PCC#12 "That's Preposterous!"
◆ · By Philip Chow · Published 2023-10-13T23:21:31.565Z
Meta Prompt
[Level 1] Meta prompt: The answer to the meta is a word
Hint #1: From 20A, 28A, 45A, 54A - the meta answer is a 13-letter word, has 3 syllables, 4 unique letters, and the only vowel is E... from 70A, the four letters in the word are L, E, N, and S
Hint #2: the answer relates to the title... the meta answer means "the state of being preposterous"
Hint #3: [smell or taste, for example] + [opposite of more] + [Loch ___ monster]
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Fine and dandy
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Across
- 1AFine and dandy
- 5APulls a fast one on
- 10ASelect, with "for"
- 13A"That's ___!" (director's "We're done!")
- 15AFreak out
- 16ALouvre Pyramid architect
- 17AKills, as a dragon
- 18ABlink-182 album "___ of the State"
- 19AChum or buddy
- 20ACroquembouche, for example [meta clue #1]
- 23ADebtor's letters
- 26ALaw that covers accessible design: Abbr.
- 27AAlternative to "window" or "middle" (actually just window... nobody willingly chooses middle)
- 28AWhat Oreo has that Hydrox does not [meta clue #2]
- 33AHardly suitable
- 34ASuffix for "human" or "fact"
- 35ASturdy base to build on
- 43AVenomous snake
- 44APotato pancake
- 45AWhat a tattletale has that a blabbermouth does not [meta clue #3]
- 51A"Washington Journal" airer
- 52A"A cool ___" ($1,000,000)
- 53A"Live ___" (Taco Bell slogan)
- 54AWhat's special about the sentence "We cheered when we detected the clever theme" [meta clue #4]
- 59A___ gow poker
- 60ABacteria that caused a spinach recall
- 61ABring to mind
- 65ALetters on a sunscreen bottle
- 66AWalter Cronkite's Missouri birthplace, informally
- 67ADentist's request after "open"
- 68A"C'___ la vie!" ("that's life")
- 69ASaturday morning fare, informally (along with your favorite bowl of cereal)
- 70AAll-in-one ___ (versatile camera equipment and letter bank for the meta solution)
Down
- 1DFlatulence
- 2DAnimal that answered the question "How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?"
- 3D"Let You Love Me" singer Rita
- 4DFirst entry in a captain's logbook
- 5DExpeditious
- 6DFruit that may be balled
- 7DWork without ___ (have no safety backup)
- 8DSilent performer
- 9DSacred beetle of ancient Egypt
- 10DGo against
- 11DAnother term for the chewy tapioca balls in boba (bubble tea)
- 12DThe squiggly line over the letter "n" that turns the Spanish word "anus" into "year"
- 14DGaming platform for Grand Theft Auto V and Metal Gear Solid 4, for short
- 21D"Viva ___ Vegas"
- 22DActor Wheaton of "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
- 23DReply to "That a fact?"
- 24D"That's a shame!"
- 25DEurasian mountain range
- 29DKind of "pen" that treats anaphylaxis
- 30DAirport listing, for short
- 31D"Hamilton" creator ___-Manuel Miranda
- 32DPut two and two together
- 36DWebsite help section: Abbr.
- 37DHome of the NCAA's Buckeyes
- 38DPC key
- 39DBit of ink
- 40DThing
- 41DGumbo vegetable
- 42DLoch ___ monster
- 45DSocial turn-based photo-guessing game (developed by tech enterpreneur Michael Sayman when he was only 16 years old after teaching himself how to code)
- 46DMake happy
- 47DThumbs-down vote
- 48DWhat I should probably do with my money instead of spending it on frivolous things and ordering takeout every day
- 49DFlowers painted by Monet
- 50DCotton gin inventor Whitney
- 51DThicket of trees that sounds like the police
- 55DPrefix with "genarian" for someone in their eighties
- 56DNickname for basketball coach Wojciechowski or "Barney Miller" detective Wojciehowicz
- 57DDo some tailoring
- 58DMorally reprehensible
- 62DPoetic tribute
- 63D"Masked Singer" panelist Jeong who makes the most absurd guesses
- 64DCritical hospital areas: Abbr.