Government Malfeasance (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2024-03-05T05:00:25.413Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a noun
I have a supersized puzzle for you this week, with this my first ever "weekend"-sized meta puzzle. There are a lot of words in this grid but that just means there are more opportunities for some fun cluing! It may also prove to be the only crossword puzzle in the history of crossword puzzles with "malfeasance" in the title. The answer to the meta is a noun. Answer & explanation: https://xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=159769#p159769
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- 1AEach
- 5A___ Shapiro of NPR
- 8AHard work
- 12ACommercial, in Australia
- 18AOne-named artist who sang, "Do you believe in life after love?"
- 19AState of matter
- 20A9th letter of the Greek alphabet
- 21AExpert's advice
- 22AAssistant
- 23APlace where you use a PIN
- 24AThose living in a particular country (like Botswana, say)
- 26AConflict involving Nazis, for short
- 28AManufactured in Detroit, for example
- 29AWearing clothes
- 30AB flat and F sharp, for example
- 33ASparkly headgear
- 35AEndorse a romantic relationship
- 36ADesert refuge
- 39ABecame waterless
- 43ADress rehearsal
- 46ASound of shock
- 49AWithout face value, as stocks
- 50ACasual top
- 51ASightseeing trip
- 52AWest of Paris
- 54AAttorneys' degs.
- 55AActress, Issa ___
- 56ABoyfriend
- 58AStewed and liquified cow stomach, widely considered to be a hangover remedy (although having to eat this might act as a getting drunk remedy!)
- 60AQB's gains
- 61AFashionable
- 63AGolfer Norman and actor Kinnear
- 64ATried and true method of tracking down malfeasance in government (and a hint for finding the answer to the meta)
- 70A"My Big Fat Greek Wedding" protagonist, ___ Portokalos
- 71AEpic space opera/fantasy comic book series written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Fiona Staples
- 72ADept. head
- 75ASomeone with an abnormally sensitive nervous system
- 78A"It's either you ___"
- 81AMaterial that's mined
- 82A77th and 85th attorney general of the US, William ___
- 83AManic ___ dream girl
- 84AShowed up
- 86ABy way of
- 87A"Sk8er Boi" singer, ___ Lavigne
- 89AVisionary
- 90ASmall bush
- 92ACharacteristic of a hyena
- 94AJapanese alternative healing practice
- 96A"A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people" (Johnson)
- 97A"You could ___ pin drop!"
- 100ARighteous Babe Records founder, Ani ___
- 103AMadonna song, "La ___ Bonita"
- 106AReasonably close
- 109ASinger whose song "Book of Days" was featured in the Ron Howard film "Far And Away"
- 110AExcessively thin (like you got lost in the highlands of PNG and had to survive by eating whatever you could find but you weren't very successful)
- 112AAnimal associated with Bruce Wayne
- 113A"You ___ what you sow"
- 117ASuspect in the first season of "Only Murders In The Building", ___ Guy
- 118AOpera about an Ethiopian princess
- 119A"Paper Girls" actress, ___ Wong
- 120ACanvas shelter
- 121AMajor artistic works
- 122APolite rural assent, to a schoolmarm perhaps
- 123AUnits of mass
- 124ABreakfast fare
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- 1DUS federal health law
- 2D21st letter of the Greek alphabet
- 3DBritish ref. work
- 4DPeriod before 26 across, for short
- 5DOnce more
- 6DLike pi, for example
- 7DIdeology
- 8D"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor, ___ Burgess
- 9D___ and aahs
- 10DResult of a successful 35 across, perhaps
- 11DWash gently against
- 12DMaterialize
- 13DGru's twin brother (cf. "Despicable Me 3")
- 14DThe study of Krakatoa, Mauna Loa, Eyjafjallajokull, etc.
- 15DList-ending abbr.
- 16DCosta ___
- 17DCommitted a Halloween prank, informally
- 25DAmo : I love :: ___ : I hate
- 27D"Dukes of Hazzard" star, Tom ___
- 30DWhat bad things may come in, supposedly
- 31DAfrican crested bird (var.)
- 32DCaesar suffix
- 34DSprinted
- 35DPlace
- 37D"___ nose!" (what a grownup says while playing a game that must be absolutely terrifying to the poor toddler)
- 38DThe "lizard" part of the word Sir Richard Owen came up with in 1841 to describe the fossils of extinct reptiles
- 40DGrade below C
- 41DInclined plane
- 42D12-mo. periods
- 44DOverhead tennis shot
- 45DFeel bad about
- 47D"Meinst du, ich ___ ein Kind, oder wahnsinnig?" (Goethe)
- 48DVersion of Sony's handheld game console released in 2009
- 50DScore by grounding the ball in rugby
- 53DFork-tailed seabird
- 57DUniversity Hospital of Wales (abbr.)
- 59DVisualize
- 62D"My parcel has arrived!"
- 64DNeckties tied in a loose knot with two hanging ends that was popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
- 65DLord's Prayer start
- 66DForklift that doesn't get very high off the ground (abbr.)
- 67D___ lazuli (blue mineral)
- 68D"Guardians of the Galaxy 2" antagonist
- 69D"February's no good, but I can do ___ that still works for you"
- 70DFrench potato: pomme de ___
- 72DRelocate in
- 73DSouthern breakfast dish that I have not yet had the opportunity to sample
- 74D"The Crying Game" actor, Stephen ___
- 75DVillage People song, "In the ___"
- 76DDwarf's weapon of choice
- 77DWedding cake layer
- 79DDamage
- 80DAussie bird that I see in crosswords far more than in real life
- 82D"___ humbug!"
- 85DWood from a Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder duet
- 88DTell an untruth
- 90DCompete in a slalom
- 91DA ___ (by the menu)
- 93DFamous French film festival
- 95D"___ of Jeannie"
- 98DCurtain holder
- 99DCornered
- 101DRoyal's domain
- 102DThose against
- 103DComparative phrase
- 104DLeave out
- 105DIn ___ of (instead of)
- 107DPate de ___ gras
- 108D"No ifs, ___ or buts!"
- 111DAssent at sea
- 112DTote, for example
- 114DBrain scan, for short
- 115D"Life of Pi" director, ___ Lee
- 116DTDs are worth six