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· By Pandora's Blocks Meta Crosswords · Published 2022-04-24T13:00:46.820Z

Meta Prompt
the AnsweR tO tHis NEw metApuzZle offeRIng is a State Capital.
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  • Capn Rick 🤓5:57 · 2022-04-24T13:13:02.432Z
    Great puzzle Will! Thanks!
    • Meg 6s · 2022-04-24T13:43:19.563Z
      That was fun!
      • Qmark 4s · 2022-04-24T13:45:35.185Z
        Great puzzle, Will! Fun meta.
        • I K Snamhcok 3s · 2022-04-24T14:37:20.313Z
          Loved it!
          • boharr 4s · 2022-04-24T14:18:53.573Z
            Thanks Will
            • THC 🤓3:28 · 2022-04-24T14:49:52.244Z
              Great puzzle! SD is my home state. (Natives pronounce it “peer”.)
              • Tyrpmom 2s · 2022-04-24T16:40:56.296Z
                Nice one.
                • JeffPrug 🤓5:22 · 2022-04-24T16:45:24.686Z
                  Fun mechanism! And great construction getting it all in a smooth 13x13 grid.
                  • MamaEllen 2s · 2022-04-24T17:38:01.877Z
                    Finally! Been on a losing streak….but capitals helped me out!
                    • Cindy Heisler 🤓10:19 · 2022-04-24T20:48:36.934Z
                      Another great puzzle, Will. Thanks!!
                      • CPJohnson 5s · 2022-04-24T23:09:01.779Z
                        Thanks, Will!
                        • SJMcK 🤓9:11 · 2022-04-25T00:09:03.168Z
                          Once I found my way in, everything clicked nicely
                          • Shmuel Schmell 3s · 2022-04-25T04:23:52.916Z
                            Fun puzzle!
                            • woozy 🤓11:34 · 2022-04-25T05:07:00.649Z
                              Not sure I get the Rhode Island part..... Is Providence supposed to be synonymous with Frugality somehow? Otherwise it was a great AHA moment.
                              • woozy 🤓11:34 · 2022-04-25T05:27:17.540Z
                                Never mind... can't believe I never heard/used that particular usage of p(lower)rovidence before. But apparently I hadn't.
                                • dplass 🤓7:17 · 2022-04-25T19:34:23.869Z
                                  Same. I've only heard of it in a divine sense. Once I got P.E... it was a lock (based on the list of capitals I already needed to have!)
                                • dplass 🤓7:17 · 2022-04-25T19:32:54.390Z
                                  Still kind of puzzling out 3 of the 6 letters...
                                  • woozy 🤓11:34 · 2022-04-25T22:53:03.857Z
                                    Which ones? Arizona=Phoenix is a mythical bird; as is the Roc. Ohio = Columbus- columbus day is observed in Oct but many have replaced it with Indigenous Peoples Day. Nebraska = Lincoln. In crossword puzzle IKE is a more common entrie than EISENHOWER much as ABE is a more common entry than Lincoln-- to me those were "common knowledge" I had to look up Providence in Merriam Webster to get the meaning of frugal (which did stir things in me; I think of providence as the attribute of will and grace of high authority and... well, I guess somewhere I hear my grandmother use it as provision of economic practicality... sort of. South Carolina; Columbia had to be back engineered. At this point I had the solution and we needed and entry beginning with E and that was only EMS. A google for "Outer ware, Columbia" verified they made jackets and outerware. And come to think of it, it's a pretty common brand I had heard of. Unlike EMS outer ware which I had never heard of but which were googlable as well.
                                    • ReB 4s · 2022-04-26T01:50:33.185Z
                                      After solving the first four, the answer had to be PIERRE. And since there were only two grid answers that start with "R", RESTRAINT had to be the one that went with PROVIDENCE. But I was unaware that providence also had the meaning of frugality.
                                  • Flinty Steve 4s · 2022-04-25T20:20:54.421Z
                                    That was fun!
                                    • wendy walker 4s · 2022-04-26T01:35:32.818Z
                                      Spent so much time squinting at a certain other puzzle this weekend that I missed the capital I in the prompt for quite some time! Great puzzle, Will!
                                      • ReB 4s · 2022-04-26T01:52:51.086Z
                                        I overlooked the I as well for a short time as I was searching for the missing capital letter. A serif font would have made that easier.
                                        • woozy 🤓11:34 · 2022-04-26T04:28:24.721Z
                                          I missed the SC
                                          ... well, I saw the SC but as they were in a reasonable phrase and as there was no state with the postal code SC (dope slaps may occur without warning) I figured they weren't part of the puzzle.
                                      • Bbaack 🤓7:56 · 2022-04-26T02:09:54.216Z
                                        That was a lot of fun, and very clever!
                                        • ReB 4s · 2022-04-26T01:44:26.865Z
                                          Nice to find the way after frustration with this week's Friday metas
                                          • rjy 13:02 · 2022-04-27T02:31:08.700Z
                                            Really enjoyed this, thanks Will!
                                            • Katiedid 🤓1:52 · 2022-04-27T03:12:05.223Z
                                              Fun! And like others, I learned a new definition for Providence.
                                              • ship4u 🤓2:28 · 2022-04-27T14:14:23.091Z
                                                Great puzzle, Will. I thought sure I had the answer and finally realized that I needed to take it one more step.
                                                • DrTom 2s · 2022-04-28T03:44:23.889Z
                                                  Very nice misdirection. The EISENHOWER was particularly clever. I never saw until the end that you had given me the answer (albeit the translation) in 32D. Stumped me for some time, thanks for the course correction
                                                  • Bird Lives 13s · 2022-04-28T21:49:23.909Z
                                                    Nice one, especially the subtle overtones of the answer in the symmetrically placed 1D and 32D.
                                                    • Darth 🤓4:02 · 2022-04-29T02:13:15.938Z
                                                      INteresting IDea. I spent WAy too much tiME poNDering states in the gRId and SCratcHIng oUT how they MIght MAke a HIdDEn MEssage!
                                                      • prog plus chat 🤓7:41 · 2022-04-30T18:49:23.797Z
                                                        Nice. We had to try Little Rock first, you know, but this was great.
                                                        • Adam Simon Levine 🤓1:48 · 2022-05-06T01:31:04.625Z
                                                          Great puzzle! Fun fact: Pierre is the only state capital that doesn't share a letter with its state.
                                                          • Christopher Jones 8:09 · 2022-05-06T18:32:22.778Z
                                                            I had to go through all the state capitals until I found the right one.
                                                            • Schmellagator 49:20 · 2022-06-16T04:58:26.696Z
                                                              i dont the meta but i was fun to solve, ggs!
                                                              1A
                                                              Channel whose programs are "Made possible by ... viewers like you."
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                                                              Across
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                                                                Channel whose programs are "Made possible by ... viewers like you."
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                                                                "The Lion King" lioness
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                                                                Device that comes in Pro and Air models
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                                                                Chow down
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                                                                Playbill contents, for short
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                                                                World's longest river
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                                                                Frat. member
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                                                                To stick in one's ___
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                                                                Spot for subs
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                                                                Like Buddy Guy's music
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                                                                Penthouse occupants, say
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                                                                Admit
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                                                                Graceful and polished
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                                                                "Lyin' ___" (Eagles hit)
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                                                                Healing paste
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                                                                Frugality
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                                                                Christmas carols
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                                                                Needs to repay
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                                                                Portmanteaus, e.g.
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                                                                One being 22-Across
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                                                                Open a bottle of champagne
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                                                                Be defeated by
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                                                                It might make tree tops glisten
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                                                                It's hauled around next to the driver
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                                                                Home for hibernators
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                                                                Grow weary
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                                                                Big name in small fruit cups
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                                                                Renowned Auburn gymnast Suni
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                                                                One using a crystal ball
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                                                                The lightning bolt on Harry's forehead, e.g.
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                                                                Outerwear manufacturer
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                                                                Bit of gravel
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                                                                Brewer's supply
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                                                                More resolute
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                                                                Former channel for catching the Premier League
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                                                                Lofty
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                                                                Mauna ___ (macadamia nut brand)
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                                                                Also
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                                                                Word found on many October calendars
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                                                                Michelangelo masterpiece
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                                                                Type of wrench for assembling Ikea furniture
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                                                                One who believes in a divinity but not in divine intervention
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                                                                President whose nickname appears in crosswords way more often than his actual name
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                                                                Big first name in jeans
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                                                                Mid-ranking Brits
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                                                                Legally created parent company?
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                                                                Go bad
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                                                                ___dum and ___dee ("Through the Looking-Glass" characters)
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                                                                Regard
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                                                                Residents of glass houses shouldn't throw them
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                                                                Required parts
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                                                                Actress Murphy of "Murderville"
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                                                                "Yes! Way to go!"
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                                                                One who's not gonna make it
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                                                                "The Kinks" hit
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                                                                Mythical bird
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