Strange Attractors (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2022-01-04T05:00:55.722Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a noun
In mathematics, a strange attractor is the shape that can emerge out of a chaotic system over time. It means two points that are quite close together can become widely divergent given enough time. (This is also known as the butterfly effect, but that's enough maths for one day!) Will order emerge out of the chaos of this puzzle in the form of the meta answer (which in this case is a noun)? Only time will tell.
Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=78557#p78557
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"___ say" (parental direction that one hopes is not hypocritical)
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- 1A"___ say" (parental direction that one hopes is not hypocritical)
- 6ASatellite route
- 11ABusiness abbr. in Australia
- 14ACosmetics company, Elizabeth ___
- 15ABest Joker ever (so sue me!), ___ Ledger
- 16AAdam's partner in crime
- 17APerformed again
- 18ALike Thor and Roald Amundsen
- 19A"___ rule, I don't talk to strangers, but I'll make an exception in your case."
- 20APond that Michael falls into on The Office
- 21A"If you ask me" in an SMS (and I'm not feeling humble)
- 23AMaster Shifu's goal, ___ peace
- 25ACity in the French Riviera
- 27ARacecar driver referenced in Amy Grant's "Good For Me", Mario ___
- 30AType of advice you really hope for
- 32ADonor
- 34A"Jack, I want you to draw me like one of your French girls." speaker in Titanic
- 35AUnrefined, like sugar or oil
- 37AIn the direction of
- 39AOld-fashioned term for hip (which is already old-fashioned, but whatever)
- 40AMetals in which the atomic dipoles are mostly aligned in one direction (and another hint)
- 42AAmmo for an air gun, perhaps
- 45AHealthy (as described by a pessimist)
- 46A"Don't be ___!"
- 48ACat sound (var.)
- 51ARussian spacecraft intended to replace the Soyuz
- 53A8 down snacks
- 54ABilingual unveiling cry
- 56AEye receptor responsible for sensing colour
- 58ANaturally colourless gemstone that takes on different colours because of trace element impurities
- 59AWord that appears at the end of French films
- 60APester repetitively
- 63ADefinite article, but hip-hop
- 64ASystem of rating restaurants that I'd never heard of but which Google brought to Australia in 2012 apparently
- 68AEnglish architect of the early modern period, ___ Jones
- 70AShort form of eigentlich
- 71ALike most mobile game purchases
- 72ALike a well-____ machine
- 73ALead singer of The 77s, Michael ___
- 74AWhat the Cockney trimmed, with "'is"
- 75ARequirements
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- 1DWith 48 down, 85% of the universe that cannot be seen but that prevents galaxies from flying apart so it must be there (and a hint to the meta)
- 2DBiscuit (remember, I'm Australian!) that always appears in crosswords
- 3DMaths class task, perhaps
- 4DMartial arts teacher (with "sen-")
- 5DGrammatical mood used to express facts, statements, opinions, or questions (abbr.)
- 6DCry of dismay
- 7D"Can't Fight This Feeling" band, ___ Speedwagon
- 8DPlace to get a beer or a cocktail, perhaps
- 9DSignificant word for Michael Palin, as used in the opening sequences of Monty Python's Flying Circus
- 10DHis and her
- 11DMakeshift shelter
- 12DEssential entertainment devices for the family room
- 13DGrannyish term of endearment
- 22D"I'm a damsel, I'm in distress, I can handle this. Have a nice day!" speaker in Disney's Hercules
- 24DSocially awkward but usually tech-savvy person
- 26DRoadside bomb (abbr.)
- 27DTown near Green Gables
- 28DDirector of Four Weddings And A Funeral, Mike ___
- 29D"Darn!"
- 30DLoc. where you find teachers
- 31D"___ you OK?"
- 33DTrendsetting socialite
- 36DMoody music genre
- 38DBlog feed letters
- 41D"And you?" asked the Frenchman
- 42DRiver that flows to Khartoum
- 43DSandwich involving a specific type of meat and two specific salad vegetables (abbr.)
- 44DS in DOS
- 45DExplode, as a star (with "go")
- 47DMotel, with "motor"
- 48DSee 1 down
- 49DWhere you would find the band Over The Rhine
- 50DPart of a magazine I always skip over
- 52DBio. or chem.
- 55DOstrich puppet that starred on the iconic Australian TV variety show Hey Hey It's Saturday
- 57DSource of satirical news (with "The")
- 59DServers used to upload website content (abbr.)
- 61DAdjective that describes good wine and cheese
- 62DNeil Gaiman novel, American ___
- 65D&
- 66DType of reflex
- 67DMimic
- 69D"Never!" said the German