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Nice one, thanks.

Enjoyed it, Jay, and even after getting the metanism, it was still a fun challenge… not sure I got them all tho. Touché mapped to…?? Was that “shoot” as in 1A?

Fun one! After one funny (to me) mistranslation. My first thought was TOUCHE -> TUSH -> OLDASS (And I beg to differ on the latter's clue definition!) Thanks Jay

Feeling thick this Monday morning. Is there a mechanism from SANTA (and/or LIST) to TRANSLATE, or just picking the natural word for pig-latin transformation, or did I get off track somewhere?

Never mind, I did miss all but the *AY themers. Wow, impressive!

Such a fun way to start the week. Thanks, Jay!

Enjoyed it! Thanks, Jay!

Fun MMM, Jay! 8A was a new word for me. I had trouble with that Pig Latin puzzle a few weeks ago, so the 11D clue really stuck out -- and simultaneously I realized how many "Y's" I was writing in.

Thanks, Jay!

Not only did we have to think about this one, we had to work as well. Missing one piece, but able to backsolve.

So I got there, but may have mistranslated at some point. I used Hargitay>Target>Aim, but with AtBay>Bat>Tool and Esme>Mess>Eats that gave me Transltae - or is that part of the pig Latin lol?

Guessed the answer almost immediately, but needed to work it out of course. Like Hector, I initially was stuck with just the *AY entries (quite fiendish that they spell a coherent word on their own :)). Still not 100% sure I mapped everything correct because I had TOOL and AIM which seem not quite in grid order. Regardless, fun stuff, thanks.

Hmm... I get TANSTALES. Where is the R? Ran?

I get TOUCHE = SHOOT =TAPE = T

UNDERWAY = WONDER =AWE = A

ASTHRAY = TRASH = NOISE = N

OUTLAY = LOUT = SLOB = S

ATBAY =BAT =TOOL =T

HARGITAY (no idea who that is) = TARGET = AIM = A

EPEE = PAY (this was the hardest for me to sound out) = LOAN TO = L

ESME =MESS = EATS (so close to TRASH... I struggled with this one the most) = E

ESTEE = STAY = STET = S

So what am I getting wrong.

Fun puzzle, as always - thank you, Jay!

I have to admit that I solved this with help from my husband. I am not good at, and never think of, Pig Latin --- even with the huge hint in the title! But after he told me that, it was a smooth solve. Thanks, Jay!

wonderful puzzle. thanks

Fun one. Took me quite a while to figure out what was going on, but finally got there. Could not figure out TOUCHE (SHTEW was what I was coming up with), but got the other 8 and it was obvious what it was. Thanks Jay!

Still a little fuzzy on the tail end of the piggy. But with the prompt and enough letters I took a reasonable guess that panned out. Will be glad to examine it even more closely once the dust settles. Thanks for an entertaining refresher course, Jay!

Very fun! Guessed the answer but then worked it out.

Loved the metanism, Jay! I may have to borrow it someday. :)

Well I certainly did it the hard way (or ardhay away) because I KNEW you were talking about "pig latin" (though you technically had piglet in Latin, not pig) and then you emphasized "real" Latin. BUT, I got LOUT = SLOB, WUNDER = ?AWE, BAT = TOOL and then slid into trouble since there is actually a RASHT and a THARGI. But since there were some that went across ok and I had to translate them and translate is a 9 letter word, I took a shot. I like your real mechanism though I had not thought about sounding them out in addition to them being pig latin since some were actually as the "real" pig Latin way. Fun on a Monday (or Unfay On A Ondaymay)

The puzzle started out well, but I got bogged down with determining several of the translations and corresponding synonyms. I initially got seven letters (two of which turned out to be erroneously derived), which when I put them into grid order were enough to indicate the answer word.

Between the comments here and grueling backsolving, I now think I have derviations for eight letters, but I'm not sure about how you derived the second T, from ATBAY to BAT to ?? | TOOL is the most logical synonym, but it precedes AIM; TOUCHE, the only T-word after AIM, doesn't make sense and is also the 9th themer).

I suppose I will have to await the reveal to make it all clear. But overall the puzzle was not a very satisfying experience for me. That doesn't take away, though, from your ingenious construction.

Fun one! I knew it was pig Latin right away. Found the 9 themers to “translate” but had a little struggle with a few of them (epee, estee , and touché). Finally able to backsolve, though.

Got stuck at “shtoo??” but had _RANSLATE, so close enough! Now I’ll be noticing igpay atinlay words all week… anksthay.

Wow, wish I had known this existed:

Fun, love the title!