Quick Descent (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2023-07-11T06:00:56.044Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is an 8-letter word that suggests things might be looking up
Last night as I was reading in bed, I thought of a possible metanism. I did a quick OneLook.com search for a few terms, just to see if the idea could work, wrote a short note so I wouldn't forget it, and then went to sleep. Then, in the early morning, I spent a couple of hours tossing and turning, coming up with the puzzle specifics. Memo to self: don't get meta ideas late at night! The answer to the meta is an 8-letter word that suggests things might be looking up. Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=135933#p135934
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Location where no development or progress is taking place
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- 1ALocation where no development or progress is taking place
- 6ACooling units, for short
- 9A"Other" category (abbr.)
- 13ATax form's first blank
- 14AGreek letter used in a Christian symbol
- 15APeruvian of old
- 16ABring into the family
- 17AAviation prefix
- 18AComic routine
- 19AMains electricity controller
- 22AVehicle stoppers
- 23AButts into head-on
- 26A"Patience ___ virtue"
- 28ASee 48 across
- 29ASting's first band
- 32AKangaroo pouch
- 33A"___ Al" Yankovic
- 35AMythic bird in "Sinbad the Sailor" stories
- 36AMild-flavored winter radish usually characterized by fast-growing leaves and a long, white root
- 39A"You got that right!"
- 41A___ al-Fitr (holiday at the end of Ramadan)
- 42AGeneric title for someone seated at the Round Table
- 45ABarrister's headwear
- 46ASouth Pacific country whose capital is Vila
- 48AI am; you are; 28 across/she/it ___
- 50ASuffix meaning "sorta"
- 51ABumper sticker: "___ if you love Jesus!"
- 52ABreakfast rolls
- 55ASociety gossip paper pseudonym in the Bridgerton novels
- 60AMuppet who visited Grouchland and had to face a giant chicken (this scene used to frighten my daughters when they were a lot younger!)
- 63AQuod ___ demonstrandum
- 64A"Lisa Bonet ___ basil" (palindrome)
- 65AOrg. that certifies Gold and Platinum status for songs and albums
- 66ASea, to Jacques Cousteau
- 67AThus far
- 68AEmail command
- 69AOut of the ordinary
- 70ARelease eggs, as a fish or frog
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- 1DOnomatopoeic word used in a Batman fight, possibly one involving a gun
- 2DOpera set in Egypt
- 3DTop admirals (abbr.)
- 4DWithheld, as information
- 5D-
- 6D"___ there yet?"
- 7DCorpus ___ (city in Texas)
- 8DChimney accumulation
- 9DUnfortunate accident
- 10DPen fluid
- 11DChem. or biol.
- 12DFamily pet, perhaps
- 17DCrooked
- 20DCollege cheer
- 21DWords to live by
- 24D___ dancing, in which dancers wearing bell pads on their shins wield sticks and handkerchiefs (if it sounds English, that's because it is!)
- 25DBunyan's "___ of Despond"
- 26DOld Testament prophet with 66 chapters to his name
- 27DRefused
- 30DGroups of mins.
- 31D-
- 34D"A mouse!" (or, what a crossword constructor might say when they discover their grid has an unchecked letter and 2-letter words)
- 36DActor ___ Patel, who did an excellent Australian accent in "Lion"
- 37DJapanese city (and surname of a tennis player)
- 38DTrivial complaint
- 40DBottle cap that unscrews
- 43DColor at one end of the spectrum associated with a type of gem
- 44D-
- 47DSell in a hurry
- 49DHonorific heard in dojos, sen___
- 53DOscar or Tony
- 54DPre-bar exams
- 56DTrial version
- 57D___ Dunham of "Girls"
- 58DArchaic word for "enough"
- 59D-
- 60DEMT destinations
- 61DBe untruthful
- 62DFellow