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Glitch in the Matrix

◆ · By Nick · Published 2023-08-28T14:33:28.799Z

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Wait a second . . . he's still alive? Did those people at CERN rip open a hole in the space time continuum with the large hadron collider? At any rate, hopefully this puzzle helps jog your memory -- one way or another. The meta answer is the namesake of the psychological phenomenon on display.
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  • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓4:35 · 2023-09-03T07:18:29.551Z
    Nice! (Not to be confused — as I did — with the Streisand Effect!)
    • Nick constructor · 2023-09-13T23:44:59.765Z
      Ha a little different!
    • kurtalert 🤓3:48 · 2023-09-13T19:04:59.373Z
      Very interesting - had to Google - I had no idea that this phenomenon had a name! Great puzzle, thanks!
      • Nick constructor · 2023-09-13T23:45:20.512Z
        Thanks! Yeah it's a fun little internet theory.
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      Subside, like inclement weather
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Subside, like inclement weather
      2. 6A
        Cookie recipe step
      3. 10A
        Tiny parasitic arachnid
      4. 14A
        Protective atmospheric layer
      5. 15A
        European stadium exaltations
      6. 16A
        Another, in Acapulco (fem.)
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        Cereal brand where (spoiler alert) the colors don't actually correspond to the alleged flavors
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        "The cause of and the solution to all of life's problems," per Homer Simpson
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        Tit for ____
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        Start over
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        Hulk-creating rays
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        Minuscule amounts
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        Yanks on
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        Ranch area for dining
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        Background song on many a TikTok with high-pitched cries of dismay
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        Multicolored iridescent gemstone
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        Tint
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        Start-up loan org.
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        Eponymous ursine children's book series created by the late Stan and Jan
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        Title for Schumer, Manchin, and Romney
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        Library warning
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        A little off the top, say
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        QR code scan result, often
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        Obstacle, whether figurative or literal
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        Fiona from "Shrek" (at least after her initial introduction)
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        Pond blooms
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        Anglo-Saxon lord, in Scotland, perhaps
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        "____ to recall . . ."
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        *NSYNC hit, when tripled
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        Completely captivated, with attention
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        Lunchables maker with a distinctive vehicle promoting their other products
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        Fairy tale opener
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        Voting coalition
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        Log-in finisher?
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        Marquis de ____
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        Comedians MacFarlane or Meyers
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        Tea to spill?
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        Angle of a club head or barn's upper floor
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        Vampire Weekend rocker Koenig
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        Pester, in a way
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        One, in certain spots
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        Gas, in Glasgow
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        College students supporting the Hollywood writer's strike: "Warner Brothers Discovery CEO was met with ____ BU graduation."
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        Succulent plants
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        Retained possession
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        Female priest or count finisher
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        Island near Trinidad
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        Agenda entries
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        Taqueria condiment
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        Gold purity measure
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        30 Seconds to Mars frontman
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        Potato or paintball, to name two
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        Chill in neutral
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        Story continuing adverb
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        Car door or private area entry keys, sometimes
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        Fencing blade
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        Make money
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        Yvette's yes
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        Quick chuckle
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        Asian woman's garment
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        Cheesy yet wholesome comedy actress Alison from "Community" and "GLOW"
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        Low-grade auditory euphoria, or why some Twitch streams are licking microphones, for short
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        Individual IDs on forms
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        Calendar header
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        Raison d'____
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        Protégé
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        Jargon suffix
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        Peroxide-based whitener
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        It follows teen or man
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        Drove with force
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        Others, in Oaxaca (masc.)
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        Ivory Coast neighbor
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        '90s hip-hop purchase from Sam Goody, maybe
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        Fred from Scooby-Doo's neckwear
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        Wight, e.g.
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        Computer memory unit
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        Violently throw an object, to Gen Z
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        Blunders
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        Delivery pros
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        Hydrocarbon suffix
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