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Tally Who?
◆ · By Capn Rick · Published 2022-06-11T02:13:42.922Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a faux initial.
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Leaderboard (updated hourly)
- Hector solved 2022-05-30T05:11:03.463Z
- benchen71 solved 2022-05-30T06:22:02.239Z
- LesY solved 2022-05-30T10:54:23.012Z
- boharr solved 2022-05-30T12:31:36.844Z
- Cindy Weatherman solved 2022-05-30T14:23:37.921Z
- Meg solved 2022-05-30T14:26:04.669Z
- Tyrpmom solved 2022-05-30T14:44:47.333Z
- FrankieHeck solved 2022-05-30T15:37:02.764Z
- dplass solved 2022-05-30T18:10:30.337Z
- oldjudge solved 2022-05-30T18:20:59.186Z
- I K Snamhcok solved 2022-05-31T00:15:49.414Z
- Darth solved 2022-05-31T15:49:20.385Z
- DIS solved 2022-05-31T16:43:02.998Z
- whimsy solved 2022-05-31T18:40:10.862Z
- Ergcat solved 2022-05-31T20:16:36.690Z
- KayW solved 2022-05-31T20:59:52.287Z
- minimuggle solved 2022-05-31T23:20:47.556Z
- heidi solved 2022-06-01T01:04:33.297Z
- Mwoychick solved 2022-06-01T01:21:24.685Z
- lbray53 solved 2022-06-01T03:02:06.484Z
- woozy solved 2022-06-01T04:27:19.790Z
- Dow Jones solved 2022-06-01T05:29:41.370Z
- Jeremy Smith solved 2022-06-01T05:35:22.079Z
- Laura M solved 2022-06-01T06:43:34.999Z
- Cindy Heisler solved 2022-06-01T09:46:37.561Z
- Schmeel solved 2022-06-01T12:35:23.543Z
- Anita and Steve solved 2022-06-01T17:01:23.146Z
- DrTom solved 2022-06-01T18:12:56.289Z
- markhr solved 2022-06-01T19:45:38.233Z
- Carolyn solved 2022-06-01T20:46:03.772Z
- BarbaraK solved 2022-06-01T22:53:03.507Z
- jbird solved 2022-06-01T22:56:03.733Z
- Bbaack solved 2022-06-02T00:22:53.351Z
- BrennerTJ solved 2022-06-02T14:59:54.350Z
- Mikey G solved 2022-06-04T19:53:57.882Z
- wendy walker solved 2022-06-04T21:03:24.857Z
- Qmark solved 2022-07-20T14:54:04.423Z
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- Hector 🤓7:33 · 2022-06-11T02:13:42.922ZA lot of theme material in there, and a couple of good ahas, thanks Rick!
- boharr 7s · 2022-06-11T02:13:42.922ZLookin' good as always.
- Tyrpmom 2s · 2022-06-11T02:13:42.922ZI like this mechanism.
- Complete guess, got it right on the first try. Now I need to find the mechanism...
- Way to go, David! I'm curious about why you selected the correct initial. You'll have to enlighten us later.
- Since only people who solved can see these, can I mention here?
- I K Snamhcok 1s · 2022-06-11T02:13:42.922ZThat was FUN! Thanks, Cap’n!
- Darth 🤓2:28 · 2022-06-11T02:13:42.922ZLol. So, I didn't know what a faux initial referred to. And Google offered no help. I thought the mechanism had something to do with those nine entries ending in "O" -- but once I saw the "Fox Terrier", well... the others followed. I entered Michael J Fox first then corrected the answer with just the J. Well done, Cap'n!
- Thanks, Darth. It turns out that Michael J. Fox's real name is Michael A. Fox. He adopted the J in honor of Micharl J. Pollard. Just a bit of faux/fox trivia for everyone.
- I didn't realize I had nine entries ending in "O", Darth. I wonder how many other Muggles will go down that rabbit hole?
- DIS 🤓6:45 · 2022-06-11T02:13:42.922ZI looked for terrier breeds and found lots of red herrings: RAT is in the grid, BOSTON could be an alternate answer for "Massachusetts town", and, considering the central clue's reference to land ownership, MAYO hints at IRISH. For a while I thought TROT was another one, then I noticed its friends. It helped that I'm from Massachusetts myself. And that I knew the story of Michael J. Fox's name.
- Nice job, DIS! Yes, I doubt that many people (even Massachusetts residents) will have heard of Erving, but the "Dr J" clue should help. Hopefully more will have heard of Foxboro, since that's where the Patriots play. My prompt originally said "missing initial", but I thought "faux" was cool since it, well, looks like "fox" and it wasn't Michael's real initial. Thanks for solving!
- whimsy 10:56 · 2022-06-11T02:13:42.922ZAh, I see it now -- seven of them, I believe. Being from MA I should have seen 8 and 62 Across quicker than I did. Earlier, I was getting it simply from the idea of fox hunting, combined with the Frenchified spelling, and considering people with a distinct middle initial associated with their names. When I googled him and realized it didn't jive with his birth name...... (I first thought of Harry S Truman but I couldn't picture him in pinks.)
- Yep, seven symmetrical foxes in this hunt. And yes, I admit that New Englanders have an advantage with a couple of them. Great job putting it all together, Claudia!
- whimsy 10:56 · 2022-06-11T02:13:42.922ZI know why I have it, but I don't really quite understand how I have it! :)
- Wow!! Fantastic meta but I was sure on the remedial track to this one.
- Dow Jones 3s · 2022-06-11T02:13:42.922ZThanks for the nudges. Since I could only find 5 "faux" words, I originally submitted "s" for Harry S. Truman.
- Laura M 🤓5:13 · 2022-06-11T02:13:42.922ZNeeded nudge #2 to get it! I knew we were on a fox hunt but I didn't have all of them and didn't know what to do with the ones I had, and I couldn't make any sense of the prompt... It's all so clear in retrospect, very nicely put together! Also I was today years old when I found out the J didn't really stand for anything, you'd think Teen Beat might have mentioned it back in the dark ages :-)
- Thank you, Laura. Yeah, I wasn't aware of the faux initial either until I started constructing the puzzle.
- Cindy Heisler 2s · 2022-06-11T02:13:42.922ZVery enjoyable puzzle. A went astray looking for names at first, but once I caught on, it was smooth sailing. Thanks!
- Carolyn 4s · 2022-06-11T02:13:42.922ZNEVER would have gotten it without the nudges and still had to struggle and google! Fun in hindsight though. Speaking French, it took me awhile to switch gears and chase down the FOX.
- Bbaack 21:31 · 2022-06-11T02:13:42.922ZNeeded the hints to crack this one. Well done, thanks!
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- 1AHot stuff
- 5ANBA great who, coincidentally, played college basketball not far from 48-Across
- 8ASome golf clubs
- 13AClickable image
- 14AFertilizer chemical
- 15AFollowing closely behind
- 16ATidings
- 17AClothes line
- 18AWith 10-Down, "Saturday Night Live" alum
- 19AFamily tree abbr.
- 20ABallroom favorite
- 22AFlower with medicinal properties
- 23ADutch cheeses
- 25AWords to a song
- 27AArm-building exercises
- 30AToward shelter
- 31AIdentifies
- 32AOpera highlight
- 33AChinese chairman
- 36A___-ray Disc
- 37AHistorically, a register of lands belonging to a landowner
- 40ABroadcast
- 41ASergeant Friday, e.g.
- 42AUnpaid TV spots
- 43A"Bye Bye Bye" band
- 45ACafe au ___
- 46ASilly
- 48AMassachusetts town
- 51AA resort casino
- 52ASchreiber of "Ray Donovan"
- 53A"Cool!"
- 55AAnd others: Abbr.
- 59AFairy tale monsters
- 61ALike ___ of bricks
- 62ABrooklyn or Manhattan, for short
- 63AHatchlings' homes
- 64ATransgressions
- 65ATherefore
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- 5DFond aspirations
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- 8DFree nutrition prog. for women, infants, and children
- 9DAvailable, as a London taxi
- 10DSee 18-Across
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- 12DHoley cheese
- 14DElectoral college graphic
- 21DStan's partner
- 24DBroom companion
- 26DReally wanna, more formally
- 27DTV network
- 28DEmitter of glowing light
- 29D"My turn!"
- 30DJackie's second
- 32D"___ gratia artis" (MGM motto)
- 33DBread spread
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- 35DTolkien creatures
- 38DEndorse digitally
- 39DSquealer
- 44DCan't-miss proposition
- 45DShows such as NBC's "Today"
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- 47DNeural transmitters
- 48DStretch out: Abbr.
- 49DOrion's brightest star
- 50DLeft-hand page
- 51DCaesar's tongue
- 54DFacility
- 56DAtmospheric pressure unit
- 57D2012 Best Picture Oscar film
- 58DPlunder
- 60DU-turn from NNW
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