Math Ed (Meta)
■ · By benchen71 · Published 2022-07-12T06:00:23.284Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a song title
Is this puzzle about mathematics or something else? Yes! Jump on in, and see if you can find the answer to the meta which is a song title. Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=99942&sid=1805fb392b30b3462832808ca68e6e9d#p99942
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- 1ABehind schedule
- 5ARends
- 10AGreek portico
- 14AAbbr. for Offensive, Abusive or Insulting Language (soccer misconduct)
- 15AStranger
- 16AThousands, Hundreds, ___, Ones
- 17AWhat nearby shops may be "within"
- 20AType of squad that attends high school sporting games
- 21ALittle newt
- 22APythagoras pun: "The value of the squaw on the hippopotamus is equal to the sons of the squaws on the other two ___"
- 23AAs well
- 25AAutomobile
- 26AOreo, for example (and you can't even imagine how excited I was to use "Oreo" in a clue rather than the grid!)
- 30AAtop
- 32APampering, for short
- 35ARevolted
- 36AExecute, as a program
- 37ALaw that keeps citizens "in the know" about what their government is up to (abbr.)
- 38AIdeal, and also a song by 44 down, but not the answer to the meta (wrong album!)
- 40AQuadrilaterals with all sides equal and all interior right angles
- 42APlural of "prius", maybe?
- 43ABelonging to that guy
- 45AFree, as a battery hen
- 46ABatteries in a pen torch, perhaps
- 47ARecording ___ (Aussie slang for time in the studio)
- 48AOr partner
- 49APsychedelic drug made from a substance found in ergot
- 50A"I'm all ___" (fully attentive)
- 52ACycles
- 55A"___ Mis" (French musical, for short)
- 56AThing that has layers, according to Shrek
- 61AWords when you want to avoid someone giving you an earful
- 64AMore desirable alternative to sink
- 65AItalian herbal liqueur commonly consumed as an after-dinner digestif
- 66ANarrow cut
- 67AChess win
- 68AFinal entry in an alphabetically sorted list of noble gases
- 69AConsumes
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- 1DBottom note of the simplest musical scale
- 2D"This sauna is really helping me relax"
- 3DScrabble unit
- 4DGerman actress, ___ Sommer
- 5DHeavy weight
- 6DBoundaries
- 7DMathematical operation suggested by a 44 down album with a number inspired by 40 across
- 8DDirector of "Ghostbusters: Afterlife", Jason ___man
- 9DLast year's jrs. this year
- 10DFlight of steps
- 11DTake care of
- 12DFairy tale starter
- 13DEnzyme suffixes (anagram of SEAS)
- 18DPoker declaration
- 19D"Easier said ___ done"
- 24DPerformed a medical procedure involving segmented parasitic worms
- 25DTake control of a people by military force
- 26DWhat we Aussies enjoy during a smoko
- 27DMusical drama
- 28DRoot widely used as a fixative for potpourri and (which interests me far more) an ingredient in many brands of gin
- 29DSeventh Secretary-General of the UN, ___ Annan
- 31DLook, this word is in the grid but I'd rather not clue it and you would probably rather not fill it in; let's just hope the across clues get the job done
- 32DFirst five books of the Jewish Scriptures
- 33DFeudal lord
- 34DOne who puts the outside on sausages, maybe?
- 37DAlternative to fiction
- 39D"___ the season..."
- 41DIn ___ (together)
- 44DSinger-songwriter, Ed ___, who has a penchant for naming his albums after mathematical operators
- 47DSounds like a tire puncture
- 49D"I'll do that!"
- 51DThe Jetsons' dog
- 52D[Ahem] Intimate activity with safe words (abbr.)
- 53DState with a famous caucus
- 54DUse needles and wool
- 55DPoor, as excuses go
- 57DThing between your eyes that smells
- 58D"To Live and Die ___" (1985 movie)
- 59DSkip over
- 60DCatches butterflies, for example
- 62DPortion of your salary that goes to the government
- 63DCharged atom