Party Animals
◆ · By BarbaraK · Published 2023-06-18T12:00:01.392Z
Meta Prompt
The contest answer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.
Good morning, puzzlers!
It’s Sunday and it’s summer, so it must be time for the Muggles Sunday Summer Substitute meta puzzle! And this week, it’s by… me! My first. Hope you enjoy it! I think the meta will be easy, but I’ve heard that before from other constructors, so guess we’ll just have to see. If you need a nudge, to get started or to finish, there's a series of them posted at https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=133112#p133095
And if you just want an explanation of the solution:
There were 3 theme entries: NESSIESCOUT, YETITOY, HARPYWONDER. On the left, we had Nessie, Yeti, and Harpy - all beasts. And with their pronunciation, you could even say they're all BEASTIEs. On the right we had scout, toy, and wonder - all words that go with BOY - boy scout, boy toy, and boy wonder. Put those together and you've got the contest answer, the BEASTIE BOYS
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Perp's patterns for the PD
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- 1APerp's patterns for the PD
- 4A___ anglais (oboe relative)
- 7ALP speed
- 10AAirliner's alternative to a ground plug-in (abbr.) (OK, if you insist, some "Simpsons" character)
- 11AEpitome of comfortableness
- 13A*Talent seeker for the next big Hollywood Loch movie?
- 15ATrack users
- 16AStart the pot
- 17ARave partner
- 18AScience fiction child prodigy
- 19A&
- 20ACellphone spam
- 22APonder
- 24A*Shih-tzu owned by Himalayan hominid?
- 26A11PM program
- 29ALiver
- 32A"___ Bop" (Cyndi Lauper song)
- 33AFiles' counterparts
- 34AAcquire
- 35AGirl's nickname
- 36AJapanese religion
- 38A*Rapacious bird-woman who's really really amazing?
- 40ARefreshing summer drinks
- 41ACryptic org.
- 42ARan
- 43AJust a number
- 44AShifts that pay time and a half (abbr.)
Down
- 1DMeditation phrases
- 2DSkinner conditioning type
- 3DShe played Laurie Partridge
- 4DMint
- 5DCheers
- 6DSts.
- 7DHer help was solicited in a 1960s song
- 8DMoped
- 9DUsage trackers
- 12DComputer-graded testing system
- 14DUse a chair
- 18DAcademy town of New Hampshire
- 20DWrecks
- 21DParty summons online
- 23DLike a secret, hopefully
- 25DKinda, sorta, maybe
- 27DMost colorless
- 28DSpanish ladies
- 29DTV shrink
- 30DPilot with at least 5 kills
- 31DAccustomed: var.
- 34DMartini ingredient
- 36DConvention freebies
- 37DStockings alternative
- 39DVote for