Three Card Monte (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2021-12-07T05:00:36.642Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is an apt description of Three Card Monte
"Here you are, folks, the Queen of Hearts is the winning card. Watch it closely. Follow it with your eye as I shuffle. Here it is, and now here, now here, and now—where? If you point it out the first time, you win; but if you miss, you lose!" Can you take on the street hustler and win, by coming up with the answer to the meta which is an apt description of Three Card Monte? Put your money down and we'll find out... Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=1335&p=76107#p76107
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Honest ___
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- 1AHonest ___
- 4A"___ saw Elba" (excerpt from a famous palindrome)
- 8A"We had a ___ of a time!"
- 13ASubmerged
- 15AFix
- 16AConsumed
- 17APlumb crazy
- 18ABeyond question
- 20A"Can you help? I'm in a bit of ___"
- 22APlay a flute
- 23AVideo game character Crash and friends
- 26A8 bit gaming system (abbr.)
- 29ACyborg's famous Teen Titans catchphrase that didn't make it into the Snyder cut
- 30AUnspecified moment in the future
- 33ALarge flightless bird of New Zealand, now extinct
- 35AClothe
- 36AWhat you have to do to win at Three Card Monte and solve the meta
- 42AAustralian actor, ___ Dingo
- 43APretentious pronoun (when used in English)
- 44ADealt with (with "to")
- 47A"C'mon, ___ this!"
- 52A"This will amuse you" (but in an SMS)
- 53AColosseum warriors
- 56AWhat one needs to do to truly unwind in these days of constant connectivity
- 59A"Don't let those guys escape!"
- 60A"If any person present knows of any lawful ___ to this marriage they should declare it now"
- 64AAdvantage
- 65A"Half ___ is better than none"
- 66AAshen
- 67ACombine, as resources
- 68ABreath improvers
- 69ASpanish miss (abbr.)
- 70AExplosive (abbr.)
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- 1D"___ of tinnies" (Australian for "lots of beer")
- 2DAfrican tree
- 3DEarly Brendan Fraser movie about an early man, ___ Man
- 4DLarge flightless bird of Australia, not extinct
- 5DStimpy's friend
- 6DPut an ___ (stop)
- 7DMorons
- 8DSecond shortest verse in the Bible, "Jesus ___" (John 11:35; and if you're wondering, the shortest is Job 3:2)
- 9DDrag
- 10DWent to
- 11D"in the ___ of the storm" (but not in the eye)
- 12DStop (don't look at 6 down)
- 14D"What a mess! You need to Marie ___ this place, and pronto!"
- 19DMeh
- 21DHome project initials
- 24DMilitary attire, for short
- 25D"___ the mighty have fallen!" (2 Sam. 1:19)
- 27D"___ does it..."
- 28DWhat every gambler thinks they need (abbr.)
- 31D1550, in Roman numerals
- 32DThe E in BCE
- 34DRight now (but in an SMS)
- 36DEnter the ___ (get involved)
- 37DFairytale beginning
- 38DGolf ball position
- 39DShowed the way
- 40DPlace a ___ (library convenience)
- 41D"Old MacDonald had a farm, ___"
- 42DSixth letter of the alphabet
- 45DJamaican citrus fruit
- 46DFluffs (up), as a pillow
- 48DGraffiti artist's signature
- 49DExpensive
- 50DTwo-thirds of an ellipsis
- 51DComputer game that popularised the phrase "You have died of dysentery", The ___ Trail
- 54D"Find ___!" (helpful advice while learning to drive a manual car)
- 55DProcess, as ore
- 57DWithout ice
- 58DCommon email attachments
- 60D"Before Abraham was born, ___!" (John 8:5)
- 61D1051, in Roman numerals
- 62DUpdated version of the Living Bible (abbr.)
- 63DBeverage break that comes in morning and afternoon varieties