Catch-11
◆ · By ajk · Published 2023-09-03T04:00:52.043Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a two-word phrase
Happy Sunday. :)
No fancy preamble here (and no pesky asterisks), just thanks to Abide and Wendy Walker for test solving, and for some suggestions to dilute a few of the hard clues. 
And of course thanks to Joe Ross for tech support.
And of course thanks to Joe Ross for tech support.The meta answer is a two-word phrase.
Nudges:
Do some of the clues seem a little off?
The title is both an example and an instruction
Exactly eleven clues have numbers
OK, but the first letter of those entries don't spell anything, and having to anagram is frowned upon.
How might you figure out the correct sequence?
Checking for previous play data...
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Marathon type for those who go the extra mile(s)
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Across
- 1AMarathon type for those who go the extra mile(s)
- 6AResult of five strikes
- 9AElectronic annoyance or island delicacy
- 13AOar wielder
- 14AJoust
- 16ANot false
- 17ASomething you'd rather not have your nose near
- 19ADuration of some meetings, seemingly
- 20AQuick brain scan
- 21AName often forgotten?
- 22ACollection of words, poetically
- 24ATaboo act
- 25AGeorges who wrote a novel without the letter e (anagrams to an unsavory type)
- 26A"High ten!"
- 29AA source of trendy fatty acids, perhaps
- 31ALevels
- 32ALoud hair?
- 33AMiddle Eastern nat. with a couple of the world's best airlines
- 35AEarly building block
- 36APiccolo or pan, for example
- 37AInternet foundation, in a way
- 38ALong-running NBC show
- 39AResponses to good news
- 40ADust specks, apparently
- 41ALeast like a teenager's room?
- 43ATen feet under, in a way
- 44ABuffy's watcher
- 45AHe won the World Cup more than anyone else
- 46ATakes from by force
- 48AStable maternal figure?
- 49A"I wouldn't touch that with a seven foot pole!"
- 52ACharged particles
- 53AProfession for people people
- 56APurple hue
- 57ANotify, as in a airport
- 58AComment to the audience
- 59AFormer companions
- 60AHow you might refer to a Spinal Tap amp that goes to thirteen, slangily
- 61AEagle's weapon
Down
- 1DFive-year itch, for example
- 2DCollected wisdom (that might be wrong)
- 3DThing to avoid stepping on if you're trying to be quiet
- 4DStimpy's pal
- 5DLaborious
- 6DPrefix related to bone
- 7D"Get ____ you'll be late again"
- 8DConsequence of moderate sun exposure
- 9DSound system
- 10DHam from Parma
- 11DOld French measure that you hopefully have filled in before you get here
- 12DIn a ____ (behind the five ball)
- 15DIt might follow a declaration of "Three can play that game!"
- 18DSome ID numbers, in brief
- 23DPeriods
- 24DJudicial nickname that's not RBG (though they were opera buddies)
- 25DGives up, metaphorically
- 26DStyling products
- 27DHappening
- 28DFoundation for a tort
- 29DTease
- 30DLess cool
- 32DState of being on cloud two
- 34D"Anything ____?"
- 36DReclaims, as computer storage space
- 37DAbode
- 39DGold-plated, say
- 40DNaked rodent that's into spicy Mexican sauces?
- 42DInsults
- 43DPerson who might be teased as "three eyes," stereotypically
- 45DCut back, in a way
- 46D____ the slate clean (go back to square two)
- 47DGumbo base
- 48DPrefix of abundance
- 49DNefarious
- 50D"Yes, ____ have that in stock"
- 51DSong bird or architect
- 54DPrevent
- 55D"That ____ good question."