"Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er

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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"Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er

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Good morning, Muggles, and welcome to Muggle Meta Monday!

This week’s meta is called “Tip of the Cap,” a first meta puzzle & MMM by @Thurman8er, Steve Thurman.


Tip of the Cap.puz

Tip of the Cap.pdf

Tip of the Cap.xlxs


The meta answer is a sports statistic.
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One of the really nice things about the MMM is the surprise that comes every Monday when the week's constructor is revealed.
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Helluva debut!
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Solved and submitted. I jumped right off the sofa with this one. Thanks, Steve.
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Good morning, Muggles!

I'm so excited to have a puzzle premiere and to hear how everyone likes it. Please don't hesitate to send along your critiques...creating the puzzles is a blast, but I'll only get better if I know where to improve.

I think this is a Week One and very few nudges will be needed. Rest assured, I plan on being far more diabolical in the future.

A quick bio: I have taught secondary math for 34 years...everything from Pre-Algebra to Calculus. The only class to escape my grasp is Statistics, and I'd love to give it a go before retirement. I seriously doubt I will put off retirement if it doesn't happen though.

My puzzling goes back to 8th grade, hiding my copy of Games Magazine under my notebook and working a Selinker cryptic instead of doing classwork. I only discovered metas a few years ago, but I credit them for helping me through a tough 2020...as I know many of you do as well.

And I despise geography themed puzzles. :| :| :|

I can't wait to interact throughout the week. So enjoy!


Steve
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solved
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I’m super impressed with our newest puzzle creator!

And I’m off the couch. This one is not my bailiwick, but plenty of indications of what to do.
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(Test) Solved, and loved it... Welcome to the fold, Steve!
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Verrrrry interesting puzzle with wide range of knowledge needed to complete.
Off the couch.
Nicely done and thanks!
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I greatly enjoyed this one. Impressive debut!
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Got it and enjoyed it! Thanks Steve. Looking forward to more from you.
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I am off the couch. A fun and clever debut. Thanks, Steve.
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Off the sofa— nicely done!
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Off the couch and back to Pandora while I ready myself for TOAD, MEOW, WSJCC and MGWCC - I definitely need professional help, I think I am Metaddicted
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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Off the couch - a nice debut.
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Thurman8er wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 11:28 am Good morning, Muggles!

I'm so excited to have a puzzle premiere and to hear how everyone likes it. Please don't hesitate to send along your critiques...creating the puzzles is a blast, but I'll only get better if I know where to improve.

I think this is a Week One and very few nudges will be needed. Rest assured, I plan on being far more diabolical in the future.

A quick bio: I have taught secondary math for 34 years...everything from Pre-Algebra to Calculus. The only class to escape my grasp is Statistics, and I'd love to give it a go before retirement. I seriously doubt I will put off retirement if it doesn't happen though.

My puzzling goes back to 8th grade, hiding my copy of Games Magazine under my notebook and working a Selinker cryptic instead of doing classwork. I only discovered metas a few years ago, but I credit them for helping me through a tough 2020...as I know many of you do as well.

And I despise geography themed puzzles. :| :| :|

I can't wait to interact throughout the week. So enjoy!


Steve
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Off the couch. A fun solve, and the right level of difficulty for me these days. Also, stacking three 10-letter entries twice is impressive, even with an auto-fill function since it probably comes up with not-very-good words.
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Nice debut!
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Post by Thurman8er »

UPDATE!

Dr. Tom was kind enough to point out a mistake. In my late-night revision, I accidentally misclued 34A and 34D.

34A was supposed to be "Bug-tracking org."
34D was supposed to be "Dinner bell din."

Should make a LOT more sense!
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Solved and submitted
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