"Don't Overthink It!"

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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"Don't Overthink It!"

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Good morning Muggles! The MMM team has a special treat for you this week. While normally what happens in the Tuesday night Zoom stays in the Tuesday night Zoom, there are exceptions. Less than a month ago, a conversation thread morphed into the idea "You should do a meta on that". So we did.

Everyone on the call was assigned meta duties. The crowd-source team can't fit in the copyright area, so I list them here:
Cat herder: Abide
Fill: Will P. / AnswerPfinder
Triumvirate of Editors: Mark Woychick, Bird Lives, DrTom
Clue Crew: BrennerTJ, hcbirker, AJK, Ship4U, Guffman, BarbaraK, Alvibu67, ReB, Joe Ross, KayW, Wendy Walker

Wednesday nudges as usual. PM me the answer or submit on Crosshare. Random winner will receive a random item from Wendy Walker's robe pocket: Allen wrench, raccoon poison, clock winding key, pebble, flower labels, thumb drive, Badger Balm, carabiner, granola bar. Who knows?!

The meta answer is a person.

8-23-22 Muggle Zoom Room - Don't Overthink It crosshare

8-23-22 Muggle Zoom Room - Don't Overthink It PUZ

8-23-22 Muggle Zoom Room - Don't Overthink It PDF

8-23-22 Muggle Zoom Room - Don't Overthink It spreadsheet


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#2

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Quite a bit of hype for this one - so I'm on it early!
If I’ve solved and you need a nudge, you can PM me. Happy to pay it forward. ;)
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Off the couch!
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Deeply honored to be a part of this project! Thanks!
Don & Cynthia

We are always happy to get to know other muggles and help in any way! PM's are always welcome. The next best thing to winning a mug is helping a fellow muggle win a mug!
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#5

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Off the couch.
Good puzzle - thanks to all those involved!
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#6

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Eager to hop on it early as well… Grid filled, but no toehold yet via underthinking this thing. The rule-follower in me may be forced to 45A 😬
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Cute, cute, cute. Off couch.
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The devious zealots of Zoom have ganged up on us! And provided great fun. I have left the couch.
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"By Muggle Crowdsource," haha. I love it. Let's see if I'll love it if the meta alludes me! Thanks to all of you for doing such a collaborative tour de force!
Less cross words, more crosswords.

Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 133. Don't Think Twice
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#10

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I’m obviously overthinking this one!
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#11

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My brain is so overthinking it's underthinking and I don't get...
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#12

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Nice job everyone.
If you like Rows Gardens check out my mini ones here: viewforum.php?f=41. Nudges are free on the off chance I’ve solved the meta.
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Always nice not to have to overthink on a Monday. Great group meta. Thanks to all involved!

Oh, I almost forgot -- I am off the couch!
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#14

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Just ran off the puzzle for pen solution.
Regardless of the personal outcome, many thanks in advance to those who took the time to fashion this week’s puzzle.
And if Wendy could post the secret to keeping flannel lint out of her robe pockets, I would be eternally grateful!
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#15

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That was a fun puzzle. To everyone involved, thank you!

I figured out what to do rather quickly, unlike the last 2 WSJCCs.

I angered the mods with a sentence that was more specific than what SJMcK said. Hmm.

How does one get on the leaderboard? I'm having a far harder time figuring that out than I did solving the meta.
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Off the couch. Fun puzzle. Well done to all involved!
Check out "The MOAT Mini Pack of Marching Bands" here. US$5 gets you 7 Marching Bands which, hard enough on their own, now contain metas too. And once again there's a mega-meta! :D
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#17

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No progress on the meta, but I think I found a typo in one of the clues (corrected).
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We loved this! Thanks for the great way to start the week!
Team DoubleTow=Ali (who posts here) & Alex
with occasional assistance from son
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Found some things, but what to do with them…?
The other Wendy. :roll:
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#20

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MONDAY NIGHT LEADERBOARD

A little lower turnout on the initial board, which is to be expected when 13 regular solvers are in the construction camp.

1. FrankieHeck
2. JM
3. Chris Kochmanski
4. damefox
5. Hector
6. DIS
7. Schmeel
8. woozy
9. boharr
10. Carolyn
11. Sharkicicles
12. Meg
13. Richard
14. Cindy
15. benchen71
16. Cinny
17. Tom Wilson
18. markhr
19. Teamdoubletow
20. CPJohnson

Based on comments so far, I think difficulty level is Goldilocks/just right.
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