Law of the Excluded Middle (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2024-02-20T05:00:50.643Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is what is excluded by the Law of the Excluded Middle
Goodness but this was one of the hardest grids I've ever put together! And yes, I know it didn't have to be a pangram; but when 39 down appeared early in proceedings, I just couldn't help myself. Ah well, let's hope all that effort was worth it. The answer to the meta is what is excluded by the Law of the Excluded Middle. Answer & explanation: https://xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=158125#p158125
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I think I spent too much time trying to do stuff with the extra letters, rather than ignoring them. But even after the nudge to ignore them I somehow couldn't make it work until just now, which it popped out instantly. Ah well. :) Fun one, thanks.1A
"M*A*S*H" vehicle
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- 1A"M*A*S*H" vehicle
- 5A"I'm glad that's over!"
- 9AAstound
- 14ASkin-care brand owned by Procter & Gamble
- 15ASmallest letter of the Greek alphabet
- 16AKatey of "Married... With Children"
- 17AEquipment
- 18AJust ___ (not much)
- 19AEnglish class assignment
- 20ARiver that flows through Toulouse and Bordeaux
- 22ACity on the English Channel
- 23A"Hamilton" creator, ___-Manuel Miranda
- 24AAtari rival of the 1980s that also produced Cabbage Patch dolls before Hasbro took over the rights
- 27AFrench 101 verb
- 28AJanuary, in Spain
- 30ASkiing great Lindsey ___ (even I've heard of her and I'm Australian!)
- 32AWide shoe size
- 33AHe loved Lucy (not an original clue but I really like it!)
- 34AMagician's skill (with "of hand")
- 37AOnly alternatives that the Law of the Excluded Middle allows for
- 40AGain the admiration of
- 41A"Barbie Girl" band
- 44ATummy muscles
- 47AEditor's "leave it"
- 48AFormer French First Lady Carla ___
- 49AArctic ice
- 51AMessy
- 54ALeb. neighbour
- 55AUnpredictable
- 57AMiss Saigon's homeland
- 59A66 across, for example
- 60ABook after Joel
- 62AJane Austen heroine with a penchant for matchmaking
- 63AMental picture
- 64ATreed place in a city
- 65A7th UN Secretary-General, ___ Annan
- 66AProbert in "Gosford Park", ___ Jacobi
- 67AIce-cream name that sounds like things you see in fast-flowing rivers
- 68ABevery Hills cop, ___ Foley
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- 1DKnocked into, potentially spilling someone's drink (with "their elbow")
- 2DFriend of Jerry, George & Cosmo
- 3DOscar Wilde play, "The Importance Of Being ___"
- 4DArsonist, for short
- 5DInstrument referred to in the song referred to in 52 down
- 6DRed Monopoly piece
- 7D"When are you getting here?" (abbr.)
- 8DCollection of notes
- 9DOn the ocean
- 10DRam or stallion, for example
- 11DCommon rock formation that consists of chalcedony and quartz
- 12DColloquial (and former) name for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 13DOfficial residence of the President of France, ___ Palace
- 21DCpl. or Sgt.
- 22DLines seen at some parties
- 25DVoice of Prince Charming in the Shrek movies, Rupert ___
- 26DHairstyles
- 29D"Umbrella" singer, to fans
- 31DSporting org. that utilises ice rinks
- 34DNasal membrane that can become deviated
- 35DScreen legend Sophia ___
- 36DNicolas II was the last one
- 38DAudible breaks in conversation
- 39DWhen day and night are of approximately equal length
- 42DDangerous
- 43DPost by plane
- 44DEdward Albee play, "Who's ___ of Virginia Woolf?"
- 45DHold responsible
- 46DMethod of echolocation
- 48D"See ya!"
- 50DU2 guitarist, The ___
- 52DPaul McCartney figuratively in a duet with Stevie Wonder
- 53DFrisbees, for example
- 56DAnimated corpse in Turkic folklore
- 58DHome appliance company known for their MaestroPizza oven
- 60DGorilla or chimpanzee (or human, for that matter!)
- 61DAngry