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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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Ahoy, Muggles!

It's great to be back on SSS with what I believe will be a relatively "smooth sailing" puzzle. To hedge my bet, I'm going to try something different today and concurrently deploy the nudges ("InSSStant Nudges?" :D). If you're a veteran solver you can simply ignore them, but if you're a newbie you won't have to wait to check back in a few hours. Anyway, let's see how it goes today and then go with the flow. I'd like to thank @Wendy Walker, @Bird Lives, @whimsy, @boharr, @MarkWoychick, @cbarbee002, and @Joe Ross for pretesting and technical help.
The meta answer is some extra things you may find today.

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InSSStant Nudges
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Please feel free to PM me if you're still stuck! (Solution is here.)

Good luck!
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Sssolved w/o nudges. Thanks for the Mmmeta!
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Sssolved. No need for nudges! Thanks, Cap'n!
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Delightful! And a wonderful respite from the many meta stumpers this weekend. Happy Easter, everyone!
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Sssolved without peeking at the nudges. Thanks for the puzzle, Rick!
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Nudges? We have no use for your stinking nudges!

SSSolved.

Happy Easter, all!
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Sssolved. That was cute!

Happy Easter all!
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:crossed_swords: :rabbit: :snake: SSSolved SSSans SSSuggestions. Much fun - thanks, Cap'n!
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Nice puzzle! I don't think your nudges are going to see much use.
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Sssolved!!! Thanks!
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Sssolved! Fun one, with no nudges needed. :D
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta! :shock:
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SSSolved with nary a ripple. No nudges needed this week. A nice breather from the earlier puzzles this weekend.
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Fun and perfectly smooth for Sunday - Thanks Cap, I made it to port!

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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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Sssolved! Very clever. Thanks, Cap'n!
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Sssolved. You reminded me that I don't like 47Ds, and that one of my friends loves them. I'll be sure she sees it.
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Traveling this weekend so just getting to this one. Very spiffy indeed. Thanks. :)
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Leaderboard:

Ahoy! In my 2+ years of constructing metas I'd never created a true Level 1 (i.e. Mill Pond) puzzle - until now! In the first 24 hours a whopping 67 have solved! And the nice thing is I'm seeing a few new names, so "miSSSion accomplished" there:

Wendy Walker
Bird Lives
boharr
whimsy
MarkWoychick
cbarbee002
Sendhil Revuluri
JM
FrankieHeck
ky-mike
Cinny
Danny K Bernstein
schmidzy
MatthewL
Meg
ChrisKochmanski
LarsCaine
markhr
Chopsticks
A738840496
hcbirker
BarbaraK
DCBilly
Mateo Cruzas
Al Sisti
Abide
Carolyn
Gutman
Devoid
andeux
Jaclyn
frostyjhammer
emmie
KayW
CPJohnson
Sharkicicles
woozy
Hector
GR
Chris
Cindy Weatherman
vampirebat
Jim23809
Dave C
HeadinHome
Eric Porter
Darth
LasersharpAurora
DIS
Anita
benchen71
BrennerTJ
Waann
ReB
coffeeandcrosswords
Tom Wilson
Dow Jones
DrTom
benharri
JeremySmith
BuzzingCow
NDS
Kulea
dbowler
ajk
neku
Maine Marge

Please let me know if I've missed anyone. And don't be shy about asking for more help if you need it.
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No nudges needed...fun one...thanks Capn Rick!
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Fun and done!
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Sssolved, a day late!
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