MGWCC #833 — “Accentuate the Negative”

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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mattythewsjpuzzler
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#41

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Beamed. Fun. New mechanism on me.
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HunterX
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#42

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Awaiting transporter. Quick solo solve on a week 3? I'll take it!

Enjoyed this one. Got stuck looking at something that I instantly knew was not going to be in the metanism. But fortunately was able to shake it pretty quickly and come up with the right one. Then it was fun putting together all the pieces.
Katiedid
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#43

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Hmm. Not seeing it yet. It’s so warm and muggy in the house with no power, no A/C - I think it’s affecting my brain!
JoDave
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#44

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Awaiting. I was lost for so long and chased many rabbits. It’s so hard to see when I keep looking the wrong way. At least I learned some new things (Lusophone) while searching the clues for some kind of hint.
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dk letter
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#45

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Solved this one immediately, awaiting beam.

Now back to the WSJ... saw step 1 immediately, and like so many others, can't see the next step.
Qmark
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#46

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Kicking myself that I followed the correct path and then messed up on the final step. I shoulda paused and thought twice before submitting my answer to this week 3. Doh!
Berto
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#47

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Solved on the first leg plane ride, landed and submitted. Nervously awaiting beam - concerned I may have confidently strode through the departure lounge doors only to find out I’m in the wrong terminal…
Katiedid
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#48

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Beamed up with a tiny nudge. It seems like I've done one similar to this sometime before.
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BrennerTJ
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#49

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A NEGATIVE prefix is all that is needed
To form five new words; we have almost succeeded.
Near twins we can find, each with one extra letter;
Now read those in order, it only gets better.
Add UN as our prefix there’s nothing to fear:
We've reached the solution, I hope all is CLEAR.
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-Tamara
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