"Lounge Around"

[Bob cruise director]

OTC and awaiting confirmation

Fun meta and grid

Confirmed OTC

[whimsy]

Being amused is just fine with me!

Kept me happy while waiting for our flight -- getting off these less than comfy seats soon, I hope!

Thanks, Schmeel!

[Bird Lives]

Off the couch, leaving the answer behind. I didn't get this at first glance. I was away from the screen, making my coffee, realized what it had to be, and smiled.

[MarkWoychick]

Off the couch - thanks for the puzzle @Schmeel! I enjoyed the clues, grid, and meta answer

[Wendy Walker]

@Schmeel , what a fun and cosmopolitan puzzle! Thanks!

[DCBilly]

Haha, good one.

[KayW]

Amused and amazed. Thanks Schmeel!

[HeadinHome]

Off the couch and left nothing “behind” but my enjoyable minutes of relaxation. Thanks for a fun treat in the middle of a work day!

[ChrisKochmanski]

OTC

Thanks, Shmeel!

[benchen71]

Off the couch! Thanks for the fun puzzle!

[JeanneC]

Off the you know what!
Fun puzzle and solve.

[MaineMarge]

OTC with a smile. Time will tell what I may have left behind.

[Schmeel]

I unsuccessfully tried to create a leaderboard on my phone from the downloaded Crosshare file. Oh well.
I'm amazed that there are about 65 of you so far. You know who you are.
Thanks for solving!

[Eric Porter]

Now that I've got it, the other comments make more sense.

[Abide]

Crosshare Leaderboard

Abide solved at 11:34 on 1/31/2023
rjy solved at 6:36 on 2/27/2023
FrankieHeck solved at 6:40 on 2/27/2023
Cindy Heisler solved at 6:53 on 2/27/2023
boharr solved at 7:12 on 2/27/2023
Tom Wilson solved at 7:26 on 2/27/2023
JHSeeman solved at 7:28 on 2/27/2023
kymike solved at 7:55 on 2/27/2023
Alex Sisti solved at 8:01 on 2/27/2023
JM solved at 8:03 on 2/27/2023
Mr Tex solved at 8:07 on 2/27/2023
Meg solved at 8:07 on 2/27/2023
Darth solved at 8:14 on 2/27/2023
Capn Rick solved at 8:19 on 2/27/2023
BarbaraK solved at 8:43 on 2/27/2023
Ergcat solved at 8:52 on 2/27/2023
dplass solved at 8:59 on 2/27/2023
oldjudge solved at 9:03 on 2/27/2023
Bbaack solved at 9:18 on 2/27/2023
michaelm solved at 9:26 on 2/27/2023
THC solved at 9:29 on 2/27/2023
shalmanezer solved at 9:37 on 2/27/2023
DrTom solved at 9:39 on 2/27/2023
Hector solved at 9:42 on 2/27/2023
MatthewL solved at 9:46 on 2/27/2023
Mikey G solved at 10:02 on 2/27/2023
lbray53 solved at 10:06 on 2/27/2023
I K Snamhcok solved at 10:11 on 2/27/2023
DebbieC solved at 10:33 on 2/27/2023
heidi solved at 10:36 on 2/27/2023
Sharkicicles solved at 10:46 on 2/27/2023
Carolyn solved at 11:25 on 2/27/2023
ajk solved at 11:31 on 2/27/2023
minimuggle solved at 11:34 on 2/27/2023
dannyvee solved at 11:44 on 2/27/2023
DIS solved at 11:44 on 2/27/2023
Snood solved at 12:03 on 2/27/2023
Dow Jones solved at 12:09 on 2/27/2023
Richard solved at 12:19 on 2/27/2023
Tyrpmom solved at 12:41 on 2/27/2023
whimsy solved at 12:55 on 2/27/2023
Darrell solved at 13:08 on 2/27/2023
Bird Lives solved at 13:25 on 2/27/2023
Laura M solved at 13:32 on 2/27/2023
Mwoychick solved at 13:42 on 2/27/2023
wendy walker solved at 14:15 on 2/27/2023
DCBilly solved at 15:23 on 2/27/2023
Larry Edelstein solved at 16:04 on 2/27/2023
kurtalert solved at 16:09 on 2/27/2023
ChrisCross solved at 16:22 on 2/27/2023
Steve M solved at 16:52 on 2/27/2023
Anita and Steve solved at 16:55 on 2/27/2023
KayW solved at 17:27 on 2/27/2023
Jaclyn solved at 17:31 on 2/27/2023
markhr solved at 18:13 on 2/27/2023
JayThePuzzler solved at 18:43 on 2/27/2023
Gutman solved at 18:45 on 2/27/2023
CPJohnson solved at 19:07 on 2/27/2023
HeadinHome solved at 19:13 on 2/27/2023
woozy solved at 21:45 on 2/27/2023
Jeremy Smith solved at 0:12 on 2/28/2023
Johnny Luau solved at 9:21 on 2/28/2023
Eric Porter solved at 13:24 on 2/28/2023
LB800 solved at 17:13 on 2/28/2023

[Al Sisti]

Looks like Shmuel's got a great head start towards the rare "triple digit solvers" medal...

[TeamDoubleTow]

Thanks for the puzzle @Schmeel ! It was nice to have one that we could enjoy and solve in one sitting!

[Schmeel]

Nudges, should they be necessary -

What do you post when solving an MMM? Which metaphor is used?

The title indicates the mechanism. Concentrate on the four long theme entries.

The answer is four letters long. They can be found resting in the theme entries.

Good luck!

[eagle1279]

OTC confirmed (pre-spoilers), nice puzzle @Schmeel!

[edestlin]

OTC! I've had to miss so many metas lately and I'm finally getting around to this week's batch... thanks, Schmeel!