"Double Dealing" by Wendy Walker

Formerly known as the “Sunday Summer Substitute”, editor Cap'n Rick now takes the helm for 'Smooth Sailing Sundays'. As The Commodores sang about Sunday morning, the SSS will focus on easier metas. SSS will also support smaller grids and will mentor new constructors on request. Puzzles released each Sunday around 8am Eastern. Nudges released same day at Noon Eastern. New constructors are welcome.
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Wendy Walker
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#21

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So glad everybody is enjoying this one! Thanks for solving! I apologize for the lateness of these nudges but we just got home from the new "Mission: Impossible" movie, which, with trailers, clocks in at 3 hours.
There are two big hints in the clues: 2D and 16A.
What seems odd about the phrasing of a lot of the clues?
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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CPJohnson
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#22

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Finally ssssolved; thanks, Wendy!
Cynthia
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#23

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SSSolved. SSSuch fun, Wendy !!
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#24

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SSSolved! No nudges needed, even for this Aussie. :D
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta! :shock:
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#25

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Nice relaxing Sssunday Sssolve!
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ChrisKochmanski
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#26

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SSSatisfactorily SSSolved!
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ReB
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#27

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Sssolved with no nudging after I went back to my first idea. Well done.
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Alvibu67
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#28

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Sssolved!

Thanks, Wendy!
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HeadinHome
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#29

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I downloaded your puzzle to do later in the day on a car trip, and completely forgot about your introduction words. While doing it, I thought “is it possible she’s actually USING that thing that people always notice in puzzles that is never actually part of the solution?” YEP!

Sssolved. Good fun - thanks!
The other Wendy. :roll:
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Wendy Walker
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#30

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Wow, what a great turnout so far! Thank you all for your very nice comments, and thanks to Crosshare for featuring my puzzle.

[TS]Bird Lives
[TS]Abide
1. Cap'n Rick
2. Cindy Weatherman
3. BarbaraK
4. FrankieHeck
5. Qmark
6. Schmeel
7. Tyrpmom
8. Meg
9. ajk
10. Alex Sisti
11. boharr
12. BrennerTJ
13. KayW
14. heidi
15. Hector
16. Gutman
17. whimsy
18. Carolyn
19. woozy
20. Cindy Heisler
21. rjy
22. GR
23. merlinnimue
24. MatthewL
25. Rufus T Firefly
26. Pair O Ducks
27. Darrell
28. Laura M
29. Jeremy Smith
30. Mwoychick
31. michaelm
32. StephieG19
33. Sharkicicles
34. BestNumber72
35. Jaclyn
36. CPJohnson
37. Dow Jones
38. Bob Cruise Director
39. HeadinHome
40. lbray53
41. hoover
42. I K Snamhcok
43. ReB
44. Alvibu67
45. Berto
46. THC
47. Chris Kochmanski
48. BenChen71
49. Ky-Mike
Last edited by Wendy Walker on Mon Jul 17, 2023 9:01 am, edited 1 time in total.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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ky-mike
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#31

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Totally forgot about this yesterday. Quick solve this morning. Another Wendy Walker winner!
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jhseeman
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#32

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SSSolved it, nice one Wendy.
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Wendy Walker
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#33

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Still more SSSolvers for "Double Dealing":
50. JHSeeman
51. DebbieC
52. DCBilly
53. kamashdad
54. DIS
55. andeux
56. kurtalert
57. SJMcK
Wow! Thank you all!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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#34

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Bahaha, finally this strategy worked! :lol:
Less cross words, more crosswords.

Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 93. Person of Letters
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DrTom
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#35

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Good one Wendy. I started out looking for something sneaky, not knowing you were being sneaky by not being sneaky...that's sneaky!😊

Another very enjoyable Wendy's special (I see you serve then as squares also - are you going to tint your hair red?)
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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haydendog
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#36

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Got this after a second look at the nudges!
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Wendy Walker
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#37

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Final leaderboard:
58. Mikey G
59. Dr. Tom
60. Hayden Dog
61. Katiedid
62. sledge
63. Flora Wynn
Thanks to all for solving!
The almost-always-wrong strategy that this puzzle used was two-word clues that started with the same letter (my favorite being "Administer anesthesia" for the grid answer NUMB). The first letters of the "double-clued" answers spelled out NEVADA, the capital city of which is CARSON CITY.
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