"Equivocation" by benchen71

Can you storm the castle by getting across the MOAT? A weekly meta crossword constructed by forum member Ben (aka benchen71). These metas range from relatively easy to more challenging, depending on how many Australianisms he puts in them! Puzzles are posted in a new thread every Tuesday, with nudges appearing on Saturdays, and the solution coming out on Mondays. (At least, that's the plan. Given he lives in Australia, and they are so far ahead of the US time-zone-wise, things may get posted early!)
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End of the second day and the following solvers join the list:

Dave C
ReB
whimsy
BarbaraK
Jim Dean
Dow Jones
Mr Tex
Alex Sisti
Qmark
DrTom
BrennerTJ
Carolyn
SewYoung
Abide

That brings us to 37. Nudges coming tomorrow morning Aussie time.
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MikeyG wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 3:12 pm I asked three of my students last week to name a Beatle. None could. (I did not accept "John Elton.")
Too funny!
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Wow, I was so focused on the WSJ that I totally forgot to post the nudges! But before that, here's a solver update:

Pair O Ducks
Alex R

Yep, that's all, bringing us to 39. Let's see if the nudges can shake a few more solvers loose....
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Nudges, in order of increasing blatancy:

1. The main clue is suggested by the quote from Macbeth: FAIR IS FOUL AND FOUL IS FAIR.

2. There is an additional clue in 34 down which suggests that finding opposites is involved.

3. By design, there should only be a handful of entries with antonyms.

4. You're looking for five across entries.

5. There is an additional hint to the answer suggested by a couple of the down entries.
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#25

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Got it with nudge two. Fun stuff, thx.
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Needed nudge two as well. Thanks for the puzzle!
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Have now had time to work on metas. Submitted on Crosshare. Thanks, Ben!
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After a long and busy week, I am finally getting to last week's metas. Crossed the moat singing Beatle songs! My granddaughters age 12 and 16 are huge Beatles fans.
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#29

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Stormed across with the aid of some nudges.
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It's Monday morning here in Australia, and that means it's time for the answer reveal. But first a solver update:

Ergcat
Spid4567
africh
amy nelson
ajk
Bbaack
edestlin
Sharkicicles
CPJohnson
Gutman
Cindy Heisler
MrTheHan
hoover
Schmeel

We got to 53 in the end!
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Here's the answer and explanation for "Equivocation":

Equivocation (solution).png
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benchen71 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 4:40 pm Here's the answer and explanation for "Equivocation":


Equivocation (solution).png
Total coincidence that you and I (MMM) both had "Hello"-themed metas this week... although I think it's happened to us before as well.
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Al Sisti wrote: ↑Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:22 am Total coincidence that you and I (MMM) both had "Hello"-themed metas this week... although I think it's happened to us before as well.
Yep. Funny how that happens!
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