Triple Double
◆◆ · By Mikey G · Published 2023-09-30T17:00:33.552Z
Meta Prompt
[Level 1] The answer to the meta is a famous individual who once opened a restaurant.
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She played Catherine in "CSI"
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Across
- 1AShe played Catherine in "CSI"
- 5A1989 hit by the B-52s (great road trip bop)
- 9ABugaboo
- 13AFirst two words in a Cash tune
- 14AMissionary Junipero who becomes a mattress brand when the second "R" becomes a "T"
- 15AMavens
- 16A"This dish made from leavened batter and slathered with completely healthy fixings is quite scrumptious, Mr. Damon!"
- 19A"___ heard..."
- 20A"I'm so knowledgeable about deer." "Indeed! I ___ all over you!"
- 21A"Go team! Solve those impossible metas!"
- 22A"Homegoing" and "Transcendent Kingdom" author Gyasi
- 25AIt merged with the WB in 2006 to form the CW
- 27AExude
- 29A"Look at me! Yours truly possesses battered or breaded dough, which can be either sweet or savory! So donut mind me!"
- 32ABucolic
- 33AThey're out of this world!: Abbr.
- 34A"I had a gin at the meeting" "Must be a ___ day at work"
- 35A"Say what?"
- 37AFirst name of poet who wrote the lyrics to the song referenced in 13-Across
- 41AWalkman batteries
- 44A"Really? I had no idea"
- 47A"Hot sandwiches! Get your piping hot sandwiches of Sicilian origins with ham, Swiss cheese, and salad made from 45-Down right here!"
- 51AExpungement
- 52AFix
- 53AMTV hosts
- 54AGIF or .bmp
- 55ACircular opening?
- 57ADancer Chmerkovskiy of "Dancing with the Stars"
- 59A"I NEED THAT BEVERAGE OF ESPRESSO AND STEAMED MILK RIGHT NOW I PROMISE I HAVEN'T HAD TOO MANY ALREADY"
- 65AUnit of lettuce that I'm romaine all over town to find
- 66ASoothing succulents
- 67A"Stop blaring your Sousa marches! Let me arise!" (My grandfather did this)
- 68A1040 IDs
- 69A"If you're thinking about buying that algebra textbook for fun, I'd like to have a ___ with you"
- 70AMaria : Natalie :: Anita : ___ (actresses and roles from a 1960s Best Picture winner)
Down
- 1D5, in some contexts
- 2DFirst word of United Arab Emirates capital
- 3DCheesy film about two people who fall in love while using outdated technology: CD-___-com
- 4DWhere exercise buffs go (to get buff)
- 5DStephen of "The Crying Game" whose last name is Rea (whoops)
- 6D"Carmina Burana" composer who I learned about through a recent Gaffney meta (see, crosswords are educational!)
- 7D[I'm a dog! Can't you see? Look at how much of a dog I am!]
- 8DWorms, maybe
- 9DTempo stat
- 10DTurkish peak
- 11DChange a score?
- 12DPurim heroine
- 14DDora the Explorer's thieving vulpine antagonist
- 17D"Seriously??"
- 18DGo splitsville (I was dating a bowler, but we had to split...wait, that was my last meta)
- 22DPups' peeps
- 23DHuman rights attorney Clooney
- 24DSchoolyard riposte
- 26DNeed an ark built? I ___ guy!
- 28D"Okay, we're good to go!"
- 30DStarters, likely
- 31DThe article on marshmallowy desserts isn't hard-hitting news; it's just a lot of ___
- 36D1 to 2, e.g.
- 38DLG product
- 39DKey of "Walk of Life" (another bop): Abbr.
- 40DMore, sometimes
- 42DDivert
- 43D"No problem for me!"
- 45DSee 47-Across
- 46DDe jure
- 47DConsiders
- 48DSides in Stratego
- 49DVendor of old clothing, colloquially
- 50DLike mother, like daughter
- 56D"___ one, is a halogen" (chemistry humor, sort of)
- 58DWhere the cubs play
- 60DRx writers with perfectly legible handwriting (I'm one to talk)
- 61DPut coins into the meter (my friend does this - you should meter sometime)
- 62D"More than I needed to know!"
- 63DScolding syllable
- 64DAQI monitor