This Goes In One Of Two Ways (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2024-03-26T05:00:49.462Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is an adjective that describes the starred words' definitions
This began with a Facebook post on a friend's page that pointed me at something which I thought I could make into a meta puzzle. After some further thought I had a meta mechanism. But finding a grid to fit the mechanism into was hard. I went through maybe ten possible grids before I got to this one, which means the fill is on the trickier side. Still the meta should be fun! The answer to the meta is an adjective that describes the starred words' definitions. Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=161934#p161934
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Australian bushranger, ___ Kelly
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- 1AAustralian bushranger, ___ Kelly
- 4A*Wear away through long exposure
- 11AScribble (down)
- 14AImportant airport pick-up info
- 15AAdopt, as a cause
- 16ACarry-___ (some luggage)
- 17AImportant airport drop-off info
- 18AFlee
- 19AShade of colour
- 20A*Clean surfaces, as with a brush
- 22AGreeting heard in Rio, perhaps
- 23A*Stuck
- 24AIrish flyer, ___ Lingus
- 26AFemale protagonists
- 30AQuick
- 33AFormal explanation of a belief
- 34AFirst half of an LP
- 35ASuccinct
- 37ANot up yet
- 38A*Restrained from movement
- 39AOn ___ (without a contract)
- 43AWhere sailors go
- 44AFace fuzz
- 45ASpanish "brother"
- 49ASprinkle with tiny particles
- 50AWithstand
- 52APerson reading this clue (from my perspective)
- 53A*Secure in place
- 54A"Huh?" for 45 across
- 56A*Person of the nobility
- 60ASacha Baron Cohen character, ___ G
- 61AEspresso byproduct
- 65AUno + due
- 66AHomes on wheels, in brief
- 67AMarcus Junius Brutus, for example
- 68AUS spies
- 69AHoliday in Vietnam
- 70A*Statement of contrition
- 71AShe/___ pronouns
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- 1D"I ___ a hero" (lyrics from a Bonnie Tyler song)
- 2DWhat Caesar said to 67 across
- 3DFathers
- 4D"Asteroid City" director, ___ Anderson
- 5DAccompany
- 6D"Be ___!" ("Help me out here!")
- 7DSynagogue scroll
- 8DDrill sergeant's syllable
- 9DJust a smidge south of the direction the sun rises
- 10DRespiratory exchange ratio (abbr.)
- 11DThe "J" in J.S. Bach
- 12DHeavy burdens
- 13DAfrican flying menace
- 21DDomesticated
- 23DExpression of disapproval for Shakespeare
- 25DEcol. watchdog
- 27DPatsy's "Ab Fab" friend
- 28DSaxophone insert
- 29DHeading to a destination
- 30DFree TV spot
- 31DBarbecue bone
- 32DKeats' poem, "___ to a Nightingale"
- 35DAnne and Diana: ___ friends
- 36DParisian street
- 38DLead singer of U2
- 39DClose, as a deal
- 40DAdd leading zeros
- 41DMiddle word of the palindrome associated with Napoleon
- 42DNaval rank (abbr.)
- 43DTic ___ (hard mint)
- 44DScary word
- 45DSouthern-most state capital of Australia
- 46DChange over time
- 47DOffer again on eBay
- 48D"The A-Team" star
- 49DStray Asian canine
- 51DSomeone of similar status
- 55DGolden Rule preposition
- 57DEngrave with acid
- 58DThe E of HOMES
- 59DRaise, as offspring
- 61DUS federal purchasing org.
- 62DAgent, for short
- 63DLennon's bed-in bed-fellow
- 64D"My bad" in a text