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Amazing Misplace

◆ · By Nick · Published 2023-06-30T20:19:51.066Z

Meta Prompt
This is for all the wretches looking for a puzzle to spice up their day. If you're not blind, you'll likely see the answer. The meta solution is something (or someone) related to the puzzle's overall theme. Use the first set of hints below and the others if you get stuck!
First set of clues:
-- Copper, elementally
-- Famous NYC nightclub
-- Rob Gronkowski giggle provocation (nice)
-- Stretch from Maryland to Utah
-- Mission that was a giant leap for mankind
Second clue:
-- Similar fashion to the character in 52D (above the neck, at least)
Final clue:
-- The meta answer is five letters (from numbers)
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  • Pat R solved 2023-06-30T00:08:32.021Z
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  • Pat R 33:43 · 2023-06-30T20:19:51.066Z
    Great puzzle!
    • Jack Hopey 13:42 · 2023-10-27T19:52:36.725Z
      Nice. Only thing that tripped me up was 24A since I'm used to seeing it as sol, not so.
      • Nick constructor · 2023-10-27T21:54:38.176Z
        Thanks for solving! Yeah I think verbally or when singing you don't pronounce the l or something like that.
      Play today's daily mini crossword
      1A
      "Star Trek" conveyance
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      Across
      1. 1A
        "Star Trek" conveyance
      2. 5A
        Ceased to be aware, especially of time
      3. 10A
        "Life is like ____ cigarette. The past is ashes, the present is burning, and the future is up in smoke." -- author Anthony Liccione
      4. 14A
        Pale beige earthy tone
      5. 15A
        Curriculum ____ (resume)
      6. 16A
        Early 2000s MTV reality show focusing on teen transformations
      7. 17A
        Peter Pan associates
      8. 18A
        Quick, aggressive growl
      9. 19A
        Mediterranean flatbread
      10. 20A
        Make someone ecstatic
      11. 22A
        Hold in high regard
      12. 24A
        They come between 'So' and 'Ti'
      13. 25A
        "You get the picture" list-ending abbrev.
      14. 27A
        "The Blair Witch Project" and "Cloverfield" technique
      15. 29A
        Japanese four-door compact sedan revived in 2021 after a 16-year hiatus
      16. 34A
        Usually later-in-life religious conversion
      17. 35A
        Vader, in I
      18. 36A
        Convicted beyond a reasonable doubt
      19. 40A
        Uncivil disobedience tactics, as predicted by The Kaiser Chiefs
      20. 43A
        "Mangia!"
      21. 45A
        Napolean's princess sister who was also Grand Duchess of Tuscany (or potential nickname for actresses Shue or Moss)
      22. 46A
        Swiss 10-time major champion Sörenstam
      23. 48A
        What a raven or Eminem might do if they come to your door
      24. 50A
        Soviet space station from the 80s / 90s
      25. 51A
        Location to retrieve misplaced items from public areas (and an additive hint to complete the shaded answers)
      26. 55A
        Russian Revolution leader and Marxist
      27. 58A
        Feel sick
      28. 59A
        Ecto Cooler brand
      29. 60A
        Jackrabbits
      30. 63A
        Thin Nabisco cookie type
      31. 67A
        Holiday precursors
      32. 69A
        Unknown civilization, often depicted with tropical climate and dinosaurs (at least according to Crichton and Conan Doyle)
      33. 71A
        Egotistical
      34. 72A
        Pre-oven cooking step to amplify flavor
      35. 73A
        "____ is a charged atom or molecule" -- Chemistry 101 professor, somewhere
      36. 74A
        Negative contraction
      37. 75A
        Sicilian volcano
      38. 76A
        Yiddish busybody
      39. 77A
        Inquires
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      1. 1D
        Singer Rexha who recently got hit with a cell phone during a NYC concert
      2. 2D
        Earth Day subj.
      3. 3D
        Name of the girl who "has no name" that took out Baelish, Frey, and (spoiler alert) the ultimate villain with just one stab
      4. 4D
        Summon up strength
      5. 5D
        Black Friday hauls, commonly
      6. 6D
        UK ditch or alternative verbiage for the outer shell of a watermelon
      7. 7D
        John Oliver's snarky assessment of the shelved "Batgirl" movie by his parent company: "____ write-off"
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        Open-topped fancy container used for wine or water
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        Corn flake pioneer
      10. 10D
        Roadie's haul
      11. 11D
        Boxer nicknamed "She Bee Stingin'" and "Madame Butterfly"
      12. 12D
        It's typically at the end of a lanyard or collar, depending on your species
      13. 13D
        Provoke on the playground
      14. 21D
        JFK data
      15. 23D
        Many of the script notes for Jules' dialogue in "Euphoria"
      16. 26D
        Redford and Pitt's "Spy Game" org.
      17. 28D
        Kid's birthday party game prop of old
      18. 29D
        Taj Mahal city
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        Unofficially trademark, as a phrase
      20. 31D
        Thick Japanese noodle
      21. 32D
        New York City to Bangor dir.
      22. 33D
        Quinceañera headgear
      23. 37D
        Doug's avian insurance mascot partner
      24. 38D
        Obsolete spelling of the Qin Chinese dynasty
      25. 39D
        Gridiron measurement
      26. 41D
        It comes before a-whirl
      27. 42D
        A smidgen
      28. 44D
        Beach "souvenir"
      29. 47D
        "Go ahead, shoot!"
      30. 49D
        MTA make-outs
      31. 52D
        Red beanie wearing "Chappelle's Show" character, Biggums
      32. 53D
        What Parisian moviegoers saw at the end of "Jaws"
      33. 54D
        Recently rizzed up LSU gymnast Dunne, formally
      34. 55D
        The ones right here
      35. 56D
        Permanent metal fastener
      36. 57D
        Fictional Las Vegas criminal known for accumulating progressively larger accomplice crews
      37. 61D
        Ireland, personified
      38. 62D
        Where to drop 30D (when it's a noun)
      39. 64D
        Lad's date
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        Zelda's beau
      41. 66D
        Marchers looking to get out of the rain (hurrah!)
      42. 68D
        Madrid Mrs.
      43. 70D
        Hard-to-argue evidence
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