"Laundry Day" by benchen71

Can you storm the castle by getting across the MOAT? A weekly meta crossword constructed by forum member Ben (aka benchen71). These metas range from relatively easy to more challenging, depending on how many Australianisms he puts in them! Puzzles are posted in a new thread every Tuesday, with nudges appearing on Saturdays, and the solution coming out on Mondays. (At least, that's the plan. Given he lives in Australia, and they are so far ahead of the US time-zone-wise, things may get posted early!)
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Finally crossed after lbray53 confirmed I was paddling in the right direction.
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Finally made it after a misstep. Thanks Ben!
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Crossed! Stormed!

Good clean fun!
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#24

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Crossed. Well done, Ben.
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We've had 37 successful solvers after the first day's play, with @DJB taking line honours!

DJB
Danny K Bernstein
Mr Tex
woozy
Berto
Pair O Ducks
rjy
Cindy Heisler
boharr
lbray53
MatthewL
KayW
edestlin
Ergcat
Carolyn
Hector
Abide
HeadinHome
Darth
JM
Cindy Weatherman
Meg
DIS
hoover
CPJohnson
Tom Wilson
Sharkicicles
DCBilly
LarsCaine
heidi
I K Snamhcok
Laura M
kurtalert
Tim
Gutman
Golem
markhr
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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#26

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crossed the MOAT...thanks Ben!
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Another day, another 5 solvers:

Tyrpmom
Qmark
frostyjhammer
DrTom
rfj

That means we're up to "the meaning of life, the universe, and everything"! And it's time for some nudges...
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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Nudges, in order of increasing blatancy:

1. There are two instructions in the grid, 1A and 69A. Step 1: "WASH clean"; and step 2: "SPIN dry".

2. If you look at the four asterisked grid entries you might notice something that is consistent with all four.

3. 1A could have been clued "___ clean of dirt".

4. SPIN means anagram.

5. If you have derived some likely looking laundry items that don't result in a 4-letter word, try looking in the clues.
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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Needed the second nudge, even though that's already what I was trying to do. But as soon as I had confirmation that it was definitely the right path, the detail of how to do what I'd been trying to do leapt right out. Crazy how often all you need is to know you're on the path.

Fun stuff as always, thanks.
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Today is literally our laundry day, so let's see if that helps!

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Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 91. You'll Turn It Around
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#31

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Crossed the moat with my posse --
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#32

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A solver update for you:

Dow Jones
Spid4567
Sendhil Revuluri
ajk
Susan
Jaclyn
Mikey G
whimsy

We're up to 50 now! Next (and last) update before the answer reveal Monday morning Australia time.
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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#33

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MOAT crossed. Needed the third nudge. Super clever!
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Clever one! Thanks, Ben!
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One final solver update before the answer reveal:

Alex Sisti
Johnny Luau
Streroto
Jeremy Smith
Flora Wynn
Steve M

That's a grand total of 56. Not bad for a "week 4"! :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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#36

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Here's the solution to "Laundry Day":

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I have a super-sized MOAT for you this week! :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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