MGWCC #803 — “Keep Your Puzzle Buzz”

An excellent puzzle written by one of the innovators of the meta crossword format. It comes out every Friday at noon and increases in difficulty throughout the month. Available for modest subscription (worth every cent) here: www.xwordcontest.com
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Meg
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Transported successfully.
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Beamed!
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Got it. Clever and amusing. One of Gaffney's better ones.
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Argh. nine hours lost on a miscalculation.

Now an clever intricate puzzle (that I needed to be told I made a mistake but otherwise I worked out) that leads to a ... sorta guess??? Well, not like I have a streak to protect.

EDIT: #67 and there is a stronger click I hadn't seen immediately.
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Awaiting the beam... [Fun puzzle, with a slightly awkward final step... that's if I have the correct answer!]

... and I'm beamed at #69! :D
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Got it after a subtle initial nudge and a shove toward the final confirmation that I just couldn’t see for the longest time. 😂
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After a small nudge (thanks @boharr ) and a lot of thinking, I finally got it. Great puzzle!
Shannon 🐱
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Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2023 1:05 pm Felix licks his chops after ridding my house of yet another mouse. Extra rations for this good hunter!
Can I borrow Felix? My cat Henry is unclear on the concept. He brings live mice in the house and then lets them go.
(Also birds and kangaroo rats.) He brought in a mouse a few days ago and I haven't caught it yet. Very frustrating.
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Beamed up!
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Think I might need a small nudge to get started. Fill done, then nada. Anyone feel Good Samaritan-ish?
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I have completed steps 1 and 2, trying to make that last connection. Step 2 yielded something that is not at all in my wheelhouse. I have a suspicion about the answer, but still stewing on it trying to find that confirmation.

UPDATE: After an epiphany on the confirmation, I have submitted and I have been beamed! My suspicion was correct.
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Took a second look at the puzzle this morning and noticed a pattern that led to my solution, but there is something that is not part of the pattern but seems like it should be so I am a little confused
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Not going to be high on the list, but hoping for the beam…
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Have submitted an answer I am fairly confident of, but experience has taught me that doesn't mean it is right. I wish I had worked on this more yesterday, but since I know I'll never make #1 the idea of an early number id rather moot.
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Beamed up, after confirming with another muggle. I still have some lingering qualms about this one, will be curious to read next week's write-up.
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Awaiting the beam after a helpful course correction on the final step. Fun one! WSJ continues to elude me.
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Sweating out the leaderboard refresh….with my longest streak on the line (22).

Aboard at 88 (Lindros!)
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Waiting on beam up. Thanks to Alan (ajk) for a hint as to where I could start without telling me what to do.
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Apparently Matt has taken a holiday from updating the leaderboard. Can someone please confirm my answer so I don’t keep checking?

Thanks.

Edit: Never mind. I made it! #106, only 11 behind docison and just 3 ahead of Megan Amram. ☺️
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I have been told that my answer will beam up eventually... or should I say OUR answer since I had help both in getting to the dull click and getting to the clickety click.
Update #87 on the board
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