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◆ · By Pandora's Blocks Meta Crosswords · Published 2021-02-14T13:00:13.866Z

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The answer to this week's meta is a 3-word phrase that rhymes.
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  • Mike D 9:16 · 2021-02-14T18:01:02.957Z
    Oops I had ALBIDO for ALBEDO 🤦. Great puzzle!
    • Kent D 🤓12:11 · 2021-02-15T04:30:24.728Z
      Yet another great puzzle! but, <looking left, looking right> psssst... "Istanbul" is misspelled in the cluing 😁
      • Pandora's Blocks Weekly Meta Crossword constructor · 2021-02-16T00:41:27.118Z
        Ack! Good catch! Should be fixed now :)
      • JeffPrug 13:45 · 2021-02-21T16:45:22.706Z
        I couldn't figure out the meta, but just read the solution e-mail and wow! Really brilliant.
        • Byron 🤓20:20 · 2021-10-29T08:50:11.587Z
          I got On the DL, but that doesn't rhyme.
          Play today's daily mini crossword
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          Llama cousin
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          1. 1A
            Llama cousin
          2. 7A
            Submissions to eds.
          3. 10A
            Schools in Austin and El Paso: abbr.
          4. 13A
            Pioneer Daniel and singer Pat, for two
          5. 14A
            Org. for the El Paso Chihuahuas, or letters on some batteries
          6. 15A
            Firestick competitor
          7. 17A
            "Baby" hat
          8. 18A
            Pimple
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            1974 CIA-related film with some of the same actors (and title asterisks) as MAS*H
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            "What's your point?"
          11. 21A
            Bamboozle
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            Inactive
          13. 24A
            Dubai-based airline often seen on "The Amazing Race"
          14. 27A
            Sleep phase: abbr.
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            Michigan-based Goodyear competitor (whose products are apparently better than everyone else's)
          16. 31A
            "What's going ___?" ("Can you tell what's happening over yonder?")
          17. 33A
            "I don't want either of those drinks chilled or on the rocks"
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            Western Hemisphere peace org.
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            ___ with nature (meditate in a forest, maybe)
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            Tarnish
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            Forcibly removes
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            St. or Ave. that makes a loop
          23. 43A
            Without companionship, or without 007, maybe
          24. 45A
            What some whiskeys are aged in
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            Jon of "Soul" and "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"
          26. 50A
            Circumnavigator Nellie
          27. 51A
            Didn't hold back
          28. 53A
            Rhyme scheme that concludes "Mad Girl's Love Song" (and most other villanelles)
          29. 55A
            Actor Reeves
          30. 56A
            Blood type letters
          31. 59A
            Late, great crossword constructor Reagle
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            Common system for moving gas through a car's engine: abbr.
          33. 61A
            Doesn't hold back
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            Extra: abbr.
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            "___ the land of the free and the home of the brave."
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            "15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance", e.g.
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            WWII intel agency
          38. 68A
            Cook in oil
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            The L in many ESPN graphics
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            Palindromic band
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            Appropriate insult for a bird-brain
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            Place for koi
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            Leslie's best friend in "Parks and Recreation"
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            ___Lo Green
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            According the Wikipedia, "the most influential dancer in the history of film" (first name: Fred)
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            Miata maker
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            Arrive by Greta Thunberg-approved transportation
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            Extra durable and soft fabric
          10. 10D
            Bears, in Latin (think constellations)
          11. 11D
            Applies compost just to the soil surface
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            Walter's wife in "Breaking Bad"
          13. 16D
            Bill Withers hit released in the same year as "Lean on Me"
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            What you do during 27-Across
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            Pertaining to a specific culture
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            Ore (oh, how the tables have turned!)
          17. 26D
            ___ reason (was sensible)
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            Nonprofit with a similar goal to Angie's List
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            Company that doesn't discriminate when hiring: abbr.
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            Corrals
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            Catch, as a hail Mary pass
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            You might run it up at a bar
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            Williams of "Dead Poet's Society"
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            K-pop band with the hit "Time's Up"
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            Istanbul to Jerusalem dir.
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            Prodigy
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            "Thanks ___" - ___, on various occasions
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            Reflectivity of the Earth's surface, which is often mentioned in conversations about climate change
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            For the ___ simplicity
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            Actor Sutherland of "Designated Survivor"
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            Type of farm that Wisconsin's famous for
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            ___ well that ends well
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            Without edits
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            What might be "broken" that would keep a baseball player "out of the spotlight"
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            Single bills
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            Altar words
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            What might come before TY in a text conversation
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