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· By Bird Lives · Published 2022-11-07T12:36:48.398Z

Meta Prompt
The answer is a well-known story.
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  • Dave C solved 2022-11-07T13:41:51.298Z
  • JM solved 2022-11-07T13:55:25.291Z
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  • wendy walker 3s · 2022-11-07T14:06:48.869Z
    A super-fun MMM! Thanks, Jay!
    • JM 🤓11:08 · 2022-11-07T14:05:23.551Z
      Golden!
      • DIS 🤓7:07 · 2022-11-07T15:05:13.687Z
        That was fun -- thanks!
        • boharr 2s · 2022-11-07T15:04:44.493Z
          Fun one. Thanks.
          • Bbaack 22:35 · 2022-11-07T15:35:52.809Z
            This was a fun start to the week, thanks!
            • DrTom 5s · 2022-11-07T15:45:34.019Z
              Had me scampering for a while...IRISH PLAY ABOUT WITCHES; WHISKY, SCOTCH, EAU...and then I looked at the ends. Loved the ABIDE clue and learned what ATAVISM was (I of course used a book to look it up). Interestingly another path I followed was GOLDEN ROD, GOLDEN FLEECE, GOLD RUSH, GOLD ORE, GOLDEN ERA, GOLDEN DAWN...I got to REOSAD and figured I missed something, but now I am thinking they were GOLDEN (Easter) EGGS!
              Not every week that starts with someone stalking you. Fun MMM Jay!
              • Cindy Heisler 3s · 2022-11-07T16:43:06.016Z
                Submitted one incorrect answer because I was reading too much into a couple clues. But as soon as I went back and looked at the grid, I spotted the obvious clues. Fun way to start the week. Thanks!
                • Sharkicicles 2s · 2022-11-07T17:34:46.983Z
                  Thanks!
                  • THC 🤓4:35 · 2022-11-07T23:12:08.060Z
                    Well done, Jay!
                    • whimsy 16:09 · 2022-11-08T00:14:09.498Z
                      I love it when you tell fairy tales! Thanks, Jay!
                      • Gutman 2s · 2022-11-08T01:33:33.401Z
                        The dudeski abides
                        • I K Snamhcok 1s · 2022-11-08T02:45:23.094Z
                          Got to this late, finished the grid, stared for some time, then got it, truly, in a flash. Meaning: I went from nothing to the answer in approximately one second. Crazy!
                          • Tyrpmom 3s · 2022-11-08T04:01:56.701Z
                            I can see how you could find the answer in 10 seconds. I did the third time I tried.
                            • woozy 13:43 · 2022-11-08T04:46:59.043Z
                              Fun! Was going about with letters for a while "cooffEE, spotifI argOnaut, plAY" and that got me "Old MacDonald with a bad case of Taurtettes"
                              • Teamdoubletow 4s · 2022-11-08T10:50:54.427Z
                                Very fun and fantastic clues! Thanks so much!
                                • Capn Rick 🤓8:46 · 2022-11-09T12:10:58.916Z
                                  Good one, Jay! Hate to admit that I needed the nudges.
                                  • Ergcat 16:44 · 2022-11-09T12:41:09.729Z
                                    Needed the nudge but nice AHA when I saw it ! Thanks, Jay!
                                    • Carolyn 5s · 2022-11-09T15:47:54.919Z
                                      Very cute! Needed some of the nudges, but not all. Thanks for the chuckle!
                                      • michaelm 🤓3:32 · 2022-11-09T16:22:30.364Z
                                        Been so long and getting so old (with no grandkids), I had to google the phrase to re-place the tale. Ouchie. Also loved 27A. Was ANSONIA planned before TERESA was in the WSJCC? Thanks, Jay!
                                        • Bird Lives constructor · 2022-11-09T19:36:53.180Z
                                          This puzzle has been sitting around for weeks. The overlap with WSJ was pure coincidence.
                                        • BethA 12s · 2022-11-09T20:37:47.348Z
                                          Thx for the puzzle!
                                          I’m not too consistent at working on the MMMs. Just decided to look at it this afternoon, and got it fairly quickly, after one false start. No hints needed.
                                          Enjoyed it!
                                          • hoover 3s · 2022-11-10T20:59:38.529Z
                                            Needed 3 nudges. :/
                                            • Qmark 5s · 2022-11-13T20:27:56.612Z
                                              Nice puzzle...I had stared at the filled grid all week and got nowhere...my visiting son took a look and saw the mechanism very quickly. :)
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                                              Neat follow-up
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                                              Across
                                              1. 1A
                                                Neat follow-up
                                              2. 7A
                                                Use the microwave
                                              3. 11A
                                                Stewart or Serling
                                              4. 14A
                                                Comet competitor
                                              5. 15A
                                                B and Bs
                                              6. 16A
                                                Singer DiFranco
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                                                Joe with Jameson
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                                                Patronize Fanduel or Draft Kings
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                                                Blue politically
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                                                They're one way to a man's heart
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                                                Somewhat
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                                                Pitchers try to keep it low
                                              13. 24A
                                                Alexa command from a music lover
                                              14. 26A
                                                Scotch chaser
                                              15. 28A
                                                Butler-run estate
                                              16. 29A
                                                Glittering
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                                                Wicked witches
                                              18. 36A
                                                Pigs' digs
                                              19. 37A
                                                Bugs, et al.
                                              20. 38A
                                                "___ to differ"
                                              21. 39A
                                                Jason's crew
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                                                Attire that's out of this world
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                                                Film genre
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                                                Give a free pass to
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                                                Moll Flanders creator
                                              26. 49A
                                                LA pro
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                                                It's often found in geometry class
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                                                Hopeless cases
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                                                Tech for text, abbr.
                                              30. 55A
                                                Nintendo product
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                                                Chanel No. 5, par exemple
                                              32. 58A
                                                Washed-up horse
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                                                S&L offering
                                              34. 60A
                                                "I'm ___," female response to a male gazer
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                                                "Not so loud"
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                                                Paint brand with an ursine logo
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                                                Was spotted attending
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                                                Put up with lousy clues (and one who doesn't)
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                                                More resentful
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                                                Working on 37 Across, for example
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                                                ____ de deux
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                                                Claim much repeated in a Pharrell song
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                                                Ms. Kidman
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                                                Ingenious
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                                                Opens the seatbelt
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                                                Skateboarders' protection
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                                                Legal or journal ending
                                              11. 11D
                                                Service ace?
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                                                "___ by land. . ."
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                                                Mellencamp sang a little one about Jack and Diane
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                                                ____ pro nobis
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                                                Evolutionary throwback
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                                                Bauxite, for one
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                                                Landmark NYC building that has been home to Babe Ruth, Stravinsky, Caruso, and me
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                                                Where to get a facial and a massage
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                                                2013 film in which Scarlett Johansson is much heard but never seen
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                                                Alaskan prospector
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                                                Sexy
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                                                Tylenol alternative
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                                                Flowery neckwear
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                                                Joe Friday, e.g.
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                                                Pre-game parking-lot party
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                                                SF's ____ Valley (or how I sometimes have to correct how people spell my last name)
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                                                Loses it
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                                                Linguists' source
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                                                Becomes light
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                                                Nessun Dorma, Vissi D'Arte, etc.
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                                                Comment from Dobbins
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                                                Rear-_______ -- risk if you 37 Down
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                                                Charge for a service
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                                                Legend, for one
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                                                Citi Field mascot
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                                                Where you'll see cars with DPL plates
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                                                Scoreboard letters at Citi Field
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