"Back to the Fold"

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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Dow Jones
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#21

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Brilliant idea, Al !! Thanks for the entertainment
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ky-mike
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#22

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Off the couch. Fun mechanism.
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Wendy Walker
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#23

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What a fun puzzle! Thank you, Al!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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#24

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I've submitted an answer and am eagerly awaiting confirmation regarding my couch-vacating status...

Edit: Confirmed! I am indeed off the couch. Thanks for a fun puzzle, Al.
Last edited by benchen71 on Mon Feb 20, 2023 7:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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KayW
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#25

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:crossed_swords: :rabbit: :couch_and_lamp: Fun one! Thanks Al.
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ChrisKochmanski
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#26

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Off the couch!

Loved it, Al!

BTW, the reference to Al Jefferson in my Crosshare comment is meant to be Al Jaffee. #%$&@# auto-correct!
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HeadinHome
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#27

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figured out what the mechanism might be early on, and couldn’t wait to finish the grid so I could try it! Good one Al!
The other Wendy. :roll:
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Al Sisti
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#28

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ChrisKochmanski wrote: ↑Mon Feb 20, 2023 6:56 pm Off the couch!

Loved it, Al!

BTW, the reference to Al Jefferson in my Crosshare comment is meant to be Al Jaffee. #%$&@# auto-correct!
Way too many "Al"s in the world, for sure.
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ajk
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#29

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Fun one and a blast from the past. Thanks.
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JeanneC
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#30

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Off the couch. Great puzzle. Hopefully a better fate in the WSJ puzzle this week than last week.
“I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions”. Lillian Hellman
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Al Sisti
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#31

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Tuesday PM leaderboard update (please let me know if I missed you):

1 BarbaraK
2 Meg
3 Sharkicicles
4 rjy
5 Mwoychick
6 JHSeeman
7 Hector
8 dannyvee
9 MatthewL
10 Tom Wilson
11 DrTom
12 Mikey G
13 boharr
14 michaelm
15 DIS
16 Bird Lives
17 Qmark
18 Bbaack
19 Mr Tex
20 Cindy Weatherman
21 woozy
22 lbray53
23 Darth
24 Schmeel
25 FrankieHeck
26 hoover
27 dplass
28 frostyjhammer
29 JM
30 david
31 Dow Jones
32 cbarbee002
33 heidi
34 Laura M
35 kymike
36 wendy walker
37 Ergcat
38 Anita and Steve
39 benchen71
40 Snood
41 damefox
42 Small Wave Dave
43 KayW
44 CPJohnson
45 I K Snamhcok
46 DebbieC
47 Darrell
48 HeadinHome
49 PuzNewbie 
50 rvkal
51 ajk
52 markhr
53 ChrisCross
54 Gutman
55 Johnny Luau
56 Tyrpmom
57 Capn Rick
58  JeanneC
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Ergcat
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#32

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Off the couch!! Fun! Thanks, Al!
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Cinny
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#33

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Off the couch! Nicely done, Al.
Cindy Heisler
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Al Sisti
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#34

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Happy Nudge Wednesday! Here's your 10 AM nudge:

"No one told me there'd be math..." Okay, for those of you who don't like math or thought the number I chose in 39A was inconsequential, 60% of 15 is 9.
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DCBilly
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#35

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First try at one of these - got it without a nudge. I did use expertise gained from a squandered youth...
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Al Sisti
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#36

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Nudge #2

While it isn't *neccessary* to solve this meta on paper, it is a lot more fun...
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bhamren
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#37

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Nice puzzle with a throw back to my teens, decades ago. No need for nudges here.
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Al Sisti
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#38

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Nudge #3, should anyone need it:

The riddle appears in five symmetrically-placed rows
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Al Sisti
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#39

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Wednesday evening leaderboard update (again, please let me know if I somehow missed you):

59 Mike Fitzgerald
60 Jim Dean 
61 Cindy Heisler 
62 Tmart
63 DCBilly
64 bhamren
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Eric Porter
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#40

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Off the couch.
I keep forgetting about these until I get the weekly email from crosshare. I didn't look at the nudges. Thanks for the puzzle!
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