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The answer to the metapuzzle is a something you might say after being abandoned (as you’ve been by the vowels in some of this puzzle’s clues.)

Solved - I presume and submitted.

Cindy wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:22 pm Solved - I presume and submitted.

oops - only halfway there

Folks -

I published this without having adequately researched one aspect, and that may lead to confusion for some. The clue for 61-across has been amended slightly. New version of the puzzle is now available for download.

Sorry about that ...

Heading down my 42nd rabbit hole. Partway there, I think.
OK!! Finally! Correct answer confirmed. What a relief cuz there’s baseball tonight AND the Zoom!

Cindy wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:56 pm

Cindy wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:22 pm Solved - I presume and submitted.

oops - only halfway there

Now solved.

Got it.

Great puzzle Peter. Glad to see you on Tuesday again!

Cool puzzle!

Though I'll admit, I needed two nudges from another solver to get it.

Just when I begin to think I'm getting good at these things, I'm brought down to earth by a meta maker's deviousness.

Grrr!!!

Taking the DNF on this.

Edit: and thanks to Meg for hints that surgically dislodged my key false assumption about the mechanism.

Hector wrote: ↑Wed Sep 30, 2020 5:36 pm Taking the DNF on this.

Same. Life is really getting in the way of my meta game.

FrankieHeck wrote: ↑Wed Sep 30, 2020 8:11 pm

Hector wrote: ↑Wed Sep 30, 2020 5:36 pm Taking the DNF on this.

Same. Life is really getting in the way of my meta game.

Oh good, now I don't feel so bad :-) I still want glance at it a few more times, see if I can get any new ideas to fall out, but I have to stop obsessing! Sometimes I just don't see it.

As previously noted, I needed a couple of nudges to solve this meta. But looking at it again now, I'm thinking that I might have gotten it all by my lonesome if I had just ... well, I'll stop there, for obvious reasons.

That is: Either you see what you need to, to get rolling on this solve ... or you don't. I didn't.

Still, it is, I think, a very do-able puzzle. Though I'd probably rate it a Week 4 level in difficulty. Or maybe Week 3.5? What do you think, other solvers? Especially you solo solvers.

FrankieHeck wrote: ↑Wed Sep 30, 2020 8:11 pm

Hector wrote: ↑Wed Sep 30, 2020 5:36 pm Taking the DNF on this.

Same. Life is really getting in the way of my meta game.

Well after another look I feel like I have to be starting down the right path. Not going to stress about making it all the way, though.

Seems to be a repeated mantra - two key nudges and I finally have an answer to submit.

Week 3.5 or 4? I should probably save myself time and give up now. Still, my curiosity is piqued. Would someone be willing to PM me a nudge please?

Fully lost here, any nudges would be very welcome:)

This was a tough puzzle, and I needed a pretty firm nudge to get started, but I'd rate it as my favorite meta of the week. I loved how the different pieces all tied together for the big aha.

Wow, this was really pretty cool. I was trying alternate answers (and had a couple of the right possibilities) but didn't get the ghost connection at all. Ah well, PGW wins again :-)

Nope. That was never going to happen for me.