"Oh, Hi Paul!”

A weekly meta crossword created by members of the forum. Difficulty levels will vary. Hints are usually available starting Wednesday, and solutions are posted on Sunday.
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#21

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Monday Night Leaderboard:

After a revised title and prompt, we are definitely closer to a challenging Week 2. :geek:

1. Hector ("post-publication test-solver")
2. Meg
3. boharr
4. oldjudge
5. damefox
6. Cindy
7. Wendy Walker
8. woozy
9. FrankieHeck
10. Laura M
11. madhatter5
12. Mikey G
13. RPardoe
14. Chris Kochmanski
15. rjy
16. BrennerTJ
17. Ergcat
18. benchen71

Crosshare Stats for Oh, Hi Paul! (Meta)

Total completions: 103
Completions without helpers: 52
Average time without helpers: 0:09:17
Correct contest submissions: 16
Total contest submissions:22
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#22

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So far I have one piece of this. Hmmm.
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#23

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Solved. Thanks for the puzzle!
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#24

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OTC, but with a nudge. Nice one, Peter!
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#25

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Very much NOT on the couch!

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#26

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Loved it! Nice job...
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#27

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Finally!
After ye olde turntable went round and round many times --
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Thanks for the puzzle, Peter -- much fun gliding by all those favorites!
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#28

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not seeing it. i see one obvious thing, and one “maybe” thing. No third thing, and definitely no fourth thing that is the thing.
The other Wendy. :roll:
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#29

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Hoping to get advance illumination on the zoom call. . . . .
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Tuesday Night Leaderboard

19. JM
20. BarbaraK
21. clev
22. markhr
23. dplass
24. Cap'n Rick
25. CromsFury
26. Al Sisti
27. Tyrpmom
28. whimsy
29. Carolyn
30. MaineMarge

Crosshare Stats for Oh, Hi Paul! (Meta)

Total completions: 163
Completions without helpers: 87
Average time without helpers: 0:10:22
Correct contest submissions: 27
Total contest submissions:39
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Now I am REALLY confused! I submitted several incorrect answers but am on the leaderboard! Was one of my guesses actually correct?
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#32

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lbray53 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:09 pm Now I am REALLY confused! I submitted several incorrect answers but am on the leaderboard! Was one of my guesses actually correct?
Sorry, I was looking at submissions. All three ;) of your guesses were incorrect. Leaderboard updated.
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Abide wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:34 pm
lbray53 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:09 pm Now I am REALLY confused! I submitted several incorrect answers but am on the leaderboard! Was one of my guesses actually correct?
Sorry, I was looking at submissions. All three ;) of your guesses were incorrect. Leaderboard updated.
No problem. I am the one who is sorry!
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#34

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Wednesday Nudge #1

Alternate title: “Going Postal”
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Off the couch, says Crosshare, with the hint
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#36

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Not off the couch yet, That’s OK. I appreciate the diversion. 😁
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Nudge #2

Spacing within each theme entry is important. Write them out like a normal sentence.
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#38

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Off the couch after the first nudge. Before I saw the total trick to the meta I thought 3 or 4 songs fit the bill.
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#39

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Off the couch....but did need the first nudge to get me there.
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#40

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Got it with the 2nd nudge.
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