What's In Your Pocket? (Meta)
◆ · By P. Abide/W. Walker/R. Kennedy · Published by Abide · Published 2022-10-24T12:33:31.224Z
Meta Prompt
You are looking for two words (8 letters and 4 letters) associated with a pocket.
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He picked someone's brain -- the wrong one
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- 1AHe picked someone's brain -- the wrong one
- 5A*It might be cooped up (3)
- 12AStudied stance
- 16A"Negative, Ghost Rider"
- 17AChewbacca's co-pilot
- 18AMusk associated with 30-Across
- 19A"There, there" gestures
- 20AEm and Mame, for two
- 21AStarting point for Cate?
- 22AEnd in ___ (draw)
- 23A"Don’t sweat the small stuff. And ___ all small stuff!"
- 24AMiens
- 26A*Get comfy in a La-Z-Boy (3)
- 28AThe latest and greatest
- 30ASerbian-American inventor whose name is enjoying a revival
- 31A*Easily damaged or broken (7, or 5)
- 34ASunscreen Bain de ___
- 37AMario's twin brother
- 39ARear view
- 42AA black eye for the media?
- 44APuzzle cube creator Rubik
- 45ABeehive State native
- 46ANatural order of the universe
- 47APresently
- 48AInternational alliance founded in 1949
- 49A*Remove something objectionable (5)
- 52A*Continues to be (2)
- 55ASonny or Chaz
- 56AType of question
- 59AOffice conf.
- 60A*Having qualities of high moral character (5)
- 63AComprehend
- 64AReceptionist's reassurance
- 66AOpening words for a witness
- 68AWendy: Jewelry brand that billed itself as "Jet-Settier" / Rick: John, inventor of logarithms / Peter: Florida Gator football coach Billy
- 69AMost smarmy
- 71A*Persons assisting in education (6)
- 74ADish usually served with ginger and wasabi
- 75A"Joey" in Kanga's pocket (and a hint to finding the extra words in the asterisked entries)
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- 1DSomewhat
- 2DColonel Sanders sports one
- 3DPR person's perennial concern
- 4DPost on eBay
- 5DThe one Aretha sang about was made of fools
- 6DAdjective for couture or cuisine
- 7DQuaint hotels
- 8DWindy City time
- 9DBig goldfish
- 10DCricket team size
- 11DProtective strip on the front of stair treads
- 12D*Stroll about (5)
- 13DDesigner Cassini
- 14DIt's under foot
- 15DSlaughter known for the "Mad Dash", which won Game 7 of the World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals
- 25DDirties
- 27D"All ___ of You," Lloyd Webber showstopper
- 28D___-dieu (kneeler)
- 29D1968 warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence
- 31DCertain shipping container, or a container for shipments
- 32DSome den mothers
- 33DFrozen waffle brand
- 35DBuckeye’s sch.
- 36DLo-cal
- 38DCharged particle
- 39D____-Hicks contractions (false labor)
- 40DColumbus discovery of 1493
- 41DThis is what it sounds like when doves cry
- 42DChocolate substitute (allegedly)
- 43DSwamp
- 44DFoe
- 46DCommon 74-Across ingredient
- 50DBiloxi, e.g.
- 51D"Right you are, Cap'n!"
- 53DDobie Gray’s "___ Crowd"
- 54DLoudness units
- 57DWithout ice
- 58DRampart location?
- 61D"Phooey!"
- 62DShe adopts Stitch
- 65DTech school in Troy, N.Y.
- 67DDirector Anderson or Craven
- 69DPitbull hit "Calle ___"
- 70DDisciples’ query: "Is ___, Lord?"
- 72DSci-fi play by Capek
- 73DMorale booster for soldiers
Facepalm. Calm. All three jobs very nicely done! Thanks so much for the MMM