Straight Outta Vegas

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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Alvibu67
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#21

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Off the couch! Confirmed in CrossHare.

Smooth fill and a nice aha moment for this one!

Thanks, Cap'n Rick!
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#22

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What a great way to start the week! Thanks for the fun puzzle.
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#23

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Off the couch; crosshare confirmed. So pleased to solve one by myself after last week’s efforts, though I did manage to start down at least 2 incorrect paths. Thanks, Cap’n Rick!
Cynthia
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#24

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And it's in my color, too! :lol: Fun puz, Cap'n! Thanks.
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#25

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Believe I am off the couch. Got a kick out of the rabbit holes in this one. Another elegant muggle meta by the Captain!
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#26

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Off the couch! ( confirmed on crosshare)!
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#27

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Day 1 - Well, it appears those Vegas secrets are pretty hard to keep! 37 Muggles (including 5 test solvers) are OTC:

Abide (TS)
Al Sisti (TS)
boharr (TS)
Whimsy (TS)
MarkWoychick (TS)
FrankieHeck
Schmeel
Dplass
ky-mike
rjy
DIS
oldjudge
Tyrpmom
Bird Lives
ImOnToo
ChrisKochmanski
MikeyG
DrTom
Hector
lbray53
hcbirker
edestlin
Meg
Cindy Weatherman
Wendy Walker
BarbaraK
minimuggle
SJMcK
Qmark
Bbaack
Alvibu67
Gutman
TeamDoubleTow
CPJohnson
Darth
JeanneC
Ergcat
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#28

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Off the couch! Thanks, that was fun!
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#29

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Hey Captain. Do you give Wednesday nudges? I'm still glued to my couch!!!
If I’ve solved and you need a nudge, you can PM me. Happy to pay it forward. ;)
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#30

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DavyGravy wrote: ↑Tue Sep 13, 2022 11:47 am Hey Captain. Do you give Wednesday nudges? I'm still glued to my couch!!!
Hi @DavyGravy. Yes, I will release a few nudges tomorrow a.m., but I can also provide pre-nudges via PM to anyone who's interested.
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#31

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Day 2 - We picked up another 5 Muggles today:

kyakkat
Philip Chow
Anita
markhr
auee89

This brings our solver total to 42. Wednesday Nudges tomorrow!
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Cap'n Rick
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#32

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Okay, it's Nudge Wednesday! Let's see if we can get a few more Muggles off their couches.

Vegas is a popular gambling mecca, but you should ignore the slots, sports teams, and other red herrings in the grid.

The clue and answer for 11-Down provide hints to the meta answer and positioning in the grid.

Sorry WSJ meta solvers, but there is a "chip" and a "Jack" associated with this puzzle too. :D

Sometimes the wording of the clues comes in "handy" when constructing (and solving) metas.

You gotta know when to hold 'em, and I'd really love to be holding this hand in this game!
Last edited by Cap'n Rick on Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:24 am, edited 2 times in total.
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#33

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Yay for nudges! I'm off the couch.

Thanks for the puzzle, @Cap'n Rick.
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#34

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I'm off the couch too. Thank you Captain!
If I’ve solved and you need a nudge, you can PM me. Happy to pay it forward. ;)
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#35

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Those nudges came in very "handy"! :>)
If I’ve solved and you need a nudge, you can PM me. Happy to pay it forward. ;)
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#36

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Off the couch thanks to the nudges.
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#37

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:couch_and_lamp: :crossed_swords: :rabbit: Nudged off the couch. Thanks, Rick!
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Dow Jones
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#38

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OTC. You hit the jackpot with this one, Cap'n Rick.
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#39

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Oh, goodness.

Nudged off. I'm calling it a win. Now on to Ben's MOAT which probably, alas, involves me just not getting it rather than a simple case of ignorance (which always makes for a good excuse).

Really nice natural construction and plenty of reasonable distractions. Feel a little silly having needed the nudge.
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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#40

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I finally fell off the couch. Forgot all about Wednesday nudges, but thanks to @CPJohnson , I was able to see what I should have seen all along. Thanks, Cap'n Rick.
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