Let's Go Orienteering (Meta)
◆◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2024-06-11T06:00:42.906Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is the direction you are currently facing
I've had this one on simmer in the back of my mind for a while now. And then, late one restless night, the missing piece of the puzzle came to me. So don your outdoor gear, grab a map, and make your way to the starting line! Once you complete the grid you will find yourself lost in the wilderness. The answer you seek is the direction you are currently facing. Good luck! Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=169899#p169899
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Uni eatery, perhaps
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- 1AUni eatery, perhaps
- 4ANetflix miniseries based on Deborah Feldman's 2012 memoir
- 9ATweety's "taw"
- 12ASinger-songwriter McKenna with three "Best Country Song" Grammys
- 13AChristmas songs
- 14AVaper's item
- 16ASpanish miss (abbr.)
- 17AFunereal piece
- 18AEffortlessness
- 19AOverturned
- 21A"My hands ___" ("No can do")
- 23AAuto
- 24A"___ bin ein Berliner"
- 25ABook supplements
- 29AEyes closely
- 33AOrder for steak that might bleed onto your plate when you cut into it (mmmm...)
- 34AAustralian women's national basketball team (with "The")
- 36AZion locale?
- 37A"Stardust" character played by Kate Magowan
- 38ASign this and your lips are sealed (abbr.)
- 39A"It's ___-win situation!"
- 40ASounds like a crow
- 42ATry a new hue
- 44ANo way am I wading through all the terms and conditions of this 38 across! (abbr.)
- 45AShield volcano on Hawai'i's Big Island
- 47AThe A of LAPD
- 49AAustralia-only-release AC/DC album (and track on "High Voltage")
- 50AMatthew McConaughey title role
- 51ATelling-off
- 55ACleaner (US English)
- 59A"La ___ Bonita" (Madonna song)
- 60AYens
- 62A"My bad!"
- 63ACartoon character inspired by Esther Jones (with "Betty")
- 64AThe Belt's most important port location (for all "The Expanse" fans out there!)
- 65AAussie pickups
- 66ACity roads (abbr.)
- 67AChicken Joe line in "Surf's Up": "Cody. I know ___. I can feel it in my nuggets!"
- 68AHarry, to Charles; or Archie, to Harry
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- 1DCompany with an "inc." in their name
- 2DCommedia dell'___
- 3DBride-to-be
- 4DCook one's steak 33 across
- 5D(From Wikipedia) Small (commonly <2 mm in diameter), spheroidal, 'coated' (layered) sedimentary grain
- 6DGerman determiner
- 7DEldest Prozorov sister
- 8DBMW SUVs
- 9DSheer, informally
- 10DAmazonian superfood
- 11D"Word to the ___: never sign something without reading it first"
- 12DBaton Rouge sch.
- 15DHS equivalency test (for Australian solvers: House of Representatives member, ___ Kearney)
- 20D"Beast" of an actor, ___ Stevens
- 22DField of pedagogy focused on learning through play (abbr.)
- 25DAmazed, astonished
- 26DOkoye portrayer, ___ Gurira
- 27DSpeak slowly
- 28DSleep disturber
- 29DCosta del Sol attraction
- 30DDrag one's feet
- 31DVowels required to spell 28 down and 47 across (for US solvers: cable network founded in 1984)
- 32DRichest family in America for more than a century
- 35DSum up some numbers
- 41DProvincial governors in the ancient Persian empire (cf. 20 down 3:2)
- 42DAlter, as a photograph
- 43DAs a group
- 44DBoring, like a long 38 across
- 46D"I only have one card left!"
- 48DFlexed bicep, perhaps?
- 51DBarbecue offering (and I'm hungry again!)
- 52DThose, in Spanish
- 53DConspire
- 54DLiberate
- 55DRidicule
- 56DDorothy's dog
- 57DUnwrap, as a present
- 58DBlog feed letters
- 61DTest for college srs.
I Don’t think I’ve ever submitted so many clever answers that failed. This was a good exercise in brain wracking. Thanks Ben!