PCC#26 "Encore! Encore!"
◆ · By Philip Chow · Published 2024-02-24T15:58:50.602Z
Meta Prompt
[Level 2] Meta prompt: The answer to the meta is a one-named pop diva that is 7 letters long
Hint #1: Artists sometimes collaborate
Hint #2: In the unlikely event that the artists in the four long entries collaborate, we might get mash-ups like "Hot Stuff Everyday," "I Have Nothing No One," "Sweet but Psycho Chain of Fools," and "Bad Blood Vampire"
Hint #3: Encore! Encore! Don't you just love these pop divas so much you want to hear them again?
Hint #4: Summer Grande = take the D from Donna Summer (who sang "Hot Stuff") and the A from Ariana Grande (who sang "Everyday")... repeat the two letters = DADA
Hint #5: You'll end up with a 4-letter repeated bigram when you extract the first letter from the relevant clues but this doesn't fit the 7-letter answer criterion... the 4-letter name you found is an alternative answer for the clue at 59-Down
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- 1ACrazy in love
- 5AThey say the darndest things
- 9AHalftime ___ (Super Bowl highlight, to some)
- 13ABakery worker who writes "Happy Birthday" on a cake
- 14AThe five black squares in the bottom right section of this puzzle bears a resemblance to this U.S. state
- 15AItalian hoagies and gasoline purveyor popular in the Philly area
- 16ADoom's partner
- 18A___ colada (mixed drink of pineapple juice, coconut cream, and no alcohol)
- 19ADecorative pitcher
- 20AMedium-sized Starbucks order that you get in July?
- 23A"Dream on!"
- 24APotentially offensive, briefly (or anyone who doesn't share my initials)
- 27ARecede, as the tide
- 30AThey'll give you access to the largest city in Texas?
- 34ANumbers of concern for Drew Carey (and previously Bob Barker)
- 36ABacchus Brewing's IPA "Pop Goes Dweezil" or Frank Zappa's album "Sheik Yerbouti," for example
- 37AReply that's a bit of a humblebrag
- 38AFarm storage towers
- 39AWork
- 40AChannel for political enthusiasts
- 41ATaxonomic suffix meaning "tooth" (with mast- or iguan-)
- 42AWomen's History Month: Abbr.
- 43APlace to play roulette
- 44AThe biggest $100 bill you'll ever see?
- 47AJudy Blume's "Are You There ___? It's Me, Margaret."
- 48ASprawl atop, as a chaise longue
- 49AReally, really small battery used in laser pointers and LED penlights
- 51ASpanish folk hero "El Cid" who is quick on his feet?
- 57AOne in a million, for example
- 60ACountry nicknamed "Land of a Million Elephants"
- 61A"Opposites Attract" singer Paula
- 62ALike a virgin, perhaps
- 63A"If I may be so bold ___ suggest..."
- 64AOlden times
- 65A___ the line (abided by the rules)
- 66AThe "S" of ASAP
- 67AMollusk with a banana variety
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- 1DMusician's bookings
- 2DHuman rights organization: Abbr.
- 3DBranch of math concerning tessellations: Abbr.
- 4DPerfume feature
- 5DMartial art practiced by Po, an animated movie panda
- 6DU.S. compliance standard that governs the export of military technology (found in "humanitarianism")
- 7DRebellious art movement associated with Hannah Höch and Hans Richter
- 8DOne-named dance-pop singer of "Let the Music Play"
- 9DCharming display of affection or a Pokémon move used by Smoochum that causes the target to become giddy and confused
- 10DHem and ___ (be wishy-washy)
- 11DHave debts
- 12DSong that Jackie Chan attempts to sing in "Rush Hour" ("What is it good for? Absolutely nothing")
- 17DFits together nicely
- 21DOcho ___ (Jamaican resort)
- 22DPut on, as a costume
- 25DGeorge Clooney had a pot-bellied one named Max (at 18 years long, Clooney jokingly referred to Max as the longest relationship he had ever had)
- 26DFilm trope in which a nerdy person helps a physically attractive but less emotionally sensitive person gain the object of both their affections
- 27D___ salts (bathwater additive)
- 28DKind of party
- 29DCity established in 1699 that’s home to minor league baseball's Shuckers
- 31DPortmanteau utensil that confused Wall-E, an animated trash-sorting robot
- 32DPlace for a rubber ducky
- 33DChurch council
- 35DSaid "Oops!... I did it again," say
- 39DOften-overlooked daughter on "The Brady Bunch" who complained, "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!"
- 40DBroken trident : Barbados :: Maple leaf : ___
- 42DAlternatives to littlenecks and cherrystones
- 43D"Arrivederci!"
- 45DCompete in a dragon boat race
- 46DActress Brie of "Captain Marvel"
- 50DRoast beef sandwich chain
- 52DBurkina ___ (country whose capital is Ouagadougou)
- 53DIconic film dog to whom Dorothy says "I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore"
- 54DBeloved superstar
- 55DSpiritual teacher
- 56DUkrainian chef on "2 Broke Girls"
- 57DMake a choice
- 58DMusical twosome
- 59DArtist who performed with Eminem onstage at the 2011 Grammys, to fans