"Low Spirits"

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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#61

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WEDNESDAY NIGHT UPDATE

57. Naptown Kid
58. Hidden in 3D
59. Joe Ross
60. damefox
61. LadyBird
62. Carolyn
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#62

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Had an epiphany. OTC.
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#63

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Shamed off the couch by Peter. :? :)
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#64

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Off the couch on this one, but back on soon to tackle the WSJ I just printed out. So many puzzles, so little time...

An enjoyable puzzle, Peter!
The other Wendy. :roll:
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#65

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THURSDAY NIGHT UPDATE

63. Laura M
64. Mike D (crosshare)
65. cbarbee002
66. Schmidzy (crosshare)
67. BrianMac
68. HeadinHome
69. ThomTaddio (crosshare)
70. CPJohnson
71. Jeanrosz
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#66

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MikeyG wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:32 am
Joe Ross wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 10:55 am A slight tap on the back of my head (with a 42" Louisville Slugger) righted my wrong.

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Man, I would love that chair, haha.
Not me, man. Every time I see this picture I think how creepy that chair looks. Like a giant hand grabbing your *.
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hoover wrote: Fri Aug 27, 2021 2:51 am
MikeyG wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:32 am
Joe Ross wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 10:55 am A slight tap on the back of my head (with a 42" Louisville Slugger) righted my wrong.

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Man, I would love that chair, haha.
Not me, man. Every time I see this picture I think how creepy that chair looks. Like a giant hand grabbing your *.
I didn't even think of that; I just love baseball, haha (so I can at least get the ottoman!)
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#68

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I just now looked at this again after setting it aside for a few days and slapped myself in the head for not getting it sooner. Finally off the couch.
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#69

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FINAL COUNT AND REVEAL

72. Jeanne C
73. Sew Young
74. jacobstautzy

A new MMM record, with 10 submissions via crosshare. Toughish grid, not-as-tough meta. Glad everyone liked it!

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Re: 39-Across -- Cool "Happy Days" dude with a magic fist that apparently had electrical powers
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#70

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Winner: #22

@MamaE :!:
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@Meg , is that you depicted in the cartoon in entry #69?
Congrats, @MamaE!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Wendy Walker wrote: Sun Aug 29, 2021 8:36 am @Meg , is that you depicted in the cartoon in entry #69?
Congrats, @MamaE!
That’s me, all right! That purple dress is one of my favorites. And the 6-pack on the cabana boy is quite something!
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Abide wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 12:25 pm A few folks that claimed off the couch were actually watching a pageant.
Now that we have the reveal - any details?
Granted I didn't look very hard when I read this, but have no idea what ensnared a few folks.
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RPardoe wrote: Sun Aug 29, 2021 11:01 am
Now that we have the reveal - any details?
Granted I didn't look very hard when I read this, but have no idea what ensnared a few folks.
There were a decent number that initially submitted something like bartender/"at the bar"/"raise the bar". Most of these had not noticed LIMBO in the southeast. @DrTom raised, lowered, and probably hurdled before he saw what was intended.
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#75

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Oh... I thought the Limbo was a reference to "low" but not essential. I saw the BAR in the long clues and for the LOW I looked what was below them but it didn't occur to me those were limbo bars... and the letters below were actually limboing.
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#76

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Not sure what it says about me that when I saw the first BAR I immediately looked for Chocolate -- (well, that does raise my spirits! :D )
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Looking for an MMM submission for this week if any constructors out there have one they would like to contribute. Just shoot me a PM.

Thanks!

Edit: Got one! Thanks everyone who volunteered!
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#78

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Wendy Walker wrote: Sun Aug 29, 2021 8:36 am @Meg , is that you depicted in the cartoon in entry #69?
Congrats, @MamaE!
Thanks Wendy!
- Just puzzling it out here in Delmarva :D
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Meg wrote: Sun Aug 29, 2021 8:54 am
Wendy Walker wrote: Sun Aug 29, 2021 8:36 am @Meg , is that you depicted in the cartoon in entry #69?
Congrats, @MamaE!
That’s me, all right! That purple dress is one of my favorites. And the 6-pack on the cabana boy is quite something!
Six pack? I hope it is Guinness—Yum!
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