Postal Cards (Meta)
◆ · By DavyGravy · Published 2024-11-25T11:00:48.857Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is two states
Puzzle discussion, nudges, and solution at https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=3265
Nudge 1 Another apt title for this puzzle is "State of Play"
Nudge 2 Another way you might think of the answer to 73A is DE AL
Nudge 3 Apply these nudges to the card games
Nudge 4 As an example, if you remove something from BRIDGE, the remaining letters look similar to BADGE…
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Phase 5: < glances from BRIDGE to BADGE > 'ooooh...' Very nice cascade of aha's. Thanks. :)1A
Mechanical men, for short
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Across
- 1AMechanical men, for short
- 5AChristmas Eve church service
- 9A"Me too"
- 14A“I’ll get to that right away”
- 15A"True ___" John Wayne Oscar winner from 1969
- 16A"___ Miner", punchline to "What do you get when you drop a piano down a mine shaft? (groan)
- 17AA-lister
- 18ATook Uber or Lyft
- 19A"Oh my gosh!" reactions
- 20AWest Indian native
- 22AWhere you might pick your lox?
- 24AApt to meddle
- 25AGarden tools (1)
- 27ABoy Scout patch
- 29ACleverly dodge
- 31AMain arteries
- 35ASummer style drink
- 38AMake a long story short?
- 39AArtichoke centers (25)
- 40ACancel
- 41AGPS suggestions
- 42ACeltics, on scoreboards
- 43AOJ Simpson trial judge Lance
- 44AHockey referee's ruling
- 46A"___ bro?" (question from an internet troll)
- 47AWestern treaty group
- 48ARiver expanse (13)
- 49ADressed to the ___ (all decked out)
- 51A"Little ___ Coupe", Beach Boys hit of 1963
- 53ABegins, as a project
- 57ATurkeys and chickens
- 60ALong lasting hairdo
- 62AFireplace implement (46)
- 63A"Give ___ ", really care (like an owl perhaps?)
- 65AArea in the back
- 67AByron of "Myth Busters"
- 68A"Not exactly"
- 69ABeige's cousin
- 70AFrench verb meaning "to be"
- 71A"All ___ places have their moments” , lyric from “In My Life”
- 72AEditor's marking
- 73ADistribute cards, and a hint to the meta answer
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- 1DGolden-brown pears
- 2DAvailable by the glass
- 3DFancy headwear
- 4DTake things in ___ (stay calm)
- 5DBoss (abbr.)
- 6DJLo’s ex fiance
- 7DExtra wager
- 8DType of monument
- 9DDroop
- 10DTied to a particular time
- 11DIn addition to
- 12DAtlas pictures
- 13D___ -bitsy
- 21DIced tea, e.g.
- 23DBoise natives, e.g.
- 26D"Let's ride partner!"
- 28DHits a home run, in baseball slang
- 30DStart to appear?
- 32DRock music's Rush, for one
- 33D"___ girl!"
- 34DThose, to Pablo
- 35D___ Davis, portrayer of Alice on "The Brady Bunch"
- 36DFashion house surname
- 37DFormer soldier, briefly
- 42DFitness mag stat
- 45DStock buys
- 46DSlouching
- 50DUsed a 62 across
- 52DThe largest asteroid
- 54DEmulate Lipinski
- 55DBefore firma or cotta
- 56DBay window
- 57DEschew one's food?
- 58D"This is not good..."
- 59DEroded
- 61DPart of a stable family?
- 64D___ -Bo ('90s exercise craze)
- 66DBored worker's routine