Second of a set of diseases of the liver, for short
9A
Young women
14A
Continent at the eastern end of the Silk Road
15A
Nickname for a Peter Fonda character associated with bees
16A
"___ for ___ leaves the whole world blind." (quotation attributed to Gandhi)
17A
Eye drop
18A
Songwriter who had seven hits all by different artists on the singles chart at the same time and whose most famous song is "Werewolves of London"
20A
Belonging to someone whose surname is "Henderson", for short
22A
Middle of your face
23A
"The ___ is nigh"
24A
Partner of aah
25A
Diamonds, for example
26A
Molecule that carries an amino acid to the ribosome (abbr.)
27A
Basketball player for the Indiana Pacers who is a business magnate, investor and philanthropist and currently the world's tenth wealthiest person
30A
After-bath wear
31A
Pie ___ mode
32A
Second largest lake in England's Lake District, ___water
33A
Use the back of your throat to create vowel sounds, as a baby
34A
Over, as a result of lack of interest
36A
Artificial tan source
40A
What good wine and cheese needs to do
41A
Follow the ___ (be a sheeple)
42A
Type of lettuce used in Caesar salad
43A
Italian for "month"
45A
US sport wrestler and mixed martial artist who has been nominated for fifteen Academy awards
47A
Skip a meal or two
48A
Agricultural unit
49A
Feared auditors Downunder (abbr.)
50A
Deer known for bugling
51A
Volcanic output
52A
Equip
55A
US senator and presidential candidate who was in the hip-hop trio 213 with Snoop Dogg
58A
Fancy jug
59A
Yellow citrus fruit
60A
Currency of Iran
61A
Alt-J song, "Leaving ___"
62A
Exited a chair
63A
"Don't use that ___ with me!"
64A
Candle issue caused by a draft
Down
1D
"Hell ___ no fury like a woman scorned" (idiom that is neither Shakesperean nor from the Bible)
2D
"Aha!"
3D
Where Billy Joel must have spent a lot of his early years
4D
French singer known for love songs and for songs dealing with various social and political issues, Michel ___
5D
Features in many cars that project important information for the driver onto the windshield in a transparent display (abbr.)
6D
Priest at the time of Samuel
7D
Long-running comic strip by Charles Shultz
8D
First name of the man who discovered the Mandelbrot set
9D
The male one is still a problem in media
10D
Suffix with elephant and serpent
11D
Recording studio effect
12D
"Russian Doll" creator, writer, and star, Natasha ___
13D
___ message (make a pointed communication)
19D
Cornerstone abbr.
21D
Exclamation when children are present
25D
Individual
26D
Implement
27D
Browser feature
28D
Jenny from the Block, for short
29D
Ice sheet
30D
French verse form most commonly set to music between the late 13th and the 15th centuries, structured around a fixed pattern of repetition of material involving a refrain
33D
Rein in
35D
"It is the ___, and Juliet is the sun"
36D
Appear
37D
Something that might initiate hostilities between nations
38D
Bon ___ (witticism)
39D
"Gangnam Style" artist
41D
Ioan Gruffudd character, ___ Hornblower
43D
Croquet implement replaced by flamingos in "Alice in Wonderland"
44D
Australian alternative rock band ___ Joe, whose biggest song was "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"
45D
Policeman pursuing Valjean
46D
Go to, as an event
47D
All the ___ (experience a range of emotions)
48D
The ___ Four (John, Paul, George, and Ringo)
51D
Get a fish into the boat using a rod and line
52D
Look at, lustfully
53D
Italian for "yesterday"
54D
Like a rat in a ___
56D
Home of The Crocodile Hunter, Australia ___
57D
Chinese dynasty at the change from BC to AD
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Rabbit Holes (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published almost 3 years ago
The answer to the meta is what's missing from the grid
Meta crosswords can be very difficult. Often, in your attempts to find the correct meta mechanic, you end up going down many different rabbit holes. Well, this puzzle has been constructed to make the most of that very thing! The answer to the meta is what's missing from the grid. Good luck, intrepid solver... Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=99219#p99219
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Laura M 🤓19:14 · almost 3 years ago
The theme clues were very funny, I especially liked 55A!
I would love to meet some of these mash-ups in person!
Carolyn 4s · almost 3 years ago
Fun puzzle!
whimsy 19:52 · almost 3 years ago
My kind of puzzle. :) (Meta themewise, that is.)
Thanks, Ben!
DrTom 4s · almost 3 years ago
Had me going for a bit there Ben...but I found the right hole. I am now going to finish my book on growing veggies underground, it's called WARREN PEAS ;-)