Unnecessarily Repetitive (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2023-03-14T05:00:43.243Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is an apt genre
Does unnecessary repetition get you down? Then this puzzle's for you! The answer to the meta is an apt genre. Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=123848#p123848
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I knew the world would soon be coming to an end when I heard Jim Morrison songs in an "ambient music" format....1A
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Across
- 1AAnatomical pouches
- 5AWife of Zeus
- 9AMasks and gloves for safety, for short
- 12ANeutral shade
- 13APortent
- 14ARoughs up
- 16AGear
- 18AApt acronym for the Australian National Political Attitudes Surveys
- 19ASwitz. neighbour
- 20A"___ Misbehavin'"
- 21A"CSI:NY" actress, ___ Kanakaredes
- 22A"Grouse!" (but far more current)
- 23AFamous Australian bushranger, ___ Kelly
- 24AExhibit
- 25AClown's height enhancer
- 27AFinal
- 28ALast year's jrs.
- 29A"___ ye not yon narrow road, So thick beset with thorns and briers? That is the path of righteousness, Though after it but few enquires." ("Thomas The Rhymer" lyrics)
- 30APatient people
- 33AAppropriate name for terms like "PIN number" and "ATM machine"
- 36AClothing colour that doesn't fade
- 37ATaylor Swift song "We Are Never ___ Getting Back Together"
- 40AWindows or DOS
- 43AKermit's greeting
- 44ANimble
- 45AOfficial communication
- 47ANavigational aid
- 49ADigital-watch face (abbr.)
- 50AToward the rear of the boat
- 51AObjects in the Tatooine sky
- 52AWith 52 across: English post-punk band, known for "Dogs of Lust"
- 53AAmerican singer-songwriter whose debut studio album, "Goodies", spawned four singles
- 54ABecome thinner because of illness or lack of food
- 56A"Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" actress, ___ Gillan
- 57ALake of crosswords
- 58A"This will ___ that smile off your face!"
- 59APhone text, briefly
- 60ANervous twitches
- 61AEve's grandson
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- 1DCross-referencing phrase
- 2DFinds innocent
- 3DMore crunchy, as bread
- 4D___ generis (unique)
- 5DFriend in the 'hood
- 6DMake corrections to
- 7DTorn
- 8DAesop character contrasted with a grasshopper
- 9DStudents
- 10DTwo-dimensional
- 11DEnglish assignments
- 14DEminent conductor
- 15DWhat's inside a sleeve
- 17DEmulate a hot dog
- 21D500 bid where you have to lose tricks
- 24DBetter translation of the Aramaic word "abba" than "father"
- 26DStem-and-___ plot
- 27D"Get Shorty" actor, Delroy ___
- 30DGive, as homework
- 31D"___ way..." ("Incidentally...")
- 32D"Red Dwarf" curse word
- 34DDry as a desert
- 35DCommon soap opera trope that might involve an actor filming certain scenes twice
- 38DJoaquin Guzman's byname
- 39DLate-night flights
- 40DHits with an open hand
- 41DAffirmative reply
- 42DCool giants with approximately equal quantities of carbon and oxygen in their atmosphere
- 44DCathedral recess
- 46DWithered
- 47DHarmonious sounds
- 48DPoker payments
- 51DIndian garment
- 54DSopping
- 55DLeave speechless