I Feel Your Pain

A weekly meta crossword created by members of the forum. Difficulty levels will vary. Hints are usually available starting Wednesday, and solutions are posted on Sunday.
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madhatter5
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#21

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Answer submitted, 92% sure

Fantabulous construction Steve
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MamaE
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#22

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Submitting now relatively sure I am off the couch :-)
- Just puzzling it out here in Delmarva :D
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JeanneC
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#23

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Submitted but not sure if I’m OTC.
Off to a nice hot cuppa!
P.S. Loved my math classes. Still take out the Great Courses on math CDs by Arthur Benjamin from the local library.

UPDATE
Deleted private message on my answer. Can’t be right. Will continue on.
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“I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions”. Lillian Hellman
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whimsy
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#24

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I recognize that name! ^^
He taught/teaches? where my son went to school out in CA. I don't think my son ever took one of his classes though.
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Dplass
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#25

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cbarbee002 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 13, 2021 5:34 pm (Un)officially OTC, but confident. Good one from the Thurman8er!’

BTW, too nerdy to say that I LOVED Algebra?! After 8th grade algebra I was convinced that I would be a math major in college. Then I took Calculus my first semester - - got an A, but it was Waaaayyyy too hard for me. My 54 (out of 100) was an A on the final (curved of course). People were crying coming out of the exam. . . .
I loved math: algebra, geometry, trig, calc,... until multivariable calc which was incomprehensible to me.

Also I am still on the couch. Everything I try which I'm sure is the mechanism has resulted in ... multivariable calculus.
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michaelm
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#26

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Off the couch.
Pain will be confirmed once winter hits for real.
Thanks Steve!
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BarbaraK
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#27

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Dplass wrote: ↑Mon Dec 13, 2021 9:57 pm I loved math: algebra, geometry, trig, calc,... until multivariable calc which was incomprehensible to me.

Also I am still on the couch. Everything I try which I'm sure is the mechanism has resulted in ... multivariable calculus.
You're overthinking it. It's not multivariable calculus - not by a long shot.
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Schmeel
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#28

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I'm pretty sure I got it.
Off the couch!
Thanks for the puzzle, Steve!
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Dplass
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#29

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BarbaraK wrote: ↑Mon Dec 13, 2021 10:32 pm
Dplass wrote: ↑Mon Dec 13, 2021 9:57 pm I loved math: algebra, geometry, trig, calc,... until multivariable calc which was incomprehensible to me.

Also I am still on the couch. Everything I try which I'm sure is the mechanism has resulted in ... multivariable calculus.
You're overthinking it. It's not multivariable calculus - not by a long shot.
I just meant I get incomprehensible gibberish for all my attempts.
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Dplass
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#30

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Facepalm. Post enlightenment.
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Cinny
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#31

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Submitted and waiting for confirmation. Hopefully, I'm off the couch. Confirmed!
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Bird Lives
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#32

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Confirmed off the couch. I knew the answer less than halfway through the grid, but I'm glad I continued. Come for the meta; stay for the clues.
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Thurman8er
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#33

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cbarbee002 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 13, 2021 5:34 pm (Un)officially OTC, but confident. Good one from the Thurman8er!’

BTW, too nerdy to say that I LOVED Algebra?! After 8th grade algebra I was convinced that I would be a math major in college. Then I took Calculus my first semester - - got an A, but it was Waaaayyyy too hard for me. My 54 (out of 100) was an A on the final (curved of course). People were crying coming out of the exam. . . .
I have made students cry. I'm not proud of that.

(I'm a little proud of that.)
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Thurman8er
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#34

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BarbaraK wrote: ↑Mon Dec 13, 2021 6:48 pm I'm off the couch but puzzled at what a Californian can know about winter pain :)
Only what I see on TV.
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Thurman8er
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#35

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Tuesday update:

So far I have correct answers from...

Meg
RJY
FrankieHeck
Laura M
Cap’n Rick
Boharr
HCBirker
Darth
BHamren
ChrisKochmanski
Oldjudge
MichaelM
Whimsy
Minimuggle
BarbaraK
Benchen71
Sewyoung
Carolyn
Dudeski
Anita
Madhatter5
MamaE
MaineMarge
Wendy Walker
Bird Lives
Joe Ross
Schmeel
Dplass
Dannyvee
Cinny
MikeM000
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MaineMarge
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#36

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Bird Lives wrote: ↑Tue Dec 14, 2021 12:14 pm Come for the meta; stay for the clues.
What Jay said⬆️

Fantastic fun with the clues- great meta idea.
And she’s off the couch!! Coming around the last turn in the garden path to find a comfy seat … it’s a photo finish!
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Same seat as last week but more inviting in May.
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markhr
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#37

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Awaiting confirmation, but I think I'm OTC.
A fun puzzle from Steve.

Confirmed: Off the couch
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lbray53
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#38

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I am off the couch. I had two plausible answers. Steve told me that one of them was correct. I was able to winnow that down to the correct answer with one guess.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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Thurman8er
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#39

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Wednesday nudge:

The meta answer has eight letters.
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DebbieC
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#40

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Got it! Very clever.
Tho I've lived in winter-free Florida for many years, I spent 18 years in upstate NY (real upstate - Syracuse) so greatly identify with the subject matter.
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