PCC#7 "Jibber-Jabber"
■ · By Philip Chow · Published 2023-09-09T05:32:04.031Z
Meta Prompt
[Level 1.5] Meta prompt: The answer 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-Across (as footwear) is meta-related
Hint 4: the fashion accessory in question is what you call the charms that you put on Crocs (easter egg alert: there are six clues that reference "charm")
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- 1ACorrespondence
- 5AIntensified, with "up"
- 10AWill Smith and ___ Pinkett Smith (executive producers of "Charm City Kings")
- 14AHelga's kind of rhyming older sister on "Hey Arnold"
- 15AMagna ___ (document of 1215)
- 16AEnvironmental science: Abbr.
- 17ACharacter to beware in a Lewis Carroll nonsense poem
- 19AX3 and Z4 cars, for two
- 20ANot in stock, but coming
- 21AOlay alternative
- 23ASinger Sheeran and actor Helms
- 24AGave a hoot
- 26AWhere the skyscraper in the clue for 39-Across is located
- 29A___ Boot (Large Oktoberfest boot-shaped drinking glass popularized by the movie "Beerfest")
- 30ASalon colorings
- 34ALanguage suffix
- 35AHere are a few that I use the most often:
- 38ALie adjacent to
- 39A___ Khalifa (world's tallest building (at time of publishing this puzzle))
- 41AGators' relatives
- 42ASymbol of innocence, perhaps (seen here:
) - 43APoi ingredient
- 44AActress Alyssa who played Phoebe in "Charmed"
- 46ABit of advice
- 47AThick slices
- 49AStart of a countdown, often
- 50ALets someone know if you're going to their wedding or not
- 52ANabisco sandwich cookies
- 54AWhere the city of 26-Across is located: Abbr.
- 55ABreakfast item that I'm not completely sure if its considered bread or cake
- 58AOn the lam
- 62A"In your dreams!"
- 63ACharacter to beware in a Lewis Carroll nonsense poem
- 66AWord with formality or pittance
- 67A___ with (equivalent to)
- 68AVaping device, informally
- 69AWhispery YouTube genre: Abbr.
- 70ALong (for)
- 71AAwesome, in slang
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- 1DMagic charm
- 2DCodebreaker Turing portrayed in "The Imitation Game"
- 3DNigerean native
- 4DCalifornia's ___ Tar Pits
- 5DFarmland measures
- 6DPennsylvania's Bryn ___ College
- 7DIn favor of
- 8DList-ending abbr.
- 9DCapital of Senegal
- 10D___ Springfield (Founder of the city of Springfield in "The Simpsons")
- 11DWile E. Coyote's supplier
- 12DOne of the six "flavors" of quarks (alongside up, charm, bottom, top, and strange)
- 13DTo boot
- 18DGuitarist Van Halen
- 22DAnimal doc
- 24DPersuades with flattery and charm
- 25D"Quit your bellyaching, I'm moving as fast ___!"
- 26DMoney owed
- 27DRun-of-the-mill
- 28DBaseball Hall of Famer Yogi who said "It ain't over 'til it's over"
- 29DNacho Cheese or Cool Ranch chip
- 31DCable channel for hoops fans
- 32DFlower at the center of the Dutch financial bubble of 1637
- 33DGoes no further
- 36DYear "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" came out (the novel not the film)
- 37DMine is 078-05-1120: Abbr. (just kidding)
- 40DThe first one is usually lowball
- 45DToothbrush brand
- 48D___ Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative capital of ___ Lanka)
- 51DSunken treasure locale, perhaps
- 53D"Have fun! I hope you ___ my puzzles"
- 54DSometimes illegal auto maneuver
- 55DBear whose porridge was too cold
- 56DWhat something that's versatile has a lot of
- 57DNot squishy, as a mattress
- 58DSlightly open, as a door
- 59DSan Juan, Puerto ___
- 60DGrasp tightly
- 61D"Good Luck Charm" R&B group Jagged ___
- 64D"Il était ___ fois" (French fairy tale start)
- 65D___-free: label on some plastic water bottles