"First-Name Basis" by Wendy Walker

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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"First-Name Basis" by Wendy Walker

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Good morning, friends, and welcome to my first puzzle of 2024! I hope you enjoy it.

Thanks to @Abide and @Cap'n Rick for being such terrific mentors; @jhseeman for his enthusiastic test-solving; and as always @Joe Ross for his technical wizardry.

First-Name Basis
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Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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OTC! Thanks for another fun puzzle, Wendy!
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Off the couch, thanks Wendy - fun one!
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:crossed_swords: :rabbit: :couch_and_lamp: OTC Much fun - thanks for the meta and for introducing me to 7D :lol:
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The cat got off the couch but jumped back on to watch some TV. Thanks for a fun puzzle, Wendy.
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OTC. Thanks, Wendy!
Check out and support http://CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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OTC!
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OTC - thanks, Wendy!
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 contest-style (meta) crosswords that we've created to help raise money for cancer-related organizations - get the bundle at http://crosswordsforcancer.com
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Off the couch. Thanks, Wendy!
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Off the couch!
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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Off the couch and .... really fun.
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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I'd be OTC, but I have to watch TCM.
Great fun.
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off the couch! clever and fun start to the meta-week! Thanks, Wendy!
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I was smiling before the meta was even completed - a delightful way to start the week!

Glad to be on a first-name basis with so many of you!

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(Used that one before but too good not to repeat, haha. Cats love routine, after all!)
Less cross words, more crosswords.

Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 91. You'll Turn It Around
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OTC! Thanks Wendy!
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OTC over breakfast. Fun meta
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Off the couch...thanks Wendy. Fun puzzle.
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Off the couch

Thanks Wendy
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OTC. Thanks, Wendy!
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Off the couch - thanks for the puzzle!
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