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That Ship Has Sailed! by Rick Kennedy.

The answer to this meta is a six-letter word.


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I am very honored to be a part of this wonderful effort coordinated by Will Pfadenhauer (aka @AnswerPfinder). Thank you for solving my meta and for donating to a cancer charity. Please feel free to PM me for a nudge.

Another nice one, Cap'n. No nudge needed.

A classic Rick meta - clever, elegant, and fun!

Yep, definitely a classic @Cap'n Rick meta. Fun one!

I do love a Cap’n Rick (even more than a Captain Morgan). Smooth, well clued and just tricky enough to make you think without making you scream. Thanks Rick

I got the mechanism but had a few wrong answers that led me astray. Great meta @Cap'n Rick

I was deep in a rabbit hole because there are six of the grid answers which also have something in common but unfortunately they don't lead anywhere

It is on to @Bird Lives tomorrow.

Love me a @Cap'n Rick meta. Thanks for another great one, Rick!

Thanks Cap’n! (PS RIP Gordon Lightfoot, who chronicled the late Captain McSorley years ago.)

Unmistakably a Capn Rick -- theme and execution. But I'm surprised it wasn't saved for a different occasion.

I began to laugh as the meta answer took shape -- Great stuff as usual!

Thanks, Cap'n!

Elegant and fun meta, finished with a lovely twist. Thanks, Rick!

Very enjoyable meta, Cap'n! I donated to National Breast Cancer Foundation in honor of my wife who is a breast cancer survivor. Due to the advances in knowledge pertaining to the best individualized treatment options made possible by prior donors, she is doing fine today. Thank you, Cap'n!

Great puzzle and Meta Cap'n...

Took a minute to get parts of it, but fun aha moment.

Thanks.

Very fun sir, thanks. Took me two viewings to get rolling, but smooth sailing once I did.

Nice one, Cap'n Rick! Thanks!

Beauty!

I've received a few nudge requests, so here you go. (Note: If you haven't yet solved, you might want to give this one a try this weekend. )

Hmm, it appears that 6 ships have sailed out of this puzzle (symmetrically, of course).

Before those ships sailed, they formed different words with 6 grid entries.

Those 6 different "ship" words matched 6 other clues.

The first letters of the answers to those other clues spell the meta answer, which can also be a type of "ship".

You could have saved a lot of time by just identifying the nursery rhyme character at 39-Across.

Ahhhh… needed - but shouldn’t have - that first nudge. This type of meta has perpetually been a blind spot for me, but great fun, Cap’n, elegant construction!

Thanks for solving, everyone. Hope you all had a very happy Mother's Day!