"The Measure Of A Meta" 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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#21

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More solvers!

I K Snamhcok
Johnny Luau
DrTom
Laura M
Lance
HeadinHome

That's 33. Let's see if nudges help anyone...
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#22

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Nudges, in order of increasing blatancy:

1. There is a hint in the grid, but it isn't 37A: Instant of insight, and what makes the measure of a meta (but this is not the meta hint, believe it or not!) = AHA MOMENT

2. The hint is 1D + 48D: Basis of measurement that can be used in cooking, for a very specific example = METRIC SYSTEM

3. Google might be needed. But a specific conversion has happened to the themers, with one minor problem: a number has been left out.

4. The conversion you need to know is 1 cup = 250 mL.
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! :D
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#23

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The engineer in me would have never reached the answer without Nudge 4.
Fun meta all around though. Thanks!
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#24

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OK, got there with nudge 4. Never would have seen it without it (even as-is I had the answer long before I realized that I had it :lol:). Fun concept, thanks.
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#25

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More solvers!

Cindy Heisler
Stun Gun
JM
SJ
Kristi
ajk
Danny K Bernstein
HoldThatThought

That brings us to 41.
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#26

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Crossed the moat because nudge 4 gave me a different number than i had assumed.
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#27

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Here's the final solver update:

Mr Tex
DIS
Dave C
Susan

That got us to a grand total of 45.
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! :D
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#28

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Here's the solution to "The Measure Of A Meta":

The Measure Of A Meta (solution).png

You might be thinking: how did we get to 250 so quickly? It's because, in addition to the weekly MOATs, I also count puzzles that appeared elsewhere - MGWCC (two in this batch!), MEOW (5), and MMM (1) - as well as the ones in the MOAT Mini Pack of Marching Band Metas. Here's the full list, for those who are interested:
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Still plenty of metas from Downunder to come! :D
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! :D
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