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"Talkin' 'bout My Generation"

· By Clark E. Tripe · Published 2024-09-08T04:01:20.087Z

Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a 12-letter group that I belong to.
Hint: It's interesting how those six quotes (i.e. 4-Downs) are symmetrically located in the grid.
Hint: It's also interesting how the first letters of those six quotes spell a certain generation of folks.
Hint: But the prompt says it's a 12-letter group, so 6 more letters are needed from somewhere.
Hint: Take another look at the peculiar beginnings of those 6 quote clues. Do those first letters spell anything?
Hint: Add this new 6-letter word to the previous 6-letter generation to get another generational term that applies to me.
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  • Mr Tex 🤓7:02 · 2024-09-08T05:22:54.719Z
    I recognize that profile picture! That's dates me too!
    • Wendy Walker 5s · 2024-09-08T12:04:36.706Z
      Good one, Clark! Thanks!
      • Darth 🤓7:21 · 2024-09-08T12:34:51.115Z
        You went back to college, you went back home, you went back to making crosswords ... What more could you ask for? Life is certainly looking up, and you're on a 41A, Clark!
        • lbray53 2s · 2024-09-08T12:52:01.906Z
          Two aha moments.
          • boharr 3s · 2024-09-08T13:06:08.144Z
            Never heard the term! But fun.
            • Hector 🤓7:19 · 2024-09-08T14:16:36.771Z
              Nifty! Before parsing it correctly, I was reminded of "Old Man Yells at Cloud"
              • Bird Lives 4s · 2024-09-08T14:24:25.040Z
                It's like a mystery novel. All the clues are there, but you don't realize what they're doing till you've solved it and then go back and read it from the beginning. For me, the first one was BUB instead of BUS to ger REBOUND instead of RESOUND. I wonder who'll have more fun -- solvers in solving or constuctors in constructing.
                • ajk 🤓7:37 · 2024-09-08T15:10:35.801Z
                  Unfamiliar with the term, but it seemed plausible enough to be worth a google. :) Always fun to see a Clark puzzle, thanks.
                  • kurtalert 🤓4:46 · 2024-09-08T14:51:36.985Z
                    Hah. Very good!
                    • MatthewL 🤓5:51 · 2024-09-08T15:06:56.482Z
                      Like many, I'm sure, I tried various forms of "baby boomers" before finally twigging to the significance of 8A and 41A. Had to Ask Jeeves to make sure the right answer was correct. Thanks for the Sunday fun!
                      • Carolyn 3s · 2024-09-08T15:07:40.540Z
                        That was clever!
                        • KayW 🤓5:34 · 2024-09-08T16:08:13.761Z
                          Fun one!! I'd heard of the concept but not that specific phrase. Love the very apt portmanteau aspect of REBOUND/ANIMOSITY !
                          • woozy 🤓12:27 · 2024-09-08T18:40:42.450Z
                            Oh. It is that easy! And how cute!
                            • Anita and Steve 5s · 2024-09-08T19:59:13.959Z
                              Solved without even beginning the grid fill. Will be interesting to see how the meta works! ;-)
                              • michaelm 🤓10:32 · 2024-09-08T20:17:10.356Z
                                This late Boomer Happy to SSSolve. Dim bulb fee is priceless. Thanks and good luck with your studies, Clark!
                                • Qmark 3s · 2024-09-09T02:02:02.427Z
                                  Got the first 6 letters but needed the first nudge to help me to see how to get the last 6...thanks for a fun puzzle Clark!
                                  • DrTom 3s · 2024-09-09T15:33:11.530Z
                                    Nice one "Clark". I was sitting around the basement with a group of my friends playing Halo and doing Jaeger shots while also working on the puzzle (who says we can't multi-task). I was stumped because I got BOOMER but knew that wasn't enough (who says we can't add). All of a sudden my Mom started stomping on the kitchen floor and screaming (a tirade no doubt) something about all us ne'er-do-wells hanging around, eating her food and drinking her booze and the answer hit me.
                                    I have to admit the elegance did not hit me until I read the comments - never tumbled to REBOUND ANIMOSITY. Oh. and the intro PRICELESS. I was chuckling so hard I did not see all the nudges towards the answer. A pleasant Sunday (even though I did it today) experience.
                                    • HeadinHome 🤓2:19 · 2024-09-13T11:49:39.611Z
                                      Speaking for tired mothers everywhere, all of us just want our kids to go far. Oh, the places you’ll go! Life is a journey; now get out there and follow your path. Out there. There you go.
                                      1A
                                      "'Argh! It’s a shame 'The ___' didn’t make that submarine green. That would’ve been sublime."
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                                      Across
                                      1. 1A
                                        "'Argh! It’s a shame 'The ___' didn’t make that submarine green. That would’ve been sublime."
                                      2. 8A
                                        Comes back home
                                      3. 15A
                                        Boy who befriended E.T.
                                      4. 16A
                                        Formally attired
                                      5. 17A
                                        Environmental club member
                                      6. 18A
                                        Lack of refinement
                                      7. 19A
                                        "Nasty! The ___ Mayer Wienermobile was in the wurst accident yesterday. I never sausage a mess."
                                      8. 20A
                                        Droop
                                      9. 22A
                                        Not us
                                      10. 23A
                                        German article
                                      11. 25A
                                        Dieter-friendly
                                      12. 28A
                                        Eye sore
                                      13. 31A
                                        Kimono sash
                                      14. 33A
                                        "Grrrr! Can everyone please stop hating on Pepsi, Coke, and ___ Crush? Seriously, it's soda pressing."
                                      15. 37A
                                        Troubles
                                      16. 38A
                                        Bottom line
                                      17. 39A
                                        Going up
                                      18. 40A
                                        Novelist Rand
                                      19. 41A
                                        Ricochet
                                      20. 43A
                                        Neither's partner
                                      21. 44A
                                        Cheap booze
                                      22. 46A
                                        That woman
                                      23. 47A
                                        "I can relate to that," in memes
                                      24. 48A
                                        "Egads! Why in the world did I get this haircut?! Why didn't I ___ over first?"
                                      25. 49A
                                        Neighbor of Leb.
                                      26. 50A
                                        Sharpen
                                      27. 51A
                                        Change with the times
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                                        Hindu honorific
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                                        Poker variety
                                      30. 58A
                                        Yiddish laments
                                      31. 60A
                                        "Rats! If life was fair, ___ would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead."
                                      32. 64A
                                        Dalai Lama's language
                                      33. 67A
                                        Accumulate
                                      34. 69A
                                        It has three feet
                                      35. 70A
                                        Licorice-flavored herb
                                      36. 71A
                                        Mom and Dad
                                      37. 72A
                                        "Shoot! When it comes to music media I'll always prefer ___. And that's my vinyl answer!"
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                                        "Eso ___" (Paul Anka hit)
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                                        Yalies
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                                        Actor Baldwin
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                                        Heated diatribes, like 1A
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                                        Peter of "Casablanca"
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                                        JFK posting
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                                        RR stops
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                                        Member of 1-Across
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                                        Music producer Brian
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                                        Body art, for short
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                                        All of America wrapped up in one book
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                                        Hurry
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                                        TV's Nick at ___
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                                        Flower stalk
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                                        Ill will
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                                        ___ stone (hieroglyphics key)
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                                        Convenience store locations, often
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                                        Saharan
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                                        Bunch of bees
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                                        Brief toast
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                                        Streisand title role
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                                        Mac
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                                        Last inning, usually
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                                        Garden statuette
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                                        Wading bird
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                                        Regretted
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                                        Sounds of hesitation
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                                        Flirtatious glance
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                                        Insistent comeback
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                                        Fishing spots
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                                        Archaeologist's find
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                                        Cease
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                                        Singer Turner
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                                        Lyft competitor
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                                        Lasting mark
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                                        Swerve
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                                        On the rocks
                                      38. 63D
                                        Norms: Abbr.
                                      39. 65D
                                        Light brown
                                      40. 66D
                                        Works on walls
                                      41. 68D
                                        Inseparable
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