"It's What I Do!"

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Al Sisti
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"It's What I Do!"

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Good morning Muggles, and welcome to Muggle Meta Monday!

This week’s meta is called “It’s What I Do!” The answer has two parts, and together, they bring the rating to about a week 2.5. Please PM me your solution by 10 PM on Saturday, and as has become the custom, I’ll post a couple snapshots of a leaderboard during the week. Feel free to PM me for nudges, but try to stick with it for a couple days first. If nothing else, there’s always Nudge Wednesday.

One correct solver will be chosen at random and will receive an item of his/her choice from my swag bag (a Blarney Rebel Band CD, a Utica Club keepsake, or a $15 donation to a charity of your choice).

The answer to this meta is a) a famous villain and b) his fitting accomplice (you’ll know when you’ve found the accomplice because it will anagram to what he represents). Ready? Get to work!!

It's What I Do! - PUZ

It's What I Do! - PDF

It's What I Do! - spreadsheet

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jhseeman
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Hey Al
In response to 25A - Better Dead than Red.
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Half-off the couch... but satisfied with that much. 8-)

Two potential paths for the other part... actually two incomplete lists, but one more promising than the other.

[edited: Now officially off the couch -- Thanks, Al! Fun puz!]
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I suspect the answer is a) Al Sisti, and b) his test solver. :)
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I’m certain I have half of it but stumped on the second half…
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
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Al Sisti
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Dannyvee wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 11:17 am I’m certain I have half of it but stumped on the second half…
I'm sure you do have the first part. I suspect I may need to give a nudge before Wednesday.
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... to that end, if you guys do feel you have Part a, PM me with that and I'll give you the nudge for Part b.
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Al Sisti wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 11:32 am ... to that end, if you guys do feel you have Part a, PM me with that and I'll give you the nudge for Part b.
Uh.... what about vice versa?
So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.

My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
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Meg
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Ok, per Al I have the b part. Working on the villain. Lots of rabbit holes.
Edit: Al says I’m off the couch! I think I’ll reserve comment for a bit. Gonna wash the dog.
That puppy has the softest fur!! Anyway, I spent way too much time googling unnecessarily. But, it’s good to learn new things! Thanks, Al for the fun.
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Three quarters of the way there. (Although.... if you have one you contextually have the other, don't you? After all they were a team...? Oh never mind..... EDIT: Oh! I get it.... except I don't....).

I got one and I'm pretty dang sure what to do for the second... but I just can't get it to work.

EDIT: Got it to work.
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So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.

My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
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Off the couch!

With the help of Al’s nudge.

Myself, I found this one to be a load of fun (thanks, Al!), even with my various stages of befuddlement along the way.
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Got to the doorstep but couldn’t make it in without a nudge from Al. Al’s brilliant clue writing combined with a great meta idea—what could be better?
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Yanked off the couch after getting step one. Terrific puzzle with great clueing as always.
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Al Sisti
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boharr wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 5:41 pm Yanked off the couch after getting step one. Terrific puzzle with great clueing as always.
I'm already having to apologize for the clue for 66D. And I do. Sometimes the things that pop into my head should stay there.
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Al Sisti wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 5:55 pm
boharr wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 5:41 pm Yanked off the couch after getting step one. Terrific puzzle with great clueing as always.
I'm already having to apologize for the clue for 66D. And I do. Sometimes the things that pop into my head should stay there.
I love that clue!
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Me too! I laughed my head off.

But hey now, no spoiler alert for 13D???

Half-way off the couch, PM sent.
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Stuck in probably the same half-on, half-off limbo as others. If I have one right, I probably have both, but I won't submit until I understand why!
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A fun puzzle! What's really strange is that we were just discussing this villain on Sunday ...
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Off the couch!
Unfamiliar with the villain, ignoramus that I am, but with constuctor's criticism I figured it out.
Good puzzle and meta idea.
Thanks!
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With the nudge from Al after I got part a, I am off the couch.
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