Upscale

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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From the pumpkin spice aroma emanating from your “device” when you opened this page, you surely realized that this is the first MMM of autumn 2022. Or if you prefer, the first MMM of of 5783 (don’t forget to change checkbook).

Talk about a tough act to follow. After last week’s MMM created by the collective wit of the Tuesday group, this solo construction is bound to be a letdown. But the powers that be at the MMM are resigned to the reality that not every at bat will be a home run. We are not Aaron Judge, or as the Bible says, “Judge? Not.”

How difficult is this puzzle. I’ll let you be the judge of that. I thought it would rate an “easy” and that little or no Googling would be required. But it turns out that not everyone is familiar with the central generator of the mechanism. Even so, that mechanism can be derived and then checked.

The answer is a five-letter word for a place to write notes.

Upscale PUZ

Upscale PDF

Upscale spreadsheet

PM me your answer or for instant gratification use the Crosshare link

Nudges Wednesday. Reveal Sunday morning.

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Off the couch, I think. :D
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Also off the couch, also thinking.
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Answer submitted. Crosshare would not allow me to submit for some reason.

EDIT: Off the couch. Crosshare fixed. Fun puzzle.
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I think I'm doing the wrong puzzle. Is this MMMM? :-D
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Answer submitted. I'm pretty sure I'm off the couch.
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Similar to above, there was some glitch in submitting via Crosshare, so PM'ed. At least one leg off the couch for now...
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PM'd answer. I believe I'm off the couch. But I guess we'll see.
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Off the couch. Ish.
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Off the couch ( confirmed on Crosshare)!
Nice start to the meta week!!
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rjy wrote: ↑Mon Sep 26, 2022 10:09 am Similar to above, there was some glitch in submitting via Crosshare, so PM'ed. At least one leg off the couch for now...
Confirmed, so both legs off now. Thanks for the puzzle, Jay, enjoyed it! It was a nice way to put off another glance at the MGWCC......
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Off the couch. Thanks, Jay!
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I've got the theme, the mechanism, the gyst, and the code cracked. I have everything but... the answer.

EDIT: Okay, got it.

Loved the grid. Utterly delightful.
Last edited by woozy on Mon Sep 26, 2022 11:43 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Solved and confirmed on Crosshare - thanks, Jay! You are definitely up for the challenge of following last week's puzzle.
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Great construction, Jay!
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Confirmed via Crosshare - thanks again, Jay!
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Off the couch!

On vacation fishing. I got blown off the lake so it was nice to have this puzzle to work. It always me a lot of time to figure out how to get the PUZ file to work.
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Solved and didn’t realize it until someone else told me.
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Nice puzzle. Thanks as always to Jay.
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Off the couch! Thanks for the puzzle, Jay!
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