"Physics 101" 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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Dow Jones
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Nudged across the moat. Fantastic and fun meta, Ben
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:crossed_swords: :rabbit: :european_castle: Nudged across the moat. Good one, Ben!
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#23

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you might say I had a little help jumping across the moat....loved it.
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whimsy
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#24

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Gah!
Came back to work on this one again because I knew nudges were available; hadn't even pulled up the puzzle again; and didn't even get or need to open the nudges themselves, because of well, something... And now I have the answer!

Going to Crosshare now to enter it and make it official. :P

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This particular fort was destroyed in the late 1700's.
Later on, land reclamation connected Castle Island to the mainland and it's now a State Park.
Likewise, I finally made the connection!
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Nudge #1 was all it took. Silly me, worrying about my non-STEMminess.
The other Wendy. :roll:
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ReB
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MOAT has been crossed after one of the comments weirdly welded the last link in the catenary that supported the bridge over troubled waters.
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ajk
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#27

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lol had the idea but needed the last nudge to convert it. fun stuff, thanks.
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Neat that I solved it today (oops, clock just ticked over, so make that yesterday).

No nudges needed; just was busy with CCCC until this evening.
If you want help with a meta, feel free to PM me. The more specific you are about what you have and what you want, the more likely I can help without spoiling.

(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
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Crossed the MOAT. If I would have remembered that there are no penalties for guessing on Crosshare, I could have finished Tuesday. I dismissed the answer out of hand. Silly me.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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benchen71
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#30

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Nudges have done the trick!

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KayW
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Cate C
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Johnny Luau
Jerry Miccolis
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HeadinHome
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ReB
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lbray53

We're up to 56 now! Next update Monday morning, Aussie time, just before the answer reveal.
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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There have been no further solvers, so here is the solution to "Physics 101":

Physics 101 (solution).png

The funnest part of this week's meta was introducing the nudges and then using the introduction as the first nudge! :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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