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· By woozy · Published 2023-05-03T22:51:46.011Z

Meta Prompt
The answer to this meta is a collective noun
This one was inspired by another Crosshare meta (but it'd be too big of a hint if I told you which one). This is maybe a you-see-it-or-you-don't puzzle. Will tell you the few hints given in the clues to point you in the right direction are all not part of the meta solution or themers.
Still, I think it should be fun. There are some large bones to chew on so it shouldn't be too hard to get started.
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  • Account 🤓33:27 · 2023-05-04T16:04:04.109Z
    The "unhelpful" meta pointer actually really helped! Cute puzzle!
    • Abide 🤓11:22 · 2023-11-13T22:20:53.193Z
      I got to CROW and thought--"well MURDER1AIntentional killing[------]'s already there.." So where's the D?
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      Intentional killing
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Intentional killing
      2. 7A
        Little lie
      3. 10A
        Electronic text protocol
      4. 13A
        Stoic; like the author of "Hercules Furens", "Medea", "Troades" and other tragedies
      5. 14A
        "Norma ___" (Field film)
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        Also
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        Receptacles for a fountain pen need
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        Completely capture the attention of
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        Stone mounds
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        King of Noland and brother to Fluff. (Or if you haven't read Queen Zixi of Ix lately then use the clue "unopened flower")
      11. 21A
        "What are you -- --?" (Um, clue 21 Across21A"What are you -- --?" (Um, clue 21 Across. Why do you ask?)[----]. Why do you ask?)
      12. 22A
        -- -- cost (free)
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        Conrad novel about the abandoning of a ship
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        If you ain't got this, boys, you better go back to beautiful Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee.
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        Sits about in a funk
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        Mental state of a cat (and perhaps the audience) after a Monty Python skit
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        Remove; unwrite
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        Lode
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        Faster than sound aircraft
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        Nigerian ruler
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        Hwy.
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        Plateaus
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        Accompanying plate of leafy greens
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        Character actor in "Goodfellas", "My cousin Vinnie", "Home Alone", etc. etc.
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        Daughter of James II, niece of Charles II, and sister of Anne
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        Army camp followers; rabble; a maker of CPU fans
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        Charts
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        When the Ice Age occurs in "The Skin of Our Teeth"
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        Tolkien creature (the bad one; not the good one)
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        Iron deficiency
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        As Earth did to Boomers, to Gen Xers, he abides
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        Apparent
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        Scurried
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        Swarm of butterflies catcher
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        Lines that cut curves in multiple places
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        Creative product
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        Incredibly Stupid Acronym
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        The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement
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        "--- -- Work" (Australian rock band); or... Egyptian amulet; or "-- ---; You Herm" (what Hawthorne said to Melville when they were playing Tarzan)
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        Hurtful act
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        Reprimand
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        Pack of rats killer
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        Orders just a 43A43AAccompanying plate of leafy greens[---------]
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        Hosp. workers
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        He speculated the mind was composed of the Id, Ego, and Superego
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        What's between H and K
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        Implore; entreat
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        Cease
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        Better part of
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        Meh...
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        Central American Integration System
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        Circulating story of uncertain truth. (Hmm... the collective noun for the plural of this is "nest". That won't help you with the meta but it's an interesting fact)
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        Vivacity
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        Leaves out
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        Anything is fine with me
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        October Revolution country
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        Legislative body
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        62D62D30D but more immediate and masculine (both are Spanish pronouns)[---] but less immediate and feminine (both are Spanish pronouns)
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        Germ
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        Give for free
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        French for edge or seam and, thus, a common word in the names of many French communities
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        Kinda like the things in 49D49DConnecting points[-----]
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        In mourning
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        Unpleasantly pungent
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        All-in-one Apple computer
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        Directed toward
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        Connecting points
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        Actress Garbo
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        Companion of Niña and Gallega
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        College entrance exams
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        Razor brand
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        Scorch; blacken
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        Camp shelter (hmm, "camp" is a collective noun for bats... that won't help you with the meta [unless it does] but I thought I'd point it out)
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        A pleasant city in France
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        A singular prefix
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        30D30D62D but less immediate and feminine (both are Spanish pronouns)[----] but more immediate and masculine (both are Spanish pronouns)
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