Revenge of the SiXth
◆ · By Darth · Published 2024-05-06T10:00:08.481Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is an 8-letter adjective.
Okay, so we know that Jedi fans love to geek out and celebrate May 4th as National Star Wars Day (exchanging "May the Fourth Be With You" greetings and memes), but TODAY marks the "Revenge of the SiXth" -- to honor the Sith Lords and all the glories of the Dark Side. With that in mind, here's to a deliciously wicked meta (MMM), the answer to which is an 8-letter adjective.
Note: No knowledge of Star Wars is needed. For the faint of heart, here is the plan of attack: You need to "seek and destroy" 8 letters in the grid.
..............and if AFTER trying, you feel you need MORE help, note that these 8 letters are symmetrically located, helping you find them more easily.
Checking for previous play data...
... i appreciated both hints otherwise i wouldn't have been able to solve it1A
"___ and the Last Dragon" (Disney film)
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- 1A"___ and the Last Dragon" (Disney film)
- 5AHow "Star Wars" begins and ends
- 8AThe "A" of U.S.D.A.
- 11ACub Scout rank
- 12A___ de plume
- 13AUnpleasantly sharp, like vinegar
- 15ADescription of the planet Mustafar, or any location where peril lurks
- 18ASome ER professionals
- 19AFlorida fruits
- 20A"True ___!" (slangy agreement)
- 21A"Frozen" princess
- 23ALithe; limber
- 24AMajor League Soccer team, Chicago ___
- 25ATreat a superior as some might do
- 27A"That!" (Show of support in Mexican slang)
- 28AThey thrive in Alaskan waters
- 29AImage sharpness, briefly
- 31AAttractiveness rating website, pre-Facebook
- 33ASeal a deal
- 36ADefunct department stores, once famous for "blue light specials"
- 37AResistance to sliding
- 39ADockworkers' union
- 40ACompetitor, as yuan or euro among currency
- 41AHigh shot in tennis
- 43AGive in to gravity
- 47AForeboding sign
- 48ABrings to a bubble
- 50AHelp desk offering, for short
- 51AXIII quadrupled
- 52APredictive analytics material
- 54ACounty prosecutors, briefly
- 55ATargeted, as through the scope of a Clone trooper blaster gun
- 58AReason for litigation
- 59APicnic pest
- 60AWhat often leads to regret
- 61AHosp. worker (under the direction of an RN)
- 62ARushmore and Rainier, e.g.
- 63APouchlike parts
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- 1DCryptic verse left for Batman, perhaps
- 2DTennis star Andre
- 3DTokyo tender
- 4DAffleck's Best Picture Oscar winner
- 5DInfuriate
- 6D"In a few" (minutes...or hours, at least)
- 7DSelf-satisfied appearance (under Vader's mask perhaps)
- 8DKnee tissue noted in sports injury reports
- 9DRate of inclination, as of a mountain road
- 10DLucy and Ricky of '50s TV
- 11DMade docile, like circus lions
- 13DCourses for coll. credit
- 14DDislike intensely; loathe
- 16DSegment of history
- 17DVisualize
- 22DKenyan or Congolese, e.g.
- 24DItalian sports car, or the man played by Driver (2023)
- 26DYeshiva boy role for Barbra Streisand
- 28D"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" author Dahl
- 30DSchool subj. that may include a lab
- 32DTexter's response to oversharing
- 33DPerson with convictions?
- 34D"Party hearty!"
- 35DProjected image, like of Princess Leia in "A New Hope"
- 37DRomp and play merrily
- 38D"Yes you do!" rebuttal
- 42DBig explosions; a Star Wars staple
- 44DOne way to buy music
- 45DBachelor ___ (college degree)
- 46DSheriff's search party
- 48DPen name?
- 49DAve. crossers
- 52DSpelling competition
- 53DSounds heard at a spa
- 56D24/7 "on-air" marketplace
- 57DSmall battery size