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◆ · By Abide · Published 2022-08-15T11:34:10.511Z

Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a summer rerun. Extra credit: Find the two additional words that would make a good fifth theme entry. Puzzle discussion and Wednesday nudges at https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=1786&sid=0f1d1703561bb3371b61d0cf8e685a00
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  • JM 14:09 · 2022-08-15T12:27:33.614Z
    As a Lions fan, I won’t acknowledge the front half of the other themer.
    • BarbaraK 3s · 2022-08-15T12:13:53.063Z
      Very clever! Still working on the extra credit
      • boharr 4s · 2022-08-15T12:20:48.609Z
        Fun one
        • Darth 🤓24:39 · 2022-08-15T13:01:39.386Z
          It helped that I just spent a summer in Malibu, so my mind was already there.
          • Meg 3s · 2022-08-15T13:13:51.258Z
            Nice, Peter. And there’s the other theme!
            • Cindy Heisler 1s · 2022-08-15T13:45:02.813Z
              Easy meta. Now to see if I can get the extra credit.
              • KayW 🤓8:50 · 2022-08-15T14:34:57.922Z
                Very clever! Now to find the extra credit...
                • ajk 20:05 · 2022-08-15T14:33:45.583Z
                  lol at 25A25A"On a bench", in French[------], guess that's appropriate. Also spotted the extra themer.
                  • Carolyn 10s · 2022-08-15T15:04:59.444Z
                    How do I submit the extra credit without spoiling for others?
                    • Abide 10s · 2022-08-15T17:01:35.119Z
                      I listed the extra credit as an alternate acceptable answer, but you may have to log out of Crosshare. Not sure. Best to send me a PM.
                    • Abide 10s · 2022-08-15T15:08:38.910Z
                      Extra credit can be verified by PM or email to thedudepuzzles@gmail.com
                      • lbray53 3s · 2022-08-15T15:47:41.864Z
                        Green Bay for the extra credit! Hey! I'm a fan (and an owner).
                        • Abide 10s · 2022-08-15T17:00:19.922Z
                          Wrong. The other theme answers have two words.😜 No further spoilers in the comments please.
                        • Laura M 🤓20:45 · 2022-08-15T18:02:31.343Z
                          Very cute, especially with the title! I also see the extra credit but I won't spoil it :-)
                          • dplass 11:02 · 2022-08-15T18:15:20.438Z
                            I was like, "Monte Goo Mega???" What the heckin is going on in this puzzle.
                            And wasn't the Montego made until the 90s?
                            • Abide 10s · 2022-08-15T20:12:14.896Z
                              They brought the name back briefly but the classic Montegos stopped in the 1970s.
                            • woozy 23:43 · 2022-08-15T20:15:09.965Z
                              Oh, my god.
                              I had no clue. No clue at all. Went to my wife (who hates how obsessed I get over these) puzzles and said do you see anything in these words, and she said without missing a beat. "Tampa Bay, Montego Bay, Hudson Bay, Mobile Bay".... sheesh
                              • whimsy 23:27 · 2022-08-16T01:35:38.560Z
                                Thanks for a fine puzzle that helpfully included a boomer version!
                                • Dow Jones 11s · 2022-08-16T04:20:10.468Z
                                  Fun meta, Peter. How does the title tie into the puzzle ??
                                  • Abide 10s · 2022-08-16T12:34:52.610Z
                                    Another possible theme entry, but in the generic sense 😉
                                  • michaelm 🤓4:13 · 2022-08-16T17:30:42.726Z
                                    Thank you Peter!
                                    • ReB 3s · 2022-08-16T22:26:54.633Z
                                      A relief after fumbling two metas on the two yard line in the past week, one being last week's MMM.
                                      • Ergcat 20:46 · 2022-08-17T18:11:52.115Z
                                        Finally saw the light! Nudges helped! (Actually considered part of the meta early on but for some reason veered off in another direction! )
                                        • Teamdoubletow 4s · 2022-08-18T00:39:03.015Z
                                          Very clever but we needed all the nudges and Google to boot! Thanks for the crossword!
                                          • Capn Rick 🤓13:32 · 2022-08-18T14:05:50.714Z
                                            Nice puzzle, Peter!
                                            • minimuggle 20:35 · 2022-08-18T21:56:26.757Z
                                              great puzzle....thanks. the answer really snuck up on me which was fun
                                              • Abide constructor · 2022-08-19T01:52:53.147Z
                                                Beware of the bushwhacking aha 😜
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                                              Muggles can't do it (literary ones, that is)
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                                                Muggles can't do it (literary ones, that is)
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                                                Start of many an old prayer or hymn
                                              3. 11A
                                                LIV competitor
                                              4. 14A
                                                "San Antone" shrine
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                                                Small, medium, and large
                                              6. 16A
                                                Venus, but not Serena
                                              7. 17A
                                                Pinnacle for fans in 2020-21 when the Lightning, Rays, and Bucs played in their respective championship games?
                                              8. 19A
                                                ___ Speedwagon
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                                                Jaded and tired
                                              10. 21A
                                                One habit of highly obnoxious people (or a hashtag brag on Instagram)
                                              11. 23A
                                                "Déjà vu" foursome, for short
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                                                "On a bench", in French
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                                                Final 1970s Mercury model to roll off the production line?
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                                                Guess that costs $250
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                                                She plays Wendy on "Ozark"
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                                                50th state bird
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                                                Far from sterile
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                                                Org. for Saints on Sunday
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                                                "Sounds likely to me"
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                                                Grammy winner's name pronounced "Shar-day"
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                                                Imaginary equipotential surface coinciding with the earth's sea level (28-Down28DStereotypical coder, say[----] alert!)
                                              22. 44A
                                                Nike Dri-Fit Swoosh Zip-Front Sports ___
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                                                Old Rock discovered in old rock?
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                                                One in an iconic crosswalk
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                                                Vingt-___ (blackjack, in Monte Carlo)
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                                                Drake's "Take Care", e.g.
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                                                WMD that awakened Godzilla
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                                                Venomous viper
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                                                Double-wide with half-timbering and pitched gables?
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                                                Distance/time : Abbr.
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                                                End of ___ (notable time)
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                                                "Could happen"
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                                                ___ Miss
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                                                Hardly a shrinking violet
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                                                Peter the Great and others
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                                                Welcome home?
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                                                "There oughta be ___"
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                                                Wild turkeys, say
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                                                "Sudden ___" (Dirty Harry flick)
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                                                In a crass way
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                                                Simple sugar suffix
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                                                Islamic spirit that sounds like an alcoholic spirit
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                                                "Assassin's Creed II" protagonist (Boomer clue: Pinza of "South Pacific")
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                                                Fixed charge
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                                                Showing people to their seats, casually
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                                                Potty starter?
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                                                Like a new New Deal
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                                                "Choose one of these three"
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                                                Words With Friends and FarmVille developer
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                                                It's 1 to 2 GHz, and the top end of UHF
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                                                Angus, Brigham, and Cy
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                                                Money and Fortune, for short
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                                                Available for service
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                                                Stereotypical coder, say
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                                                Monteverdi opera partly set in Hades
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                                                NBA MVPs Karl or Moses
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                                                Flows out, tidally
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                                                Saint Philip ___, "Apostle of Rome"
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                                                Catchall abbr. for names
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                                                Conductor Zubin who would fit right in here
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                                                "That ain't gonna happen"
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                                                "___ shoe fits..."
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                                                Mega-talent Tracey of sketch comedy
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                                                I flunked culinary school because my chicken was bad to ___ (Hmm, how did this MikeyG clue get in here?)
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                                                They smell on a pig
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                                                "I quite enjoyed that performance"
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                                                Artist's tripod
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                                                Tell target
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                                                ___ Eats (food delivery app)
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                                                Minuteman missile acronym (not Mr. Griffin)
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                                                Drug also known as Ecstasy
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                                                Razorback, about half the time
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                                                Install, as tile
                                              39. 62D
                                                Trans-Siberian tracks: Abbr.
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