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◆ · By Pandora's Blocks Meta Crosswords · Published 2021-04-25T12:00:15.552Z

Constructor's Note
The answer to this week's meta is a professional athlete.
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  • Mike D 9:33 · 2021-04-25T12:39:20.298Z
    Great puzzle! Kind of embarrassing but I only just learned that a rude person was a BOOR and not a BOAR 😂. Time for the meta!
    • Pandora's Blocks Weekly Meta Crossword constructor · 2021-04-25T16:09:24.055Z
      I think if you called someone a BOAR it would have the same effect, so it's close enough for me! lol
      • Sara Cantor 7:42 · 2021-04-25T16:40:49.667Z
        same! was my last square, had no idea
        • Mike D 9:33 · 2021-04-25T17:00:42.903Z
          Makes me feel better that I’m not the only one! 😂
      • MamaEllen 🤓17:46 · 2021-04-25T15:42:10.341Z
        Nice one!
      • mpmanning 47:51 · 2021-04-26T00:42:54.886Z
        Neat!
      • Taylor Johnson 15:59 · 2021-04-26T02:52:51.012Z
        This one was a lot of fun, now to figure out the meta!
        • Taylor Johnson 15:59 · 2021-04-26T02:54:58.203Z
          Also, halfway through I realized this puzzle isn’t rotationally symmetrical.. feels so different haha
          • Pandora's Blocks Weekly Meta Crossword constructor · 2021-04-26T13:09:11.491Z
            Yup! Some construction constraints made me change up the symmetry a bit. But I kind of like it - a little bit of a fresh feel!
            • Taylor Johnson 15:59 · 2021-04-26T20:33:40.798Z
              It did feel fresh! Also, today’s NYT puzzle was also mirror symmetry, not rotational... must be new trend!
          • Tony H 🤓5:54 · 2021-04-29T15:14:17.838Z
            Hey -- new to these, but they're really well made.
            Question about the meta -- is the athlete a specific one, or just a type of athlete? Or is that too specific a question to ask?
            • Pandora's Blocks Weekly Meta Crossword constructor · 2021-04-29T18:39:05.320Z
              Thanks! Glad you're enjoying them! That's a perfectly valid question - I'm looking for a specific athlete's name as the answer to this one.
            • spikeydlux 🤓7:11 · 2021-04-30T17:33:32.243Z
              My first cw here, really enjoyed this one!
              • Byron 🤓16:22 · 2021-10-29T23:43:07.101Z
                The title and the entries birdie, eagle, and albatross obviously point to golf, but that's where my train of thought runs out of steam.
                Play today's daily mini crossword
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                Cover on a wound
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                Across
                1. 1A
                  Cover on a wound
                2. 5A
                  Attack
                3. 10A
                  "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" group
                4. 14A
                  Purple bubble tea flavor
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                  Republic that has consistently had the highest COVID vaccination rates of any US state or territory
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                  Scold, with "at"
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                  River with headwaters in the Cantabrian Mountains
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                  Approves
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                  Or ___
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                  "Bye Bye ___" (1963 film)
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                  Olympic awards
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                  Dallas basketballer, for short
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                  Served with ice cream
                14. 27A
                  Cock's partner
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                  USA Today puzzle editor Erik
                16. 31A
                  Charged atom
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                  Small hill
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                  Paparazzi's target, for short
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                  Furious
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                  "Bald" icon of the United States
                21. 37A
                  Scooby-Doo, for one
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                  Place for a marathon runner's number
                23. 40A
                  ___ whiz
                24. 43A
                  I'm going to borrow David's clue because it's too good: "Having trouble learning your German articles? Don't worry, we've all been ___" (ba dum ksh)
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                  Male offspring
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                  Not yet figured out: abbr.
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                  Greeting that originated on the Indian subcontinent
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                  Painter and sculptor who spent most of his life in Spain (although I bet you can guess where he was born!)
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                  One who usually has a Ph.D.
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                  Set out
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                  Apiece
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                  Bird with a massive wingspan
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                  Expectations (but not the ones needed for this meta) that are often arbitrary and unrealistic
                34. 66A
                  Author Dahl of "The BFG"
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                  Type of foil made into hats by conspiracy theorists
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                  Elegant
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                  Performs better than
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                  ___-warrior
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                  The other "Sin City" (this one's in New York)
                Down
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                  ___ Genevieve, MO
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                  Sauerkraut before it's fermented
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                  The A of ETA
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                  Rude one
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                  Ruin
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                  Prepare to fire
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                  Greeting in Fortaleza
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                  "Everybody Loves" him
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                  Thought it over
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                  Calculation in many real estate listings
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                  Selfish athlete
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                  Hoover competitor
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                  If Disney ever buys Yuengling, I hope they change their slogan to "An ___ as old as time"
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                  Oddly enough, they seem to have become their own 60-Across for middle-aged men
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                  Making people miss, in hockey lingo
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                  Guy who always introduced himself first in Apple commercials
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                  Bird hunted by the Maori
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                  Division for the Phils
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                  Color that universally means "stop"
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                  Apprehend
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                  Coasts, as one might do in a class
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                  Town confused with Ipswich in a famous Monty Python sketch
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                  Econ fig. that's not quite as accurate as the one with "D" in it
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                  Big Dumbo feature
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                  Genre for Sunny Day Real Estate
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                  Sample for a second time
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                  Red hot chili pepper
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                  "Spill the ___" ("Share the gossip", in modern lingo)
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                  Method I use to email all Pandora's Blocks solvers each week
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                  Homer's catchphrase
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                  To ___ (too much for one's own good)
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                  Treat again, as icy roads
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                  Room with lots of insulation
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                  Ford models of yore
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                  Aztecs' sch.
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                  "I'll return shortly", in a text
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                  Abbr. for a law-abiding hirer
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                  Roadside assistance org.
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                  L.L. Bean competitor
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                  Boxing Day mo.
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                  Genre for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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