"Sixth Period" (Meta)

Well-done and most enjoyable, Peter, right down to the "weak-kneed" Easter egg. In this time of thanksgiving, I'm super grateful to be among such talented Muggles. It's "awwwwwwwwww"-inspiring.

Thanks, Peter!

Nicely done, Peter! Thanks.

Welp, this was a total guess. Still not sure what the mechanism is, but a solve's a solve. Thanks for the puzzle Peter! Now to try and figure it out.

Good! Freaky, but casusal (thank God).

Thanks! Good one!

Very nice! Guessed the answer before figuring out the mechanism (but I did figure it out!). Not sure what the 7th theme entry could be...

"What the.... I see nothing but two word phrases.... oh wait, the two words are in the grid.... so adjective noun ... hmm... well there is BLACK and there is WIDOW so let's try BLACK WIDOW.... Okay, but why?"

"Well-done and most enjoyable, Peter, right down to the "weak-kneed" Easter egg. In this time of thanksgiving"> Something to do with sports?

"Good! Freaky, but casusal (thank God)."> Something to do with friday?

Oh! I get it! Cyber Monday, Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and ... okay, I guess to do order it must by BLOODY (not HOLY) Sunday, and I've never heard of HOLY THURSDAY but... a back solve is a back solve and a WAG is a WAG. I declare my actions a solve.

Thanks, Peter. Tough grid. Google helped me get many of the themers. ;)

What? I figured "Dude Abides" would be the answer! Thanks for the puzzle, Peter.

Also guessed that right away, before seeing the mechanism. However, first I was looking for element symbols from the sixth period of the table of elements! Tried to make it more difficult than it was. Very nice.

That was a fun romp through the week. Even if it means I now have a U2 earworm in my brain. I bet you didn't expect Mike Shenk to kind of spoiler your MMM last Friday. Thanks Peter!

Spent some time making sure there wasn't a specific mechanism for the second word, but once I actually looked at the other 5-letter entries it's obviously the only one that fits. Also spent some time on 'no way that 1D clue is innocent' Fun stuff, thanks.

Fun one. Thanks.

Guessed at the meta, metanism flew well over my smooth tiny brain... but I must thank you for including me in the puzzle at 32a

Fun! (And finally a meta I could get from the title and prompt!)

Six? Seven? According to the Fab Four, you need Eight! World-Class Sixth Period, Peter, thanks!

Nice way to start (and almost finish) the week. As a constrictor, I always hate when the answer can be guessed without the mechanism. Here, all you had to do was look for a 10-letter 2-word phrase. If you did, you missed the beauty of the puzzle and the satisfaction of the "aha" moment.

Guessed and had to backsolve. Very interesting; should have seen it from CYBER, FAT and ASH but didn't. I saw what I think is another Easter egg (not an Easter Sunday egg mind you). Was 16A "Week 5" a subtle nudge because there were 5 days of the week? I'll take it as a solve even if it was a lucky guess and a bit of detective work. Thanks for the puzzle Peter.

Fun one...thanks Peter!

Nice one, Peter! Needed the nudges as I kept thinking about ESP.

Great puzzle, thank you so much!