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Financial Downturn (Meta)

◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2021-08-25T03:31:34.225Z

Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is something that would surely have felt the bern had history gone differently
This is my first ever crossword, so go easy on me. It's also a meta because I've been getting into these recently and thought I'd give it a try. Turns out these things are really hard to construct! I've definitely made some concessions to crossword conventions in order to get the grid filled. But hopefully I've made up for any shortcomings with some fun cluing. Enjoy! Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=1153&p=67812#p65918
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  • Mike D 🤓6:17 · 2021-08-25T13:04:20.168Z
    Awesome first puzzle! I loved how you made the most out of any time you broke convention, like SI or NO. Can you explain how the meta works?
    • benchen71 constructor · 2021-08-25T22:11:03.827Z
      The direction "down" is involved (puzzle title, clue for the central word). There is also a clue in CEOS in the top row and "The REST of us" in the bottom row. Try to find a connection between CORPORATETAXCUT and REST. Then think about Bernie Sanders. Does that help?
    • BrennerTJ 🤓3:35 · 2021-08-26T00:45:13.054Z
      I used the bread crumb trail on the forum page - very nice overall!
      • boharr 4s · 2021-08-26T02:13:38.145Z
        Great debut. More please
        • benchen71 constructor · 2021-08-27T09:36:34.047Z
          I've got two more now ready to go!
        • LuckyGuest 4s · 2021-08-26T02:53:57.397Z
          Impressive debut, keep them coming! (and an impressive grip on US politics for an Aussie!)
          • David Plass 4:39 · 2021-08-31T18:43:02.623Z
            NO way I would have gotten without all the hints...
            Play today's daily mini crossword
            1A
            __ sauce (and as someone who likes flavorful food I love this metaphor)
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            Across
            1. 1A
              __ sauce (and as someone who likes flavorful food I love this metaphor)
            2. 5A
              Business leaders
            3. 8A
              Present, e.g.
            4. 9A
              For a rectangle, it's calculated by length by width
            5. 11A
              Broadway musical, "Rock of __"
            6. 15A
              Part of some Muslim women's attire
            7. 16A
              Animated movie with Miley Cyrus voicing a character who plays herself in a television show (how meta can you get?)
            8. 17A
              "Her name was __, she was a showgirl..."
            9. 18A
              "A long time __, in a galaxy far, far, away"
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              Amino, e.g.
            11. 21A
              One of 150 in the longest book in the Bible
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              Archaic personal pronoun (would it help if I said it was genitive?)
            13. 23A
              Crunchy sandwich, for short
            14. 24A
              Biggest continent
            15. 26A
              When repeated, a menace of tropical Africa
            16. 27A
              File extension for a GNU archive
            17. 28A
              Important airport pickup info
            18. 31A
              What would a crossword be without this palindromic Swedish band?
            19. 34A
              "__, a very palpable..." (but I have to stop the quote there because of crossword rules)
            20. 36A
              Nut that makes delicious pies
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              Fiscal measure that always goes down well with shareholders
            22. 41A
              __ and true
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              Song with accompanying letter-forming arm actions
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              Vowel from the Greek alphabet with lots of vowels in its name
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              Collectors always aim for a complete one of these
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              __-European languages
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              Flying mammal
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              An unstable subatomic particle with a mean lifetime of 2.2 microseconds, much longer than many other subatomic particles (isn't Wikipedia great!)
            29. 50A
              Group that sang "No Scrubs"
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              A game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting (this clue contravenes crossword rules, but now I don't care!)
            31. 54A
              Name for a half-note in British English
            32. 57A
              Three of these form a yard
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              Opening of Grover's magical incantation that also involved peanut butter sandwiches
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              City in Yemen (var.)
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              Its symbol is Fe
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              Relating to sea warfare
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              Toy that goes up and down a lot
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              Game that Chandler invents to give money to Joey without it seeming like charity
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              Makes the first bid
            40. 67A
              The __ of us
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              What pirates make victims do using 52 down
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              Place on a scale
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              Find satisfaction in
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              "__ rule, I don't usually do this, but..."
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              Grilled meats, often involving skewers
            5. 5D
              Collectible from Disney's Snow White
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              Consume
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              A type of dancing and a type of sauce
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              Not this
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              Small amount
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              Object that scares the bird in Colossal Cave (too obscure? well, excuse me!)
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              A state in Western India
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              Right-angle shape
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              Piano player in Casablanca
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              __ and present danger
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              Younger sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
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              Worshiper of Quetzalcoatl
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              What's this? A two-letter word? "Yes," replied Juan
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              Marker of the end of a running race
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              Nickname for the US naval base on Cuba
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              "__ homo," said Pilate in Latin, pointing at Jesus
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              Not slack
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              I wonder what the acronym for the Australian Natural Therapists Association is?
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              Short name for Luke's gospel sequel
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              The diameter of an engine cylinder
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              Short form for someone from the UK
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              Austrian composer, considered to be the father of the symphony
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              Way out
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              Strong aversion
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              Data store in Microsoft Access
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              What's this? Another 2 letter word? Yes, but it's also opposite day
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              "Don't delay, you don't know when this sale will end!"
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              Songs sound sadder in a __ key
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              The second last column of a number
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              Composer who wrote a lot more than just Bolero
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              See 68 across
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              Guys' counterparts
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              Fifth month
            38. 55D
              Famous last words of a bachelor (saw this in a crossword recently; sorry don't recall whose! but I added "famous", so it should be OK)
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              Dissenting vote
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              The Scarlet Pimpernel's cover persona
            41. 60D
              Apparently, the Australian Border Force has something called the Integrated Cargo System. I wonder what the acronym for this is?
            42. 61D
              Feature of roads frequented by farm wagons
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              Referencing system that uses the "author, date" format
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