Tune Out

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Tune Out

#1

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It's time for MMM! A few comments:

- This puzzle originally was scheduled to be posted back in January, but was pulled for reasons that will be discussed on Saturday evening.
- It was created back in the Dec/Jan timeframe (and one of my first puzzles). Since then, I have learned a lot about constructing puzzles (obviously still learning with a ways to go!). As a result, some of the things that really annoy a lot of solvers (e.g. not making use of the longest grid answers) will still be annoying. :-/
- The solution mechanism is 94.1% correct - - the missing 5.9% will not affect your ability to solve at all, but I am expecting to hear from some of you about it! :-)

All that said, I believe this will be an easy solve for most that should still provide an AHA moment - - hoping for (and expecting) a lot of solvers. Figured to provide an easier solve after the more difficult (and WAYYYY more ingenious) Madhatter puzzle.

The answer to this crossword is "Something you wind up to unwind." Happy solving!


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#2

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Wow, very impressive meta, and a workout of a grid. Now I need to refuel with some hulled wheat or whatnot.
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#3

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Agree! But got there in the end.
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#4

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Tough grid. Learned a few things along the way.
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That was fun! I have leapt off the chaise lounge. Go Rays!
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#6

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Off the couch! Tough grid, fun meta.
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#7

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Grid was tougher than the meta, Chris! Thanks for this puzzle.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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#9

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Off the couch. Fun puzzle and, yes, a tough grid.
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#10

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Solved
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Off the couch I believe!

Awaiting confirmation and unwinding after that very challenging Grid.

EDIT: Confirmed
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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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#12

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Off the couch!

Ditto above. Tough grid (I needed to google); not so tough, but fun meta.

Now, a question for Mr. Philly: Is it really that hard?
https://slate.com/culture/2021/04/mare- ... ccent.html
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Off the couch I believe. Grid was a bear!
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#14

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Agree that the grid was a bit of a bear. But fun meta! Off the couch :)
- Just puzzling it out here in Delmarva :D
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Off the couch I think! Enjoyed it!
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ChrisKochmanski wrote: Mon Apr 19, 2021 2:42 pm Off the couch!

Ditto above. Tough grid (I needed to google); not so tough, but fun meta.

Now, a question for Mr. Philly: Is it really that hard?
https://slate.com/culture/2021/04/mare- ... ccent.html
Not originally from here - - I can definitely detect the accent (or, a better way to say it might be "a way of saying certain words"), but wouldn't attempt to copy it! The most frequently cited example of South-Philadelphian lingo is the pronunciation of water as "wudder". But "youse" (plural for you) is a close second!
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Off the couch! Fun!
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Hated the grid, loved the meta. Thanks Chris!
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cbarbee002 wrote: Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:17 pm
ChrisKochmanski wrote: Mon Apr 19, 2021 2:42 pm Off the couch!

Ditto above. Tough grid (I needed to google); not so tough, but fun meta.

Now, a question for Mr. Philly: Is it really that hard?
https://slate.com/culture/2021/04/mare- ... ccent.html
Not originally from here - - I can definitely detect the accent (or, a better way to say it might be "a way of saying certain words"), but wouldn't attempt to copy it! The most frequently cited example of South-Philadelphian lingo is the pronunciation of water as "wudder". But "youse" (plural for you) is a close second!
I'll try "youse" with our neighbors Jim and Martha, who have been in Michigan for at least 25 years, but still have their native Philly accents. It may make them nostalgic! (Interestingly, Jim is a Yankees fan. Is that unusual for someone from Philadelphia?)
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ChrisKochmanski wrote: Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:33 pm
cbarbee002 wrote: Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:17 pm
ChrisKochmanski wrote: Mon Apr 19, 2021 2:42 pm Off the couch!

Ditto above. Tough grid (I needed to google); not so tough, but fun meta.

Now, a question for Mr. Philly: Is it really that hard?
https://slate.com/culture/2021/04/mare- ... ccent.html
Not originally from here - - I can definitely detect the accent (or, a better way to say it might be "a way of saying certain words"), but wouldn't attempt to copy it! The most frequently cited example of South-Philadelphian lingo is the pronunciation of water as "wudder". But "youse" (plural for you) is a close second!
I'll try "youse" with our neighbors Jim and Martha, who have been in Michigan for at least 25 years, but still have their native Philly accents. It may make them nostalgic! (Interestingly, Jim is a Yankees fan. Is that unusual for someone from Philadelphia?)
I grew up in Delco, so I used to speak it well. If Kate Winslet needs some coaching on the accent, she just needs to spend a weekend with my sisters. Lots of extra syllables and "wooder" is what we drink when we're not drinking!
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