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.
I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. Mrs. Cap'n and I are currently heading back to Boston after a nice visit with my Mom in Pennsylvania. Hmm, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, now there are two states deeply steeped in U.S. history. Unfortunately, I wasn't a very good student of history as this puzzle will attest. I'd like to thank @Abide, @Al Sisti, @boharr, @ajk, and @Joe Ross for testing and technical help.
This one should register as "barely a ripple" in the history of meta puzzles. (Edit: It turned out to be a tad more difficult than expected - probably "A Bit Choppy".)
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Okay, just got back from our whirlwind holiday trip to Pennsylvania and back. Here are a few Nudges if you need them:
Um, did anyone notice any historical "inaccuracies" in this puzzle?
Hopefully you can correct these inaccuracies for me. Go ahead and Google if you need to.
So now what? Those 5 grid letters don't spell anything helpful, do they?
Remember that "Painting by Numbers" meta from a couple of months ago? Well, it turns out this meta answer is also a famous painting. Use the same mechanism.
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Solved. I needed a second look this afternoon to get there. Saw what I needed to see this morning, but it caused me to go in another direction than what you were looking for. Good job, Cap'n!
I'd like to thank @Abide, @Al Sisti, @boharr, @ajk, and @Joe Ross for testing and technical help.
SSSolved sssans sssuggestions (I'm just running late this weekend) This was fun, and educational, too. Thanks Cap'n!
