle
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Off the couch!

Great way to start your MMM 2024 season, Wendy! Looking forward to more!

Thanks!
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WOW, still more solvers for "First-Name Basis"! Thank you all!
62. kurtalert
63. Berto
64. bhamren
65. BrennerTJ
66. kamashdad
67. minimuggle
68. atsirica111191
69. Alvibu67

Wednesday nudges:
Based on the title, what do you think should you be looking for in the grid?
There are eight of them, symmetrically placed.
Read the unnecessarily wordy clues for those eight, and keep in mind the prompt -- you're looking for an actor.
How could that verbosity help you to derive a surname?
Video spoiler: I really wanted to post a photo of my MALE CAT playing with various untidy SKEINS OF YARN in my knitting basket.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Off the couch with such a fun puzzle I wish I hadn't waited to solve it! Nice job as usual, Wendy!
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Still more solvers:
70. Johnny Luau
71. edestlin
72. Kat Lewin
73. JR
74. Byron
75. supercruciverbalistic
76. frostyjhammer
77. K7
78. rfj

And a big thank you to Crosshare for featuring my puzzle! An honor indeed!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Final solvers:
79. Sanna
80. Jaclyn
81. Prog
82. Naptown Kid
83. Tom C
I am so grateful to all solvers! What an awesome turnout!

The meta answer is TOM HANKS.

Solvers had to notice the eight first names in the grid (Terry, Peter, Bill, Dustin, Linden, Nick, Grace, Jimmy) and then, using the movie or TV show hint given in each clue ("Make Mine Mink": Terry-Thomas; "Goodbye, Mr. Chips": Peter O'Toole; "Meatballs": Bill Murray; "Hook": Dustin Hoffman; "The Young and the Restless": Linden Ashby; "Weeds": Nick Nolte; "The Swan": Grace Kelly; "Rear Window": Jimmy Stewart), determine the actor's surname. The first letters of those surnames spelled the meta answer.

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Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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