None Shall Sleep (PCC#30)

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None Shall Sleep (PCC#30)

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Hi everyone!

It's Phil from over at Phil's Crossword Corner (PCC) ... I'm happy to present this week's MMM "None Shall Sleep"

Prompt: The answer to the meta is 7 letters long.

Notes:
  • You may ignore the "PCC#30" in the subject/title as it doesn't have anything to do with the meta... it's just a numbering system for myself.
  • the level is the intended difficulty I had in mind when I designed the puzzle, but may play differently since every solver has their own area of expertise... what one person may find easy, another may find difficult.
Many thanks to FrankieHeck and Abide for test-solving and suggestions for improvement. Shout-out to Joe Ross as always for technical help.

Have fun and keep in mind if you're ever lost at sea, google is your best friend (actually, I don't know if you'd get internet service in the middle of the ocean).
-Phil :mrgreen:

Please submit your answer for this meta via Crosshare using the link below or by sending me a PM.
Nudges will be posted on Wednesday. Solution shall be revealed Sunday morning.

None Shall Sleep
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Edit: The clue for 29-Down has been revised to remove "Mac" from the clue in the Crosshare version of the puzzle (might be confusing as Mac keyboards have an "Option" key instead of an "Alt" key)... Note this does NOT affect the meta. Thanks to boharr for pointing it out.
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OTC! Great job, @pchow13!
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Off the couch.
Great puzzle - thanks!
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Off the couch - thanks, Phil!
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OTC!

Very much fun. Thanks, Phil!
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Off the couch! Thanks for the puzzle, Phil!
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OTC. Clever and fun. Thanks, Phil.
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Excellent puzzle, so elegantly constructed....
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Off the couch. I thought this was brilliant.
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Very nicely done indeed. Thanks.
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OTC - and having just returned from across the pond, I disagree: THIS one can sleep. But loved this, a really terrific idea and construction… kudos!
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OTC, lots of fun doing this one.
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OTC - love this one! Just so clever, and gettable (good for Monday-level energies).
The other Wendy. :roll:
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Off the couch. Very nicely done. Thanks, Phil!
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When Phil asked me to test solve this for PCC, I liked it so much I asked him to consider running the puzzle as a MMM. Very glad that Phil let us appropriate this one!
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Thanks, Phil! Clever idea! I enjoyed the solve.
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OTC! Nice one Phil!
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Off the couch!
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Off the sleeper sofa ---
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Liked this one a lot! -- Thanks, Phil!
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Off the couch! Very nice, indeed!! :D
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