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.
It's a big mid-winter holiday today! That's right, it's my wife Erin's birthday, and I and my family in central Pennsylvania can't wait to celebrate it with her! And speaking of mid-winter holidays in central Pennsylvania, it's also Groundhog Day - the day that will determine how much more cold weather we get to enjoy. Interestingly, my birthday is exactly 6 weeks after Erin's, so I guess you can say we're a couple of Groundhog Day bookends. I'd like to thank @boharr, @Wendy Walker, @ajk, and @Joe Ross for testing and technical help.
Check out "The MOAT Mini Pack of Marching Bands" here. US$5 gets you 7 Marching Bands which, hard enough on their own, now contain metas too. And once again there's a mega-meta!
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Thank you and many others for these little Sunday gems.
Bespoke nudges available upon request (if I'm on shore, off the couch, in the castle, petting an un-bagged cat, ...).
Let me know how small or large a hint you want, or hit me with a specific question(s).
Check out this very cool project by many of your favorite muggles to raise money to fight cancer. You get a fun puzzle bundle and good causes get $. Win-win: Crosswords for Cancer