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The Odd Couple

◆ · By Ben Chenoweth & Cap'n Rick · Published by Capn Rick · Published 2024-04-17T04:01:26.928Z

Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a hyphenated 12-letter term.
Hints: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=2825#p163829
Solution: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=2825&start=20#p164301
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Leaderboard (updated hourly)

  • benchen71 solved 2024-04-17T11:01:17.605Z
  • Hector solved 2024-04-17T11:51:27.022Z
  • boharr solved 2024-04-17T12:17:31.202Z
  • Meg solved 2024-04-17T14:07:01.173Z
  • I K Snamhcok solved 2024-04-17T15:22:36.097Z
  • LarsCaine solved 2024-04-17T16:15:17.528Z
  • ajk solved 2024-04-17T16:40:17.570Z
  • Pair O Ducks solved 2024-04-17T18:41:21.543Z
  • JM solved 2024-04-17T20:23:42.172Z
  • HeadinHome solved 2024-04-17T23:26:47.206Z
  • Gutman solved 2024-04-18T00:00:37.355Z
  • Mwoychick solved 2024-04-18T01:40:17.466Z
  • lbray53 solved 2024-04-18T13:31:11.352Z
  • KayW solved 2024-04-18T13:41:04.304Z
  • whimsy solved 2024-04-18T19:55:02.223Z
  • MatthewL solved 2024-04-18T21:09:33.655Z
  • woozy solved 2024-04-18T22:01:47.731Z
  • heidi solved 2024-04-18T23:25:58.727Z
  • markhr solved 2024-04-19T00:01:42.543Z
  • rjy solved 2024-04-19T02:33:05.785Z
  • Laura M solved 2024-04-19T02:57:34.114Z
  • Carolyn solved 2024-04-19T20:31:36.422Z
  • Berto solved 2024-04-20T03:23:40.174Z
  • BarbaraK solved 2024-04-20T12:39:19.634Z
  • DCBilly solved 2024-04-20T14:46:49.211Z
  • hoover solved 2024-04-20T14:48:50.285Z
  • Ergcat solved 2024-04-20T15:46:54.296Z
  • andeux solved 2024-04-20T20:41:01.833Z
  • Tyrpmom solved 2024-04-21T01:49:32.457Z
  • Dow Jones solved 2024-04-21T08:31:18.048Z
  • potemkinish solved 2024-04-21T10:55:09.104Z
  • Sharkicicles solved 2024-04-21T22:37:22.898Z
  • DIS solved 2024-04-22T18:59:52.872Z
  • SJ solved 2024-04-24T10:55:44.749Z
  • dooiemus solved 2024-04-29T07:29:18.218Z
  • Serafin solved 2024-11-21T19:56:45.284Z

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  • benchen71 7s · 2024-04-17T11:01:54.154Z
    I had to solve just to be able to read and reply to comments! ;-)
    • Capn Rick publisher · 2024-04-17T12:27:29.516Z
      Thanks again for a fun collab, Ben! Let's do it again sometime!
    • Hector 2s · 2024-04-17T11:59:29.063Z
      Good one! ORNOTHING in the grid was an intriguing rabbit hole...
      • Capn Rick publisher · 2024-04-17T12:28:46.480Z
        Thanks, Hector. Glad you enjoyed it!
      • boharr 3s · 2024-04-17T12:18:08.512Z
        Ganging up on us, hey. Thanks.
        • Capn Rick publisher · 2024-04-17T14:05:55.610Z
          Yes, Bob, we literally went to the ends of the earth for this one.
        • Meg 2s · 2024-04-17T14:08:21.081Z
          That was a fun solve! You tell that anal-retentive editor to take a chill pill.
          • Capn Rick publisher · 2024-04-17T16:49:06.264Z
            Thanks, Meg. I will definitely pass along your message. :)
          • ajk 10:11 · 2024-04-17T16:43:20.977Z
            Not a huge fan of unchecked squares (and indeed got stuck in one spot), but will make an exception here. :) Initially was trying to link the DDs to an O, but then decided that it was just the Ds (which fits the title). Eventually got around to looking at the first letters of those words, and then after a brief pause thought to check the first letters of the clues. Fun one, thanks!
            • Capn Rick publisher · 2024-04-17T23:24:13.186Z
              Thanks for hanging in there, Alan. Like I said, this puzzle was rejected on both MMM and SSS for those same reasons. 😄 It was fun to take a walk on the wild side!
            • HeadinHome 🤓2:14 · 2024-04-17T23:27:56.147Z
              Tried every double-something I could think of! Was there a way to get “teamed” other than thinking of it? (Double was spelled… was teamed?). Also, I know which side was whose, and I like them both!!
              • benchen71 7s · 2024-04-17T23:43:18.918Z
                Yes, TEAMED came from the first letter of the clues for the double-D entries. :D
                • HeadinHome 🤓2:14 · 2024-04-18T19:13:22.939Z
                  Ohhhh! Well then clever me for just thinking of it out of the blue! 🤣
              • HeadinHome 🤓2:14 · 2024-04-18T00:07:56.165Z
                (And in Edge, I can’t see the comment I left just now using Chrome, even after refreshing several times.)
                • Capn Rick publisher · 2024-04-18T16:15:21.639Z
                  Yes, Crosshare does a lot of caching to improve construction speed.
                • HeadinHome 🤓2:14 · 2024-04-18T00:06:27.322Z
                  So odd… I left my comment using MS Edge, but here in Chrome I can’t see my comment! Anybody else ever have that problem?? (I can see all of them up through ajk’s, just not mine.
                  • KayW 🤓3:32 · 2024-04-18T13:42:27.456Z
                    Excellent DOUBLE-TEAMing, guys. Thanks!
                    • Capn Rick publisher · 2024-04-18T16:12:02.624Z
                      Thanks, Kay!
                    • lbray53 4s · 2024-04-18T13:34:07.304Z
                      Fun! I got DOUBLE-CROSSED by the fact that there were six other double letters in the grid. That kept me busy with anagram solvers for awhile.
                      • Capn Rick publisher · 2024-04-18T16:11:49.832Z
                        Shoot! I didn't notice that, lbray53. Thanks for hanging in there!
                      • whimsy 🤓9:56 · 2024-04-18T20:00:25.462Z
                        I had to go back and find the second route to "teamed" when I realized my first inclination toward DOUBLE-TROUBLE wouldn't comply with the prompt!🤣 Very nice job, guys!
                        • ajk 10:11 · 2024-04-18T23:03:16.951Z
                          lol that was my first impulse as well 🤣
                          • Capn Rick publisher · 2024-04-19T02:33:17.825Z
                            Thank you, Claudia! We thought about a few other "DOUBLE-" combinations, but this one best summed up our collaboration effort.
                          • MatthewL 🤓7:23 · 2024-04-18T21:14:50.782Z
                            Oof -- finally got it but only after being dragged to the end. Sometimes you see it, and sometimes you don't. This was one of the latter, for me. But, thanks for the puzzle, you two!
                            • Capn Rick publisher · 2024-04-19T02:34:56.103Z
                              Thanks, Matthew. Yeah, this one involved some tricky wordplay with a lot of smoke and mirrors to disguise it.
                            • Laura M 🤓6:23 · 2024-04-19T03:00:50.366Z
                              Very nice, thanks! Third hint did it for me, until then I was trying to do something with the crossword rule violations.
                              • Capn Rick publisher · 2024-04-19T12:01:47.260Z
                                Thanks, Laura. Yeah, the rule violations were just a big diversion. We did maintain symmetry for the theme entries, however. 😄
                              • DCBilly 3s · 2024-04-20T14:51:25.002Z
                                Needed that final hard nudge. I was stuck for days on what to do with the nice symmetrical pattern I had found.
                                • Capn Rick publisher · 2024-04-20T16:09:38.187Z
                                  Thanks for hanging in there and solving, DCBilly.
                                • Ergcat 14:02 · 2024-04-20T15:47:47.807Z
                                  Finally! The last nudge helped as I Was totally making it too complicated! Thanks, guys!
                                  • Capn Rick publisher · 2024-04-20T16:10:37.722Z
                                    Thanks, Ergcat! Yeah, it was more tricky than complicated.
                                  • Sharkicicles 2s · 2024-04-21T22:38:38.367Z
                                    Way overthought this one, but finally got there with the hints. Loved the grid!
                                    • Capn Rick publisher · 2024-04-22T00:14:22.609Z
                                      Thanks, Sharkicicles. Glad you enjoyed it.
                                    Play today's daily mini crossword
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                                    Wooden shoes
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                                    Across
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                                      Wooden shoes
                                    2. 6A
                                      In need of directions
                                    3. 10A
                                      Time for action
                                    4. 14A
                                      Advantage
                                    5. 15A
                                      "Ain't so!" reply
                                    6. 17A
                                      "So that's your little game!"
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                                      Even more strange (like the right side of this grid)
                                    8. 19A
                                      Sgt., for one
                                    9. 20A
                                      Character for Alanis Morrisette in a 1999 movie
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                                      Salt Lake City athletes
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                                      Give heed
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                                      Fiction sub-classification that would encompass "The Hunger Games" and "The Fault In Our Stars", for short
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                                      "It's all right!"
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                                      Referendum response
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                                      Gift-box decorations
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                                      "Decorated", as a last day of school prank perhaps
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                                      Angus cattle features
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                                      Was it a car or ___ I saw?
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                                      "Old Macdonald" vowels
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                                      Ne'er-do-well
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                                      Chaps
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                                      Suffix with human or fact
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                                      Man who realised Nirvana at age 35, so it is said
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                                      Sellout sign
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                                      Finish
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                                      Self-effacing
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                                      Sch. founded by Jefferson
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                                      Hypothetical situation
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                                      High points
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                                      Disney collectible
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                                      Prime minister between Major and Brown
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                                      Calculator ancestor
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                                      Entertainers Cheryl and Alan
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                                      Mandlíková of tennis
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                                      ___ Baba
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                                      Whigs' opponents
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                                      Directionally swirling water
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                                      On deck
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                                      Road curve
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                                      Sun block
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                                      Resulted in
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                                      Poet Nash
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                                      Accommodations for visitors
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                                      It starts in Mar.
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                                      Cruise ships
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                                      Hollywood award
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                                      "(What's the ___) Morning Glory?" (Oasis album with "Don't Look Back In Anger" on it)
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                                      In the direction of
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                                      Follow relentlessly
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                                      Telephone response, according to Alexander Graham Bell
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                                      33 down speaker
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                                      Follow, as the rules of crossword construction (like the left side of this grid)
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                                      Question in response to "I need this in a hurry"
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                                      Trapeze artist's "plan B"
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                                      "Star Trek: T.N.G." Klingon
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                                      Keeps the economy going, apparently
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                                      Where to find a bowler
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                                      Octagonal
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                                      "No! Try not. ___. Or ___ not. There is no try."
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                                      Sheepskin boots
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                                      Sullen
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                                      "Excuse me?"
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                                      Plus
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                                      Cobalt's symbol
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                                      Sound of a large book landing on the floor
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                                      Make the butt of jokes
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                                      "1, 2, 3, 4, ___ a thumb war!"
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                                      Comfort
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                                      May 8, 1945
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                                      Cartoon cat
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                                      Tennis great Arthur
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                                      Dressed
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                                      "___ Monde" (French newspaper)
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                                      Amorphous mass
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                                      Point after deuce
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                                      Blog feed letters
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                                      Took off
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