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PCC#35 "Upper Atmosphere"

· By Philip Chow · Published 2024-06-01T13:20:31.335Z

Meta Prompt
[Level 2] Meta prompt: The answer to the meta is the name of the city where I'll be spending the next week on vacation
Hint 1: can you think of a synonym for atmosphere that appears in the grid?
Hint 2: the clue for 34-Across mentions "walking on air"
Hint 3: the meta answer is a city in Canada
Hint 4: three instances of the word "AIR" are in the grid... check what's on top of them?
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  • Bird Lives 3s · 2024-06-01T13:43:18.035Z
    Enjoy the Canadian Pacific coast air.
    • ajk 🤓3:21 · 2024-06-01T13:53:09.556Z
      easy-breezy fun, thanks. Nice hint in the 34A clue (though I only saw it post solve). 😆
      • Philip Chow constructor · 2024-06-01T13:20:31.335Z
        Answer explanation: using the title as a hint and the clue for NINE that mentions cloud and "walking on air"... there are 3 instances of AIR in the grid: AIRDRY, REPAIRING, HOTAIR... taking the letters immediately above them in grid order spells out VANCOUVER
        Constructor Notes: first time going there and was googling for stuff to do and this pretty cool looking pedestrian suspension bridge kept popping up which was reminiscent to a literal interpretation of "walking on air" https://www.vancouverattractions.com/capilano-suspension-bridge-park
        Easter eggs: GASSY is the nickname of Gassy Jack, a steamboat captain that opened a bar that eventually became Gastown (Vancouver's original settlement), the mascot of the Vancouver Canucks (hockey team) is Fin the ORCA, and Vancouver is one of the cities mentioned in the lyrics "Life is a Highway" mentioned in 29-Down
        • MatthewL 🤓3:15 · 2024-06-01T14:43:19.642Z
          Enjoy your vacation, Phil! And thanks for the breezy puzzle!
          • Pair O Ducks 🤓2:15 · 2024-06-01T15:56:24.589Z
            Enjoy your vacation! That suspension bridge looks soooo scary but so fun! Great inspiration for the puz.
            • Darth 🤓5:14 · 2024-06-01T16:18:18.751Z
              Have a fun vacay! (I was born in Vancouver but haven't been back in a loooong time. Need to.)
              • Philip Chow constructor · 2024-06-03T01:33:09.485Z
                Hmmm I could’ve sworn you were born in Tatooine 🧐
              • Sendhil Revuluri 👇2:09 · 2024-06-01T17:23:21.693Z
                Fun, thank you! (I appreciated the hints!)
                • DrTom 3s · 2024-06-01T17:42:52.035Z
                  Have fun, I understand it is a beautiful city and has some wonderful food!
                  Thanks for a easygoing puzzle. WSJ is still kicking my butt.
                  • HeadinHome 🤓1:20 · 2024-06-02T01:19:04.303Z
                    A place I’d love to visit! Have fun!
                    • whimsy 🤓8:06 · 2024-06-02T02:10:58.214Z
                      Cool! The puzzle and your destination! (Seattle daughter visits with friends there.) Thanks, Phil!
                      • kieranjboyd 🤓2:27 · 2024-06-02T10:39:37.005Z
                        Have a fun trip!
                        • woozy 🤓5:22 · 2024-06-02T01:59:24.323Z
                          Vancouver's great! But buy all your expensive stuff in Portland where there is no sales tax. And declare all income in Vancouver as there's no income tax. (These was great for buying cars until the politicians..... ) Wait, what? Eh? Oh. That Vancouver!
                          Never mind!
                          (Okay, that was humor from my grad school days when .... well, I don't really remember why but for some reason some-one said "I'm taking a trip to Vancouver" [for a conference, or just for spring break] for some reason everyone would ask "Vancouver, Washington?" No one really understood why everyone assumed Vancouver, Wa. but weirdly the question was always sincere. ... okay... that's the type of humor that falls into "you had to be there"
                          (Anyway Vancouver B.C. is an awesome place! And Gastown is a really cool district with lots of great restaurants.)
                          • Qmark 4s · 2024-06-02T15:21:25.028Z
                            Turned the corner...no nudges needed. Enjoy a gorgeous part of Canada, Phil!
                            1A
                            Rewards for a good dog
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                            Across
                            1. 1A
                              Rewards for a good dog
                            2. 7A
                              "Hold your horses!"
                            3. 11A
                              Graffiti artist, perhaps
                            4. 12A
                              "___ in there!" ("Don't give up!")
                            5. 13A
                              12-Across on a clothesline
                            6. 14A
                              Predator of the Pacific Northwest
                            7. 15A
                              Devices like PalmPilots rendered obsolete by smartphones, for short
                            8. 16A
                              Villain who asks "Why so serious?"
                            9. 17A
                              Square ___ in a round hole
                            10. 18A
                              Sudden takeover
                            11. 20A
                              Making good as new
                            12. 24A
                              In a lazy way
                            13. 25A
                              Before, poetically
                            14. 27A
                              Full of 32-Across
                            15. 30A
                              State firmly
                            16. 31A
                              Grand-scale, as a film
                            17. 32A
                              ___ balloon
                            18. 34A
                              Cloud ___ (blissful place where it feels like you're walking on air)
                            19. 35A
                              Persistent feeling of resentment
                            20. 36A
                              Turns sharply
                            21. 37A
                              Dressed for a frat party, perhaps
                            Down
                            1. 1D
                              Philo, Sling, or Hulu
                            2. 2D
                              Person at the fridge hunting for a midnight snack, say
                            3. 3D
                              Tick off
                            4. 4D
                              Throws in
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                              Pavement material
                            6. 6D
                              Clever like a fox
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                              Goldberg who says "You in danger girl" in "Ghost"
                            8. 8D
                              "___! The Herald Angels Sing"
                            9. 9D
                              "___ upon a midnight dreary..." (opening line of Poe's "The Raven")
                            10. 10D
                              When repeated, ingredient used in Asian desserts like almond tofu and coconut pudding
                            11. 16D
                              Kind of duty some people try to get out of with wacky excuses like "the dog ate my summons" or "I'm a psychic and I know something bad is going to happen"
                            12. 18D
                              Suffragist Elizabeth ___ Stanton who said "Truth is the only safe ground to stand on"
                            13. 19D
                              Grease monkey's "grease"
                            14. 21D
                              Fishy sign
                            15. 22D
                              Over a third of its state revenue comes from gambling
                            16. 23D
                              Color that is a portmanteau of "gray" and "beige"
                            17. 26D
                              Messed up
                            18. 27D
                              Demographic whose slang terms include "delulu," "drip," and "rizz"
                            19. 28D
                              Capital of Samoa
                            20. 29D
                              Perform a rendition of "Life is a Highway"
                            21. 30D
                              Give ___ (yank)
                            22. 32D
                              5'-9", for example: Abbr.
                            23. 33D
                              Stella D'___ (cookie brand that means "star of gold" in Italian)
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