The Fourth of July
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hcbirker
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woozy
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Okay... 12 hours after submitting the correct answer I finally see the mechanism. Let me disagree with everyone else and state I found this very challenging.
I guess I should change my signature, and start promoting this meta: Hungry Little Creature. I was going to sent it to people for testing but I dropped the ball on it.
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ajk
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Solved. Fun one, thanks. Just enough resistance.
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michaelm
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CPJohnson
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JeanneC
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Awaiting whether I am on or off couch. 
“I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions”. Lillian Hellman
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Jeremy Smith
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SewYoung
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Off the couch. Submitted on Crosshare for the first time and really like the instant confirmation.
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TeamDoubleTow
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We enjoyed this while eating at a restaurant dining all fresco! What a delightful way to spend the holiday. About to confirm on Crosshare
Team DoubleTow=Ali who posts here, Alex & Maya the hound(with occasional assistance from son)
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Alvibu67
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Cap'n Rick
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Day 1 Leaderboard - And what a leaderboard it is on this "Fourth of July"!
Abide (TS)
Al Sisti (TS)
boharr (TS)
MarkWoychick (TS)
DIS
benchen71
woozy
Schmeel
LindaPRmaven
Dow Jones
FrankieHeck
madhatter5
Cindy Heisler
Tom Wilson
BarbaraK
Meg
Cindy Weatherman
ReB
whimsy
kymike
dplass
KayW
THC
lbray53
Wendy Walker
Dave C
Chris Kochmanski
Hector
dannyvee
ImOnToo
auee89
Bbaack
oldjudge
GR
rjy
Qmark
hcbirker
ajk
BrennerTJ
michaelm
david
Laura M
CPJohnson
Deepak B
Tyrpmom
Pete Greenfield
Carolyn
Jeremy Smith
andeux
markhr
Snood
SewYoung
Andrew Bradburn
TeamDoubleTow
Gutman
Alvibu67
JM
That makes 57 solvers including Test Solvers! Thanks everyone for solving, and I hope you all had a wonderful holiday today!
Cap'n Rick
Abide (TS)
Al Sisti (TS)
boharr (TS)
MarkWoychick (TS)
DIS
benchen71
woozy
Schmeel
LindaPRmaven
Dow Jones
FrankieHeck
madhatter5
Cindy Heisler
Tom Wilson
BarbaraK
Meg
Cindy Weatherman
ReB
whimsy
kymike
dplass
KayW
THC
lbray53
Wendy Walker
Dave C
Chris Kochmanski
Hector
dannyvee
ImOnToo
auee89
Bbaack
oldjudge
GR
rjy
Qmark
hcbirker
ajk
BrennerTJ
michaelm
david
Laura M
CPJohnson
Deepak B
Tyrpmom
Pete Greenfield
Carolyn
Jeremy Smith
andeux
markhr
Snood
SewYoung
Andrew Bradburn
TeamDoubleTow
Gutman
Alvibu67
JM
That makes 57 solvers including Test Solvers! Thanks everyone for solving, and I hope you all had a wonderful holiday today!
Cap'n Rick
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Bird Lives
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mkmf
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Off the couch as well.
Another fun clue was "Clothes line".
Thanks Cap'n.
Another fun clue was "Clothes line".
Thanks Cap'n.
Bird Lives wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 10:20 pm OFF THE COUCH
Some nice cluing in this one, e.g., "Senior moment?"
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Richard
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Off the couch.
I need to read the rules better. First submission was the question and answer. 2nd submission was just the answer.
Thanks fun grid and meta.
I need to read the rules better. First submission was the question and answer. 2nd submission was just the answer.
Thanks fun grid and meta.
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DrTom
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Off the couch (thank goodness, I've been there all day watching TV and eating/drinking!). Got the answer but now I have to go back and see why. I know its there because I know the Cap'n, but I grokked it without knowing why.
Had a heck of a time with "Pie Nut" because I kept reading it "PINE" nut and could not figure out how to fit that in.
Had a heck of a time with "Pie Nut" because I kept reading it "PINE" nut and could not figure out how to fit that in.
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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Hidden in 3D
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Off the couch! Did the grid yesterday, then went outside to pick my blueberries. First time I've harvested enough to make a blueberry pie, so now you know what I did on my 4th of July afternoon. Sat down with coffee this morning to look at the meta and there was the answer! Thinking about having a piece of that pie for breakfast. . . Thanks, Rick!!
Sara
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JeanneC
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Jumped the gun yesterday but confident today that I am off the couch. Fun and clever meta. What more could you want?
“I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions”. Lillian Hellman
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MamaE
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Off the couch while driving home from NH to MD. Here’s hoping traffic is as smooth as the puzzle!
- Just puzzling it out here in Delmarva 
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bhamren
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ReB
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With folks talking about there being a mechanism, I took another look today (after submitting yesterday) and in about 30 seconds I spotted it. Very apropos. Amazing what a fresh look sometimes can yield. Thanks.