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PCC#7 "Jibber-jabber"

■ · By Philip Chow · Published 2023-09-09T05:32:04.031Z

Meta Prompt
[Level 1.5] Meta: the solution to the meta is a fashion accessory (that rhymes with sounds from a frog)
Hint 1: the four longest entries are thematic
Hint 2: JAB JEB ??? JOB JUB
Hint 3: I originally assigned this meta level 1 but bumped it up to 1.5 because the solution is a not-so-familiar term... so if you've never heard of the term before you probably uncovered this hint: 41-Across41AGators' relatives[-----] (as footwear) is meta-related
Hint 4: six clues reference the word "charm"
Hint 5: the fashion accessory in question is what you call the charms that you put on 41-Across41AGators' relatives[-----]
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  • T. G. solved at 19:24 on 9/9/2023
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  • whimsy solved at 21:32 on 9/9/2023
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  • Philip Chow constructor · 2023-09-09T05:36:35.767Z
    Fun fact: Everyone wears Crocs in the 2006 movie "Idiocracy" because the costume designer had a limited shoe budget, and thought the cheap plastic shoes made by the then startup company were futuristic yet too stupid looking to ever become popular in real life
    • T. G. 7:51 · 2023-09-09T19:24:44.578Z
      Very fun!
      • whimsy 🤓9:42 · 2023-09-09T21:35:21.572Z
        Cute -- and it wasn't Cloak! 😄
        • Brian Callahan 🤓3:16 · 2023-09-10T01:32:45.816Z
          Fun puzzle! The 17A17ACharacter to beware in a Lewis Carroll nonsense poem[----------]/63A63ACharacter to beware in a Lewis Carroll nonsense poem[----------] pairing was perfect and the clue for 10D10D___ Springfield (Founder of the city of Springfield in "The Simpsons")[--------] made me smile.
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            Correspondence
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            Intensified, with "up"
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            Will Smith and ___ Pinkett Smith (executive producers of "Charm City Kings")
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            Helga's kind of rhyming older sister on "Hey Arnold"
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            Magna ___ (document of 1215)
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            Environmental science: Abbr.
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            Character to beware in a Lewis Carroll nonsense poem
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            X3 and Z4 cars, for two
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            Not in stock, but coming
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            Olay alternative
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            Singer Sheeran and actor Helms
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            Gave a hoot
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            Where the skyscraper in the clue for 39-Across39A___ Khalifa (world's tallest building (at time of publishing this puzzle))[----] is located
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            ___ Boot (Large Oktoberfest boot-shaped drinking glass popularized by the movie "Beerfest")
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            Salon colorings
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            Language suffix
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            Here are a few that I use the most often: 😂😜🤗😘😈
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            Lie adjacent to
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            ___ Khalifa (world's tallest building (at time of publishing this puzzle))
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            Gators' relatives
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            Symbol of innocence, perhaps (seen here: 😇)
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            Poi ingredient
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            Actress Alyssa who played Phoebe in "Charmed"
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            Bit of advice
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            Thick slices
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            Start of a countdown, often
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            Lets someone know if you're going to their wedding or not
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            Nabisco sandwich cookies
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            Where the city of 26-Across26AWhere the skyscraper in the clue for 39-Across is located[-----] is located: Abbr.
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            Breakfast item that I'm not completely sure if its considered bread or cake
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            On the lam
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            "In your dreams!"
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            Character to beware in a Lewis Carroll nonsense poem
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            Word with formality or pittance
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            ___ with (equivalent to)
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            Vaping device, informally
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            Whispery YouTube genre: Abbr.
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            Long (for)
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            Awesome, in slang
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            Magic charm
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            Codebreaker Turing portrayed in "The Imitation Game"
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            Nigerean native
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            California's ___ Tar Pits
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            Farmland measures
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            Pennsylvania's Bryn ___ College
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            In favor of
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            List-ending abbr.
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            Capital of Senegal
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            ___ Springfield (Founder of the city of Springfield in "The Simpsons")
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            Wile E. Coyote's supplier
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            One of the six "flavors" of quarks (alongside up, charm, bottom, top, and strange)
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            To boot
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            Guitarist Van Halen
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            Animal doc
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            Persuades with flattery and charm
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            "Quit your bellyaching, I'm moving as fast ___!"
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            Money owed
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            Run-of-the-mill
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            Baseball Hall of Famer Yogi who said "It ain't over 'til it's over"
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            Nacho Cheese or Cool Ranch chip
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            Cable channel for hoops fans
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            Flower at the center of the Dutch financial bubble of 1637
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            Goes no further
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            Year "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" came out (the novel not the film)
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            Mine is 078-05-1120: Abbr. (just kidding)
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            The first one is usually lowball
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            Toothbrush brand
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            ___ Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative capital of ___ Lanka)
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            Sunken treasure locale, perhaps
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            "Have fun! I hope you ___ my puzzles"
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            Sometimes illegal auto maneuver
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            Bear whose porridge was too cold
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            What something that's versatile has a lot of
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            Not squishy, as a mattress
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            Slightly open, as a door
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            San Juan, Puerto ___
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            Grasp tightly
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            "Good Luck Charm" R&B group Jagged ___
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            "Il était ___ fois" (French fairy tale start)
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            ___-free: label on some plastic water bottles
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