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In A Mirror, Darkly (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2023-04-25T06:00:01.617Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a word associated with writing and photography
In the Roman world mirrors would have been made from bronze, tin or silver, highly polished to reflect light. However, they would not have given the perfect reflections of mirrors of today. Hence, Paul's words in 1 Cor. 13:12: "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known." (KJV) And now on with the meta, the answer to which is a word associated with writing and photography. Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=127998#p127998
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Comments
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- markhr 24:43 · 2023-04-25T07:46:37.024ZNice one. Change of pace after a tough MGWCC.
- Schmeel 🤓12:24 · 2023-04-25T09:21:17.041ZGood puzzle! Still looking at the MGWCC...
- Meg 2s · 2023-04-25T12:19:15.993ZI love palindromes!
- Bird Lives 4s · 2023-04-25T13:03:31.012ZNice. I kept looking for Magritte, The False Mirror. Didn't find it.
- DebbieC 🤓13:47 · 2023-04-25T14:01:07.174ZLovely puzzle. Fun themers. Could someone explain the C in GIFTACATFIN not being used in solution?
- Hector 2s · 2023-04-25T15:11:33.501ZThe center letters in the 11-letter entries (C and A) are not used, presumably because they don't violate mirror symmetry. So maybe the ONCE at 67A has to be stretched a little to make sense.
- What I don't entirely understand is the exact meaning of the last clue. We are looking for letters that don't match their reflections and so ... "once"? A single time? I'm just not parsing that correctly.
- hoover 2s · 2023-04-25T17:36:25.131ZThe first clue ends with an ellipsis and the last clue begins with one. The first entry is ECHO and the last entry is ONCE. ECHOONCE also follows the near-palindrome pattern.
- GIFTACATFIN has an odd number of letters so the center C is perfectly balanced. The (middle) A in STAREATRATS is the same. Odd letter phrases are often the lifeline of palindromists.
- MatthewL 9:09 · 2023-04-25T14:14:36.233ZVery clever. Grid a bit tougher than usual, but the payoff is nice. Thanks for the puzzle, Ben!
- I K Snamhcok 2s · 2023-04-25T15:40:52.148ZThanks, Ben, for being not too tough on us after this weekend’s MGWCC and yesterday’s MMM.
- Sharkicicles 2s · 2023-04-25T17:16:18.621ZSeriously! Well needed. Thanks Ben.
- Carolyn 3s · 2023-04-25T15:57:01.075ZEnjoyed that! Thanks
- Kept thinking "Isn't NEGATIVE spelled with an A and not a second E? And is there any reason for the order? " before I realized there were two T's.Very cute.
- whimsy 🤓11:42 · 2023-04-25T17:47:29.079ZFun clue for STIRSHad me some fun! Thanks, Ben!
- Dow Jones 3s · 2023-04-25T18:45:07.417ZWhat happened to the center "a" in stareatrats ?? Am I missing something ??
- As woozy commented, GIFTACATFIN has an odd number of letters so the center C is perfectly balanced. The (middle) A in STAREATRATS is the same.
- imontoo 3s · 2023-04-25T19:44:35.712ZThanks, Ben!
- SewYoung 10s · 2023-04-26T01:43:06.234ZEnjoyed this one. Thanks, Ben.
- ReB 3s · 2023-04-26T01:51:03.614Z67A saved me a lot of meta grief - which there has been more than enough of earlier this week. Nice to have a breather.
- Bbaack 19:50 · 2023-04-26T02:02:42.331ZFun one, and not too difficult. Thanks!
- Ergcat 🤓15:40 · 2023-04-26T12:22:24.334ZNice one! Fun themers ! Thanks, Ben!
- I got there in the end, but it took a little rewriting and interpolating. I got into an ECHO ONCE (since they are almost reverses of each other) hole. However, I'll take the solve since this weeks has not been a real productive one for me. Thanks Ben!
- Cindy Heisler 3s · 2023-04-27T10:05:20.193ZThis took me longer than it should have because I got hung up on the C and A. Reading the comments below, I now understand the reasoning. Thanks, Ben.
- JHSeeman 2s · 2023-04-27T18:21:53.718ZNice puzzle and meta. would have had it sooner except I was beating my head against the wall for the gaffney.
- moron 7s · 2023-05-04T03:52:32.302ZThese are fantastic
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- 1AWhat comes back...
- 5AVoice of Carl in "Up", Ed ___
- 10ABesties, for short
- 14AHeist result
- 15AMother-of-pearl
- 16A"Night" author, ___ Wiesel
- 17ATolkien trilogy, for short
- 18ATehran resident driving a Winnebago?
- 20ABreakfast beverage
- 22A"Don't ___ but I did something you won't like..."
- 23A___ for the course
- 24APut out of action
- 26AYoga position
- 30AParched
- 31AFish in unakyu
- 32ATreat a feline to fish appendage?
- 35ASolemn vow
- 36APar ___ (airmail label)
- 37ARapper, Megan ___ Stallion
- 41APay close attention to large rodents?
- 43ADarth Vader, as he's called in Episode I
- 46ASucceed at an exam
- 47AWindow parts
- 48ALater edition
- 50AExpire
- 52ABlood of the gods
- 53AAbridge
- 58APut small battery issues away?
- 61ACuts off branches
- 62AInternet personality, ___ Mongeau, known for her "storytime" YouTube videos
- 63A"Have a ___!" ("Be merciful!")
- 64AChampagne name
- 65AHebrew name meaning "pine" or "ash"
- 66AHolden car made for the Australian market, derived from the Nissan Pulsar
- 67A... A single time (thus illustrating what to look for in order to solve the meta)
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- 1DEnchanted girl, played by Anne Hathaway
- 2DImitates a dove
- 3DHave the ___ for (be attracted to)
- 4DSpain's other
- 5D"West Side Story" role
- 6DMore rational
- 7DFinal Four org.
- 8DMake a mistake
- 9DTom Hollander sitcom about a Church of England priest
- 10DPlace in Acts 17 where the people "examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true"
- 11DOn fire, in restaurant lingo
- 12DLast act
- 13DAmerican long distance runner, Molly ___, whose name aptly fits here at the side of the grid
- 19D"A Doll's House" playwright
- 21DMovie-rating org.
- 24D"A Journal of the Plague Year" author, Daniel ___
- 25DYoungest of Chekhov's "Three Sisters"
- 26DEarlier
- 27D"Chandelier" singer
- 28DSternward
- 29DUnspecified degree
- 30DRuins Bond's martini
- 33DPlace to settle, in a popular board game
- 34DPirate's "Stop!"
- 37DPrefix for -jectory
- 38DSolo of "Star Wars"
- 39DParisian summer
- 40DLetter that represents a chicane
- 41DLatifah Alattas' band, "Moda ___" ("Divorce" is one powerful album!)
- 42D"Decorated" as a prank
- 43DNickname for an enemy of the French Revolution
- 44DDrink of the gods
- 45DTime's 2007 Invention of the Year
- 49DMr. Bean portrayer, ___ Atkinson
- 50DAuthor of "Cloud Cuckoo Land", Anthony ___
- 51DPhoto-sharing app, briefly
- 53D"Grab your ___ and get your hat / Leave your worries on the doorstep"
- 54DRed muppet who gets tickled a lot
- 55D"High" time for a shoot-out
- 56DOn ___ (without a contract)
- 57DHaim's bassist
- 59D"So that's how the meta works!"
- 60DDirector, ___ Anderson, whose films are known for their use of symmetry
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