MEOW #98 Rock the Boat

A weekly meta crossword on the forum started by member Josh (aka madhatter5). These puzzles are often very creative with solving mechanisms out of the norm and skewing towards the more challenging. Puzzles are posted every Wednesday, and the solution appears the following Tuesday.
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Great puzzle so far, and it looks like even the meta will make me smile! Can't wait!

I'll eat some 14-A in the hopes that some inspiration comes to me! I'll be chewing on this one (and the 14-A) for a bit. Wish me luck!

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#42

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We needed all three nudges! What a great puzzle! Thanks Claudia!
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#43

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Solver update --

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Happy to have this many enjoying it!
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#44

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Needed the nudges, but really clever meta, whimsy! Enjoyed it!
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#45

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I didn't say this before but this was a really cool mechanism. Thanks for the puzzle.
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#46

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And now let's welcome -

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Reveal tomorrow!
(Yeah, right -- like it's a big secret! :P )
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Second nudge needed: a lot of that was well hidden! Very nice! And the reveal made me :lol: - well done!!
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#48

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And our buzzer beaters!

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14A all around!!
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#49

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Solution
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Thanks, everyone, for playing!
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#50

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Wow. I didn’t even see the rocks. I found the boats and noticed that the letters to their left spelled out NAUSEA.

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I didn't see the rocks either. But I read the book.
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I also missed the rocks but managed to guess the answer. I feel bad that I missed the eloquence of this puzzle.
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#53

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My own brother tried it out and he didn't see the rocks either. Good thing this isn't literal or we'd have had a lot of beached watercraft! Fortunately, all got there safely. :D
Hey, like the ads for all the lotteries that want to suck your $$$ -- (cheery announcer): "So many ways to play!!

The spoilers mentioned a bit of a backstory where one of the first versions of this puzzle dealt only with the rocks, no boats. But my entries were a little too ambiguous and DrTom and Josh had some suggestions that led to this one. In the earlier version The title was going to be: Between a Rock and a Hard Place. I won't tell you what the answer was going to be just in case I find an appropriate way to use it someday! :twisted:
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