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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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  • Capn Rick 🤓16:35 · 2022-10-24T12:33:31.224Z
    Took me two guesses, but I got it! I like what you guys did with this one. Will now try to look at it from the standpoint of a new solver.
    • oldjudge 37s · 2022-10-24T13:15:13.567Z
      Great job guys--an easy start to the werk
      • boharr 3s · 2022-10-24T14:18:16.944Z
        Fun and clever. Thank you.
        • Bird Lives 4s · 2022-10-24T14:59:54.130Z
          Very clever. It took a while for the second penny to drop, but when it did, it doubled my admiration.
          • imontoo 6s · 2022-10-24T15:50:23.546Z
            Fun!
            • Meg 11s · 2022-10-24T18:14:34.011Z
              Lots of fun!
              • auee89 3s · 2022-10-24T18:24:52.961Z
                Nice job! I did like 68A. Peter's clue required no Googlin' for me.
                • Carolyn 4s · 2022-10-24T18:33:35.750Z
                  Very clever. I had both answers but tried to link them somehow. Stopped trying and just submitted! Still puzzling over the MGWCC though.
                  • hoover 3s · 2022-10-24T19:57:31.366Z
                    Love the shape of the grid! Also hooray for the logarithm clue because that's a name I know; would not have gotten it with just Wendy's and Peter's clues. I got the meta on the first try, but I don't understand how the 8LW fits other than to provide scaffolding for the 4LW. Is it like a flask that you put in your pocket?
                  • Tyrpmom 2s · 2022-10-24T20:53:08.050Z
                    First went with hint. Lint made me smile. Thanks.
                    • I K Snamhcok 1s · 2022-10-25T00:28:14.539Z
                      Neato! Thanks, all!
                      • Teamdoubletow 5s · 2022-10-25T10:41:25.854Z
                        What a lovely meta and a fabulous collaboration! Thanks so much for sharing!
                        • Darth 🤓5:26 · 2022-10-25T13:08:00.979Z
                          Lol -- I was looking for a two-word phrase, trying to find a 4-letter word to go with the first
                          • dplass 9:10 · 2022-10-25T12:55:49.385Z
                            Ok now I need to ask...what is half pint lint!?!?
                            • Abide publisher · 2022-10-25T17:39:34.980Z
                              Reread the prompt. Two words (8 letters and 4 letters) associated with a pocket. The words have separate associations. (There may be a stronger click for 🥃 drinkers😜)
                              • dplass 9:10 · 2022-10-25T18:17:18.920Z
                                Huh? I still don't get it...whoosh.
                              • whimsy 🤓16:31 · 2022-10-26T13:04:19.142Z
                                There is such a thing as "half-pint lint" -- see below. :)
                                • dplass 9:10 · 2022-10-26T17:19:49.639Z
                                  (I don't see anything "below")
                              • Qmark 5s · 2022-10-25T16:25:39.217Z
                                Fun meta...thanks!
                                • whimsy 🤓16:31 · 2022-10-25T18:49:01.068Z
                                  Very nice and very fun, Folks! Knowing the way this forum veers, I was trying for something along the lines of a hip flask all along. But I do see a relationship between the two -- -- years of caring for two-year-old half-pints always found me with crumpled tissues and their other dregs and snippets in my pockets.
                                  • SJMcK 26:56 · 2022-10-26T00:06:43.519Z
                                    52A should be clued “*Continues to be (2)” rather than “*To continue to be (2)” to agree with the answer, EXISTS (IS).
                                    • Abide publisher · 2022-10-26T00:28:29.052Z
                                      Agreed. Fixed
                                    • DrTom 4s · 2022-10-26T03:20:18.339Z
                                      Interestingly enough I had never heard of a Kangaroo word or any of its variants. How apropos that Nun of us thought how a convent may be something witch is ominous ; -)
                                      • Dave Bromsey 20s · 2022-10-26T14:00:09.569Z
                                        Took me 3 tries. Fantastic puzzle muggles!
                                        • michaelm 🤓2:59 · 2022-10-26T16:23:47.264Z
                                          That last nudge finally released my inner Joey:
                                          Facepalm. Calm. All three jobs very nicely done! Thanks so much for the MMM
                                          • Abide publisher · 2022-10-26T17:00:03.534Z
                                            Inner Joey- nice!
                                          • Snood 🤓27:00 · 2022-10-26T16:57:57.438Z
                                            Very clever design and meta! Thank you
                                            • Alvibu67 11s · 2022-10-26T17:20:53.441Z
                                              Great puzzle! Love the fill and the shape of the grid! None of the 68A clues were helpful for me, but now I’ve learned three new things!
                                              • Ergcat 19:44 · 2022-10-26T17:57:32.454Z
                                                Got it! After sending PM’s to Wendy….. I saw it in my PM! 😂 I liked this puzzle, very clever !! but I don’t see what “halfpint” has to do with pockets?
                                              • kurtalert 10:44 · 2022-10-26T23:02:46.514Z
                                                Really fun - great puzzle!
                                                • Gutman 8s · 2022-10-27T00:23:14.929Z
                                                  I could put a pint in my pocket
                                                  • ReB 4s · 2022-10-27T03:24:46.554Z
                                                    Fumbled this one because I couldn't count to 8, I guess or I missed one of the stars/numbers. I don't know what short-circuited in my brain. Didn't really need the nudges except that I realized from them that there had to be 8 starred clues, and then the rest was straightforward after I replaced the fuse.
                                                    • Hidden in 3D 4s · 2022-10-27T12:45:57.774Z
                                                      Wow! I had the answer all along, but I needed those nudges to be sure. So much fun! Thank you all!
                                                      • THC 🤓6:28 · 2022-10-27T17:14:11.517Z
                                                        Clever!
                                                        • Sharkicicles 2s · 2022-10-27T19:58:22.929Z
                                                          Thanks Wendy for the nudge! Wasn’t sure how “half-pint” was connected to pockets until she explained :)
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                                                          He picked someone's brain -- the wrong one
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                                                          Across
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                                                            He picked someone's brain -- the wrong one
                                                          2. 5A
                                                            *It might be cooped up (3)
                                                          3. 12A
                                                            Studied stance
                                                          4. 16A
                                                            "Negative, Ghost Rider"
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                                                            Chewbacca's co-pilot
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                                                            Musk associated with 30-Across
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                                                            "There, there" gestures
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                                                            Em and Mame, for two
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                                                            Starting point for Cate?
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                                                            End in ___ (draw)
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                                                            "Don’t sweat the small stuff. And ___ all small stuff!"
                                                          12. 24A
                                                            Miens
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                                                            *Get comfy in a La-Z-Boy (3)
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                                                            The latest and greatest
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                                                            Serbian-American inventor whose name is enjoying a revival
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                                                            *Easily damaged or broken (7, or 5)
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                                                            Sunscreen Bain de ___
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                                                            Mario's twin brother
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                                                            Rear view
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                                                            A black eye for the media?
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                                                            Puzzle cube creator Rubik
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                                                            Beehive State native
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                                                            Natural order of the universe
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                                                            Presently
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                                                            International alliance founded in 1949
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                                                            *Remove something objectionable (5)
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                                                            *Continues to be (2)
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                                                            Sonny or Chaz
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                                                            Type of question
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                                                            Office conf.
                                                          31. 60A
                                                            *Having qualities of high moral character (5)
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                                                            Comprehend
                                                          33. 64A
                                                            Receptionist's reassurance
                                                          34. 66A
                                                            Opening words for a witness
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                                                            Wendy: Jewelry brand that billed itself as "Jet-Settier" / Rick: John, inventor of logarithms / Peter: Florida Gator football coach Billy
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                                                            Most smarmy
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                                                            *Persons assisting in education (6)
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                                                            Dish usually served with ginger and wasabi
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                                                            "Joey" in Kanga's pocket (and a hint to finding the extra words in the asterisked entries)
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                                                            Somewhat
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                                                            Colonel Sanders sports one
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                                                            PR person's perennial concern
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                                                            Post on eBay
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                                                            The one Aretha sang about was made of fools
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                                                            Adjective for couture or cuisine
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                                                            Quaint hotels
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                                                            Windy City time
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                                                            Big goldfish
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                                                            Cricket team size
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                                                            Protective strip on the front of stair treads
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                                                            *Stroll about (5)
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                                                            Designer Cassini
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                                                            It's under foot
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                                                            Slaughter known for the "Mad Dash", which won Game 7 of the World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals
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                                                            Dirties
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                                                            "All ___ of You," Lloyd Webber showstopper
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                                                            ___-dieu (kneeler)
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                                                            1968 warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence
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                                                            Certain shipping container, or a container for shipments
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                                                            Some den mothers
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                                                            Frozen waffle brand
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                                                            Buckeye’s sch.
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                                                            Lo-cal
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                                                            Charged particle
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                                                            ____-Hicks contractions (false labor)
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                                                            Columbus discovery of 1493
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                                                            This is what it sounds like when doves cry
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                                                            Chocolate substitute (allegedly)
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                                                            Swamp
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                                                            Foe
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                                                            Common 74-Across ingredient
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                                                            Biloxi, e.g.
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                                                            "Right you are, Cap'n!"
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                                                            Dobie Gray’s "___ Crowd"
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                                                            Loudness units
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                                                            Without ice
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                                                            Rampart location?
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                                                            "Phooey!"
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                                                            She adopts Stitch
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                                                            Tech school in Troy, N.Y.
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                                                            Director Anderson or Craven
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                                                            Pitbull hit "Calle ___"
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                                                            Disciples’ query: "Is ___, Lord?"
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                                                            Sci-fi play by Capek
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                                                            Morale booster for soldiers
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