27. Somewhere Over the Rainbow

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1. Puzzle #26 recap

Puzzle #26 answer: DAD BOD

Correct entries: 33

You did need some outside knowledge for this one! Only six of the entries in the grid were clued as people, be they real or fictional. Those are highlighted above in yellow. If we take their fathers' first names in order, as seen in the blue, we get DAD BOD, definitely a father figure! (I've got the dad bod with the dad jokes, so this meta answer was fair, haha.)

2. This finishes the month and is most certainly at least a Level 4, if not a 4.5. I'm not sure what categorizes a Level 5 over a Level 4, but this one will require some thought. A special shout-out to Abide for test-solving and for some very solid editing suggestions.

Good luck!

Mikey G

The answer to the meta is a 7-letter word.