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Wow! I was thinking that I was never going to get this one. Then thought again about something I'd noticed yesterday but hadn't seen anything useful to do with. And there it is! Unconfirmed, but not really any doubt.

I'm a longtime solver and totally frustrated this morning. Would anyone be willing to send me a subtle nudge?

My circle dancing partner and I beamed up on Sunday after a little help from Chris.

Here’s a circle that will soon be dancing with the apples to make cider
Our freezers are full of cider. Tastes as good the day it comes out as the day it went in.

Goodness, that was difficult. At first I thought it was just me jet lagged brain but after the first step (which was also a doozy) I stumbled. This was an odd Mx and I never would have gotten it without a nudge (well more like a full fledged 31A). Even when I had it I couldn't bring it home without some considerable effort. I'm hoping Mike does not have many of these in his bag. Unconfirmed but very sure.

Just had a philosophy of "nudge" discussion with the wifey. Maybe we just have bad attitudes. . .

I went down and had to be forcibly pulled out of more rabbit holes then I care to remember. Then with a nudge here and there.....wow still amazed how he does these.

Unconfirmed, but what else could it be? I needed much help. I couldn't see things that I can often see.
The puzzle was truly amazing. I am in awe.

Got it unconfirmed but sure thing. Thanks to many many nudges I’ve got it. Very impressive!

That was a nail-biter. It shouldn't have been & I am going to stop using my dislike for a certain creators' tool [Edit: added after deadline - anagramming] as an excuse for not solving.

Too close for comfort!

Got it with a big 31A from Dr Tom. Last minute entry, but I am sure I am there.

Joe Ross wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 11:49 am That was a nail-biter. It shouldn't have been & I am going to stop using my dislike for a certain creators' tool as an excuse for not solving.

Too close for comfort!

Right there with you Joe, with the added caveat that when I go down a rabbit hole and it doesn't bear any fruit I need to GIVE UP ON THAT F'ING HOLE and wipe it from my mind, instead of needing someone to smack me upside the head.

Absolutely nothing from me, and my first NO since PERFECTA. Because I'd still like to get that too-late satisfaction, please flood my inbox with nudges, hahaha.

Well, joon DNFed.

I had fun sending nudges to those that asked. First time I've done that. Hopefully I was able to help some of you solve a very fun and tricky puzzle.

Multiple people have referenced how great this puzzle is, so now that the deadline has passed I'd like the satisfaction of figuring out part of it myself. Can someone send me a nudge to get me on the right track? I have too many half baked theories to even begin explaining where I'm at so far...

I asked and received good nudges, but if I asked for any more, they would have been shoves, so I backed away and could not see where to go. On to next week!

Well, yeah, I was #7... but I could kick myself for not getting it done earlier. I figured fairly quickly that "dances" was to be used like a cryptic, meaning anagrams, and found that CIRCLE could anagram to (only) CLERIC. Saw that the wording of 45D could also be answered by CLERIC, and then set off trying to get the rest. I eventually got the anagrams and matching clues for CIRCLE + 1 letter, CIRCLE +2 letters, etc., but I never did notice that the "+ 1 letter" was actually the letter in the circle... instead, I used Qat, with /circle., /circle.., /circle... etc., and then had to pore through the possible anagrams to see what word(s) made sense, eventually finding one from each search. Still, I'll take it.

Edit: Sorry, Louis D.; I didn't see your post until after I posted mine. Hopefully you didn't read it...

I went down an early rabbit hole with trying to fit some sort of pattern to blank, k, io, doo, ammo, assuming the other would then give me a 5-letter result and the answer. Obviously that didn’t work out.

jhseeman wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 11:53 am

Joe Ross wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 11:49 am That was a nail-biter. It shouldn't have been & I am going to stop using my dislike for a certain creators' tool as an excuse for not solving.

Too close for comfort!

Right there with you Joe, with the added caveat that when I go down a rabbit hole and it doesn't bear any fruit I need to GIVE UP ON THAT F'ING HOLE and wipe it from my mind, instead of needing someone to smack me upside the head.

This is the reason for every single one I don't solve. I keep thinking that the one thread that I found HAS to be relevant, so I keep at it instead of considering other possibilities.
This time, it was IO => Moon => Moon WALK; DOO => Doo Rag => Rag Time...etc
I mean, what else could IO in the shape of a circle possibly mean, right?

my rabbit hole was assuming no letters in first circle meant that none of the letters surrounding those circles were in the final answer, then one from the letters around Circle K, etc.
Once I got smacked out of that hole.

Then Circle K could also be Kosher so BLT? so down next hole.

then one hole after another...Cleric, well what religious folks can we get out of that around the other ones

(facepalm)