"Crossword Breakfast Test"

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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jhseeman
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#21

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Off the couch....first launch was a failure, did a quick AHA dummy and successful launch.

Fun one.
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#22

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Off the couch! I think there might be some corn flakes in the cushions from the aha moment.

Great twist!
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#23

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:crossed_swords: :rabbit: :couch_and_lamp: OTC. Thanks for a tasty meta and congratulations on this partnership debut!
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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#24

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Submitted and awaiting confirmation, but 99% sure OTC. Fun and new! Thanks you two.
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#25

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OTC. So much fun.
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#26

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Thanks everyone for solving and for the kind comments!

If I haven’t missed or double counted anyone, we have 49 solvers so far!

Wendy Walker (test solver)
Damefox (test solver)
Al Sisti (test solver)
Madhatter5
boharr
JM
whimsy
benchen71
Capn Rick
Schmeel
Mwoychick
Meg
KayW
edestlin
Hector
merlinnimue
rjy
woozy
Tyrpmom
Bbaack
hoover
Gutman
heidi
MatthewL
I K Snamhcok
markhr
DrTom
Dow Jones
ajk
Ergcat
Cindy Weatherman
JeanneC
michaelm
kymike
ReB
JHSeeman
Laura M
lbray53
Jaclyn
kamashdad
Carolyn
THC
mkmf
DIS
Philip Chow
Streroto
frostyjhammer
Bob Cruise Director
Tim
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#27

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D’oh! just missed the hall of fame. But I’m OTC and liked the puzzle! Cheerio!
The other Wendy. :roll:
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Berto
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#28

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Fun way to start the day! Altho I should still be asleep but getting behind in my metas…
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#29

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Great puzzle! Thanks so much Abide and "the other Barbra".
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#30

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Got to the puzzle a day late, but off the couch now...nice AHA moment. Thanks!
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#31

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I'm a messy eater, so I've got some Trix up my sleeves.

(That one Chex out.)
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#32

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Off the couch, finally. I have to reset my .puz proportions so that I can see what needs to be seen. And before I saw it, it was fun thinking of possible answers for the half-solution I had.
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#33

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Another day and another 12 solvers have vacated their couches

MaineMarge
HeadinHome
Anita and Steve
LindaPRmaven
andeux
Berto
minimuggle
Qmark
Mikey G
Pair O Ducks
david
Bird Lives

Tomorrow is nudge Wednesday, so hope that will help get some more. There are several folks who are part way there but stopped too soon.
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MaineMarge
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#34

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Well, that was fun guys!
Bet Peter was the party of the first part, Barb the party of the second part.
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#35

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BarbaraK wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:00 pm Another day and another 12 solvers have vacated their couches

Tomorrow is nudge Wednesday, so hope that will help get some more. There are several folks who are part way there but stopped too soon.
Count me in the "part way there" group.
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#36

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Nudge #1:

(A)bide + (B)arbara = (C)rossword

or, put another way: 1 + 2 = 3
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#37

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Well, thought I had it, pre-nudge. But, no.
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#38

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Nudge #2:

If you have a five-letter word at the outset, that is NOT the answer. You need to decode the first word to find the correct answer, which is also five letters long.
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#39

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Nudge 3:

Remember that first nudge? A=1, B=2, C=3

That seems like a possible code. Can you decode the first word using numbers in the grid?

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#40

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Um... are you nudging the same puzzle that I did? If so, I missed something major!
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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