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Unhappy Endings

◆ · By DrTom · Published 2022-12-06T17:59:45.777Z

Meta Prompt
The answer is an apt description for a day of the week
If you are having a difficult time, perhaps some hints may help. Here are some "nudges" to help you solve; I have them in order of what I think is the level of strength of the hint which get more blatant as you go down:
Did you notice that there seemed to be a lot of clues with a military theme?
Constructors rarely use "positional" words in a title capriciously!
What date was this puzzle published. and why is that important?
Checking for previous play data...

Leaderboard (updated hourly)

  • edestlin solved 2022-12-07T14:00:01.476Z
  • Dave C solved 2022-12-07T14:57:28.309Z
  • boharr solved 2022-12-07T15:22:47.605Z
  • Darth solved 2022-12-07T16:28:31.981Z
  • whimsy solved 2022-12-07T16:38:30.664Z
  • Hector solved 2022-12-07T17:12:29.143Z
  • Meg solved 2022-12-07T20:01:11.991Z
  • Cindy Weatherman solved 2022-12-07T20:02:28.175Z
  • I K Snamhcok solved 2022-12-07T20:35:07.927Z
  • dplass solved 2022-12-07T22:20:42.979Z
  • KayW solved 2022-12-08T01:49:04.512Z
  • Cindy Heisler solved 2022-12-08T02:10:27.304Z
  • lbray53 solved 2022-12-08T14:32:34.166Z
  • rjy solved 2022-12-08T17:50:29.279Z
  • woozy solved 2022-12-09T03:44:03.068Z
  • Laura M solved 2022-12-09T07:04:23.833Z
  • Dow Jones solved 2022-12-09T07:49:28.008Z
  • Lance solved 2022-12-09T12:42:18.044Z
  • Mwoychick solved 2022-12-09T13:41:33.904Z
  • DIS solved 2022-12-09T14:28:26.058Z
  • CPJohnson solved 2022-12-09T16:54:59.455Z
  • ajk solved 2022-12-09T16:57:50.371Z
  • Mr Tex solved 2022-12-09T21:46:53.426Z
  • SJMcK solved 2022-12-09T23:08:38.481Z
  • ReB solved 2022-12-09T23:19:41.186Z
  • Teamdoubletow solved 2022-12-10T01:11:02.920Z
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  • Ergcat solved 2022-12-10T12:45:55.447Z
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  • Mikey G solved 2022-12-12T21:54:27.800Z
  • Darrell solved 2022-12-13T11:19:05.638Z
  • Abide solved 2022-12-17T04:01:05.457Z
  • Tyrpmom solved 2022-12-22T13:58:50.847Z
  • clev solved 2023-03-15T07:36:16.194Z

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  • DrTom constructor · 2022-12-06T18:03:51.314Z
    Given that this Pearl Harbor Day I thought I'd take advantage of it's ominous label by placing words associated with the event that have a last letter which, when taken in grid order, spell out INFAMOUS. "...December 7th..., a date which will live in infamy" FDR
    • Dave C 2s · 2022-12-07T14:58:31.533Z
      I saw the links to Japan right away and then backed into the entire word.
      • boharr 5s · 2022-12-07T15:24:21.753Z
        Thanks, DrTom. Great fun.
        • Darth 🤓13:44 · 2022-12-07T16:29:40.302Z
          The Pearl Harbor theme was definitely there. Nice idea for a meta and timely! Thanks DrTom!
          • Hector 3s · 2022-12-07T17:18:04.443Z
            Thanks doc!
            • Meg 4s · 2022-12-07T20:09:12.232Z
              It’s amazing how one part of my brain registered the theme, but did not communicate with the rest of my brain. Little idea bubbles that couldn’t make it to the surface. Got a nudge. Nice puzzle, Dr. Tom!
              • I K Snamhcok 1s · 2022-12-07T20:36:00.446Z
                Good one, Dr. T. Lest we forget.
                • Cindy Heisler 7s · 2022-12-08T02:12:04.096Z
                  As much fun this time as when I test solved. Perfect puzzle for today!
                  • whimsy 9:13 · 2022-12-08T23:46:09.239Z
                    Ditto!
                  • woozy 🤓12:41 · 2022-12-09T03:44:27.705Z
                    Okay... now to figure out what the heck the meta could possibly be.
                    • woozy 🤓12:41 · 2022-12-09T03:49:40.414Z
                      Oh... take the letters that are there! Don't add or change anything.... thanks to a check to the to the head from rjy.
                      • Laura M 🤓9:37 · 2022-12-09T07:08:20.320Z
                        Got it with the first nudge, it's amazing how oblivious I can be sometimes. I skated right past all of the pointed theme clues to focus on all the ones with two-word blanks, since it seemed like there were an unusual number of those. Nice puzzle and commemoration!
                        • Dow Jones 3s · 2022-12-09T07:53:29.628Z
                          Loved the clue at 3D (Words that start a lifetime sentence). Well done, Dr. Tom
                          • DIS 🤓5:02 · 2022-12-09T14:29:19.089Z
                            Well done. I needed the "gentle shove".
                            • ReB 4s · 2022-12-09T23:25:36.144Z
                              The gentle (first) nudge quickly set me on the right path to find the theme words that had relevant endings. Nice way to memorialize that infamous attack on our Pacific Fleet,
                              • Teamdoubletow 3s · 2022-12-10T01:14:26.358Z
                                That date is the anniversary of my husband's parents so that characterization of the date has been repeated many times. Thanks for reminding me of their anniversary! I think my Father-in-law would have loved metas and this one in particular.
                                • Ergcat 18:04 · 2022-12-10T12:46:52.148Z
                                  Needed the nudges! Thanks, DrTom! Fitting for the Dec 7!
                                  • Tyrpmom 2s · 2022-12-22T14:04:17.978Z
                                    Working my way through the unsolved puzzles on my clipboard this morning. Took the first nudge. Thanks for the puzzle Dr. Tom.
                                    • DrTom constructor · 2022-12-23T04:42:04.856Z
                                      Well glad you got to it! It probably was a bit more difficult when it was NOT solved on December 7th.
                                    Play today's daily mini crossword
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                                    "Are you calling me ___ ____?"
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                                      "Are you calling me ___ ____?"
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                                      Nods off
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                                      Metros. Prizms, and Storms
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                                      "Quasimodo, does that name ___ ___ bell?"
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                                      Seedy coat
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                                      "You've got a friend ___ ___"; Randy Newman song
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                                      Class picture
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                                      Born's partner
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                                      State serving as headquarters of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet
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                                      365 days in the past
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                                      Neet rival
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                                      Place to get a Kamikaze
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                                      Get airborne from a carrier
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                                      Edvard Munch ___ ___ grim picture
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                                      Bring together
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                                      Cover over a cake
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                                      One third of a World War II film
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                                      Functioned as a farrier
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                                      Some of the best initial brandy
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                                      Air raid or fire signal
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                                      Wartime radio broadcaster, ___ Rose
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                                      Lost his head to a Hessian rider
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                                      Torments
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                                      Military chaos initials
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                                      Rooney of "60 Minutes"
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                                      Avian joint?
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                                      Zeros in the sky
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                                      Cockney's vacation residence
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                                      Gets out of the way
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                                      "Hud" Oscar winning actress
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                                      Weight of an empty vessel
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                                      Totenberg and Simone
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                                      "¿Cómo ___ usted?"
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                                      Aptly named Utah ski resort
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                                      Considers
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                                      Cry of frustration
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                                      Bread found in Milan in the 60's
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                                      Words that start a lifetime sentence
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                                      Lago contents
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                                      Soccer great Megan
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                                      Slangy refusal
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                                      Loud, as a crowd
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                                      Mr. T's emotion
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                                      Berry for flavoring gin
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                                      "The Prophet" author
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                                      Absorbed
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                                      Last letters from a Greek author
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                                      Town known for hummingbirds and Kias
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                                      "The Sparrow"; famous chanteuse
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                                      Dance in delight, do "___ ___"
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                                      Words that precede "a hammer"
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                                      Steve Martin's pharaoh
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                                      Yucatan year
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                                      White wine and cassis cocktail
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                                      Prediction at O'Hare
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                                      Merchant encountered by Simon
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                                      "Go on ..."
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                                      ___ blimey, English exclamation
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                                      Mo retarder
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                                      "___ Ryan's Express" (Frank Sinatra movie)
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                                      Hang out with moguls?
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                                      Attention getter in Spain
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                                      Cation charge: Abbr.
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                                      Adjoin
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                                      Babes' place
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                                      First line of "Taps". "Day ___ ___"
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                                      Benjamins
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                                      Tear into
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                                      Roc--, defunct Jay Z record label
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                                      National econ. stats
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                                      Wide awake
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                                      Slender gentleman's dog?
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                                      A right leaning type: Abbr.
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                                      Locale d'Indochine
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                                      Highest Sudoku digit
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                                      Babybel® cheese
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                                      House mtg.
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                                      Princess vexer
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