"Super Secret"

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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#41

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I think I got it. Loved the mechanism.

Officially off the couch. Lived it.
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#42

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:couch_and_lamp: pending confirmation. That was fun!

EDIT: Confirmed. Thanks, Peter!
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#43

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I'm confirmed off the couch. This is definitely not in my wheelhouse, but I actually did have the right general idea last night, I just didn't approach it correctly. Looked again this evening and realized I'd missed an important instruction, and once I applied that, one more trip to google and there it was.

I enjoyed the grid too - challenging but gettable. I had one wrong letter - square #39 - where I was guessing at both words. Everything else that I didn't know, I could figure out through the crossings.

And speaking of the grid, my husband is a retired airline pilot and in his last several years of work flew regularly to 1D. Much to my surprise, he never had a passenger getting on the plane stop by the cockpit to ask him that Dionne Warwick lyric. How could anyone resist that?!
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#44

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Just got around to it. A real Googlefest for me. Submitted a clean answer.
Nice concept. I like it.
edit: OOPs, forgot it was ten-letters. Had those written next to other answer.
Must be right now.
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#45

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Off the couch! Great puzzle - thanks Peter!
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#46

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I think I’m off the couch, awaiting confirmation. Fun puzzzle, but lots of googling required.

Edit: Confirmed!
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#47

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I think I got it - yay! Google-machine stayed fired up to fill in the gaps.
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#48

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Off the couch, with an arm to assist me-
That was a fun trip for this oldster.
Nicely done, Peter!
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#49

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Off the couch, pending confirmation. Agree with @MaineMarge - this was a fun one!

Confirmed!
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#50

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Pre- Wednesday nudge leaderboard:

27. @Bob cruise director
28. @MaineMarge
29. @MamaE
30. @lbray53
31. @KayW
32. @markhr
33. @BarbaraK
34. @TMart
35. @FKelly
36. @BrennerTJ
37. @eagle1279
38. @Hidden in 3D

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#51

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Guest Nudge from hcbirker

Using highlighters is a good idea! :?

Real Nudge 1

You should already have the first step. Now look in another area of the grid. May not hurt to look over the clues as well
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#52

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Off the couch, pre-nudges!
I got to it late this week.
I printed the puzzle at work before I left for the day and filled much of it on my bus ride home - but needed google to complete the grid and solve the meta.
Great puzzle!
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#53

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Great puzzle! I think I got it. Awaiting confirmation...

Edit: Confirmed. Fun one!
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#54

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Nudge 2


Remember Parentheses Rule 1: Don't get too focused on them until it's time. Instead think about the title and that special area of the grid.
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#55

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Nope . . . looks like I'm going to have to take my clipboard to Date Night tonight (poor Mark). The last time that happened for an MMM was the eye chart puzzle!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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#56

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Nudge 3 (Wendy’s triple with cheese)

You were ignoring the parentheses. But don’t ignore the bottom row. Any of it.
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#57

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Off the couch!

Not exactly a "nudge". But, I did need confirmation that I was on the right track.
Kudos to dudeski for the support!

Very clever meta, Abide!
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#58

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I think I'll be on the couch for a while in more ways than one.
Less cross words, more crosswords.

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#59

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Thursday morning additions

39. @Schmeel
40. @Cap'n Rick
41. @Wendy Walker
42. @Scott Medvetz
43. @MattGaffney 🤩
44. @ImOnToo
45. @CPJohnson
46. @JeanneC

Paging @DrTom ...
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#60

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Not even Peter's generous nudges got me off the couch; I needed our Cruise Director to activate the ejection seat. I had all the basics but strayed many nautical miles from the correct path! Oh well, at least I "solved" it before Date Night, much to Mark's relief. We ate our AMAZING shrimp quesadillas and strolled around town with no clipboard in sight.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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