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Pre-nudge report: 38 solvers (including two test solvers), so I'm not sure nudges are really needed, but we don't want anyone to feel left out!

Congrats to:

Abide (TS)
ajk
BarbaraK
Berto
benchen71
Bird Lives
Bob cruise director
boharr
Capn Rick (TS)
Carolyn
Cindy Heisler
Cindy Weatherman
CPJohnson
dannyvee
DCBilly
DIS
Dow Jones
HeadinHome
Hector
Heidi
ImOnToo
JHSeeman
JM
kamashdad
KayW
lbray53
LindaPRMaven
MatthewL
Meg
michaelm
Pair O Ducks
ReB
rjy
Rufus T Firefly
SamKat9
Wendy Walker
whimsy
woozy

Now for the nudges:

You noticed the asterisks, right?

What do those three grid answers have in common?

Did you notice a sequence of sorts? What's missing?

The answer's as easy as BCD. Or wait, what's the phrase?

What is a term for a remark in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.

The meta answer is similar to the side of a pop single record regarded as the main release. But without the hyphen.

Seriously? OK, the meta answer is a 5-letter word beginning with A and the rest of the word sounds like the second syllable of the three themers.

Sssolved before the nudges. Nice one! Thanks, Mark!

SSSolved!

Mark bailed the SSS out this week, as the well was running dry. Love the Sssledgehammer nudges!

For day 1, we are at 46 solvers - congrats to the following additional solvers. According to Crosshare, we have a 100% solve rate - a meta constructor's dream!

BrennerTJ
GR
Gutman
I K Snamhcok
Jeremy Smith
Laura M
Tom Wilson
Tyrpmom

Solved yesterday(confirmed via crosshare today), but just getting around to posting.

Didn't get to the puzzle until today, but SSSolved without needing nudges...thanks Mark!

SSSolved sans spoilers (SSSSS?)

Quick and fun.

Stay well all

Another 11 solvers today, bringing our total to 57. I'm happy to welcome all of these solvers to the party, but especially proud of one name on the list

Darth
DrTom
gthoma
hoover
Jaclyn
jbird
Katiedid
kymike
Nicklas Woychick
Qmark
Streroto

Amazing how each group of solvers are solving alphabetically

A slow start today, and then I noticed the puzzle was still set to "private" on Crosshare. I have no new family members to report as solvers today, but we're all family on this forum, right? We're up to 61, with the addition of the following Fab Four:

Alex Sisti
Grant Kennell
kurtalert
Philip Chow

One final update before the reveal tomorrow - six more solvers brings the total to 67 for the week:

ab
Larry Edelstein
JakeDaSnake
Jim23809
Mr Tex
Sharkicicles

And now for the reveal:
We had three themers, each conveniently marked with an asterisk: BESIDES, SEASIDE, DECIDES. Those three themers sound like B SIDE, C SIDE, and D SIDE. So what's missing? A SIDE, of course. And an ASIDE from the stage breaks the fourth wall. Both ASIDE and ASIDES were legit answers.

Thanks to everyone who solved and all the kind comments.

Cool reveal