I came, I saw, I stormed the castle!
So well suited to my knowledge was this endeavor
That it seeméd very like a birthday gift.
(Yes, today I inexorably increase by one). Brought back fun memories of school days. Thanks!
"Not Quite Shakespeare" by benchen71
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HeadinHome
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Happy birthday!HeadinHome wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 6:01 pm I came, I saw, I stormed the castle!
So well suited to my knowledge was this endeavor
That it seeméd very like a birthday gift.
(Yes, today I inexorably increase by one). Brought back fun memories of school days. Thanks!
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! 
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We are near the end of the first 24 hours of play, and 48 solvers have found the meta answer!
woozy
Dow Jones
Tom Wilson
Danny K Bernstein
Pair O Ducks
Berto
Ergcat
boharr
DCBilly
edestlin
Cindy Weatherman
JM
LarsCaine
MatthewL
Meg
lbray53
I K Snamhcok
kymike
Dave C
Hector
ajk
Carolyn
DrTom
Darth
rjy
lindaPRmaven
kurtalert
heidi
CPJohnson
Cindy Heisler
Alex Sisti
Tyrpmom
DIS
Steve M
Jaclyn
Philip Chow
BMW
Devoid
An Ephemeral Collation
markhr
KayW
Turtle
Laura M
HeadinHome
Jeremy Smith
Tim
DebbieC
imontoo
woozy
Dow Jones
Tom Wilson
Danny K Bernstein
Pair O Ducks
Berto
Ergcat
boharr
DCBilly
edestlin
Cindy Weatherman
JM
LarsCaine
MatthewL
Meg
lbray53
I K Snamhcok
kymike
Dave C
Hector
ajk
Carolyn
DrTom
Darth
rjy
lindaPRmaven
kurtalert
heidi
CPJohnson
Cindy Heisler
Alex Sisti
Tyrpmom
DIS
Steve M
Jaclyn
Philip Chow
BMW
Devoid
An Ephemeral Collation
markhr
KayW
Turtle
Laura M
HeadinHome
Jeremy Smith
Tim
DebbieC
imontoo
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Got the first part and correctly assumed where to find the second part... 
The site is just a web page, a meeting place, a clubhouse - it's the group that's special.
—Brian MacDonald
—Brian MacDonald
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Crossed.
But perhaps not quite as gentle a crossing as DrTom's --
Very enjoyable (and "classic"?) puzzle, Ben -- Thanks!
But perhaps not quite as gentle a crossing as DrTom's --
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Solver update!
BuzzingCow
Emily
Waann
Johnny Luau
hoover
Eric H
atsiricajr111191
rayyandroid
Abide
whimsy
We're at 58 now. Nudges imminent!
BuzzingCow
Emily
Waann
Johnny Luau
hoover
Eric H
atsiricajr111191
rayyandroid
Abide
whimsy
We're at 58 now. Nudges imminent!
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Nudges, in order of increasing blatancy:
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3.
4.
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Nice job, Ben - (even if I did need a nudge or two).
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Solver update:
Mr Tex
omnilynx
Eric H
Adam Simon Levine
Anonymous Crossharer
Qmark
Capn Rick
That's 65. Last update will be Monday morning Aussie time right before the answer reveal.
Mr Tex
omnilynx
Eric H
Adam Simon Levine
Anonymous Crossharer
Qmark
Capn Rick
That's 65. Last update will be Monday morning Aussie time right before the answer reveal.
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benchen71
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No new solvers, so here's the solution to "Not Quite Shakespeare":
The seed for this puzzle was encountering CAPLET in someone else's crossword and thinking, "Oh, that's one letter short of CAPULET. That could be a meta puzzle!" But it wasn't until I was on a school camp accompanying 10 high schoolers as we canooed down the Murray River, sleeping in tents on beaches at night, that I started working on the puzzle properly. What was significant about this was that there was absolutely no internet. So I had to dredge my mind for Shakespearean character names that still formed valid words when you drop one letter. Pretty early on I worked out I wanted to spell MUCH ADO with ZIP/NIL in the centre of the grid. Of course I already had the U. PU(C)K came pretty easily, as did VIOL(A) and ROME(O). But I was stuck on M, H and D. Then one restless night (I didn't sleep very well on the wafer-thin semi-inflatable microscopic "mattress" I had been given) I came across (D)UNCAN and its clue involving whoop-ass. I considered (H)ORATIO, but could only think of ORATORIO so dismissed it. It wasn't until I was back in civilisation (somewhere with internet) that I was able to confirm ORATIO as a (Latin) thing and discover that (M)ARIA was a Shakespearean character, albeit somewhat obscure.
The seed for this puzzle was encountering CAPLET in someone else's crossword and thinking, "Oh, that's one letter short of CAPULET. That could be a meta puzzle!" But it wasn't until I was on a school camp accompanying 10 high schoolers as we canooed down the Murray River, sleeping in tents on beaches at night, that I started working on the puzzle properly. What was significant about this was that there was absolutely no internet. So I had to dredge my mind for Shakespearean character names that still formed valid words when you drop one letter. Pretty early on I worked out I wanted to spell MUCH ADO with ZIP/NIL in the centre of the grid. Of course I already had the U. PU(C)K came pretty easily, as did VIOL(A) and ROME(O). But I was stuck on M, H and D. Then one restless night (I didn't sleep very well on the wafer-thin semi-inflatable microscopic "mattress" I had been given) I came across (D)UNCAN and its clue involving whoop-ass. I considered (H)ORATIO, but could only think of ORATORIO so dismissed it. It wasn't until I was back in civilisation (somewhere with internet) that I was able to confirm ORATIO as a (Latin) thing and discover that (M)ARIA was a Shakespearean character, albeit somewhat obscure.
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!
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