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Waiting for confirmation, but confident that I have submitted correctly.
I mean, I’m pretty sure.
I can defend it.
Maybe I’m right.

Off my Octane Turbo XL700 leather power reclining sofa... Nice way to start the week! Great puz, Tom!

At first I had trouble METAbolizing this one, but the good doctor gave me something so I could finally digest the puzzle. Otherwise I would have taken two and called him in the morning...

Off the couch and on the way to my favorite, nearby pub.
Thanks, Dr. Tom!

Meet me out at Paradise Road, @KayW!

HunterX wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:22 pm And I appreciate the shout out in 50D, though I wouldn't want to go there, close though it may be to my heart. (And only because they say home is where the heart is, and it's close to home.) e.

Well why not "Leaves of Grass" and "Poor Richard's Almanac" are both great reads! I suppose the debate is whether one is better than the other and that depends on a combination of perspective, context and need, but we will cross that bridge when we come to it.

benchen71 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 6:07 pm Off the couch, waiting for confirmation. Enjoyable puzzle. Thanks, Tom, especially for my name-drop in 68 across!

Can't think of that without a nod to our Aussie brother! Surprising how often it comes up.

oldjudge wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 6:15 pm My experience on this one was identical to Chris’. While probably not my favorite puzzle ever, I think 58D is a little extreme for a test solver’s punishment.

Peter insisted I add the B.....

KayW wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 6:22 pm cadillac_sofa.jpg
Submitted but confident I'm in gear and off the couch. A most fun puzzle and meta! Still chuckling over 10D.

Hmmm...I believe I have been in that back seat, but it was many years ago and it looks different in daylight and without the windows steamed.

So, as my British friends would say - Good Effort!

We have had lots of solvers and a lot of positive comments (thank you all). I'm posting the first day leaderboard early for me because I was up early to take the wife to a procedure and I'm fading fast. Here are the earlybirds:

TS Abide
TS Al Sisti
(by the way, if you liked the Title I cannot take credit, that was all Peter and Al. These two were not only test solvers they were Cher's to my Nicolas Cage - i.e. "Snap out of it!" when I was headed off track. Heck, any more help on this and I'd have to give them co-author credits)
1 MMe
2 MarkWoychick
3 Carolyn
4 markhr
5 Dannyvee
6 Andrew Bradburn
7 Tom.Runner
8 Schmeel
9 Mindle
10 runart
11 woozy
12 boharr
13 ChrisKochmanski
14 lbray53
15 Anita
16 michaelm
17 Meg
18 benchen71
19 KayW
20 oldjudge
21 ImOnToo
22 Bbaack
23 Darth
24 whimsy
25 dudeski

Sitting on the couch, scratching my head and thinking about cars, a recent post on a British car group site came to mind.

Meg wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 5:44 pm I’ve fallen right off the sofa but my bag of Lays is intact. The clue for 18d had me laughing for several minutes. "Must find a g-rated interpretation!" And I did, eventually. Thanks Dr. Tom for the entertainment!

And there I was thinking cricket. I gotta get out more...

Meg wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 5:44 pm I’ve fallen right off the sofa but my bag of Lays is intact. The clue for 18d had me laughing for several minutes. "Must find a g-rated interpretation!" And I did, eventually. Thanks Dr. Tom for the entertainment!

I never noticed any non-g-rated clues and had to go back and see what you were talking about. Not sure if that means I need to get out more or you need to get out less:)

Nice grid, but I’m still on the couch with the usual assortment of shallow rabbit holes.

BarbaraK wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 12:38 pm

Meg wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 5:44 pm I’ve fallen right off the sofa but my bag of Lays is intact. The clue for 18d had me laughing for several minutes. "Must find a g-rated interpretation!" And I did, eventually. Thanks Dr. Tom for the entertainment!

I never noticed any non-g-rated clues and had to go back and see what you were talking about. Not sure if that means I need to get out more or you need to get out less:)

Nice grid, but I’m still on the couch with the usual assortment of shallow rabbit holes.

Same, and same.

Still staring at this one. See some interesting things, but nothing that leads to a carmaker. Awaiting the nudge day.

Wow - I NEVER intended this to play so hard, it was intended to be one of my usual high arc, low speed softballs. There will be hints tomorrow AM of course and another on Thursday. However, if it is making you question either your sanity or self worth (as these consistently do to me) PM me and I'll let the cat beam up off the couch and over the moat early by providing them to you.

I believe I am off the couch. Finally got to this one today.

I think I have it so I will cautiously claim that I am off the couch!

Good morning - here is an update to the leader board. The latest one happened DURING the Muggle Zoom last night, I guess "loose lips solve grids"

Be sure you pop over to the MEOW if you want another dose of me! (luckily I am not habit forming...which in my case naturally would entail sewing a lot of black material together)

New to the solver list:
26 Lesy
27 JeanneC
28 hcbirker
29 BrennerTJ

Definitely not there yet - awaiting nudges later today?