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Let's Go Fishing (Meta)

◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2022-03-15T05:00:01.252Z

Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a fish
It's time to go fishing! Can you collect your fishing gear, get out to sea, and then bring to the surface the fish that is hiding among the twisty seaweed of the grid? But be careful: don't necessarily accept the first thing that presents itself! Answer and explanation at: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=86835#p86835
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  • Darth 🤓9:03 · 2022-03-15T05:36:20.117Z
    haha ... I found the red herring first!
    • benchen71 constructor · 2022-03-15T06:18:18.368Z
      That was my nefarious plan all along! But hopefully finding the red herring actually helped you find the true answer. :-)
    • SJMcK 🤓8:54 · 2022-03-15T11:40:38.706Z
      One fish, two fish 👍
      • benchen71 constructor · 2022-03-15T19:52:13.104Z
        Red fish, blue fish!
      • Gutman 2s · 2022-03-16T01:23:58.026Z
        I found the red Herring first, as well
        • benchen71 constructor · 2022-03-16T03:02:48.693Z
          Hee hee, that's what it's there for!
        • Bbaack 19:19 · 2022-03-16T03:17:06.572Z
          I thought of angler, which led to the red herring which I caught and released, and finally netted the true answer! Fun one, thanks Ben!
          • boharr 8s · 2022-03-16T13:03:28.617Z
            Never heard of this fish but red herring told me to add the color.
            • Otis P 10:54 · 2022-03-17T15:50:40.648Z
              Very fun/fresh/flirty
              • Laura M 🤓13:38 · 2022-03-19T03:36:28.041Z
                Should have seen it but needed all the nudges. Thanks for the puzzle!
                • Dow Jones 3s · 2022-03-19T03:42:57.396Z
                  Found the red herring after the nudges, but it took a long time to discover the unfamiliar answer. Nicely constructed, Ben.
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                  Fishing pole
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                    Fishing pole
                  2. 4A
                    Lava before it surfaces
                  3. 9A
                    Seriously underperform
                  4. 14A
                    "To ___ is human"
                  5. 15A
                    Description of a pot before you drop a lobster in it
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                    African proverb: "Death is like ___ everyone has to wear"
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                    Consumed
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                    What to avoid while fishing, or you scare away the fish
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                    Bass staff symbol
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                    Cherished
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                    Social insect
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                    In a way that produces lots of 18 across
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                    Brooklyn-99 actor, Andy ___
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                    Gaze in a lascivious way
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                    Eccentric
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                    What you do with the line when you feel a bite
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                    "And they all lived happily ___ after..."
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                    Hilarious Australian TV show, "Upper Middle ___"
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                    Protagonist of Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash"
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                    Japanese city, situated on the Shima Peninsula
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                    Japanese dog
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                    Wide shoe width
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                    Actress best known for playing Phryne Fisher in "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries", ___ Davis
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                    Like some verbs (abbr.)
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                    Mid pt.
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                    Rank above Major (abbr.)
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                    Opposite of short
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                    "A long time ___, in a galaxy far, far away"
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                    Fish eggs
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                    Water's ___, another good place to fish
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                    Part of a golf course between the 61 down and its corresponding green
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                    One of thirteen on an American flag
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                    Hawaiian garland
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                    Scruff of the neck
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                    Male tribute representing District 12 in the 74th annual Hunger Games, alongside female tribute Katniss
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                    Warty witches' familiars
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                    Australian actress who played Cousin Nikki in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", ___ Carides
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                    "That ___ maiden with white fire laden, Whom mortals call the moon" (Shelley)
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                    Painter's stand
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                    Photo ___; black ___
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                    Former rulers of Russia
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                    Way in
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                    Fishing accessory, helpful for landing fish
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                    Enjoys a book
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                    "What would you like to drink? Coffee ___?"
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                    REM sleep brain activity
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                    More gendered term for humankind
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                    "All ___! It's time to go fishing!"
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                    Auctioneer's warning
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                    Light fog at sea
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                    Pub beverage
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                    Wes Anderson movie regular, Willem ___
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                    "Kill ___" (way of solving a problem that will either fail completely or be very successful)
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                    Text format that thickens fonts
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                    Adam's son known for sacrificing sheep
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                    Stand up to
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                    Not an appropriate craft from which to fish, unless you are a German fishing for mines during WW2
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                    Piece of plastic you really don't want to step on in the dark
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                    Barry Humphries' character, Dame ___ Everage
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                    One who is fly fishing
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                    Connect with
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                    Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid, for short
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                    Roald Dahl book, "___ Trot"
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                    Fishing line holder
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                    Fishhook attachment
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                    Gumbo pod
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                    "You go, ___!"
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                    Prehistoric monument consisting of a circle of stone uprights
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                    One of two races in H. G. Wells' "The Time Machine"
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                    Good place to stand in a boat to fish
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                    Zoo enclosure
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                    James Bond's CIA friend, most recently played by Jeffrey Wright, Felix ___
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                    Viking, for example
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                    Classic four-arrow video game controllers
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                    Elaborate meal
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                    ___ wheel, a sweet snack made of two biscuits with marshmallow between them, all smothered in chocolate
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                    "This is not ___" (famous French artwork of ___)
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                    Active ingredient in bread
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                    "You can't fish here - this is my ___!"
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                    Territories, for short
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                    Country singer, ___ McEntire
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                    Library transaction
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                    Starting location on a golf course hole
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                    Fox-like
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