Introducing The Middle Class (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2023-04-04T06:00:53.498Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a six-letter noun
Where do meta puzzle ideas come from? Sometimes a phrase occurs to you and you think: that could be a meta mechanic! Then it becomes a puzzle in itself to see if the idea can be squeezed into a grid that can be clued in such a way that someone like yourself can come along and complete without too much googling. Let's see how this one goes! You're looking for a six-letter noun. Answer & explanation here: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=125901#p125901
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With 4 across: Register of those members of a sporting team who are unable to play due to injury?
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- 1AWith 4 across: Register of those members of a sporting team who are unable to play due to injury?
- 4ASee 1 across
- 8AHighest quality
- 14AEngineering measure that compares the level of the foreground to the level of background (abbr.)
- 15APeruvian of old
- 16AThe Munster's car
- 17ALongfellow's Indian hero
- 19APrinting mistakes
- 20AWanda Maximoff's twin brother
- 21ACarpenter, particularly when joining pieces of wood together
- 22ARoster
- 23ATucson campus, familiarly
- 25ADistinguish oneself
- 26A"Without further ___..."
- 27A"Delight" in ads, perhaps
- 29ALongings
- 30ACharge when a check is presented but cannot be covered by the balance in the account (abbr.)
- 33ABoats made from lashing logs together
- 35AWith 37 across: Another name for nurseries?
- 37ASee 35 across
- 39ACorporate shuffle, for short
- 41ABridge again
- 44AInfo or idiot or drug (either way, it's still slang)
- 47AGeological name for a large sheetlike body of rock that has been moved more than 2 km or 5 km above a thrust fault from its original position
- 49ABarrister's deg.
- 50AIndonesian isles
- 52AAmer. flying group
- 53APrefix meaning "billion"
- 54APhilosophy named after the writer of "The Communist Manifesto"
- 56AAffected, over-refined, and ineffectual
- 58AClothing
- 59AWafts past on the breeze, as an aroma
- 61ASign of iodine deficiency
- 62ABank workers (abbr.)
- 63A"___ we there yet?"
- 64AWipes, as a white board
- 65AWith 66 across: Leibniz–Newton calculus controversy, for example?
- 66ASee 65 across
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- 1D___Kosh B'Gosh
- 2DDufflepuds, more technically
- 3DGradually fade away as you mumblemumblemumble...
- 4D"South Pacific" maiden
- 5DPushes one's way into someone's personal space
- 6DPlace of learning
- 7DOriginal acronym for the company that merged with Qantas in September 1992 (obscure Aussie reference!)
- 8DFor whom the bell tolls
- 9DIreland's ancient name (or sea eagle made by Apple?)
- 10DSudden, even violent, bouts of laughter or coughing
- 11DHypnotic state
- 12DTelevangelist with great teeth, Joel ___
- 13DWhat you should not cast before swine
- 18DPrefix for -come or -fare
- 21DMongol invader
- 22DSprinted
- 24DChristmas tree
- 28DLetter grade between D and F that used to mean that while you didn't pass, at least you tried
- 31DDoorways that all buildings should have in case of emergencies
- 32DBefore, poetically
- 34D___ the line (go along with, albeit unwillingly)
- 36DGerman's dream
- 38DDevice used in abattoirs to divide an animal carcass in two (let's hope the across clues are enough because you won't want to google this one!)
- 40DAuto navigation aid (abbr.)
- 42DArea of study derived from the Arabic "al-jabr" which means "reunion of broken parts" or "bonesetting"
- 43DOrg. that includes the Bulls and the Knicks
- 44DCause harm to
- 45DSkilled speaker
- 46D45 down who says, "The quality of mercy is not strained"
- 48DSpanish rice dish
- 51D"Yes ___, Bob!" (but why Bob gets that sort of fawning attention, I really don't know!)
- 53DAcquire
- 55DSunday talks (abbr.)
- 57D___ion victim (someone unable to identify commonly recognized boundaries of style)
- 59DBlockchain protocol competing against Ethereum (abbr.)
- 60D"Get ___ Ya-Yas Out" (Rolling Stones tune; and do I want to know what "Ya-Yas" are? Maybe not...)