Good morning, puzzlers!
It’s Sunday and it’s summer, so it must be time for the Muggles Sunday Summer Substitute meta puzzle! And this week, it’s by… me! My first. Hope you enjoy it! I think the meta will be easy, but I’ve heard that before from other constructors, so guess we’ll just have to see. If you need a nudge, to get started or to finish, there's a series of them posted at
https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=133112#p133095
And if you just want an explanation of the solution:
There were 3 theme entries: NESSIESCOUT, YETITOY, HARPYWONDER. On the left, we had Nessie, Yeti, and Harpy - all beasts. And with their pronunciation, you could even say they're all BEASTIEs. On the right we had scout, toy, and wonder - all words that go with BOY - boy scout, boy toy, and boy wonder. Put those together and you've got the contest answer, the BEASTIE BOYS