"Do I Have To Spell It Out For You?"

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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boharr
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Off the couch. Thanks, Al.
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OTC finally!! Big meta work-outs this week. My brain is tired.
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OTC … with help.

Ditto Meg above; a workout indeed. But good for you. Must keep our meta muscles limber.

Thanks, Al!
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#24

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Got it thanks to some Zoom prodding. Very clever.
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#25

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Nudge-fest on Muggle Zoom tonight. Very clever Al!
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#26

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I hate that my Tuesday night meetings are keeping me from the Zoom group! I’ll take a little nudge if anyone wants to help me.
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#27

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Same
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Al Sisti
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So it would appear that some nudges are in order... got it. Well, it is after midnight, so it's officially Nudge Wednesday.

The title and the clue for 1A can be taken literally... but acronyms are not the only thing that can be spelled out to glean a inner meaning

"Number two"? Why not "Number 2"? Because numbers can be spelled out as words as well

...and once you've spelled out each of four clues, do you see any words/phrases appearing?

Each one constitutes a new clue to the next step
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Well, I have no idea (pre-clue) so I amused myself going to down the rabbit hole of making a meta about going down a rabbit hole. (https://crosshare.org/crosswords/Okc9C5 ... bEGo/eee-k)

P.S. Can I have some nudges to the nudges?
Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
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woozy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 1:42 am Well, I have no idea (pre-clue) so I amused myself going to down the rabbit hole of making a meta about going down a rabbit hole. (https://crosshare.org/crosswords/Okc9C5 ... bEGo/eee-k)

P.S. Can I have some nudges to the nudges?
Sent you a PM
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hcbirker wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 8:40 pm Nudge-fest on Muggle Zoom tonight. Very clever Al!

OTC

What can I say? I was there.

Last evening's pillow fight.... I mean, Zoom...
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Very novel and fun puzzle -- Thanks, Al!
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Al Sisti wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 8:26 am
woozy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 1:42 am Well, I have no idea (pre-clue) so I amused myself going to down the rabbit hole of making a meta about going down a rabbit hole. (https://crosshare.org/crosswords/Okc9C5 ... bEGo/eee-k)

P.S. Can I have some nudges to the nudges?
Sent you a PM
In the same boat as woozy. I think the nudges made me even more confused.
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OTC. I needed only nudge two.
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#34

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Finally off the couch. Needed all the nudges and an additional one from Al. Very clever puzzle.
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#35

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Okay, a private nudge to the nudges and I think I'm 3/4 of the weight there. But the fourth. No going forth.
Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
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Finally off the couch. Needed all the nudges and still didn't believe my final answer.
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Off the couch with the help of the Tuesday Zoom group, but fell asleep on the floor so am only now reporting in.
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Wednesday leaderboard update (please let me know if I've missed you). I am happy to give more nudges tomorrow, should anyone want some. I do want everyone to eventually get this...

5 Schmeel
6 BenChen71
7 Mikey G
8 boharr
9 Meg
10 Cindy Weatherman
11 I K Snamhcok
12 ajk
13 JHSeeman
14 heidi
15 ReB
16 BrennerTJ
17 Mwoychick
18 markhr
19 Pair O Ducks
20 lbray53
21 JM
22 MatthewL
23 woozy
24 Snood
25 Anita and Steve
26 BarbaraK
27 WendyWalker
28 rayyandroid
29 Bird Lives
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#39

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Update: NVM backed into it - not sure about one of the pieces but I'll wait for the reveal
Partially there - can I bounce some things off someone?
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#40

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Finally OTC!
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