Right Between The Eyes (Meta)
◆◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2022-02-01T05:00:36.285Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a type of punch
This might be a tricky grid, but keep persevering because the meta mechanism should hit you right between the eyes, revealing the answer which is a type of punch. Good luck! Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=81820#p81820
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Opposite of limp
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Across
- 1AOpposite of limp
- 6ABirth year of the Emperor Claudius
- 11APassing fashion
- 14ALarge sea duck
- 15AFlowering plant commonly called midnight horror or Indian trumpet flower
- 16AWanted poster acronym
- 17AHotel chain founded by Mark Yale Harris
- 19A"There oughta be a ___ against it!"
- 20ARough hut
- 21AWu-Tang Clan album that only Martin Shkreli could listen to for a while there, "Once Upon A Time In ___"
- 23A"Help!" at sea
- 24AKeyboarding error
- 27ABacteria resistant to antibiotics used to treat severe infections (abbr.)
- 28ALow hanging fruit
- 33AContraction of "am not"
- 35A"Give an ___, they take a mile"
- 36AWho we have to thank for those Parental Advisory stickers on music albums, Tipper ___
- 37A"Yes, sir" (but on "talk like a pirate" day)
- 39ALoses it
- 41AWhat wounds do, hopefully
- 42A"I saw ___ of kangaroos in the top paddock just now"
- 44ARadio switch
- 45AMozart contemporary, but anglicised ever so slightly
- 48AClassical musical group associated with the capital of the Northern Territory (abbr.)
- 49A"Never ___ sentence with a preposition"
- 50ASupped
- 53AClassic Farside caption: "Well, thank God we all made it out in time. ... 'Course, now we're equally ___"
- 57AWhat you need 3 of to spell 5 down in Scrabble
- 59AStage prompt
- 60APhonetic sounds where the tongue is positioned forward without constricting the airway, and a hint for what protects the meta answer
- 63AWheel safety feature (abbr.)
- 64AReady for a body-building competition
- 65AAs opposed to boy b, perhaps
- 66ABlog feed letters
- 67AWhat oboes need to function
- 68AOn edge
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- 1DMakes watertight
- 2DFirst word of Virgil's famous line that gets loosely translated as "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts" (and a running gag in Asterix the Legionary)
- 3DProducts of a brainstorming session
- 4DHuman protagonist of Charlotte's Web
- 5DItalian omelette
- 6DLetter following sigma
- 7DMajor character in the anime/manga series My Hero Academia
- 8DWashington D.C. ballplayers
- 9D"The thought of that is making me feel sick!"
- 10DHigh Fidelity actor, John ___
- 11D"___ the back of a truck" (of questionable provenance)
- 12DJapanese electronics company
- 13D"___ take you all, and be stone to you!" (Gandalf trolling trolls in The Hobbit)
- 18DStir-fry sauces
- 22DArt of paper folding
- 25DHeartwood of the Queen's Crepe Myrtle
- 26DElectronic artist Oneohtrix Point Never (abbr.)
- 28DInclude, in an envelope
- 29D"___ ein Berliner!"
- 30DChinese tea
- 31DForbidding
- 32DHarden
- 33DHave ___ for (crave)
- 34DFamous Lady Gaga fashion statement
- 37D"I see the meta mechanism!"
- 38D___ de deux
- 40DCounty in New York state
- 43DSpanish cheer
- 46D"And ___ something completely different..." (Monty Python line)
- 47DLate 90's movie starring Matthew McConaughey about a reality show
- 50DVigilant
- 51DBad things for a poker player to have
- 52DLong-form writing
- 53DThe Lion King antagonist
- 54DLion babies
- 55DCanal where Sal worked
- 56DOn the ___ (receiving unemployment benefits)
- 58D"Checkmate!"
- 61DBushranger, ___ Kelly
- 62DStat. used when describing the purity of water