Outer Space

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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Outer Space

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Had this puzzle "in the can" for a while, and when the opportunity arose to post it in SSS it seemed appropriate.

Hope it's as smooth as intended - - don't forget to use the obvious clue!

Thanks to @Cap'n Rick for improving the grid, and as always to @Joe Ross for his impeccable tech skills!

Solution posted Saturday.

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yea me, first out!
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Sssolved! Thanks for the fun puzzle. :D
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Sssolved after navigating a small rabbit hole.
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SSSolved. Nice one. Thanks, Chris.
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Increasingly helpful nudges (posting a bit early as I will be unavailable for most of today):

You didn’t miss the obvious clue at 39D, so where would one “add out”?

As the title suggests, perhaps the place to “add” is in the outer space?

For the grid fill for 1A, where would you add “out” to get a new word? There are six similar, symmetrically-placed grid entries.

Okay, you have six new words. Do they seem similar to any of the other grid entries? (Rhetorical question.)

You found six grid entries where the answer also could have been the new words you formed. The beginning letters of those grid entries form part of the solution. All that’s left is to remember 39A!
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Sssolved sssans nudgessss! Thanks for the puzzle, Chris!
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SSSolved!
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SSSolved - thanks, Chris!
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Sssolved. NNNice and SSSmooth. Thanks, Chris.
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:crossed_swords: :rabbit: :snake: SSSolved... NNNice one.
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Sssolved. Nice Sunday puzzle.
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Had little faith as I began but it fell in place with no nudges.

Fun puzzle.
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Sssolved. Thanks, Chris.
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Sssolved! I had a bit of a problem which is ironic in retrospect.
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Ssolved. Thanks Chris!
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Sssolved! Thanks, Chris!
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Sssolved - thanks for the puzzle!
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Needed a nudge beyond the official ones, but got there eventually. Thanks. :)
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I had the right idea but took several tries to enter it correctly. Fun one! Thanks, Chris!
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