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Ahoy Muggles!

I hope you all have a nice relaxing Memorial Day today. Speaking of relaxing, I got the inspiration for this puzzle while relaxing on a beach in Aruba this past winter. It seems you just never know when or where a good meta idea will pop up. And I hate to admit this, but I could hardly wait until we got back and I could crank up Crosshare Constructor and create the grid. (I know, kinda sad, right? ) I'd like to thank @Abide, @Al Sisti, @boharr, @whimsy, @MarkWoychick, and @Joe Ross for pretesting and technical help.

*There are two meta answers - each 7 letters - and I'd like you to submit both. The first is something I hope this meta does; the second is something I hope this meta will not be.

"What Goes Up" - Crosshare*

"What Goes Up" - PUZ

"What Goes Up" - PDF

"What Goes Up" - Spreadsheet





Difficulty:
This one is like a gentle ripple on the lagoon at Flamingo Beach.

Nudges are here.
Solution is here.

Good luck!
Cap'n Rick

PS - Congratulations to @Wendy Walker on her outstanding (and also vacation-inspired!) MMM debut last week. Welcome to the constructor club, Wendy!

*Note: You can check both answers to "What Goes Up..." simultaneously on Crosshare. The order of the two 7-letter words does not matter.

Off the couch. That was very cool!

Off the couch, and just in time!


Another fun and well-constructed meta, Rick. Thanks!

Solved

Off the couch. I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Thanks for the great meta puzzle.

OTC. Very nice, Cap'n!

The Captain never disappoints! Tight fill, great mechanism and a lovely cover pic…now I wanna go ballooning! (And there are those who already say I am full of hot air!)

Tougher than I expected, but well worth the effort.
Excellent job, Rick.

Off the couch! Great puzzle Cap'n!

Off the couch.

Said the puzzle-constucting grand pooh-bah,
“For good meta ideas indubi-
Tably I must vacation
Where Rick found inspiration.”
And he grabbed the next flight to Aruba.

[The rhymes are not original. I cribbed them from John Updike.]

Fun stuff, thanks. I don't pretend to know anything about the mechanics of construction, but it seems to me like this one would be hard to execute so smoothly.

Off the couch. Fantastic puzzle -- really enjoyed it. Thanks Rick!

Off the couch.
Nice puzzle - thanks Cap'n!

Off the couch after a nice relaxing solve.

Fun puzzle, Cap'n Rick, and wow! what an awesome construction!

Are we supposed to submit both?

The meta seems to be exactly what I thought it might be. But I'm in a car with no paper and can't concentrate enough to solve.

Excellent metanism if it is what I assume it is.

Off the couch. I really enjoyed this fun solve. Nicely constructed. Thanks, Cap'n!

woozy wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 1:45 pm Are we supposed to submit both?

The meta seems to be exactly what I thought it might be. But I'm in a car with no paper and can't concentrate enough to solve.

Excellent metanism if it is what I assume it is.

Yes, @woozy, please submit both answers for full credit.

I got it, with a hint from a friendly muggle. Thanks, Cap'n Rick! How did you DO that?

Solved but enjoying this couch too much to vacate.

What a perfectly delightful puzzle! Just the level of challenge I wanted for a relaxing holiday. I had a feeling where this one would lead, and got confirmations as I filled the grid. But you made us work to track it down!

I don’t remember this mech being used before, which is surprising as it feels like a classic. Kudos!