Child's Play

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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Child's Play

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As the title suggests, this one is easy. It’s a meta that a four-year old could get. (If you don’t believe me, find a four-year old.) Official sources will neither confirm nor deny that this has been scraped from the bottom of the SSS barrel, but it should remove any diffidence new constructors might feel about submitting their own.

Thanks to @Abide and @Wendy Walker for test solving and to @Joe Ross for making it all accessible.

The answer is a mode of transportation.

Child's Play crosshare

Child's Play PUZ

Child's Play PDF

Child's Play spreadsheet


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Sssolved with a chuckle!
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SSSolved. FFFun
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Sssolved. Thanks, Jay!
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Playfully delightful -- my wheelhouSSSe.
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Sssolved! Thanks for the puzzle, Jay.
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Bit of a rougher go for me (both grid and meta), but only because it targeted some of the many holes in my knowledge. :lol: :lol:

Still fun though. Thanks!
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Sssolved. Parts of the grid were tricky, but a fun meta! Thanks, Jay!
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Sssolved. With grandkids, this came pretty quickly!
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SSolved. Took me back several decades. One of the rare times I knew the answer before completing the grid.
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Sssssssssolved....either that, or I have a flat tire! ;)
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Twenty-two solvers have ridden in on the mystery mode of transportation.

Abide (TS)
Wendy Walker (TS)
1. SamKat9
2. Cindy Weatherman
3. boharr
4. JM
5. Meg
6. whimsy
7. Alex Sisti
8. Philip Chow
9. ajk
10. MatthewL
11. Carolyn
12. Cindy Heisler
13. heidi
14. Pair O Ducks
15. Hector
16. MaineMarge
17. Darrell
18. BarbaraK
19. michaelm
20. ReB
21. Darth
22. DIS


I wasn't kidding about borrowing a four-year old. Many if not most toddlers will be familiar with the source material for the themers. It’s musical.

On an episode of "Seinfeld," Jerry sings a brief excerpt from the song. Strange that a song for toddlers would appear in the same episode as a contest over “master of my domain,” but that’s what you get when Larry David writes the script.

You could Google that episode of "Seinfeld." Or you could just Google the four themers all at once. The latter will give you several renditions more artful and complete than Jerry’s.
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Hmmph. I was taking the title too literally.
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Sssolved! Nice one, Jay!
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Ssssolved, I think. :?

Edit: confirmed!
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:crossed_swords: :rabbit: :snake: SSsolved with nudges. Great cluing and fun meta. Thanks, Jay!

And I'm going to see a play about 8D this weekend.
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Fun stuff Jay 👶🤗
Ffffffffigured out your method of transportation @Bird Lives, now here’s some in constant use around our gardens.
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My Cushman truckster and Buddy coming back from the arboretum on one of our many lawnmowers.
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SSSolved.... brought back memories.
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Sssolved; needed nudges; thanks, Jay!
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Late to it, but a fffun nnnudgeless sssolve, thanks Jay!
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