"What's In Your Pocket?"

[michaelm]

Your mind was On Some Faraway Beach, wasn't it?

Bruised state of has me earworming this & passing it along:




(Didn't realize how much Mick Jagger resembled Don Knotts prior to watching this.)

I see that the Stones' 1978 Some Girls album won NME Award for "Best Dressed Sleeve"
Nice UK turn of phrase!

[benchen71]

Got it with the nudges. Nice one!

[haydendog]

Got it with the nudges! I had the first step but just didn’t stick with it or maybe thought I was on the wrong path.

[ajk]

Lol I have experienced a new form of meta torture today.

Looked at the first nudge first thing this morning and immediately lol'd because I had done <the thing to do> on one of the starred entries yesterday, and then tried it on the others but not been persistent enough.

In an impressive demonstration of how being told it's the right path can focus one's efforts, I looked again and immediately got a couple more.

But then had to attend to work stuff and spent the next 7 hours running around with not a moment to spare between meetings/teaching/misc (metaphorical) fire extinguishing, all the while knowing that I just had to do a few more minutes worth of work to solve. Very frustrating.

Sure enough, when I got back to it just now it only took about 5 or 10 minutes. Very fun puzzle, thanks much @Abide @Cap'n Rick and @Wendy Walker !

[ReB]

Off the couch after rebooting from a mental crash. Rick gets my vote for 68A.

[Hidden in 3D]

Great collaboration, you three! Thanks so much! I had the answer but needed those nudges to be sure.

And, sorry guys, but I am on Team Wendy.

[JeanneC]

Waiting to hear on submitted answer.
I am also on Team Wendy.

[Geezer Weezer]

Where can I get the answer? I already what was offered in hints 1 and 2 and was already thrying to do what hint 3 suggested. I am still stuck.

[Wendy Walker]

WOW, those couches have emptied quickly with yesterday's nudges!
46. Dave C
47. Ky-Mike
48. Magistra
49. Johnny Luau
50. Matthew L
51. Eric Porter
52. Snood
53. Michael M
54. Alvibu67
55. KayW
56. Mr. Tex
57. Ergcat
58. Benchen 71
59. David
60. HaydenDog
61. Tom Wilson
62. AJK
63. Gutman
64. ReB
65. Kurt Alert
66. Hidden in 3D
67. Maine Marge
68. J Bird
69. CP Johnson
70. Jeanne C
71. Guffman
72. CBarbee002
Cap'n Rick continues his lead in the 68A clue competition. He has an astonishing 10 votes, compared to WLW's 4.5 and Abide's 3.5. Three people found exactly zero of our 68A clues helpful.
We'll post another nudge closer to the Saturday deadline, but feel free to PM me for a hint in the meantime!

[ajk]

Three people found exactly zero of our 68A clues helpful.

Four, unless I was already counted in the three.
However, given that I can't come up with an alternate that *would* have helped me, it's not obvious my vote should count.

[Wendy Walker]

Three people found exactly zero of our 68A clues helpful.

Four, unless I was already counted in the three.
However, given that I can't come up with an alternate that *would* have helped me, it's not obvious my vote should count.

You were counted, Mr. Meta interruptus.

[ajk]

Mr. Meta interruptus.

[sharkicicles]

Needed Wendy to provide some context but I’m in

[Deb F]

Came at this from the wrong direction. Once I got on the right track, it came to me! If only the same were true for the Friday meta

Cheers, all.

[MikeyG]

This thread is all sorts of amazing.

Will try to get off the couch with nudges, most likely, tomorrow!

[MaineMarge]

Got it with the nudges.
Great job, you 3. Keep ‘em coming!!
Off the couch now to find a comfortable spot outside

With new Lab, Ruthie 2020
This sweater has a great KANGAROO POCKET!

[JeanneC]

Finally got to the answer. What an AHA!
The “stuff” I have learned since coming to muggledom is amazing.
While hubby doesn’t do the puzzles, he always buzzes around me while I work on them.
We both marveled at this week’s submission. Elegant!

[MikeyG]

Well, one of my words was written in the wrong order, so now I feel like the silliest goose that ever sillied.

Fantastic puzzle! Loved it!

[Naptown Kid]

Off the couch at the eleventh hour. But not really, because I’m actually on the couch switching back and forth between the series and college football. And of course, on the east coast, it’s actually the ninth hour. I struggled, missed some key info, even with nudges, but finally got the solve. Glad to join the multitude in praising and thanking the constructors.

[Wendy Walker]

It's deadline, and here's the final leaderboard:
73. Sharkicicles
74. Deb F
75. Mikey G
76. THC
77. Wist
78. Naptown Kid
Thank you all!