It's My Treat!
■ · By Darth · Published 2023-09-11T11:00:30.870Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is my favorite treat!
I'm always surprised to find Halloween candy on the store shelves in early August, right there next to back-to-school supplies. I don't know why we can't just enjoy summer a little longer before rushing into fall festivities.
That said, this puzzle has nothing to do with "trick or treat" candy, but about a special treat that I personally enjoy ALL year round!
I'm Darth, and this is my debut crossword puzzle. It's also a meta, so there is a "trick" to discover, but I'm confident you will solve it! May the Force be with you, and I hope you enjoy my treat! (Special thanks to Peter Abide for his editing advice, support and encouragement.)
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Treat that's twisted (to savor the dark sides!)
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- 1ATreat that's twisted (to savor the dark sides!)
- 5AFlat-bottomed boat
- 9APrepare a hot drink (or make beer)
- 13AHappy, rush, or the eleventh
- 14AHumerus neighbor (but nothing funny about it)
- 15AGrand or upright, say
- 16AConfections made of whipped egg whites and sugar
- 18AWhat is______? ("How do you use this object?")
- 19AZoom log in using company credentials (abbr.)
- 20ACandied tubers on a Thanksgiving table
- 21AThaw again
- 22AOld West lawman Wyatt
- 23ASegment of history
- 24AHuggable, like a teddy bear
- 27AEnter illegally, as private land
- 32ARolex rival
- 33ACrossword nerd
- 34A"Turn right!", in the Iditarod
- 35AYield to pressure
- 36ABlack cats and comets, to some
- 37ALatvia's capital
- 38AJamaican singer whose "Cheerleader" became a worldwide hit
- 39AAhsoka ___, Force-wielder in the Star Wars universe
- 40APetty officer on a ship
- 41ABanking aids?
- 44ADoyle's detective Sherlock
- 45AConcert merch
- 46AWedding wear
- 47AUses ALL CAPS in a post
- 50A"Buenos ____!" ("Good day!")
- 51ANoah's craft
- 54AResident of a Sichuan sanctuary
- 55ABackbones
- 57ABugs bugs this guy
- 58AJacob's hairy twin
- 59ALike my jokes, so I'm told (Hey, did I tell you the one about a duck with a limp?)
- 60AJohn and Jane, and their anonymous family
- 61ABig ____ (7-Eleven drink, or the response when Vader enters the room)
- 62ARecipe amt.
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- 1DResistance units
- 2DSushi bar selections
- 3DFrench bread (about $1.10 in the market today)
- 4D"Either you do it, ___ will!"
- 5DOverly sweet, like Krispy Kremes
- 6DCompact mass, as a piece of sod
- 7DTill fill (Can you make change for a five?)
- 8DSaw the opposite way?
- 9DPC image file format
- 10DActor Spall in Prometheus, Life of Pi, and The Big Short
- 11DHydroxyl compound
- 12DSt. John's herbal remedy
- 15DPlaces to fish or dock your boat
- 17DAfrican antelope with spiral horns
- 21DSmells like rotten eggs
- 22DThe crispy part of a brownie
- 24DHot drink topped with marshmallows
- 25DSavory quality (not sweet, sour, bitter, or salty)
- 26DWhose food is dark chocolate cake, apparently
- 27DNew drivers, often
- 28DCasino city
- 29DGrievance faced by seniors (Var.)
- 30DSmooth transition
- 31DPenn, Connery, and others
- 33DFBI agent
- 36DNative Nebraskans
- 37DToss of the dice
- 40DFrench-named state capital, called "The City of Trees" (per Mark Woychick)
- 42DItems on your Chopin list?
- 43DRepair a road or a roof
- 44DRaise the temperature
- 46DHow some YouTube videos go
- 47DHustled down the highway
- 48DXbox franchise turned TV series
- 49D"I'll pick up the tab!"
- 50Dwww.____.edu (HBCU in Dover)
- 51DThe A of the UAE (though most of its population is South Asian)
- 52DLos Angeles team that got its start in Cleveland, Ohio
- 53DFortified castle tower (used as a "safe room" should the castle fall to enemies)
- 55DLazily lie about (like a carrot or piece of broccoli?)
- 56DPopular three-layer sandwich, for short