Warren Piece

A weekly meta crossword created by members of the forum. Difficulty levels will vary. Hints are usually available starting Wednesday, and solutions are posted on Sunday.
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Jeremy Smith
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#41

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Off the couch.
I normally tend to overcomplicate when solving metas and I’m trying to avoid doing that, but I tried a little too hard on this one because I totally oversimplified it.
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Nudged off the couch. This is a very good grid and meta. Keep up the good work, Cap'n Rick.
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:arrow_up: ditto - a beautiful construction. It just took me a while to find... everything.
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#44

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Aye Aye Cap'n permission to leave the couch...

Wonderful puzzle by Cap'n Rick, and this is only his 2nd. At this rate he'll have his own column in WSJ in a few months.

Delightfully tricky and straightforward at the same time, striking at everyone's Achilles' heel like that. Impressive idea and construction. Oh, and I think we both should get props from the American Coffee Council for our tireless use of Arabica beans. Tell you what, I'll be Juan Valdez and you can be Tuo Valdez,

What a punning cartoon! Who would have expected it, hope you aren't board....
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DrTom wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 6:35 pm Oh, and I think we both should get props from the American Coffee Council for our tireless use of Arabica beans.
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Props to you @DrTom!
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Off the couch...
After a couple rabbit holes, I finally saw the second step. Very nice, Cap'n Rick. Looking forward to your next one!
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Cap'n Rick wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:31 pm
DrTom wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 6:35 pm Oh, and I think we both should get props from the American Coffee Council for our tireless use of Arabica beans.
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Props to you @DrTom!
Now THAT'S a cappuccino frother!
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DrTom wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:35 pm
Cap'n Rick wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:31 pm
DrTom wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 6:35 pm Oh, and I think we both should get props from the American Coffee Council for our tireless use of Arabica beans.
Prop.jpeg

Props to you @DrTom!
Now THAT'S a cappuccino frother!
Some might say it's "even rude"!
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Joe Ross wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:44 pm Some might say it's "even rude"!
Oh, hello @Joe Ross. It's great to see @DrTom off the couch, isn't it?

You know what they call a couch with an outboard motor attached?

Couch with Outboard.jpeg

A high-speed chaise! :D

Sorry everyone. I'll stop.
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This was fun... A couple of missteps along the way but we eventually got there! Thanks so much for the great puzzle.
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#51

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Good morning everybody. A few more solvers have raised from the chaise since yesterday's update:

Bird Lives
DrTom (aka Juan Valdez)
Jeremy Smith
Dow Jones
KayW
Carolyn
Cinny
TeamDoubleTow

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Shouldn’t have but needed the second nudge. Excellent meta!
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#53

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Great meta. Needed the nudges and then some. Thanks, Cap'n Rick!
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Good morning everyone! A few more Muggles to add to the leaderboard:

Dannyvee
CPJohnson
shalmanezer
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I read somewhere that Jeopardy! writers always try to place the daily doubles behind a clue where you need to take two steps to get to the answer. Similar situation here: I got the first step, and I'm still chewing on it in the midnight hour. (I'd make a pun but worried I may give something away, though I think everyone reading this might be off the couch.) Wish me luck!
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I'm off the couch, sort of, since my third hare-brained guess was somehow correct.

Okay, second nudge then gets the mechanism. Loved this one - that was brilliant!!
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Cap'n Rick wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 8:05 pm
Joe Ross wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:44 pm Some might say it's "even rude"!
Oh, hello @Joe Ross. It's great to see @DrTom off the couch, isn't it?

You know what they call a couch with an outboard motor attached?


Couch with Outboard.jpeg


A high-speed chaise! :D

Sorry everyone. I'll stop.
LMAO! Joe went a little outboard but the Cap'n went overboard. I don't know what propelled him to do that but his picture was divan and I not only want to sit there I'd love a seat on an occasional piece of motorized furniture.

Your jokes are as good as your puzzles Cap'n, and that's pretty good.
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Good morning everyone! A few more Muggles made it just under the wire:

MikeyG
Naptown Kid
MaineMarge
MamaE
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#59

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Ahoy Muggles!

The meta answer is "ALICE", and a whopping 52 of you got it right!

As the title suggests, the first step involved searching for "warrens", otherwise known as "rabbit holes", or in this case rabbits and bunnies with "holes" in their names. The symmetrically-placed grid entries were:

CAD*BURY
FLO*PSY
RICO*CHET
HAR*VEY
JESS*ICA
Warren toons.JPG

The 2nd step involved finding alternate clues that could also apply to the rabbits and bunnies.

CADBURY - 42A They produce eggs - IBISES
FLOPSY - 24A Like a ragdoll - LIMP
RICOCHET - 52A Rebound - ECHO
HARVEY - 48D TV funny man Steve - CARELL
JESSICA - 8A Singer Simpson - ASHLEE

Arranging these alternate answers in grid order and selecting the first letters of each results in "ALICE" - a character who certainly had some experience with rabbit holes.
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As a funny coincidence, the day after I asked @boharr to pretest this puzzle back in January, @whimsy released her MEOW #58 meta - "Corner Count Off". The answer to her puzzle, of course, .."Rabbit Hole".

Thanks everyone for solving!

Smooth sailing!
Cap'n Rick

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#60

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Great meta Cap’n Rick!!
Now that you’ve let the cat out of the bag I can let
my rabbit go free
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We caught this guy in a trap set for a skunk. Glad not have gotten skunked then or now.
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