"Somebody That I Used To Know" 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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Solved it.
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Solver udpate:

Tyrpmom
Johnny Luau
noneuclidean
markhr
Lobsterboys
Chaddog
Andrew Bradburn

Nudges coming tomorrow morning, Aussie time!
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Just one additional solver:

Spid4567

On to the nudges...
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Nudges, in order of increasing blatancy:

1. The vague clue in the central entry tells you where to look for the meta answer: ACHY BREAKY HEART.

2. ACHY BREAKY suggests anagrams!

3. Look for entries that consist of anagrams of HEART. But there may be extra letters, just to make things more fun.

4. What to do with those extra letters? 18 across!
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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Needed all the nudges, but finally got across the moat. Thanks for the puzzle!
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Final batch of solvers:

LindaPRmaven
dplass
Byron
frostyjhammer
Jack Sullivan
GR

for a grand total of 38. Answer momentarily...
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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#27

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Here's the solution to "Somebody That I Used To Know":

Somebody That I Used To Know (solution).png

Turns out many of you cottoned on to the metanism very quickly, despite the super vague hint in 36 A. Well done, indeed!
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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