"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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#41

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Peter - you can add me to the leader board
If I’ve solved and you need a nudge, you can PM me. Happy to pay it forward. ;)
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#42

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Off the couch, clever puzzle, thanks to all who contributed!
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Nudge #1

There are three theme entries. Think about those first.
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Nudge #2

Both parts of the word “overthink” are important.
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#45

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Nudged off the couch. Thanks Muggle Zoom Room !!
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Got it! I had two "Hail Mary" guesses first that didn't work, and my third guess basically would've done it had I went there. Nothing wrong with nudges, but I somehow managed to get this one nudge-free, albeit barely.

Great puzzle and so much fun, Muggles!

(And of course I overthought it.)
Less cross words, more crosswords.

Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 133. Don't Think Twice
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Nudge #3 via @DrTom


If you keep chipping away at it we augustly believe you’ll get the answer
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#48

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Back in the US and off the couch..... did need to look at nudge #2 and yes I did way overthink it.

Thanks for the great puzzle zoom team.
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#49

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It's so much fun being on the creation side of a meta, but Wow! It sure is a lot of work, even for a village.
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Off the couch. Nice one! Appreciate the team's work on it!

(For the record, I didn't have to read the nudges. Not that anyone cares but me. But then... I'm pretty important to me. So the achievement has been noted. In triplicate. With a gold star for my shirt collar. Now can I have a cookie?)
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#52

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Thanks to all who contrived this puzzle.

Old and slow me needed the nudges, but appreciate the mechanism and the answer.
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#53

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Super puzzle! And appreciate the shout out to my youth at 21D.
Believe I am off the couch!
Gasp! Friday meta approacheth 🫣
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#54

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I'm off the couch with the help of the nudges. I was on the right path, but definitely overthunk it.... Wonderful puzzle.
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THURSDAY MORNING UPDATE

Couch is in vacation mode. I hear Wendy will be withholding nudges for the WSJ this week until the requestors solve this puzzle. If that's the case, we may set a record!

34. Davy Gravy
35. eagle1279
36. DJB
37. Dow Jones
38. Tyrpmom (Beth T)
39. DebbieC
40. Mikey G
41. Laura M
42. JHSeeman
43. THC
44. HunterX
45. Bbaack
46. david
47. Seamus OL
48. JeanneC
49. Tom Shea
50. minimuggle
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#56

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Took a nudge but finally off the couch.
Very satisfying AHA and amazing work by the Zoom committee!
Thanks all
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Finally off the MMM couch! Nice job, Muggle team! Hopefully there will be more in the future.
Ahoy! Check out my meta puzzles! Also check out "Smooth Sailing Sundays"!
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#58

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High praise from the Crosshare mail serve list:


The week's top puzzles (reviewed by Zoë)
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Mike from Crosshare
4:41 PM (43 minutes ago)
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This week's email is written by Zoë McGuire, a computer science student from Cornwall, UK.

Top puzzles this week:

Don't Overthink It! (Meta) by [Muggle Zoom Team] - A fantastic puzzle deserving of the top spot this week. Some fantastic clues in here, especially 9A and 12D. A suitable title!
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I'm so far behind on the metas this week but I finally got a moment to work on this one again. Very enjoyable! Thanks for the puzzle, everyone who contributed!
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Stumbled across this and solved it. Very nice puzzle and meta. I guess, in the lingo of this particular thread, off the couch.
Matthew
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