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Chro’math’tic Portmanteaus & Puns (#7)

◆◆ · By John S · Published 2024-08-29T15:56:46.417Z

Meta Prompt
Can you do color math & figure out the anagrams? See Puzzle #1 blog post by clicking the colormath^ tag for a full explanation of the series. Big thanks to @Womble for helping me revive this series!
This puzzle has 4 meta prompts, and each has only 1 valid solution. Any of the 4 solutions will work on their own; however, see if you can get all 4! To guess more than one, please separate your answers with a comma and submit them in order (i.e. solution to Meta 1, Meta 2, etc.) You are able to skip some if you don’t want to guess all 4, but want to guess 1 & 3 for example: “Meta 1 Solution, Meta 3 Solution.” Just don’t submit Meta 3 before Meta 1, in this example.
Meta Prompt 1: What MTV show do 3A, 13A, and 23A have in common?
Meta Prompt 2: Anagram 1 + Anagram 4 = anagram for a word meaning “social environment”
Meta Prompt 3: Anagram 2 + Anagram 3 = anagram for a word meaning “adrenaline rush”
Meta Prompt 4: Solve an anagram using only the circled letters; the clue is: “a way of describing the assembly of both theme answers in this puzzle” (2 wds.)
Good luck!
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  • Womble 🤓4:31 · 2024-08-29T16:10:53.123Z
    Thanks John, great to have you back with this series! Happy to help
    • John S constructor · 2024-08-30T01:02:53.041Z
      I should be able to get out like 14 more with your ideas! I did change some to keep you on your toes! Your score for this one’s contest was (1/4)
    • kurtalert 🤓4:17 · 2024-08-29T19:33:44.455Z
      Very cool. Thank you!
      • John S constructor · 2024-08-30T01:03:02.658Z
        1/4!
      • pufferfish 🤓6:35 · 2024-08-29T21:56:45.434Z
        these are super fun, thank you Womble and John!
        • John S constructor · 2024-08-30T01:03:09.870Z
          1/4!
          • John S constructor · 2024-08-30T21:19:57.853Z
            You should go back and play Column 15 one of my earliest and see if you can figure out the theme!
          • John S constructor · 2024-08-30T04:15:14.734Z
            @Morendil, 1/4!
            • John S constructor · 2024-09-01T03:52:03.662Z
              @NDS 1/4!
              • John S constructor · 2024-09-01T03:51:54.229Z
                @Pop Co 1/4!
                • John S constructor · 2024-09-01T03:52:57.414Z
                  @Ben Busche 1/4!
                  • John S constructor · 2024-09-01T03:52:22.490Z
                    @Tom 2/4! Nice job
                    • John S constructor · 2024-09-01T03:52:41.628Z
                      @13sparx13 1/4!
                      • John S constructor · 2024-09-01T12:36:05.563Z
                        1D
                        Theme Answer 1: Black + White (+ shiny Ag pigment) + “the green Hogwarts house founder” (2 wds.)
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                        Across
                        1. 3A
                          Music to a comedian's ears
                        2. 5A
                          Anagram 1: With 4D, an anagram for “mod or nod suffix”
                        3. 6A
                          Benefits dept. for ex-military servicemen (abbr.)
                        4. 7A
                          "Eureka!" and anagram of 7D
                        5. 8A
                          Surname of the first emperor of China’s Song Dynasty (r. 960-976)
                        6. 9A
                          Professor’s classroom helper (abbr.)
                        7. 10A
                          This answer is a palindrome
                        8. 11A
                          Anagram 2: With 12D, an anagram for London’s Heathrow Airport code
                        9. 13A
                          ______ Kutcher (actor)
                        10. 15A
                          Anagram 3: With 14D, an anagram for “___ death do us part.”
                        11. 16A
                          "Slippery" tree or Freddy’s street, and anagram of 17D
                        12. 18A
                          Prefix for “twice; two-; or double”
                        13. 19A
                          Action word (part of speech)
                        14. 20A
                          This answer is a palindrome
                        15. 21A
                          With Anagram 4, an anagram for Roman number 1053, or actor Jet __
                        16. 22A
                          Anagram 4: With 22D, an anagram for Roman number “1002”
                        17. 23A
                          Stirring up or provoking (like 13A might do to an unsuspecting friend, perhaps?) or, “Stop ______ each other up!” (parent’s request to their kids, perhaps)
                        Down
                        1. 1D
                          Theme Answer 1: Black + White (+ shiny Ag pigment) + “the green Hogwarts house founder” (2 wds.)
                        2. 2D
                          Theme Answer 2: Yellow + Brown + hint of Red (+ shiny Au pigment) + “group of several Spider-Man enemies with the same alias and known for their use of pumpkin bombs” (2 wds.)
                        3. 4D
                          Anagram 1: With 5A, an anagram for “mod or nod suffix”
                        4. 7D
                          7A’s anagram; relaxation sound
                        5. 12D
                          Anagram 2: With 11A, an anagram for London’s Heathrow Airport code
                        6. 14D
                          Anagram 3: With 15A, an anagram for “___ death do us part.”
                        7. 17D
                          16A’s anagram; ___ Gibson (Actor / Director)
                        8. 22D
                          Anagram 4: With 22A, an anagram for Roman number
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