Bright Rite (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2023-12-12T05:00:54.740Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a current event
'Tis the season! The answer to the meta is a current event. Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=150867#p150867
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Checking for previous play data...
I knew there was something I was missing. 1A
Exothermic chemical combustion
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- 1AExothermic chemical combustion
- 5A"In a fit of ___ she married the Greek and now she lives in mink" (lyrics from "The Ballad of Bethnal Green")
- 10AMakeshift watercraft
- 14AApproximately 50% of all binary digits
- 15AGlowing coal taken from 1 across
- 16AFashion publication
- 17AOft-torn knee parts
- 18A"So long!"
- 19AAdhere
- 20APretentious pronoun
- 21AThe Sun, for example
- 22ASomething served in Maths class on the 14th of March, perhaps
- 23AAbrasive powder
- 25ATo the ___ degree
- 27AObject in a swords-and-sandals epic that only comes out at night
- 30ABend out of shape
- 32AVideo game that popularised the word "sus"
- 34AJamaican coffee liqueur, "___ Maria"
- 35ABe indebted to
- 36AForm 1040 org.
- 37ABrightness that results from heating something
- 42ANot quite right
- 43AApt acronym for the Office of Refugee Resettlement (just trying to get away from hockey references!)
- 44A___-Magnon man
- 45ARupture in the Earth's crust spewing lava
- 48AEffect caused by the interaction of atoms in the upper atmosphere and charged particles from the Sun
- 52ACockney, for example
- 53ARoxette member, ___ Gessle
- 56A___ up (spoke)
- 57ACopy
- 58ACollection of items
- 60AMine yield
- 61ADesk accessory
- 63ASister's daughter
- 65AWarmongering deity
- 66A"Oh, that makes sense"
- 67A"Sesame Street" character known for his rubber duckie
- 68ACoup d'___
- 69ACCCP
- 70ASpiral-horned antelope
- 71ATook the train
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- 1DGot frothy
- 2DSomething 36 across is very interested in
- 3DFeeling of happiness that something unpleasant didn't happened
- 4D13 down preceder
- 5DAnnoying person
- 6D"Let me rephrase that..."
- 7DArcade game that takes place on a pyramid
- 8DOne-eighty down under
- 9DWe are currently in one named after Biden
- 10DVicinity
- 11DHypersensitive, in a way
- 12D"I had a little bird, it's name was Enza" referent
- 13D4 down follower
- 21DCountry bounded by Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Israel
- 22D"See other side" (abbr.)
- 24DCampus military org.
- 26DHems' partners
- 28DMedical breakthrough
- 29DHard-wearing and heat resistant drill bit
- 31D1986 French film, "___ des Sources"
- 33DTourist magnet
- 35DWhere the banner was waving with respect to the ramparts
- 37D"Well, ___ one, think that..."
- 38DPro gridiron match-ups
- 39DLet fall
- 40DWhat 45 across must do to qualify
- 41DEdible seaweed
- 42DCaesar's eggs
- 46DCu
- 47DConsumed food
- 49DTown after which a sweet, fortified red wine is named
- 50DEnjoy a favourite book
- 51D"___ Fideles" (Christmas song)
- 54DJustice ___ Kagan
- 55DToxin derived from castor beans
- 59DPotential plant
- 61DCanadian actor, Simu ___, known for playing Jung Kim in the sitcom "Kim's Convenience" (oh yes, and Shang-Chi in Marvel movies; I probably should have led with that)
- 62DBraying member of the horse family
- 63DMaiden name preceder
- 64DOnline abbr. meaning "face-to-face"
- 65DIrish flyer, ___ Lingus