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It's a Hit!

· By Mikey G · Published 2022-03-26T19:59:38.296Z

Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is an eight-letter, two-word phrase.
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  • FrankieHeck solved 2022-03-26T20:41:30.599Z
  • whimsy solved 2022-03-27T02:57:54.977Z
  • I K Snamhcok solved 2022-03-27T14:54:38.100Z
  • boharr solved 2022-03-27T15:42:18.781Z
  • Meg solved 2022-03-27T15:57:30.347Z
  • LuckyGuest solved 2022-03-27T17:19:53.331Z
  • andeux solved 2022-03-27T17:43:08.030Z
  • Bird Lives solved 2022-03-27T19:05:57.575Z
  • KayW solved 2022-03-27T19:59:40.626Z
  • woozy solved 2022-03-27T23:08:33.581Z
  • Laura M solved 2022-03-27T23:29:43.761Z
  • DJB solved 2022-03-28T03:23:42.461Z
  • C64 solved 2022-03-28T03:25:13.905Z
  • Abide and solved 2022-03-28T03:41:41.700Z
  • Darth solved 2022-03-28T05:23:43.908Z
  • lbray53 solved 2022-03-28T14:24:31.072Z
  • DIS solved 2022-03-28T17:21:09.201Z
  • oldjudge solved 2022-03-28T19:48:12.219Z
  • Julia solved 2022-03-29T03:01:04.589Z
  • benchen71 solved 2022-03-29T03:12:38.256Z
  • markhr solved 2022-03-30T03:39:27.157Z
  • Philip Chow solved 2022-03-30T15:56:56.749Z
  • Hector solved 2022-04-01T04:32:56.243Z
  • Tyrpmom solved 2022-04-02T15:08:45.981Z
  • Shmuel Schmell solved 2022-04-03T18:17:30.013Z
  • Tobonic solved 2022-09-16T09:23:25.955Z
  • michaelm solved 2023-02-04T19:46:54.696Z

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  • FrankieHeck 🤓11:40 · 2022-03-26T20:45:08.037Z
    My only complaint about this meta is that now I'm finished with it. <3
    • Mikey G constructor · 2022-03-27T02:36:27.534Z
      Too kind! Incidentally, the person in the graphic is how some people feel after trying to get through some of my grids!
      • FrankieHeck 🤓11:40 · 2022-03-27T13:53:38.570Z
        I just give myself a minute to get into a "Mikey state of mind" before I solve :-D
    • whimsy 🤓22:20 · 2022-03-27T03:12:09.326Z
      Oh, yeah!
      • whimsy 🤓22:20 · 2022-03-27T12:24:08.773Z
        Adding to my original comment which was a quick expression of feeling regarding the season opening. I since discovered the other half of the puzzle which makes things even better! Just didn't want the world thinking I'm a beer-swilling fan who ain't got no CULCHA! Great stuff, Mikey!
        • I K Snamhcok 2s · 2022-03-27T14:55:49.822Z
          The Tigers are on the rise!! Ready to roar!!
          • Mikey G constructor · 2022-03-27T21:21:01.714Z
            Yeah, they are! You guys have former Cub Báez, and I think their time is sooner rather than later! (But maybe not immediately soon, haha.)
          • boharr 4s · 2022-03-27T15:44:36.211Z
            Go Yanks
            • Mikey G constructor · 2022-03-27T21:19:17.815Z
              I like Aaron Judge, so I'll accept it if they go far, haha. It's been a bit of a drought for them, honestly!
            • Bird Lives 🤓16:10 · 2022-03-27T19:07:40.662Z
              So far in the 2022 season, the Pirates are undefeated, so there's hope. Anyway, I thought the clue for 39D39DAncients, for instance: Abbr.[----] made it all worthwhile.
              • Mikey G constructor · 2022-03-27T21:18:27.914Z
                Bahaha, I send my sympathies. Thanks, I thought of "example" first, but that didn't give anything worthwhile. Surprised there was something that great for "instance," for instance!
              • KayW 11:19 · 2022-03-27T20:00:22.583Z
                Excellent!
                • woozy 24:39 · 2022-03-27T23:09:00.625Z
                  Don't over think it, woozy, don't overthink it.
                  • Laura M 🤓25:52 · 2022-03-27T23:35:04.537Z
                    Great meta! I jumped the gun with an incorrect first submission when I didn't quite think it through, oops. Agree that 39D39DAncients, for instance: Abbr.[----] is genius!
                    • C64 23s · 2022-03-28T03:29:48.794Z
                      I backsolved the first word, figuring there were only two reasonable options based on the title. 😁
                      • Abide and 5s · 2022-03-28T03:43:12.956Z
                        Another clever one. I give it a 98.
                        • Darth 🤓3:51 · 2022-03-28T05:24:43.938Z
                          ...And this puzzle was a hit with me! Thanks!
                          • DIS 🤓7:24 · 2022-03-28T17:22:28.888Z
                            Nailed it!
                            • benchen71 🤓19:26 · 2022-03-29T03:13:46.284Z
                              I don't want to admit how long I worked on this one! Great meta, though.
                              • Mikey G constructor · 2022-03-29T18:00:52.210Z
                                Maybe it was more a 2.5; you never know when you're writing it what the level will be sometimes!
                              • markhr 🤓19:31 · 2022-03-30T04:38:12.291Z
                                This thing didn't make any sense at all, and then suddenly it did. Clever meta, Mikey. Also, go Braves. I almost don't want the new season to start.
                                • Tyrpmom 11s · 2022-04-02T15:58:41.439Z
                                  Fences is baseball, Rent is speedball, cats is hairball. What kind of ball are the other two??? Nope. Too far. Back up. There it is.
                                  • Mikey G constructor · 2022-04-02T20:39:31.243Z
                                    Now that is clever, actually! (My cat would know about those.)
                                  • Shmuel Schmell 35:46 · 2022-04-03T18:20:45.646Z
                                    Good puzzle! Let the season begin. Let's go Mets! Though they seem, as always, to be going in the wrong direction...
                                    • michaelm 🤓22:11 · 2023-02-04T19:52:24.754Z
                                      Oops. Hope you don’t have this on auto-notification Mikey G. I loved it for obvious reasons!
                                      1A
                                      Final Four matches, and I totally didn't have Gonzaga and Arizona in the championship match so it's not like my bracket is completely busted or anything
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                                        Final Four matches, and I totally didn't have Gonzaga and Arizona in the championship match so it's not like my bracket is completely busted or anything
                                      2. 6A
                                        Qualified
                                      3. 10A
                                        If you find these creatures, you might be in de-Nile
                                      4. 14A
                                        Sheepish? (This clue is so ewe)
                                      5. 15A
                                        56-Across56ASee 15-Across[----] that comes from the Greek for "handful"
                                      6. 16A
                                        Type of side
                                      7. 17A
                                        Quickly parries and ripostes?
                                      8. 19A
                                        Mudder's father ("His mother was a mudder")
                                      9. 20A
                                        Start of a cycle?
                                      10. 21A
                                        Oodles
                                      11. 22A
                                        One of five
                                      12. 23A
                                        Where to find sweaters, perhaps
                                      13. 25A
                                        Wicker item in which to place a check for your landlord?
                                      14. 28A
                                        Energy-storing molecule produced in the mitochondria (powerhouse of the cell), for short
                                      15. 30A
                                        Biblical vessels
                                      16. 31A
                                        Excite
                                      17. 34A
                                        ___ vera ("Hello to you too!")
                                      18. 35A
                                        See-36 Down
                                      19. 38A
                                        Outfit you wear while committing a treasonous act?
                                      20. 41A
                                        Part of CBS
                                      21. 42A
                                        "When a café has great coffee, it ___ my respect"
                                      22. 43A
                                        "I don't want this book of Mikey G metas back, trust me"
                                      23. 44A
                                        1998 Sarah McLachlan song I've never heard of, except in crosswords
                                      24. 45A
                                        Touch (either forward or backward!)
                                      25. 46A
                                        Silly doofus who's disrupting our outdoor meal of fried chicken and potato salad?
                                      26. 52A
                                        Seized vehicle
                                      27. 55A
                                        Pass
                                      28. 56A
                                        See 15-Across15A56-Across that comes from the Greek for "handful"[----]
                                      29. 58A
                                        Zenith
                                      30. 59A
                                        "I need to use some 34-Across34A___ vera ("Hello to you too!")[----]!" "Well, let's not make any ___ decisions"
                                      31. 60A
                                        Roquefort for a ragdoll?
                                      32. 63A
                                        Type of mathematical function whose image is equal to its codomain (wow, thanks)
                                      33. 64A
                                        Creature at Christmastime who likes to Shrek the halls LOL
                                      34. 65A
                                        Had leftovers, maybe
                                      35. 66A
                                        Not e'en once
                                      36. 67A
                                        Intersect
                                      37. 68A
                                        My favorite are of the pop variety
                                      Down
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                                        Egypt has one
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                                        Adjective in a 1928 political campaign promise
                                      3. 3D
                                        Places to fill up (in more ways than one!)
                                      4. 4D
                                        Abbr. in film starring Mike Wazowski, my spitting image
                                      5. 5D
                                        Comprehends
                                      6. 6D
                                        Cost for a plug
                                      7. 7D
                                        Muscle
                                      8. 8D
                                        First word in one of the US's 50 most populated cities
                                      9. 9D
                                        Ambulance VIP
                                      10. 10D
                                        Evaluate
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                                        Move furtively, like the coiled spring
                                      12. 12D
                                        Break down
                                      13. 13D
                                        "I found a new candy shop!" "___!"
                                      14. 18D
                                        Type of 35mm camera (what's that?)
                                      15. 22D
                                        It often consists of a tokkuri (carafe) and an ochoko (cups)
                                      16. 24D
                                        Hubbub
                                      17. 26D
                                        It's 1 on the Mohs scale for hardness
                                      18. 27D
                                        First name of Taylor, who created a set of infinite polynomials in mathematics used to approximate transcendental functions (fine, a babbling stream)
                                      19. 29D
                                        Strong praise, like what I give a Gaffney meta even when I have no idea where to begin
                                      20. 31D
                                        One of the networks that airs MARCH MADNESS GAMES, BABY
                                      21. 32D
                                        "___!" "Hay is for horses!" "See, this is why you're never invited anywhere"
                                      22. 33D
                                        Hammerstein's contribution
                                      23. 34D
                                        Capp, Pacino, and more (What about a cappuccino?)
                                      24. 35D
                                        Job that may involve pulling some strings
                                      25. 36D
                                        French 35-Across35ASee-36 Down[---]
                                      26. 37D
                                        First word in title of song that begins "When I find myself in times of trouble"
                                      27. 39D
                                        Ancients, for instance: Abbr.
                                      28. 40D
                                        Spree
                                      29. 44D
                                        Rather, at one time
                                      30. 46D
                                        Eva or Juan
                                      31. 47D
                                        Foolish, like my puzzles
                                      32. 48D
                                        "___: The Origins of Our Discontents" (work by Isabel Wilkerson)
                                      33. 49D
                                        Really bizarre, like my puzzles
                                      34. 50D
                                        This is how it starts!
                                      35. 51D
                                        Fan ___ (some poorly written work about ceiling fixtures, I guess)
                                      36. 53D
                                        Assume (and you know what happens)
                                      37. 54D
                                        Premieres
                                      38. 57D
                                        Oh, not this
                                      39. 60D
                                        URL ending
                                      40. 61D
                                        Time of your life?
                                      41. 62D
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