State of Play
◆ · By Guffman & ajk · Published by ajk · Published 2024-07-28T04:00:13.082Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is one synonym for a meta crossword
Happy Sunday!
Welcome to a collaborative effort that stared a while back when I got an email from Guffman with a fun meta idea. I'll let him explain further:
This is the second Guffman/ajk collaboration, the result of some unexpected Rabbit research and a willing partner who has a facility for creating grids and writing clues. Muggles should find this to be a breezy enough meta as multiple hints are buried in the usual places, but if not, nudges will soon be offered, of course.Indeed, though I am confident this one should be breezy enough, nudges will surface soon.
Thanks to Wendy Walker and Capn Rick for test solving. Thanks as always to Joe Ross for tech support.
Nudges later today, solution on Saturday.
Hope you enjoy!
cheers,
Guffman & ajk
Guffman & ajk
Nudges:
The key entries are not quite symmetrical, but it’s close.
The clue to one of them is a hint
The first title word is important
How might you ABRIDGE the other key entries?
Checking for previous play data...
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Glad you liked it :)1A
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Across
- 1AShirt type
- 4ARan, as a color
- 8A"Dude"
- 12ABlack ____ (secret stuff)
- 13AStrauss with a namesake garment
- 14AMeter maid in a Beatles song
- 15AIt's the M of H.O.M.E.S.
- 17APortent
- 18AIn a single attempt
- 20AType of pole
- 23AJohnson who starred in "50 Shades of Grey"
- 27A"Für ____" (Beethoven)
- 28AIntel source
- 29AEcon. measurement
- 30AAll members of Augusta National before 2012
- 31AMusician and producer Brian
- 32APainter O'Keeffe
- 35ADashing Flynn
- 37ACancels, as a marriage
- 38AU.S.S. ____ (ship whose sinking helped spark the Spanish-American war)
- 39AUnenthusiastic response
- 42AAlda who played Hawkeye
- 45AStates more briefly
- 49AGreek goddess of shoes?
- 50ABoat stabilizer
- 51ANutrition rec.
- 52AClose to the target
- 53ABrief target times?
- 54AJack Sparrow's quaff of choice
Down
- 1D"Bosom Buddies" star Hanks (ok, he's been in some other stuff too)
- 2DPen starter?
- 3DKeyboard bailout
- 4DIndifferent spirit
- 5DDanish component?
- 6D"Westworld" star Rachel Wood
- 7DUsed Uber Eats, perhaps
- 8DHistorian Mel?
- 9DEdge
- 10DWestern tribe member
- 11DSolo start?
- 16DCertain coverings
- 19DIt might need minding in London?
- 20D"Loving" star Ruth
- 21DSome days
- 22DTear into, verbally
- 24D"SNL" alum Cheri
- 25DCarpenter's joint that's one letter off from a mountain
- 26DActor's goal, perhaps
- 28DIt might be high?
- 30DErr
- 33DPhil Knight, for one
- 34DDay-___
- 35DModern missives
- 36DAuthor Ayn
- 40D"Not on ____!" (no chance)
- 41DFlintstone patriarch
- 42D"Parks and Recreation" character Perkins
- 43DPrevaricate
- 44DBrief alias
- 46D"I can't figure out this clue"
- 47DUniversity domain?
- 48DPopular uncle?