It’s Labor Day, the end of the summer. The Monday Muggle Meta is closing down its lakeside cottage, pasting the labels on the last Mason jars of tomatoes and peaches, and relegating its white shoes to the back of the closet. (Is no-white-shoes-after-Labor-Day still a thing?) With all that, MMM still manages to bring you a puzzle. It’s not giving too much away to tell you that the meta is not related to Labor Day except that in keeping with the spirit of the holiday, it should not, I think, require much work. But what do I know?
Most of the theme clues in this puzzle are not original with me. I had to leave a few of mine, along with some other good ones, on the cutting-room floor. I encourage you to submit your own along with your answer. All these will be posted along with the solution Sunday morning.
Nudges Wednesday whether you need them or not.
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