Struck by Lightning
◆ · By Pandora's Blocks Meta Crosswords · Published 2022-05-08T13:00:25.851Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to this week's meta is a 7-letter word.
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Journalist ___ B. Wells-Barnett
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- 1AJournalist ___ B. Wells-Barnett
- 4AThing dangling from a dog collar
- 9AThomas known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans"
- 13AVehicle with a bike rack on the front, often
- 14AAve ___
- 15AHighlighter shades
- 17A"I like ___" (Presidential slogan)
- 18AThingamajigs
- 19AOften triangular pastry
- 20A"___ and the City"
- 21AMake waterproof
- 22AHigh achiever?
- 23APurchases that come with Windows
- 25A"The Picture of ___ Gray" (Oscar Wilde's only novel)
- 27AFictional opera singer Adler in "A Scandal in Bohemia"
- 29AQuick sip
- 30ANot a lot
- 33AUsed pepper spray on
- 34A"Isn't that a little on ___ nose?"
- 36AAs of 5/3/22, Logan Gilbert leads MLB in this stat
- 37ADirectly matching
- 40AAnnoyances at some bank locations
- 42AOpposite of WNW
- 43ANot yet determined: Abbr.
- 44AEruct
- 45APart of many a modern Christmas decoration, for short
- 46APenne ___ vodka
- 49ALike many an old nail
- 50AInvolve
- 52ASuffix with lemon- or lime-
- 53AScientist with salivating dogs
- 56AOil grp.
- 58AOrg. making COVID-19 recommendations
- 61AHe wrote "The Waste Land"
- 62AEel, in the culinary world
- 63AVegetable common in Japan which is also known as "mountain asparagus"
- 64AWide open
- 65AThanksgiving pie type
- 66A"Groovy!"
- 67ABiergarten array
- 68AJargon
- 69APart of a hurricane where lightning can be found
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- 1DWading bird
- 2DCoach K's former school
- 3DWithout surprises
- 4DCry before "Can you rewind?"
- 5DTake out to dinner
- 6DYou might check them with a penny
- 7DDefensive coordinator's advice, often
- 8DIt's at an all time high right now!
- 9DMeta product that skews younger
- 10DExploratory mission, for short
- 11DBlue ___ (rarity)
- 12DFrank or Hathaway
- 16DSpanish 101 verb
- 22DLook through a scope
- 24DTech. review site
- 26DBig first name in Italian ice
- 27DDrive forward
- 28DHold up
- 30DNot worry about safety
- 31DVertical
- 32DWatery
- 35DHugging
- 38DChannel for watching Celtics v. Bucks highlights
- 39DMet event that took place last Monday
- 41DTiff
- 47DRichie or Messi
- 48DLess large llama lookalike
- 50DWing a wedding, say
- 51DEditors' suggestions
- 53DSnow or snap veggie
- 54DGrowth encouraged by the cast of "Finding Nemo" in a plot to escape the dentist's office
- 55DSmall container
- 57DActor Richard of "A Summer Place"
- 59DGo time
- 60DDo a data scientist's job
- 62DCompany with a trademarked shade of brown