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Let's Meet After Work
◆ · By Mikey G · Published 2023-09-02T17:00:41.803Z
Meta Prompt
[Level 1] The answer to the meta is what you did to solve it (but not really).
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Leaderboard (updated hourly)
- oldjudge solved 2023-09-02T17:01:24.828Z
- Hector solved 2023-09-02T17:03:34.445Z
- FrankieHeck solved 2023-09-02T17:06:42.254Z
- Pair O Ducks solved 2023-09-02T17:07:33.740Z
- KayW solved 2023-09-02T17:09:51.610Z
- MatthewL solved 2023-09-02T17:12:42.839Z
- markhr solved 2023-09-02T17:12:57.798Z
- Meg solved 2023-09-02T17:28:17.582Z
- boharr solved 2023-09-02T17:37:21.258Z
- JHSeeman solved 2023-09-02T17:55:22.534Z
- Toast solved 2023-09-02T18:01:53.687Z
- spotter solved 2023-09-02T18:17:49.625Z
- DrTom solved 2023-09-02T18:18:07.346Z
- Philip Chow solved 2023-09-02T18:23:52.502Z
- woozy solved 2023-09-02T18:48:23.275Z
- JR solved 2023-09-02T18:50:49.859Z
- whimsy solved 2023-09-02T19:01:25.489Z
- Gutman solved 2023-09-02T19:46:04.275Z
- ajk solved 2023-09-02T19:51:52.567Z
- SamKat9 solved 2023-09-02T20:28:45.521Z
- Tyrpmom solved 2023-09-02T20:46:10.766Z
- heidi solved 2023-09-02T21:04:45.740Z
- Cindy Weatherman solved 2023-09-02T21:22:35.498Z
- benchen71 solved 2023-09-02T21:28:43.004Z
- Cindy Heisler solved 2023-09-02T21:30:08.110Z
- CPJohnson solved 2023-09-02T21:59:02.534Z
- Laura M solved 2023-09-02T22:10:07.357Z
- rjy solved 2023-09-02T22:32:42.811Z
- Joe solved 2023-09-02T22:49:03.699Z
- DJB solved 2023-09-02T22:50:34.522Z
- Bbaack solved 2023-09-02T23:02:41.820Z
- kurtalert solved 2023-09-03T00:01:08.742Z
- lbray53 solved 2023-09-03T00:05:53.701Z
- JM solved 2023-09-03T00:44:26.141Z
- BarbaraK solved 2023-09-03T00:49:51.976Z
- Darth solved 2023-09-03T03:17:11.397Z
- hoover solved 2023-09-03T03:34:01.996Z
- merlinnimue solved 2023-09-03T03:43:47.122Z
- Mr Tex solved 2023-09-03T04:47:45.728Z
- BrennerTJ solved 2023-09-03T05:23:17.092Z
- Schmeel solved 2023-09-03T06:15:55.434Z
- Tom Wilson solved 2023-09-03T11:30:51.200Z
- Qmark solved 2023-09-03T12:46:05.405Z
- I K Snamhcok solved 2023-09-03T13:42:00.815Z
- Rufus T Firefly solved 2023-09-03T13:43:03.362Z
- Capn Rick solved 2023-09-03T14:07:46.170Z
- Matt A solved 2023-09-03T14:18:33.842Z
- Berto solved 2023-09-03T14:33:20.577Z
- Alex Sisti solved 2023-09-03T16:54:17.758Z
- lisajay solved 2023-09-04T00:54:05.140Z
- Abide solved 2023-09-04T01:39:51.170Z
- Julie bookworm solved 2023-09-04T12:57:16.046Z
- Myelbow solved 2023-09-04T15:33:43.290Z
- Carolyn solved 2023-09-04T15:42:14.892Z
- Dow Jones solved 2023-09-04T20:13:30.786Z
- Alvibu67 solved 2023-09-04T20:27:36.420Z
- Steve M solved 2023-09-04T20:35:05.828Z
- DIS solved 2023-09-05T19:57:57.009Z
- Bird Lives solved 2023-09-05T22:36:57.094Z
- andeux solved 2023-09-06T01:40:54.315Z
- Katiedid solved 2023-09-06T14:41:38.512Z
- Bob J solved 2023-09-07T01:02:38.548Z
- Darrell solved 2023-09-07T04:55:28.798Z
- syoustra solved 2023-09-07T06:58:32.834Z
- ReB solved 2023-09-08T02:46:27.709Z
- HeadinHome solved 2023-09-13T03:26:06.818Z
- Tane solved 2023-09-16T05:44:50.306Z
Comments
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- oldjudge 2s · 2023-09-02T17:03:07.368ZMikey--thanks for a great season!
- Hector 2s · 2023-09-02T17:03:56.314ZThanks for all the great SofS puzzles!!
- MatthewL 🤓6:01 · 2023-09-02T17:13:24.604ZThank goodness for a Level 1. And thanks, Mikey, for the Summer of Solves!
- boharr 8s · 2023-09-02T17:37:31.814ZThanks, Mikey
- JHSeeman 2s · 2023-09-02T17:56:11.143ZThanks fort season of metas....and the cluing...enjoy your labor day.
- Fitting ending - I'll miss the PUN-ky Brewster Saturdays and hope we meat again (so don't chop them completely or we will roast you!). Your bale pun was a breath of thresh air and I went back to check out the book one again. Thanks for a lot of fun and a fair number of challenges.
- Answer: LABOREDExplanation: Seven symmetrically placed entries can be placed after the word "WORK": LOAD, AROUND, BOOK, OUT, ROOM, ETHIC, DESK. The initial letters spell LABORED, the answer to the meta in honor of Labor Day. (Slight asymmetry in the grid to accommodate AROUND/ETHIC and slightly better fill in SE).
- whimsy 🤓7:18 · 2023-09-02T19:07:45.554ZSummer's over!
Actually dislike hot & humid but love The Summer of Solves. Thanks for the fun, Mikey! - SamKat9 🤓7:19 · 2023-09-02T20:29:11.143ZThank you very much for the puzzles!
- Tyrpmom 2s · 2023-09-02T20:48:10.272ZThanks so much for sharing your talent. Your clues are so entertaining.
- Haha, thank you! Always love being a bit silly with the clues!
- Cindy Heisler 5s · 2023-09-02T21:31:03.379ZGreat way to end the SOS. But I'm sorry to see it end. Thanks, Mikey!
- Thanks for another wonderful Summer of Solves (which worked just as well during a cold winter down under!)
- Laura M 🤓11:25 · 2023-09-02T22:12:12.803ZFun! Thanks for the summer puzzles!
- Joe 🤓3:50 · 2023-09-02T22:49:32.013ZThank you! I needed a nice easy one
- hoover 4s · 2023-09-03T03:35:34.783ZThanks for the SOS!
- merlinnimue 🤓4:32 · 2023-09-03T03:46:08.460Zthanks for all the summer distractions, hope they were labors of love
- Qmark 3s · 2023-09-03T12:47:14.070ZNice one, Mikey! Thanks for a fun "Summer of Solves"...your efforts are appreciated!
- I K Snamhcok 2s · 2023-09-03T13:42:35.794ZMikey, you helped make my summer. Thanks!
- lisajay 🤓10:57 · 2023-09-04T00:54:33.834ZVery nice!
- Carolyn 4s · 2023-09-04T15:42:49.569ZVery nice. After being gone for several weeks, it's nice to be back!
- Bird Lives 3s · 2023-09-05T22:38:17.579ZTimely. Or as they say in Canada, "Labored, eh?"
- HeadinHome 🤓1:55 · 2023-09-07T13:07:01.449ZSomehow I missed the last one — that was a clever mechanism. This one was perfect for a quick diversion before tackling the day’s (ugh) labors. Thanks!
- ReB 6s · 2023-09-08T02:54:53.065ZHope you didn't have to LABOR too hard coming up with this one.I definitely overthought this meta, once I saw that it used a frequent mechanism. From the title I knew that I was supposed to look for the letter after WORK, I just couldn't just get myself to test add that word to the grid entries. If I had even seen one...But when Mikey told me to look at the title again, all of a sudden the cobwebs blew away, followed by a head slap and a quick solution. Good way to end your summer series. Thanks.
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Across
- 1ASun screen
- 6A"It's laundry day!" "Wow, get a ___ of this!"
- 10AWhen I need to make a domed domicile, I take some blocks of ice and ___ them together
- 11AWoody's boy
- 12ANearby
- 13A"I have to spend all day with Paddington" "Hope you can ___ it!"
- 14AHealth insurance company whose profits are erupting LOL
- 15AIt may be mixed
- 16AIf I want to get to the library before they close, I'll have to ___ it!
- 17AI'd love to stay for the hay documentary, but I have to ___
- 18AIf you see this biter, you might be in de-Nile
- 19AAway from home (or a call at home!)
- 20A21st of 24
- 23ALacks existence
- 25AStudy, e.g.
- 26AEncourages wrongly
- 28AHe wrote about a famed 29-Across between two creatures
- 29ASee 28-Across
- 30ACertain code
- 31ACompany whose name is an acronym of the founder, his childhood farm, and its nearby village
- 32ABard's "below"
- 33APlace where I dutifully create all of these metas for your solving pleasure!
- 34AThey have a ball!
Down
- 1DOlive-green songbirds
- 2DDemolition operative's favorite Peter and Gordon song?
- 3DSidled surreptitiously
- 4D"___ Out of Order" (2020 Margarita Montimore novel)
- 5DCone's counterpart
- 6DUniversal, e.g.
- 7DI was going to talk about these with my prospector friend, but they're miner concerns
- 8DHalf a ball game
- 9DPal of Boots the Monkey
- 12DRhyme scheme that's one letter away from a Swedish band
- 15DTatami, e.g.
- 17D"Still..."
- 19DSwitch positions
- 21D1989 film character played by Beasley, his only film role
- 22DRapscallion
- 24DIf you don't eat a porterhouse, that would be a missed ___
- 25D___ assignment (minor-league game thrown by a recovering pitcher)
- 26DJejune
- 27DPrepare pizza or pottery
- 28D"Want to golf?" "That would suit me to ___!"
- 30DWrap up (a fitting final clue to the Summer of Solves!)
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