Follow The Dejections (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2023-11-07T05:00:28.402Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is an adjective
The spark for this meta puzzle occurred when I misread the title of a themed crossword. When I went back to confirm the title, I decided then and there that my misreading deserved to become a puzzle in its own right. And now here it is! The answer to the meta is an adjective. Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=147499#p147499
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Provider of insurance benefits and investment services to Canadian performers and screenwriters (abbr.) (it will get easier from here on in, I assure you!)
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- 1AProvider of insurance benefits and investment services to Canadian performers and screenwriters (abbr.) (it will get easier from here on in, I assure you!)
- 5ASupportive undergarment
- 8ADo the honors at Thanksgiving (it's a bit early, I know, but cut me some slack: I'm from Australia!)
- 13AOnce in a ___ (very rarely)
- 15A"Well, thanks for everything, Herc. It's been ___ slice" (memorable Meg quote)
- 16A"Goodfellas" and "Field of Dreams" actor
- 18AOriginal name of Motown Records
- 19AYoung Skywalker's nickname
- 20A4G ___ (mobile phone letters)
- 21AFinancial overspend
- 23AHashtags against sexual abuse and harassment
- 25A"Chandelier" singer (man, that's a bop!)
- 26AGolfing gadget
- 27AGerman conjunction
- 28APeople who puts names on trophies
- 31A"Drivers License" singer, Olivia ___
- 34AReagan's "Star Wars" program (abbr.)
- 35AComfy indoor reading places with the potential for lots of sun
- 38AMai ___ (rum cocktail)
- 39AGovernor of Judaea, ___ Pilate (or the knight in the computer game "Trine", if that's more your thing)
- 41ANever closes, as a convenience store
- 45AOrg. associated with Michael Jordan
- 46ACelestial sphere
- 47AItalian-style eatery less formal than a ristorante, ___ttoria
- 48ABird being counted in the nursery rhyme "One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret never to be told"
- 51A"Arrested Development" actress, Portia ___
- 54ASwabbing tool
- 55ATsuki in Ruth Manley's "The Plum Rain Scroll", for example (I know this is a bit obscure but I highly recommend this novel, if you can find a copy!)
- 56AAmazed
- 57ACollections of items where everyone gets one
- 60AWhat you find under a cow that, perchance, matches 80% of the word "under"
- 61AMilitary lookout (or a policing drone in the computer game "No Man's Sky"; I hope you gamers out there are appreciating these alternative clues)
- 62AVoice of Shrek, Mike ___
- 63AOccupational suffix
- 64A"Smooth Operator" singer
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- 1DAbraham, previously
- 2DParisian stroller (in the writings of Baudelaire)
- 3DPotentially dangerous eBay button (half the fun is in the bidding, surely!)
- 4D2 down's 41 down chloride
- 5DOnly member of the crew in "The Hunting of the Snark" not be be included in the original illustrations by Henry Holiday
- 6DRepetitive learning method
- 7DIndustrious insect
- 8DBurt Kwouk's most well-known role (in the Pink Panther movies)
- 9DGet ___ deal (lose out)
- 10DOff the beaten path
- 11DOne who appraises
- 12DMakes very happy (but this has nothing to do with the meta)
- 14DWhere Venus (the statue with no arms) comes from, apparently
- 17D"You're making ___ mistake!"
- 22D"The Far Side" cartoonist, Gary ___
- 24D"Space ___" (David Bowie album)
- 25DStir-fry vegetable
- 28DBig head
- 29DJust ___ on the map (small town that's probably 10 down)
- 30DErik the Red, for example
- 32DGene components
- 33D"Fools!" (often muttered under one's breath)
- 36D___ compos mentis
- 37DCourt summons
- 40D"My ___ aunt!" (expression of surprise or alarm)
- 41DNa
- 42DIn vogue
- 43DRub roughly
- 44DFussy person
- 48DEverest or Ararat
- 49DScheduled mtg. (although I nvr drp vwls lk tht)
- 50DIt's a problem when the best option for cluing a word comes from Urban Dictionary, so let's just make something up: portmanteau of "easel" and "aisle"
- 52DOne with debts
- 53DSunday talks, for short (I've never heard them called that if I'm being honest)
- 54D"Simpsons" tavern
- 58DAffliction for someone who works a production line (abbr.)
- 59DBro's sib