A Nice Puzzle (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2024-10-08T05:00:00.802Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a 10-letter word that you might exclaim upon solving the meta
Here's a nice puzzle for you, inspired by many, many, many crosswords I have solved over the years. The answer to the meta is a 10-letter word that you might exclaim upon solving the meta. Nudges available here: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=181284#p181284
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Parisian pal
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Across
- 1AParisian pal
- 4ATrial version
- 8ABeginning
- 13ASinger ___ Im who almost won Eurovision for Australia in 2016
- 15ABad sign, maybe
- 16A___ Dame
- 17AAncient Greek philosopher and polymath
- 19AMacbeth title
- 20ATrusted advisor
- 21A___ de seigneur
- 23AGrown-up garçon
- 25AHanukkah money
- 26APrior to AD
- 28AOlay competitor
- 30AIrate
- 33AThe A of UAE
- 35AUp to, briefly
- 36ACrêpe topper
- 38ANumber of days in the week
- 40ADigital watch face (abbr.)
- 42ATurkic tents
- 43AShorthand expert
- 44ARemote batteries
- 46A"All right already!"
- 47AMoney in Japan
- 48A___ flower, the largest unbranched inflorescence in the plant kingdom which also boasts a powerful stink
- 51A60-min. periods
- 52APerson from Bangkok
- 53ABarbera's animation partner
- 56AAfrican desert
- 58APepé Le Pew's sobriquet for a very unlucky cat
- 61A___ ski (hot cocoa in a chalet, perhaps)
- 62AManhattan Project site
- 65AArtist Fintan ___, sometimes referred to as "Australia's Banksy"
- 66ALike "llama" according to Nash
- 67ASeine spanner
- 68AAffaire de cœur
- 69AIngredient of l'omelette
- 70AAustralian bushranger ___ Kelly
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- 1DRib donor?
- 2DStallion's mate
- 3DExcerpt from the lyrics of "Cheek to Cheek"
- 4DFoot wiping item
- 5D911 respondent
- 6DIt's my city! (abbr.)
- 7DLike a standing domino
- 8DThe study of being
- 9DLike a perfect game (although it must be pretty boring for spectators)
- 10D"Now!"
- 11DSea eagle
- 12DSummer shirt
- 14DAnalogy phrase
- 18DPig-stealing piper's son
- 22DCartoon Chihuahua
- 24DDiabolically bad
- 26DLike sound that overemphasizes low-frequencies
- 27DMinotaur's home
- 29DYosemite monolith, for short
- 30DHe played Leroy Jethro Gibbs in "NCIS"
- 31D30 down, for example
- 32DWork stations
- 34DIt's me!
- 37DEnglish transliteration of a New Testament Greek 101 verb
- 39D"Straight, ___" (Thelonious Monk standard)
- 41DBoy in a family of supers
- 45DCommon seal
- 49DBoat blade
- 50DVenice's commercial centre
- 52DWhat Brexit exited, briefly
- 54DStanley Cup org.
- 55DModerate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other
- 56DGmail folder
- 57DJason's ship of legend
- 59DActress ___ Skye who starred in Cameron Crowe's directorial debut "Say Anything..."
- 60DCornerstone abbr.
- 61DDocs' grp.
- 63DCome up short
- 64DOld coin that's a meta hint in that it's also French