Chro’math’tic Portmanteaus & Puns (#8)
◆ · By John S · Published 2024-09-01T22:57:10.108Z
Meta Prompt
Can you do color math & figure out the anagrams? See Puzzle #1 blog post by clicking the colormath^ tag for a full explanation of the series.
This puzzle has 2 meta prompts. Guessing only one correctly will still result in a win, but see if you can get both by separating your answers with a comma & submitting them in order (i.e. solution to Meta 1 before Meta 2). Good luck!
Meta Prompt 1: Using only the circled letters, solve an anagram for the clue: Going all in at a Caesar’s Palace Hold’em Tournament, perhaps? (2 wds.)
Meta Prompt 2: Who might do 6D or 8D to you in middle school (1 wd.)
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9A’s anagram; “__ _ little teapot..." (2 wds.)
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Across
- 6AYellow + Red + “brief note, for long”
- 9APrepare to fire, and anagram of 1D
- 10AWith 5D, an anagram for a Japanese noodle variety
- 11AWith 12D, an anagram for “La ____,” a Chinese noodle variety
- 14AGender-neutral name, and anagram of 14D
- 16ARed + Brown + “1987 Comedy starring Cher & Nicolas Cage”
Down
- 1D9A’s anagram; “__ _ little teapot..." (2 wds.)
- 2DWith 15D, how a toddler might try to get your attention (2 wds.)
- 3DEnglish 1 see 13D
- 4DFragrant wood
- 5DCrocodile ___dee, and with 10A an anagram for a Japanese noodle variety
- 6DInjure badly
- 7DChobani alternative
- 8DRidicule
- 12DMale, and with 11A an anagram for “La ____,” a Chinese noodle variety
- 13DSpanish 1 see 3D
- 14D14A’s anagram; school group for mom, dad, & staff (abbr.)
- 15DSee 2D