"Political Fallout" by Peter Abide and Nancy Salomon

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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SSSolved with one nudge. Thanks, Peter.
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SSSolved!
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Ssolved; thanks, Peter!
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SSSolved. Thanksss.
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Not sure whether this is already posted in Come Aboard! but while reading up on Nancy Salomon (who passed away a couple years ago in May 2021), I found an excellent mentoring post that might be helpful to Muggles interested in constructing.
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@hoover that's a great link. On the left side of that page under "Sage Advice" she has a number of essays.
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Sssolved. Thank you, Peter!
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Sssolved with first nudge. Thanks, Peter!
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SSSolved with one minor stumble, but then that is to be expected under the circumstances😀

Thanks for the fun puzzle and clues that were right down my alley.

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OMG. I did not realize how my I liked the title of this one until I was filing the paper copy away this morning.
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finally got around to Sunday's puzzle.

Fun one. no nudges needed.
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The current New Yorker (12/25) has an article by Natan Last about Mangesh Ghogre, who grew up in Mumbai but somehow became an American cruciverbalist. An important step in this journey came when "He began corresponding with Nancy Salomon, a legendary constructor and also a generous mentor."
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SSSolved (now that my internet connection is working again!)

Thank you for the tribute puzzle, Peter, and also to you and others for posting all the interesting and informative links.
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Finally sssolved with nudges. Nice job, Peter.
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hoover wrote: ↑Sun Dec 17, 2023 7:26 pm Not sure whether this is already posted in Come Aboard! but while reading up on Nancy Salomon (who passed away a couple years ago in May 2021), I found an excellent mentoring post that might be helpful to Muggles interested in constructing.
I read that article a few years ago, but reading it again, now that I'm trying to construct puzzles, it reads in a whole new light. And interesting how much of the advice is the same that Peter gives me. Lots of wisdom in there. Now, if I could just go from understanding it to actually making it work in a grid...
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Sixty-five SSSers went back in time to solve this one, and learned a lot about the great Nancy Salomon in the process.The original puzzle had CHADS at the Omega-across, so the only thing changed was the SE corner.

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