MGWCC #728 - “Scale Down”

An excellent puzzle written by one of the innovators of the meta crossword format. It comes out every Friday at noon and increases in difficulty throughout the month. Available for modest subscription (worth every cent) here: www.xwordcontest.com
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Beam me up! Cute one.
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Solved this one in record time. Sure to be beamed aboard.
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
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I'm beamed up. Definitely easier than what I was expecting, but I thought it was a week 3. Still smooth.
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#24

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Solved and submitted.
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Beam me up!
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Beamed up. Seems like more of a week 1.

While I did my usual and completed the grid entirely before working on the meta, I pretty much saw the mechanism early on. What a difference a week makes!
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On the board after a late start. Fun.
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Beamed up, nice to have both this and WSJ solved. Now back to the MEOW….
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Beam me up! Nice one.
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta! :shock:
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This was a hard grid for me but a fun meta. Still have to solve WSJ!
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TeamDoubleTow wrote: ↑Fri May 13, 2022 8:58 pm This was a hard grid for me but a fun meta. Still have to solve WSJ!
Ditto! On to WSJ... Been a rough week here on the metas, nice to get one!
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Beamed yo
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#33

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Beamed up, and on the leaderboard. My wife, who I co-solve with, got this one staggeringly quickly. Really enjoyed it!
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Finally got my exams graded and final grades submitted, so just did this one. Think it took about 30 seconds after finishing the grid. Crazy how that happens sometimes.
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flamingbear wrote: ↑Fri May 13, 2022 4:04 pm I'm beamed up. Definitely easier than what I was expecting, but I thought it was a week 3. Still smooth.
I don’t think it’s really a Week 2. Not complaining!
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Beamed up!
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Not confirmed yet, but I'm pretty sure Cynthia got this one on her own!! Whoa, Nelly!
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#38

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No one has commented on what an impressive construction this is, so I’ll do that.

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Title was most descriptive of what I was doing until inspiration struck. Confirmed
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I have some good ideas, but it appears i am stuck. Will take a nudge. Thanks.
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