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◆ · By DrTom · Published 2024-06-12T11:30:26.174Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is what Dad calls a guy with a latex prosthesis for a hallux (big toe)
This should be a kitten at the very best. It is more of a way for me to tell bad jokes than to display any meta creativity, but given that it will soon be Father's Day, I just had to do it!!!
The Reveal:
Ah, Dad Jokes! Isn’t that just the ticket for a puzzle near Father's Day. I will openly admit I LIKE Dad Jokes, I like their play on words (really Tom? You like plays on words…) I hoped this one would be quite straightforward and it seems it was. There were seven clues that start or include the word "Dad" and are corny jokes (ACROSS 14, 22, 32, 36, 41, 48, 59). Take the first letter of each and it spells out ROBERTO; what better a name for a guy with a latex prosthesis for a hallux?
For a graphic representation of the solve please go to:
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Pick up your own trumpet and play
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Across
- 1APick up your own trumpet and play
- 5AAchy
- 9ANot here
- 14ADad said he avoided archeology because he didn’t want to ___ his life
- 15A"Absolutely!"
- 16AAdditional Claus on a sleigh
- 17ACollege students who were in a draft
- 19AFirst name in mystery
- 20A___ whiz
- 21APut to sleep
- 22AWhat my Dad always said he got on his birthday
- 23AMiddle part of a fitness routine
- 24AStubborn beast
- 25ANarrative
- 28AFatuous
- 32ADad said he gave the nurse a box of red crayons so she could draw ___
- 33ASong and dance, e.g.
- 34AA direction to take when baking
- 35AOften described as, "A hole in the water into which you pour money"
- 36ADad asked if we heard about the shepherd who got arrested for making a ___ turn
- 37AWiseguys who show up for a birthday
- 38ABaseball's "Master Melvin"
- 39ASomething I often do not have when solving
- 41AWhen Mom said Dad had no sense of direction he packed up his stuff and ___
- 42ADestination of many a disappearance?
- 44ADry red wines
- 46ATop tier gas station that sounds like it is part of a pool game
- 47ASharpen
- 48ADad said he was in a bar once where the past, present and future all coalesced, it was ___
- 50ASpell-bound Prince perhaps
- 51ABother
- 54ABarista's creation
- 55ANear miss or a notification from a Publican at 11:00 PM
- 57ABreathing problem
- 58APlace to climb the "Spanish Steps"
- 59ADad said,”I don’t know von Bismarck’s first name, but I ___”
- 60ABrute
- 61AMost likely driver's exam taker
- 62APalindromic doofus
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- 1DBars for tars
- 2DAncient alphabetic character
- 3DGlorified gofer
- 4DAfrican ungulate
- 5DNow defunct, star General Motors division
- 6DYou have to break a few eggs to make this, the story goes
- 7DCasting need
- 8DChekov's rank
- 9DVine place to be in the garden
- 10DConcealed
- 11DSlight lead
- 12DBack
- 13D"To ___ is human ..."
- 18DStorage unit?
- 22DBoot
- 23DA name I have been called and I suspect they do not mean the bird!
- 24DSeabiscuit's mother
- 25DBrothers' keeper?
- 26DTypically comes in bolts
- 27DRacoon cousin from Columbia
- 29DA good one will see you correctly
- 30DDusk to dawn
- 31DRamps on the Interstate
- 33DSend reeling
- 36DThis is tender in Toulon
- 37DBog
- 39DUsually found in cars with a "Baby on Board" sticker
- 40DA pox in your locks
- 41DWhere you might find buffalo roaming
- 43DCity known for an edict
- 44DGoogle browser
- 45DEase up
- 48DBind
- 49DHot mouthed Sicilian
- 50DCold mass
- 51DDefense acronym
- 52DChoir member
- 53DAmorphous shape
- 54DType of dog that might perform a test
- 55DOld computer monitor, for short
- 56DCorn holder