Look at first part of theme entries. The first one indicates period, and there is one period in the clues (1-Across. T from TSP )
imontoo 2s · 27 days ago
Sunday fun! Thanks, Schmeel!
Qmark 2s · 27 days ago
Loved it...thanks!
Bird Lives 4s · 27 days ago
Admirable control in the cluing.
I saw step one at the first themer, finished the grid, and when those four didn't spell anything, my next guess was the right one.
MatthewL 🤓4:54 · 27 days ago
Much fun and very smooth grid. Thanks for the puzzle!
"Ooh... he's not using a type-writer keyboard. That means it must be a cellphone text pad! How millenial! Trot of to get the phone.... oh.... Well, it's got to be somewhere so... oh, there it is."
Nice and easy one.
ReB 🤓22:24 · 27 days ago
Looked originally for hidden words, but didn't look hard enough until second nudge slapped me in the face. Well done.
HeadinHome 🤓4:31 · 27 days ago
I was looking all over this puzzle for anapests (prosody / scansion being one of my things). Needed the nudge to look at the beginnings and dope-slapped my head… punctuation being one of my OTHER things. Ah well. Fun one!
Jasper O'Peace 29:32 · 27 days ago
I guessed the meta solution based on the title, can someone please explain how the hints are evident in the puzzle?
Sure! There are four long theme entries. The beginning of each entry can be read as a punctuation mark. You'll find each of those punctuation marks in the clues only once. The first letters of the corresponding entries in the grid, in theme entry order, provide 'text', the answer to the puzzle.
Had it right away, but misread COMMA as COMMAND and thought there was some COMMAND mark I didn't know about. Took two or three looks to realize it was COMMA. Fun one, thanks. :)
I saw step one at the first themer, finished the grid, and when those four didn't spell anything, my next guess was the right one.