Man Overboard!

[Cinny]

Off the couch. Didn't find the Easter Eggs until I solved the puzzle, but then they were obvious. Great meta, Cap'n!

[MarkWoychick]

Off the couch - thanks for the puzzle, @Cap'n Rick!

[sharkicicles]

Cap’n Rick puzzles are always a favorite round these parts. This was one of those ones where I didn’t even see a mechanism but somehow got the answer via osmosis, then went back and looked and could really appreciate the craftsmanship.

[Dow Jones]

OTC. Very enjoyable grid and meta. Thanks, Cap'n Rick !!

[TeamDoubleTow]

A delightful way to spend a Monday evening! Thanks so much for the fun puzzle @Cap'n Rick .

[Schmeel]

Off the couch.
Great puzzle - there's a lot going on in there!

[Dplass]

Huh. See neither Easter eggs nor meta. I'm definitely getting dumb in my middle age.

[Cap'n Rick]

Day 1 Leaderboard:

Well, we're off to a great start with an even 50 Muggles (including test solvers) off their couches via either the metanism, the Easter eggs, or some combination of both. I guess you could say that everyone is doing it their own way! :D

Abide (TS)
Al Sisti (TS)
boharr (TS)
whimsy (TS)
Laura M
woozy
benchen71
LindaPRmaven
rjy
Darth
Meg
TMart
oldjudge
Hector
JeanneC
michaelm
dannyvee
Bbaack
ChrisKochmanski
hcbirker
Jaclyn
Bird Lives
hoover
MikeyG
Sharkicicles
MatthewL
lbray53
Snood
MarkWoychick
Cindy Weatherman
andeux
Ergcat
ajk
DrTom
ImOnToo
DebbieC
minimuggle
JM
LB800
Anita and Steve
Cindy Heisler
Tyrpmom
troysail
Gutman
TeamDoubleTow
jbird
DIS
Dow Jones
Schmeel
DCBilly

Thanks for solving, and please let me know if I've missed anyone.

[DCBilly]

Good one!

[jhseeman]

Eggs led me to the meta....really fun one, thanks for the puzzle.

[Richard]

Off the couch

Should have looked harder yesterday.'


Nice One

[KayW]

Nice one - thanks Rick!

[mkmf]

Off the couch. Used the mechanism to solve and then had fun looking for the Easter Eggs. Really enjoyed the clue for 40A.

[Cap'n Rick]

Leaderboard Update

Okay, 10 more Muggles have identified the famous person bringing our solver total to 60:

Mr Tex
JHSeeman
Richard
KayW
mkmf
Dplass
somylai
BarbaraK
rvkal
CPJohnson

Please let me know if I've missed anybody.

Let's have a look at those Wednesday Nudges now, shall we?

[Cap'n Rick]

Wednesday Nudges

Here they are!

Sometimes meta titles need to be taken very literally - like "Man Overboard!" for instance.

Do you happen to see any grid entries that can be a type of "BOARD"?

What do you notice about the grid entries that are above (or "OVER") these five "BOARD" entries?

Another "BOARD" reference, and another nickname for this famous person, can be found at the Easter egg crossing of 15A and 7D.

The remaining Easter eggs associated with this Rat Pack member can be found at 32D, 38A, 44A, 51D, 59A, and 63D.

[edestlin]

The nudges helped things click into place, and the Easter Eggs confirmed it. Nice puzzle, Cap'n Rick!

[Cap'n Rick]

Leaderboard Update:

Another 12 Muggles have departed their divans, bringing our solver total to 72.

Naptown Kid
MaineMarge
Jeremy Smith
Carolyn
Wendy Walker
DavyGravy
david
THC
edestlin
BrennerTJ
Deb W
SJMcK

Please let me know if I've missed anyone!

[Qmark]

I was late getting to the puzzle, but managed to solve without using any hints. Very enjoyable construction...thanks Cap'n Rick!

[ky-mike]

Solved using a couple of the hints (I was most of the way there, but saw some distractions in the grid). Confirmed on Crosshare.

[Cap'n Rick]

Leaderboard Update:

Another 13 Muggles bring our solver total to 85:

Jim Dean
K7
Qmark
kamashdad
Max Chemtov
Johnny Luau
mbd
fir
Dawn Landry
Annabeth
supercruciverbalistic
ky-mike
Darrell

Please let me know if I've missed anyone!