Do You Hear What I Hear?
◆ · By Pandora's Blocks Meta Crosswords · Published 2023-12-24T14:00:19.651Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to this week's meta is a well-known Christmas song.
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Ringo of Beatles fame
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- 1ARingo of Beatles fame
- 6ABit of info from a blueprint
- 10ACertain econ. metric
- 13AEvent with riding and roping
- 14A___ Alto, CA
- 15AQuartet with a no-show
- 16APaper part with personal views
- 18AStudent athlete at Emory & Henry College
- 19A"Sure thing, bud"
- 20APerson who shows up to the wedding but doesn't leave?
- 22ACompound found in many products that also have CBD
- 25AMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, often
- 27APlace to get your Mustang cleaned
- 29AYou can usually find one in a Wawa
- 30AIntense anger
- 31APost Malone or Mitt Romney, for example
- 32AWord that can be made using letters from "appropriate," appropriately
- 33ATakes too much, for short
- 34ACancer and others
- 39AGrinchlike
- 41A"Sunday Night Football" channel
- 42AWrite a 16-Across, say
- 45A___ Lanka
- 46ASch. with a trident logo
- 47ACalled off, as a mission
- 49A"I swear!"
- 52ATo this point
- 53A"Well isn't that super schnazzy!"
- 54ASivan who sang "Youth"
- 56ASome, in Saltillo
- 57AMember of the US Army Special Forces, colloquially
- 62AEugene or Dan of "Schitt's Creek"
- 63ASurname for a Brontë protagonist
- 64ASan Antonio landmark
- 65ABeats by ___
- 66ADos x dos + dos
- 67ASensitive subject?
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- 1DLetters that mean "not quite sold out"
- 2DApex
- 3DGator chaser?
- 4DMulligan
- 5DThe Rolling Stones or Pink Floyd
- 6DOne thing to consider when judging a cannonball contest
- 7DSt. ___ Girl (beer brand)
- 8DState tree of Massachusetts
- 9DContents of some piñatas
- 10DAlluring feature of Times Square, to many
- 11DToss
- 12DChain that uses #LoveThatChicken on some social media posts
- 15D"___ the night before Christmas ..."
- 17DArtistic piece
- 21DBelief system
- 22DHorned Frogs' sch.
- 23DFedora, for one
- 24DHead over heels
- 26DGets some shut-eye
- 28DSee 61-Down
- 32DGrp. that includes NCSU and UVA
- 35DHow you might complete the New York Times' Super Mega crossword
- 36DTouch
- 37DSwag-filled party favor
- 38DLetters associated with Tiny Desk Concerts
- 39D"That's probably the right decision for me ..."
- 40DBing Crosby, for one
- 43DFormerly known as
- 44DDC summer setting
- 46DIt's "spoken" by many in Rochester, NY
- 47DActs as a yes-man
- 48DGodsend
- 50DIronic missing letters in "op_n he_rt _urger_"
- 51D"SNL" regular who told people to "Simmer down now!"
- 55DElectric ___ (fish that are actually more closely related to catfish than congers, despite their name)
- 58D"The Catcher in the ___"
- 59DGenre for Lil Nas X
- 60DSub-genre with angsty lyrics
- 61D"Why, my sweet little ___" (what "the fake Santy Claus" calls Cindy Lou 28-Down)