Ragtime
◆ · By Pair O Ducks · Published 2024-10-20T12:00:37.353Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a work by Scott Joplin
Nudges:
- The Beatles said that love is all you need. In this puzzle, the four longest entries are all you need.
- How many of those people have you heard of before? Yeah, me neither. But they all have something uncommon in common.
- Look again at the clues for those entries and see if you can find another pattern. Maybe a single word?
- Mr. G to the rescue!
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Thanks Lydia! 
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Haloed Christmas tree topper
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- 1AHaloed Christmas tree topper
- 6ASpun records
- 10AWhere to find the humerus
- 13A"___ beaucoup!"
- 14AIsh
- 15A"___ Jude" (Beatles hit)
- 16AOlympic runner who won three gold medals in 1952
- 18AHave some Takis
- 19A___ bene
- 20AFigure skater Lipinski
- 21APizzazz
- 23AComposer Stravinsky
- 25AWinston and Huxley, for two
- 27AViolinist and composer who won the Rubinstein Prize in 1907
- 33ATwitch
- 34ATiny bit of makeup
- 35AActor Epps
- 36ASun Devils' sch.
- 37ADownward dog, for one
- 39ATake to court
- 40APalm-rolled hairstyle
- 42A"What does that mean?"
- 43ATakes the lid off of
- 45AMexican revolutionary who won many battles in the 1910's
- 49AHome of the NCAA's Tritans
- 50AVinegar or lemon juice, e.g.
- 51AWelsh herding dog
- 54ATheater award
- 56ASmall batteries
- 60AState of amazement
- 61AFilmmaker who won the NBR's Award for Best Director for "The Last Samurai" in 2003
- 64A60 sec.
- 65ATouch, taste, sight, smell, or hearing
- 66A___ voting (option to go to the polls before November 5)
- 67AFurry household member
- 68ATo-do list item
- 69AFollow after
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- 1D"Preach"
- 2DTitular Pixar clownfish
- 3D"True ___" (2010 Coen brothers film)
- 4DCream-filled donuts
- 5DLemon of "30 Rock"
- 6D"Love is an Open ___" ("Frozen" song title)
- 7DMaze runner in a propeller beanie
- 8DIt comes after printemps and before automne
- 9DNorth or South U.S. state
- 10D"I'm right here, you know"
- 11DHarvest
- 12DAncient Greek tale, often
- 14DCable network with an astral-sounding name
- 17DYou can't trust this particle; it makes up everything!
- 22DNorwegian capital
- 24DThe ___ State (nickname for 29-Down)
- 26DSwedish band whose name is also a rhyme scheme
- 27D___ salts (bath additive)
- 28DDr. Anthony ___, former White House medical adviser
- 29DState known for potatoes
- 30D"No more for me"
- 31DSteamy spa amenity
- 32D___ leches cake
- 33DBOGO, for one
- 37DCries of inspiration
- 38DEnds of days
- 41DSlimy garden pest
- 43DNail polish brand found in many crosswords
- 44DJedi-in-training
- 46DMost slippery in the winter
- 47DFormer name for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 48DGot a perfect score on
- 51DSummer vacation destination for many
- 52DBoo-boo
- 53DMonthly fee for apartment dwellers
- 55DLaze in the rays
- 57DBroadcasts, on the radio
- 58DHuman rights org.
- 59DType of terrier named after a Scottish isle
- 62DLaw org. in "Breaking Bad"
- 63D26th letter