"Law of the Excluded Middle" 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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I managed to sail past this yesterday, but I saw it today and became reMOATly interested. Managed to cross the water, fun one sir!

Tom
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5A! I took a strange and mistaken and totally unnecessary route but got to the (sand)castle anyway.
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Thanks for the puzzle (and exercise), Ben!
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Love Bil Keane! I remember seeing this strip the day it was published. Making me old I guess.

MOAT crossed. Nice one.

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Solver update before nudges:

Dow Jones
rjy
Alex Sisti
dannyvee
heidi
DrTom
whimsy
Streroto
Tyrpmom

That's 47.
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Nudges, in order of increasing blatancy:

1. 37 A is not exactly a hint but it does help to explain what the Law of the Excluded Middle involves.

2. The puzzle title is very important for this meta!

3. Some of the down entries should show you which middles to exclude.

4. Once those letters are excluded, please ignore them completely!
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MOAT crossed...thanks Ben! (no nudges needed...just got to it late)
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Started today, and it turned out to be a virtual stroll across the drawbridge, since it was a mild day and so the guards had lowered it. No nudging or storming needed.
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Here's the final batch of solvers:

SeamusOL
Qmark
Johnny Luau
theZAzis
AxelPlays
Philip Chow
ReB
Chris
ajk

That's a total of 57. Answer imminent...
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Here's the solution to "Law of the Excluded Middle":

Law of the Excluded Middle (solution).png

Week 4 coming up this week! :o
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