Wrapping paper
◆ · By ajk · Published 2024-04-14T04:00:11.376Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a plural noun
This puzzle had been mostly finished for a while, but with the revival of the SSS I dusted it off and decided to finish it. With significant help from Cap'n Rick that improved the fill (and eliminated yet another of those wee crimson fish), it finally became sufficiently presentable. Thanks as always to Joe Ross for tech support.
This one might play a little choppier than the average SSS, but fear not, nudges will surface soon. Solution on Saturday.
Hope you enjoy!
cheers,
Alan
Nudges:
Nudge 1: The title has two words. Both are helpful.
Nudge 2: One of them appears in several clues.
Nudge 3: OK, we have 5 clues with the word paper in them, cluing the long acrosses. Now what? Try applying both title words to those entries.
Nudge 4: Each of those long acrosses is 'wrapped' in a type of paper (each of which is 4 letters).
Nudge 5: OK, now we have 5 new words. Did any of them come to mind while you were filling out the grid?
Nudge 6: You need to find 5 alternate entries
Checking for previous play data...
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Rental dwellings (abbr.)
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- 1ARental dwellings (abbr.)
- 5ASearch for
- 9AConnection of sorts
- 13AOne of Canada's largest First Nations
- 14AIt's in Pennsylvania (yes, that one)
- 15ATerm for pitted fruit (that sounds like something branches do)
- 16AOnslaught of well wishes from friends who spot your name in the paper, perhaps
- 18AMiddle age servants?
- 19AOne way to add without numbers
- 20AImportant information
- 21ADisco ____ (Simpson's character)
- 22AToo cute, casually
- 25ABiblical land that reverses to a method (as of transportation)
- 27ADefensive structure
- 29AState of agitation between people, maybe caused by serving legal papers
- 31ATatum, Ryan, and Shaquille
- 34AHerr's partner
- 35APresidential advisory grp. dealing with threats to the U.S.
- 36AUtility statement that once came exclusively on paper
- 39AImportant corporate moment
- 42ATiny bit
- 43AClean up hitter, typically
- 47AType of Oxford/Cambridge competition that might be announced in the paper
- 50APacific food staple
- 51ATaiwanese computer maker
- 52AProperty, as a vineyard
- 55AQuite the trip?
- 56ADangerous companion?
- 58AIt might come in a corn husk
- 60ANaysayers
- 61ADevice for displaying a collection of papers
- 64APeriod of service
- 65AFaithful
- 66ACommon jazz group
- 67A____ Le Pew (cartoon character)
- 68ASome NCOs
- 69AMuch of them might be about nothing?
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- 1DPlay part
- 2D"Twins" and "Jerry Maguire" actress Kelly
- 3DFeel
- 4DThey look for ETs
- 5DFoul, as a swamp
- 6DAttach, as some patches
- 7DElton, Paul, or Mick
- 8DGarment boundary
- 9DGrimm gal
- 10DLed, as by a siren to rocks
- 11DAscending air currents
- 12DMany M.I.T. grads
- 15DStar Trek series based on a station not a ship, briefly
- 17DMadrid mrs.
- 20DEl Al competitor
- 21DIts arrivals are handled by NorCal approach
- 23DDeflect, as a light beam
- 24DSharp remark
- 26DAdvanced deg. in math or biology, say
- 28D"I ____ a puddy cat" (Tweety Pie observation)
- 30DTulip shape
- 32DVillain's digs
- 33DPut away
- 37DAirport predictions
- 38DNot dark
- 39DRetirement option
- 40DSpicy, as salsa
- 41DLeave a hundred for a cup of coffee, say
- 44DThe male's head is iridescent green
- 45DFormer talk show host Hall
- 46DSilent affirmation
- 48DRegal fur
- 49DOne way to avoid doing dishes?
- 53DProceeds or opinions
- 54DCertain dashes
- 57DD.C. winter hours
- 59DEncouraging start for boy or girl?
- 60DCleopatra's bane
- 61DKorean boy band
- 62DNon-profit domain?
- 63DPart of the original PC operating system