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Sphere of perception

◆◆ · By woozy · Published 2024-03-15T05:19:07.895Z

Meta Prompt
The answer to this meta is a letter
I did something like this before but I think this one is better executed. This... isn't all that easy but it should come like a blinding flash from the blue.
First nudges: The grid is an odd size
Other then the first clue there aren't really any direct hints
So if you imagine the B's as being kind of bumpy does the grid look like anything or remind you of anything
There's some hints that mention that other letters such as TDNA don't count.
B is the only letter that matters
The clue about OTHER being a headless (B)OTHER means that although the B's are bumpy every thing else is smooth and no other letters matter.
Doesn't the grid remind you of anything?
Maybe you found a six letter word
But the prompt says the answer is a letter, not a word
Does the word look like anything?
What about all those references to seeing things in the clues?
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  • woozy constructor · 2024-03-22T04:28:15.664Z
    So if you view the B's as bumps (as per clue 1A) and view the rest of the letters as smooth or ignore them (as per a few other minor clues you get six rectangular areas. The areas are 3x5 but inner rows and columns act as buffers so the can be viewed as 2x 3 rectangles. Reading them as B = bump and X=smooth the have the patterns,
    BX ... BX
    BX ... XX
    XX ... BB
    BX ... BX
    BX ... BX
    XX ... XX
    BX ... BX
    BX ... XB
    BX ... XX
    Which as braille letters spell BUBBLE or in the grid:
    BU
    BB
    LE
    Which make the braille letter
    BX
    BB
    XX
    which is "H". The meta answer is "H"
    Play today's daily mini crossword
    1A
    A bumpy letter (for the sake of this meta)
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    4
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    6
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    12
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    Across
    1. 1A
      A bumpy letter (for the sake of this meta)
    2. 4A
      Prevent from entering
    3. 7A
      Play a role
    4. 8A
      Tailless old-world simian
    5. 9A
      Constricting snake
    6. 10A
      "To the ___ degree"
    7. 11A
      He accused Hannah of drunkenness. When she proved she wasn't, he wished her well. (But, so far as I can tell never apologized)
    8. 12A
      Genetic material letters (none of which, I feel, have any bearing on this meta)
    9. 13A
      I never saw the appeal of this Kevin Smith character
    10. 17A
      Brewed beverage (and a homophone to a letter than might as well be unseen for the sake of the meta)
    11. 18A
      Maine town on Desert Island
    12. 24A
      In the style of the U.S org. of information specialists
    13. 25A
      What is the Simpson trial judge to me, or ___ the Simpson trial judge?
    14. 26A
      Twelve and a half cents
    15. 27A
      On Arbor Day in 1902, John Muir and mayor William H. Marston planted a giant sequoia to commemorate the construction of this secondary school. (Go, Yellowjackets!)
    16. 28A
      Krazy last name
    17. 29A
      "Tramp, what is that flower necklace?" "___, Lady, ___"
    18. 30A
      "Don't get up on my account"
    19. 34A
      You haven't seen the elephant seals, yet? Get to ___ Nuevo State Park, right away! They are really spectacular!
    20. 35A
      Water between Canada and Greenland where you can see polar bears, narwhals, and gyrfalcons
    21. 41A
      Coming in (abbr)
    22. 42A
      Bird found in chrysanthemums, if you can see it
    23. 43A
      Lifetime deets
    24. 44A
      Lie
    25. 45A
      Hankering for Japanese currency
    26. 46A
      I wonder if the Barefoot Contessa ever had people make fun of her name by comparing it to that 17 minute Iron Butterfly song with the two minute drum solo
    27. 47A
      Tasty little sandwich
    28. 48A
      Heck of a lot
    Down
    1. 1D
      Woods and Toyland denizens
    2. 2D
      Food bacteria you don't get from the Internet.
    3. 3D
      Tracking software on the Internet? (Get it? Because you are following them?... On the Internet?)
    4. 4D
      Quaint place to stay
    5. 5D
      I didn't have this so I couldn't figure out where you lived because there were so many units in the building.
    6. 6D
      Where to get clean
    7. 14D
      Old-English letter that represents a voiced dental fricative
    8. 15D
      Teachers' org.
    9. 16D
      Paving goo
    10. 18D
      Braided bread you often see with cinnamon or chocolate
    11. 19D
      Other name
    12. 20D
      Mole's boating pal in "The Wind in the Willows"
    13. 21D
      Holy book
    14. 22D
      (cryptic) Alternative headless nuisance. (I guess this clue is smooth...)
    15. 23D
      1996-2014. That greatest cat ever! Wait, how is anyone supposed to know that? What if I told you we found he in a pile of rivets? We didn't, of course, but it would make a story.
    16. 31D
      Lummox
    17. 32D
      Not me?
    18. 33D
      "33D 48A? Not Now" John Algee caption to a drawing of a diner in a Chinese restaurant declining an appetizer
    19. 35D
      Child A's infant sister?
    20. 36D
      Spirit in service to Prospero
    21. 37D
      Facade
    22. 38D
      Be apt for
    23. 39D
      _____ acids. (I'm too tired to parse that Wikipedia page about a compound with a lone pair. ... Isn't a "lone pair" an oxymoron?)
    24. 40D
      Coffee brand I haven't seen in decades
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