"Toe the Line" by Wendy Walker

Formerly known as the “Sunday Summer Substitute”, editor Cap'n Rick now takes the helm for 'Smooth Sailing Sundays'. As The Commodores sang about Sunday morning, the SSS will focus on easier metas. SSS will also support smaller grids and will mentor new constructors on request. Puzzles released each Sunday around 8am Eastern. Nudges released same day at Noon Eastern. New constructors are welcome.
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Wendy Walker
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"Toe the Line" by Wendy Walker

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Welcome to this week's Sunday Summer Substitute! I don't want to tell you too much about its origin right now, as that would provide a big hint. Thanks to @Abide for the title and a little reworking, and @Joe Ross for his technical expertise. I hope you have fun with it -- just don't get carried away! Nudges will appear early this afternoon. Deadline is Saturday morning.



"Toe the Line" crosshare

"Toe the Line" PUZ

"Toe the Line" PDF

"Toe the Line" spreadsheet


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Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Sssolved.

Line Toed!
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SSSSSolved! Thanks for the fun, Wendy!
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SSSolved. Thanks, Wendy.
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SSSolved. Thanks for the puzzle, Wendy!
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The meta is a summer hazard? So not 5A then.

Hmm... must be missing something
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Sssolved!
Another fun one, Wendy. Thanks!
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SSSolved...thanks Wendy!
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A great turnout so far -- thank you all so much!
Time for a few nudges!
Did you notice that there are 2 letters that appear together several times in the grid?
Hey! All of those 2-letter combos are pronounced the same way?
Most unhelpful nudge ever: Look at the title!
What's yet another sound-alike?
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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:crossed_swords: :rabbit: :sunglasses: SSSolved with SSSuper SSSuggestions

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while avoiding SUMMER HAZARDS

Thanks for another A-plus meta!
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As they said in MASH "Ah Bach"

It took longer than is should have but with the rain, there is nothing else to do. And for some reason they moved the golf up several hours and it is not on TV.

And the earworm for today (as it may be replaced by an earworm in the MMM

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SSSolved. Thanks, Wendy!
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Sssolved; thanks for the puzzle!
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Sssolved sssans nudges. Given what we've just been through, I was looking for a Tennessee Williams title: "Summer and Smoke."
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Thought I’d solved, but answer incorrect. What?? It was so cute!

Then I shut my eyes for just a quick Sunday nap. Two HOURS later, dog’s barking at the chickens woke me up. (Gotta love Sundays)

Saw the correct answer almost immediately upon emerging from Sunday coma, submitted, and then read the comment board about nudges. What nudges??

All that to say, did not use the nudges.

This was easy like Sunday morning until it wasn’t, but still a fun way to spend a hot, slow July afternoon.

Sssuper job!
The other Wendy. :roll:
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SSSolved!
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Nnnudgeless sssolve… fun one, Wendy!
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I wonder if I did the same thing as @HeadinHome Saw something that suggested a cute answer but was wrong. Then went off on an entirely different tangent. Then circled back to my original observation but applied it correctly this time.
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Ssolved with the last nudge (first three were confirmatory), which extracted me from my rabbit hole and opened my mind to finding the mechanism.
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SSSolved! No nudges needed!
That was a fun one!! Good job, Wendy! Happy 4th of July!
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