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◆ · By Mikey G · Published 2022-08-27T17:30:28.927Z

Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a school supply of more than 7 letters.
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  • oldjudge solved at 17:31 on 8/27/2022
  • Hector solved at 18:13 on 8/27/2022
  • FrankieHeck solved at 18:31 on 8/27/2022
  • Meg solved at 20:02 on 8/27/2022
  • DJB solved at 20:25 on 8/27/2022
  • boharr solved at 20:30 on 8/27/2022
  • Laura M solved at 20:57 on 8/27/2022
  • Cindy Weatherman solved at 21:27 on 8/27/2022
  • LesY solved at 8:59 on 8/28/2022
  • Cindy Heisler solved at 11:47 on 8/28/2022
  • Schmeel solved at 13:05 on 8/28/2022
  • I K Snamhcok solved at 0:08 on 8/29/2022
  • BrennerTJ solved at 4:30 on 8/29/2022
  • benchen71 solved at 10:14 on 8/29/2022
  • Darth solved at 16:02 on 8/30/2022
  • KayW solved at 16:51 on 8/31/2022
  • whimsy solved at 18:21 on 8/31/2022
  • lbray53 solved at 18:26 on 8/31/2022
  • JHSeeman solved at 19:40 on 8/31/2022
  • Myelbow solved at 19:55 on 8/31/2022
  • woozy solved at 21:24 on 8/31/2022
  • edestlin solved at 22:09 on 8/31/2022
  • Abide solved at 0:42 on 9/1/2022
  • markhr solved at 1:37 on 9/1/2022
  • BarbaraK solved at 2:27 on 9/1/2022
  • Bbaack solved at 16:59 on 9/1/2022
  • Darrell solved at 19:17 on 9/1/2022
  • OGuyDave solved at 21:54 on 9/1/2022
  • Pair O Ducks solved at 2:02 on 9/2/2022
  • BobJas solved at 2:45 on 9/2/2022
  • Tyrpmom solved at 14:28 on 9/2/2022
  • hoover solved at 17:16 on 9/2/2022
  • DebbieC solved at 1:54 on 9/3/2022
  • Dow Jones solved at 8:25 on 9/3/2022
  • DrTom solved at 17:12 on 9/3/2022
  • kurtalert solved at 20:14 on 9/3/2022
  • Philip Chow solved at 21:02 on 9/17/2022
  • swagdude solved at 23:43 on 10/30/2022

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  • Hector 3s · 2022-08-27T18:14:00.013Z
    Very fun; thanks, Mike!
    • FrankieHeck 🤓8:25 · 2022-08-27T18:49:48.321Z
      Also an important meta-solving supply. Fun, as always!
      • Mikey G constructor · 2022-08-29T01:33:25.907Z
        I might have to invest in some!!
      • Meg 2s · 2022-08-27T20:03:07.038Z
        Very nice construction!
        • Mikey G constructor · 2022-08-29T01:33:18.394Z
          Definitely about the second or third grid! The top required a bit of work!
        • boharr 3s · 2022-08-27T20:30:47.917Z
          Nice one.
          • Laura M 🤓24:30 · 2022-08-27T20:59:45.697Z
            Excellent!
            • Cindy Heisler 5s · 2022-08-28T11:48:25.584Z
              Another fun one!!
              • I K Snamhcok 1s · 2022-08-29T00:09:03.504Z
                Nice! Have a great school year!
                • Mikey G constructor · 2022-09-01T22:54:10.853Z
                  It's going well so far! Already September! One month, one day at a time!
                • benchen71 🤓1:34 · 2022-08-29T10:15:48.250Z
                  Nice one. Thought I was going to need nudges, but I stumbled onto the right path after all.
                  • Darth 18:11 · 2022-08-30T16:03:26.948Z
                    Nice one, Mikey! Perfect second AHA moment! =)
                    • Mikey G constructor · 2022-09-01T22:54:36.275Z
                      Love those a-Ha moments (perfect for blaring "Take on Me," of course!)
                    • KayW 🤓7:44 · 2022-08-31T16:54:26.857Z
                      A+ Mikey! I needed the nudges - I had a similar rabbit hole when I saw EYES in the grid but couldn't get any further with that or make the leap to the top.
                      • Mikey G constructor · 2022-09-01T22:55:40.918Z
                        I passed with your A+ - and you passed the trail as well! Nudges are okay in this classroom!!
                      • whimsy 16:17 · 2022-08-31T18:28:10.694Z
                        So that's where the other letters came from! I "only" needed 4 of 5, but if I'd gone for the fifth it might have helped me avoid getting hung up on adding an E to SHAM10A"Is that a genuine decorative pillowcase??" "No, it's a ___!"[----] for TAUNT55DRidicule (*)[-----]. But ultimately I had enough to see the fun that was going on! Thanks, Mikey! Great summer of solves!
                        • Mikey G constructor · 2022-09-01T22:55:23.761Z
                          You're too kind and have been such a warm champion of my puzzles, and I thank you! Summer of solves is fading away, but I'll still be "falling" into metas!
                        • woozy 23:11 · 2022-08-31T21:25:12.726Z
                          Oh.... had to actually do a google search for "school supplies lighter" to get it.
                          Cool puzzle. Not easy but clever.
                          • Abide 3s · 2022-09-01T00:43:00.259Z
                            MikeyGenius
                            • Bbaack 20:08 · 2022-09-01T17:01:30.218Z
                              Loved the puns and the meta, thanks!
                              • OGuyDave 26:04 · 2022-09-01T21:58:38.147Z
                                Used all five spoilers, and even then, struggled bunches before the 'aha' moment. You guys who can see their way through without the spoilers: Impressive! TFTXWD.
                                • Dow Jones 3s · 2022-09-03T08:28:44.162Z
                                  Challenging puzzle. Thanks for the nudges.
                                  • kurtalert 16:15 · 2022-09-03T20:15:03.818Z
                                    Tricky one - wasn't sure I was going to get it! Nice puzzle.
                                    • Samik 23:14 · 2022-09-04T00:50:48.658Z
                                      Anyone mind posting some steps on how you get to the meta? This one had me stumped. Also, I'm surprised that 14 across14A"There ___ 'I' in team (or meta)"[----] (no i in meta) turned out to be a false clue... Threw me for a loop.
                                      • Mikey G constructor · 2022-09-04T03:13:55.206Z
                                        Spelled out here: https://punofakind.blogspot.com/2022/09/37-endgames.html
                                        In retrospect, that silly addendum by me should've been discarded (I have a lot of free-wheeling clues and need to be careful that any free-wheeling-ness doesn't affect the meta), so apologies on that.
                                        • Samik 23:14 · 2022-09-04T12:59:16.880Z
                                          Ahh, that's really cool, great puzzle! Nah you're fine just started dipping my toes into metas so I was really digging deep for anything and attached abit too hard to that supposed clue hahah. Great stuff.
                                      Play today's daily mini crossword
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                                      Not of the cloth
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                                      Across
                                      1. 1A
                                        Not of the cloth
                                      2. 5A
                                        Like some ends that I often have
                                      3. 10A
                                        "Is that a genuine decorative pillowcase??" "No, it's a ___!"
                                      4. 14A
                                        "There ___ 'I' in team (or meta)"
                                      5. 15A
                                        Sleep problem
                                      6. 16A
                                        Pitch
                                      7. 17A
                                        Ostracize
                                      8. 18A
                                        Some Christmas songs (they'll be here before you know it)
                                      9. 19A
                                        Memo abbr.
                                      10. 20A
                                        I didn't get too many free ones in school
                                      11. 22A
                                        "Are you prepared for the test on decimals?" "No, I'm feeling ___"
                                      12. 24A
                                        Dry, like a Spanish wine
                                      13. 25A
                                        "___ who?!?!"
                                      14. 27A
                                        Fair-hiring inits.
                                      15. 28A
                                        Semis
                                      16. 31A
                                        Michael Strahan's alma mater, briefly
                                      17. 34A
                                        "Oh, I'm not done yet!" (Don't sigh too loudly)
                                      18. 38A
                                        Reactions to fireworks (or awesome metas)
                                      19. 39A
                                        Facial features (*)
                                      20. 40A
                                        Renowned (*)
                                      21. 42A
                                        Slumps
                                      22. 43A
                                        "Can it wait? These crosswords won't solve themselves"
                                      23. 47A
                                        Season opener?
                                      24. 48A
                                        The optometrist sold his old house because it was an ___
                                      25. 49A
                                        "The Entertainer," e.g.
                                      26. 51A
                                        One with a good habit?
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                                        What you do to points in the coordinate plane (when talking about the coordinate plane, I always put Descartes before the course)
                                      28. 56A
                                        Tax type (*)
                                      29. 58A
                                        Globular
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                                        Sharpen (*)
                                      31. 62A
                                        It's comprised of chalcedony and quartz
                                      32. 64A
                                        Orinoco flow? (I'm sorry)
                                      33. 65A
                                        Big "Bonanza" brother
                                      34. 66A
                                        Talks wildly (*)
                                      35. 67A
                                        "Can I have some ___?" "Shore thing!"
                                      36. 68A
                                        Second word in the name of a Tibetan dog
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                                        It might be red
                                      38. 70A
                                        When I worked with them, I had a blast!: Abbr.
                                      Down
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                                        Talk like Daffy Duck
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                                        This is some grate stuff!
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                                        Habituate
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                                        Circle, for one
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                                        What you hope a joke will do
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                                        Pogo, from a comic strip that once famously declared, "We have met the enemy, and he is us"
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                                        Title from both U2 and Three Dog Night
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                                        Bubbly beverage
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                                        Ameliorate
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                                        Aver
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                                        Song that Buster Poindexter (not his birth name) later called "the bane of my existence"
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                                        Some are hard workers
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                                        Last word in the title of the 1937 work featuring George Milton and Lennie Small
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                                        Reacted to fireworks
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                                        Old Tetris console, for short
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                                        Band, for short, that sang, "Hello, how are you? / Have you been alright / Through all those lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely nights?"
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                                        Test
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                                        Direct elsewhere
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                                        Elisabeth who was nominated for Best Actress in 1995
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                                        "Back in the ___" (Beatles hit)
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                                        0.0625 of a cup, for short
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                                        Consider
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                                        Fervor, like that of a beaver (they do a lot of dam work)
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                                        Reading et al.
                                      25. 38D
                                        Reddit Q&A
                                      26. 41D
                                        What you have if you get an "A" in Hebrew
                                      27. 44D
                                        Its capital is Dakar
                                      28. 45D
                                        Arsenio Hall's alma mater, briefly
                                      29. 46D
                                        Mike Wazowski, for one
                                      30. 48D
                                        It might be bruised or boosted
                                      31. 50D
                                        "Don't ___ surprised!"
                                      32. 53D
                                        The absolute minimum (my students know about this)
                                      33. 54D
                                        Pancreas, for one (*)
                                      34. 55D
                                        Ridicule (*)
                                      35. 56D
                                        Bunnies love to eat here LOL
                                      36. 57D
                                        "Where Am I Now?" author Wilson
                                      37. 59D
                                        Bother
                                      38. 60D
                                        Young 13-Downs13DLast word in the title of the 1937 work featuring George Milton and Lennie Small[---]
                                      39. 61D
                                        "Huh???"
                                      40. 63D
                                        Pennsylvania, in DC
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