"Drawing a Blank" by Cap'n Rick and Wendy Walker

Formerly known as the “Sunday Summer Substitute”, editor Cap'n Rick now takes the helm for 'Smooth Sailing Sundays'. As The Commodores sang about Sunday morning, the SSS will focus on easier metas. SSS will also support smaller grids and will mentor new constructors on request. Puzzles released each Sunday around 8am Eastern. Nudges released same day at Noon Eastern. New constructors are welcome.
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MaineMarge
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#21

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SSSolved pre nudges. Great job guys!!

Now if my cat Lewis will move over, I’m drawing my blanket up for a Sunday nap
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Wendy Walker
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#22

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Sunday afternoon leaderboard:
[TS]Al Sisti
[TS]Mark Woychick
[TS]Peter Abide
1. Hector
2. BarbaraK
3. Gutman
4. SamKat9
5. Schmeel
6. whimsy
7. Pair O Ducks
8. Katiedid
9. boharr
10. andeux
11. KayW
12. Meg
13. ajk
14. Carolyn
15. Qmark
16. Cindy Weatherman
17. michaelm
18. DIS
19. Darth
20. Maine Marge
... with a special appearance by Clark E. Tripe! WHAT an honor!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Darth
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#23

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Sssolved. Nudges revealed what I had already found, which meant I had cornered a fat rabbit! haha
Thanksss for the fun, "Wennedy"!
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CPJohnson
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#24

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Got it before nudges! Although, with my meta record this past week, I'd have been grateful to get it any way at all. Thanks for the puzzle!
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HeadinHome
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Oooookay… I’ma need an idiot’s shove. I had seen all that (the nudges), and I have a good long phrase as a result, that is supposed to lead me to the answer I’m sure, but still don’t know the answer!

Oh never mind… sssolved. I saw the first part and guessed correctly on the second.. will see if I can back solve for the second.
Last edited by HeadinHome on Sun Sep 10, 2023 6:57 pm, edited 3 times in total.
The other Wendy. :roll:
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MatthewL
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#26

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Right there with you (Other) Wendy. I think I see all the stuff I'm supposed to see, but have no clue how to solve this. Hard shove?

Edited to add: Sssolved! Post-enlightenment flash of insight. Was seriously overthinking this.
Matthew
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ReB
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#27

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Sssolved with the help of nudges
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ChrisKochmanski
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#28

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SSSolved!

Without nudges.

Fun! Thanks, Wennedy!
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Berto
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#29

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4-down-olved!!!
Needed the nudges, but fun solve!
Thanks Wendy and Capn!
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Dow Jones
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#30

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SSSolved with nudges. Fun grid...outstanding meta !!
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benchen71
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#31

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Nope, still drawing a blank...

Edit: SSSolved! (I had to recall "Meta Solving 102". :D )
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta! :shock:
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Wendy Walker
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Wow, Crosshare featured Team Wennedy's puzzle, and we have several more solvers. Perhaps yesterday folks were more focused on the plethora of big sporting events going on?

21. Laura M
22. Rufus T Firefly
23. CPJohnson
24. MatthewL
25. HeadinHome
26. ReB
27. Tyrpmom
28. I K Snamhcok (whom I suspect is none other than Chris Kochmanski!)
29. Berto
30. heidi
31. JM
32. Dow Jones
33. JHSeeman
34. BenChen

Today is September 11. The events of that Tuesday morning in 2001 are still so vivid it's hard to believe it happened 22 years ago.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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rjy
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Got it post-snooze fest of a Sunday Night Football game (no matter - it was like Christmas all day here, with Dan Snyder having been evicted from town). Sssolved, but not credited since I typed in the answer and accidentally hit the “Give up/Reveal” button (shooting a blank??) Challenging puzzle, Wennedy! Needed the nudges, some back-solvery, but definitely not the “Reveal” button!
Ray
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DrTom
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#34

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Solved, but only with nudges. I was doing it on my phone so I felt lost 😁
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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Cinny
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#35

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SSSolved with nudges. Thanks!
Cindy Heisler
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Wendy Walker
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#36

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More SSSolvers!

35.Sharkicicles
36. DrTom
37. Tom Wilson
38. Cindy Heisler

The irrepressible Clark E. Tripe gave you a nice hint in his post #15!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Streroto
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#37

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OTC after first nudges. Cool idea!! I got a good chuckle out of it.

Stay well all
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lbray53
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#38

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I made an incorrect guess and then inadvertently clicked on the Give Up/Reveal. Talk about irony!!
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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woozy
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Post by woozy »

There's a give up reveal? And not a seven day wait? If more nudges aren't coming I'll have to use that, I fear.

EDIT: Well, I hit the GIVE UP/REVEAL. Now to spend the next 72 hours trying to decode what the answer means.... This is all very depressing.
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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hoover
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#40

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Solved with nudges. Now to backsolve the latter 54%.
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