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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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  • markhr 24:43 · 2023-04-25T07:46:37.024Z
    Nice one. Change of pace after a tough MGWCC.
    • Schmeel 🤓12:24 · 2023-04-25T09:21:17.041Z
      Good puzzle! Still looking at the MGWCC...
      • Capn Rick 🤓10:39 · 2023-04-25T12:16:26.272Z
        Nice one, Ben. Thanks!
        • Meg 2s · 2023-04-25T12:19:15.993Z
          I love palindromes!
          • Bird Lives 4s · 2023-04-25T13:03:31.012Z
            Nice. I kept looking for Magritte, The False Mirror. Didn't find it.
            • DebbieC 🤓13:47 · 2023-04-25T14:01:07.174Z
              Lovely puzzle. Fun themers. Could someone explain the C in GIFTACATFIN not being used in solution?
              • Hector 2s · 2023-04-25T15:11:33.501Z
                The 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.
                • woozy 14:21 · 2023-04-25T15:59:45.985Z
                  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 · 2023-04-25T17:36:25.131Z
                    The 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.
                  • woozy 14:21 · 2023-04-25T15:57:19.025Z
                    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 · 2023-04-25T14:14:36.233Z
                    Very clever. Grid a bit tougher than usual, but the payoff is nice. Thanks for the puzzle, Ben!
                    • I K Snamhcok 2s · 2023-04-25T15:40:52.148Z
                      Thanks, Ben, for being not too tough on us after this weekend’s MGWCC and yesterday’s MMM.
                      • Sharkicicles 2s · 2023-04-25T17:16:18.621Z
                        Seriously! Well needed. Thanks Ben.
                      • Carolyn 3s · 2023-04-25T15:57:01.075Z
                        Enjoyed that! Thanks
                        • woozy 14:21 · 2023-04-25T15:55:31.522Z
                          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 · 2023-04-25T17:47:29.079Z
                            Fun clue for STIRS
                            Had me some fun! Thanks, Ben!
                            • Dow Jones 3s · 2023-04-25T18:45:07.417Z
                              What happened to the center "a" in stareatrats ?? Am I missing something ??
                              • benchen71 constructor · 2023-04-25T21:33:54.159Z
                                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 · 2023-04-25T19:44:35.712Z
                                Thanks, Ben!
                                • SewYoung 10s · 2023-04-26T01:43:06.234Z
                                  Enjoyed this one. Thanks, Ben.
                                  • ReB 3s · 2023-04-26T01:51:03.614Z
                                    67A 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 · 2023-04-26T02:02:42.331Z
                                      Fun one, and not too difficult. Thanks!
                                      • Ergcat 🤓15:40 · 2023-04-26T12:22:24.334Z
                                        Nice one! Fun themers ! Thanks, Ben!
                                        • KayW 🤓7:39 · 2023-04-27T02:30:16.035Z
                                          Nice one, Ben. Thanks!
                                          • KayW 🤓7:39 · 2023-04-27T02:34:18.290Z
                                            Nice one, Ben. A novel metanism (well, I don't remember seeing it before anyway) and still very "gettable". Thanks!
                                            • DrTom 4s · 2023-04-27T04:34:50.139Z
                                              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 · 2023-04-27T10:05:20.193Z
                                                This 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 · 2023-04-27T18:21:53.718Z
                                                  Nice puzzle and meta. would have had it sooner except I was beating my head against the wall for the gaffney.
                                                  • moron 7s · 2023-05-04T03:52:32.302Z
                                                    These are fantastic
                                                    • benchen71 constructor · 2023-05-04T05:01:56.693Z
                                                      Thanks!
                                                    1A
                                                    What comes back...
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                                                    Across
                                                    1. 1A
                                                      What comes back...
                                                    2. 5A
                                                      Voice of Carl in "Up", Ed ___
                                                    3. 10A
                                                      Besties, for short
                                                    4. 14A
                                                      Heist result
                                                    5. 15A
                                                      Mother-of-pearl
                                                    6. 16A
                                                      "Night" author, ___ Wiesel
                                                    7. 17A
                                                      Tolkien trilogy, for short
                                                    8. 18A
                                                      Tehran resident driving a Winnebago?
                                                    9. 20A
                                                      Breakfast beverage
                                                    10. 22A
                                                      "Don't ___ but I did something you won't like..."
                                                    11. 23A
                                                      ___ for the course
                                                    12. 24A
                                                      Put out of action
                                                    13. 26A
                                                      Yoga position
                                                    14. 30A
                                                      Parched
                                                    15. 31A
                                                      Fish in unakyu
                                                    16. 32A
                                                      Treat a feline to fish appendage?
                                                    17. 35A
                                                      Solemn vow
                                                    18. 36A
                                                      Par ___ (airmail label)
                                                    19. 37A
                                                      Rapper, Megan ___ Stallion
                                                    20. 41A
                                                      Pay close attention to large rodents?
                                                    21. 43A
                                                      Darth Vader, as he's called in Episode I
                                                    22. 46A
                                                      Succeed at an exam
                                                    23. 47A
                                                      Window parts
                                                    24. 48A
                                                      Later edition
                                                    25. 50A
                                                      Expire
                                                    26. 52A
                                                      Blood of the gods
                                                    27. 53A
                                                      Abridge
                                                    28. 58A
                                                      Put small battery issues away?
                                                    29. 61A
                                                      Cuts off branches
                                                    30. 62A
                                                      Internet personality, ___ Mongeau, known for her "storytime" YouTube videos
                                                    31. 63A
                                                      "Have a ___!" ("Be merciful!")
                                                    32. 64A
                                                      Champagne name
                                                    33. 65A
                                                      Hebrew name meaning "pine" or "ash"
                                                    34. 66A
                                                      Holden car made for the Australian market, derived from the Nissan Pulsar
                                                    35. 67A
                                                      ... A single time (thus illustrating what to look for in order to solve the meta)
                                                    Down
                                                    1. 1D
                                                      Enchanted girl, played by Anne Hathaway
                                                    2. 2D
                                                      Imitates a dove
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                                                      Have the ___ for (be attracted to)
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                                                      Spain's other
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                                                      "West Side Story" role
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                                                      More rational
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                                                      Final Four org.
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                                                      Make a mistake
                                                    9. 9D
                                                      Tom Hollander sitcom about a Church of England priest
                                                    10. 10D
                                                      Place in Acts 17 where the people "examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true"
                                                    11. 11D
                                                      On fire, in restaurant lingo
                                                    12. 12D
                                                      Last act
                                                    13. 13D
                                                      American long distance runner, Molly ___, whose name aptly fits here at the side of the grid
                                                    14. 19D
                                                      "A Doll's House" playwright
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                                                      Movie-rating org.
                                                    16. 24D
                                                      "A Journal of the Plague Year" author, Daniel ___
                                                    17. 25D
                                                      Youngest of Chekhov's "Three Sisters"
                                                    18. 26D
                                                      Earlier
                                                    19. 27D
                                                      "Chandelier" singer
                                                    20. 28D
                                                      Sternward
                                                    21. 29D
                                                      Unspecified degree
                                                    22. 30D
                                                      Ruins Bond's martini
                                                    23. 33D
                                                      Place to settle, in a popular board game
                                                    24. 34D
                                                      Pirate's "Stop!"
                                                    25. 37D
                                                      Prefix for -jectory
                                                    26. 38D
                                                      Solo of "Star Wars"
                                                    27. 39D
                                                      Parisian summer
                                                    28. 40D
                                                      Letter that represents a chicane
                                                    29. 41D
                                                      Latifah Alattas' band, "Moda ___" ("Divorce" is one powerful album!)
                                                    30. 42D
                                                      "Decorated" as a prank
                                                    31. 43D
                                                      Nickname for an enemy of the French Revolution
                                                    32. 44D
                                                      Drink of the gods
                                                    33. 45D
                                                      Time's 2007 Invention of the Year
                                                    34. 49D
                                                      Mr. Bean portrayer, ___ Atkinson
                                                    35. 50D
                                                      Author of "Cloud Cuckoo Land", Anthony ___
                                                    36. 51D
                                                      Photo-sharing app, briefly
                                                    37. 53D
                                                      "Grab your ___ and get your hat / Leave your worries on the doorstep"
                                                    38. 54D
                                                      Red muppet who gets tickled a lot
                                                    39. 55D
                                                      "High" time for a shoot-out
                                                    40. 56D
                                                      On ___ (without a contract)
                                                    41. 57D
                                                      Haim's bassist
                                                    42. 59D
                                                      "So that's how the meta works!"
                                                    43. 60D
                                                      Director, ___ Anderson, whose films are known for their use of symmetry
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