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Happy Haunting!
◆ · By Capn Rick · Published 2022-10-31T04:02:18.319Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a familiar six-letter Halloween figure.
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- Hector solved at 4:41 on 10/31/2022
- Qmark solved at 5:05 on 10/31/2022
- markhr solved at 6:43 on 10/31/2022
- Alex Sisti solved at 12:54 on 10/31/2022
- Darrell solved at 13:05 on 10/31/2022
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- DebbieC solved at 18:18 on 10/31/2022
- Eric Porter solved at 18:39 on 10/31/2022
- Mwoychick solved at 18:48 on 10/31/2022
- Meg solved at 18:48 on 10/31/2022
- Cindy Weatherman solved at 18:49 on 10/31/2022
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- Gutman solved at 21:18 on 10/31/2022
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- Bird Lives solved at 22:24 on 10/31/2022
- Carolyn solved at 22:26 on 10/31/2022
- edestlin solved at 23:11 on 10/31/2022
- Darth solved at 23:23 on 10/31/2022
- I K Snamhcok solved at 0:39 on 11/1/2022
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- woozy solved at 1:50 on 11/1/2022
- BarbaraK solved at 1:53 on 11/1/2022
- AaronT solved at 2:23 on 11/1/2022
- Tyrpmom solved at 2:51 on 11/1/2022
- lbray53 solved at 17:24 on 11/1/2022
- michaelm solved at 21:15 on 11/1/2022
- Tablesaw Tablesawsen solved at 0:04 on 11/2/2022
- Teamdoubletow solved at 0:30 on 11/2/2022
- JHSeeman solved at 13:00 on 11/2/2022
- minimuggle solved at 13:01 on 11/2/2022
- wendy walker solved at 13:34 on 11/2/2022
- Jim Dean solved at 13:37 on 11/2/2022
- DavyGravy solved at 14:01 on 11/2/2022
- Johnny Luau solved at 14:05 on 11/2/2022
- Cindy Heisler solved at 15:58 on 11/2/2022
- Dow Jones solved at 18:07 on 11/2/2022
- Laura M solved at 19:22 on 11/2/2022
- CPJohnson solved at 19:24 on 11/2/2022
- ajk solved at 20:15 on 11/2/2022
- Sharkicicles solved at 20:16 on 11/2/2022
- Alvibu67 solved at 21:11 on 11/2/2022
- ReB solved at 21:14 on 11/2/2022
- SeamusOL solved at 0:51 on 11/3/2022
- david solved at 2:00 on 11/3/2022
- jbird solved at 3:53 on 11/3/2022
- THC solved at 14:43 on 11/3/2022
- Philip Chow solved at 15:00 on 11/3/2022
- Br1 solved at 20:17 on 11/3/2022
- Richard solved at 23:34 on 11/3/2022
- Tdog solved at 2:15 on 11/4/2022
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- Mabel Pines solved at 21:00 on 11/4/2022
- Dawn Landry solved at 14:37 on 11/5/2022
- Thane Somers solved at 5:32 on 11/6/2022
- Shalaka solved at 7:10 on 11/6/2022
- frostyjhammer solved at 21:11 on 11/6/2022
- Magistra solved at 2:57 on 11/7/2022
- Lucas solved at 2:54 on 1/12/2023
- Jasonbr solved at 16:14 on 3/4/2023
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- Qmark 3s · 2022-10-31T05:06:33.088ZI really enjoyed your wordplay in the themer clues...thanks Rick!
- I didn't really notice any wordplay... what am I missing?
- Bird Lives 7s · 2022-10-31T22:29:34.513ZDouble meanings mostly. For example, as those of us old enough to remember Vaughn Monroe know,, the "ghost rider" is a mythical figure in Western lore, i.e., a cowboy legend. Troy Aikman is a Cowboy legend too but a different kind.
- Uh, ok. Still don't know what is going on with this meta...
- Oh... it's that certain entries are being visited by a ghost GHOST SHIP1ASend a package[----], GHOST STORY19ABuilding level[-----], GHOST BUSTER26AActor Keaton[------], GHOST WRITER50AStephen King, e.g.[------], and GHOST TOWN71ABurg[----] and with a little bit of guessing GHOST RIDER61AEquestrian[-----]. These are alternative answers to other clues. CAVE5ADark uninhabited place[----] = Dark Uninhabitted Place = GHOST TOWN71ABurg[----] and ELWOOD60AMovie role for Dan Aykroyd[------] =Dan Ackroyd role = GHOST BUSTER26AActor Keaton[------], etc.
- Hector 🤓5:49 · 2022-10-31T04:44:44.138ZBoo!-- but in a good way --
- "Boo" is a scary word indeed, Hector - especially after last week's WSJ meta!
- Test solved a while ago, which meant it was like doing it anew. Loved it!
- Spooky fun! I had to back-solve a few once I saw where this was heading. Thanks, Rick!
- Had me spooked there for a minute, but I got a plasma infusion, started a new sheet and the answer appeared out of nowhere. However, I ex-spectre there will be a lot of rabbit hole followers! Liked the puzzle Cap as always.
- Eric Porter 12s · 2022-10-31T18:43:36.439ZI made a small mistake thinking that ghostrider was a superhero nickname, not a Cowboy legend, but was able to figure out my mistake from the other 5. Thanks!
- Nice job, Eric! Yeah, I went with the old traditional Ghost Rider on this one.
- JM 🤓8:40 · 2022-10-31T19:44:07.132ZBootiful!
- Bbaack 16:52 · 2022-10-31T20:11:58.832ZFun one, and appreciated the Dan Aykroyd nudge!
- Carolyn 3:01 · 2022-10-31T22:27:52.317ZThat took me awhile. Loved the AHA moment. Thanks for the Halloween puzzle!
- Darth 🤓13:04 · 2022-10-31T23:25:54.896ZFun puz, Cap'n!
- I K Snamhcok 1s · 2022-11-01T00:41:58.176ZVery nice! You’re good at this, Cap’n!
- Just learned something new about Crosshare. If you have complete the grid but leave to window for a day or so, when you finally solve you will get the data from the time you completed the grid; not the current time. So I completed the grid long before anyone had solved the meta, but couldn't solve, so when I did solve it appeared as though I was first. I needed to reload to see all the current info.
- What do you mean no one is on the leaderboard yet?So a cowboy legend is a Ghost Rider? And not a superhero nickname is a ghost rider? Oh, .... Ghost Rider as in..... I guess I can see that
- Tyrpmom 2s · 2022-11-01T02:53:30.496ZAnother pro level creation.
- Well, I got that in the weirdest way.Writer and Rider made me think of Birds comment how British people think Americans pronounce those the same and I wonder if Rick was making an in-joke. Now I couldn't see anything anything at all and when you can't see anything the tiniest little rabbit holes keep reappearing and bugging you. Okay, so CLAWSAT46DAttacks, cat-style[-------] could sound like CLOSET and the Writer/Rider could be a hint at that. Now obviously that's not it. No one would make such a puzzle but... there's nothing nothing else. Okay, to get it off my chest I wrote to Cap'n Rick and said "That's not it, right?".Now I've noticed a thing about muggles. It's impossible to write to any muggle, myself, included, and say "Can you answer this question? Yes/No? No nudges. Just answer the question" and not have them give you a nudge. So I was told the center clue was key. Well, okay, I figured that's not really much of a spoiler. After all it was directly about halloween so I figured it'd probably figure. I just couldn't figure how and thought if I'd get a toehold I might figure it out.But I had nothing so I figure I'd try looking at what EERIE40ALike an encounter with a ghost[-----] could relate, but it couldn't relate in any way. EER-Like but there were no clues with EER. There weren't even more than two clues with EE. Could it be ER? By weird coincidence there were exactly six entries with ER. So I go through the entries one by one seeing if they could be alternate answers or parallel synonyms of words with ER. Not much luck. I personally have never said buckAroo but always buckEroo so could it be Ero??? That's weak. Is IAN56AAuthor Fleming[---] (fleming) a writer? The we had BUSTER26AActor Keaton[------]. Did Dan Ayckroyd ever have a role as a BUSTER26AActor Keaton[------]? Go to IMDB........ and that's that.
- Whew! I'm going to have to forward this to The XWord Rabbit!
- I struggled finding the A.
- Thanks for solving, lbray53. Yes, it'll be interesting to see how many people are familiar with "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend".
- yeah, I back-solved for that one.Nicely done, Cap'n!
- michaelm 🤓3:16 · 2022-11-01T21:20:11.364ZAnagramming first letters of the key answer clues gives you ABBESS.
A fun Halloween character for those who enjoy risque nun costumes? Thanks as always Cap'n.- ABBESS was unintentional, Michael. Unless of course it makes a lot of people laugh, in which case I'll say it was intended!
- Teamdoubletow 3s · 2022-11-02T00:31:53.075ZWe loved how this unfolded!
Very satisfying puzzle on multiple levels! - Like many others, I had the wrong idea at first for Ghost Rider -- when I sat down with the puzzle again this morning, I quickly saw my error! Terrific puzzle, Rick!
- Thanks, Wendy. Yes, Ghost Rider was the tough one for a lot of folks. In hindsight, it was a little too close to the superhero entry.
- DavyGravy 4s · 2022-11-02T14:01:56.534ZGreat and timely puzzle Cap'n. TY!
- Cindy Heisler 1s · 2022-11-02T15:59:52.067ZYou had me stumped for a while with Ghost Rider. Fun puzzle!
- Thanks, Cindy. Yes, that was the stumper for a lot of folks. Thanks for solving.
- Laura M 🤓12:09 · 2022-11-02T19:26:52.585ZNice! The cluing is all great of course, but the double-duty clue for 25A25ACowboy legend[------] is inspired!
- Thank you, Laura. Glad you enjoyed it. I did have some fun with that clue.
- Sharkicicles 2s · 2022-11-02T20:16:31.957ZGreat puzzle Cap’n!
- Alvibu67 4s · 2022-11-02T21:12:36.409ZThanks, Cap’n!!
- Thanks, Rick!
- Magistra 1:07:37 · 2022-11-07T02:59:23.758ZEven though this one took me far too long, it was most enjoyable. I saw what I needed to do, but struggled over one letter. Glad I came back to it tonight with fresh eyes and new resolve!
- Way to hang in there, Magistra! I'll bet I can guess which letter - "Yippee-yi-yay!" right? :)
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Across
- 1ASend a package
- 5ADark uninhabited place
- 9AHistories
- 14AMandlikova of tennis
- 15APundit's piece
- 16A___ year (annually)
- 17ABlue dye
- 18ABreather
- 19ABuilding level
- 20AEmphatic refusal
- 22AOolong and pekoe
- 24AEmploy
- 25ACowboy legend
- 26AActor Keaton
- 28A"Trainwreck" star
- 32ACampfire favorite
- 35AGarden tools
- 36APerson used by others
- 39ALummox
- 40ALike an encounter with a ghost
- 41ACeltics' org.
- 42ABosc or Anjou
- 44AAtlas pages
- 45A"Wide World of Sports" host Jim
- 47ASuperhero's nickname
- 50AStephen King, e.g.
- 52A"My pleasure!"
- 56AAuthor Fleming
- 57ASailors' assents
- 60AMovie role for Dan Aykroyd
- 61AEquestrian
- 63AOlympian ruler
- 65ACatches some rays
- 66A___ nous (between us)
- 67ARudderless vessel
- 68ASuffix for buck
- 69AHairnet
- 70ASinger Tori
- 71ABurg
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- 1DJournalist Alexander
- 2DAsian capital
- 3DHow confident puzzlers solve
- 4DCaltech observatory near San Diego
- 5DCertain queen's domain?
- 6DClerk on "The Simpsons"
- 7DBlow off steam
- 8DAdvantage
- 9DPogo, for one
- 10D5-Down5DCertain queen's domain?[------] member
- 11DTenderfoot or Eagle
- 12DSuccinct
- 13DEnding with 38-Down38DThumbs-down vote[---]
- 21DIdentify
- 23DMistreat
- 27DBack-to-school mo.
- 29DBundle
- 30DPart of USMC
- 31DBank job
- 32DSoak (up)
- 33DWest of Hollywood
- 34DInclined to do something
- 37DPugilists' org.
- 38DThumbs-down vote
- 40DAtlanta university
- 43DSquealer
- 45DPell-___
- 46DAttacks, cat-style
- 48DApproached
- 49DDischarges
- 50DTelegrams
- 51DHe played Dwight on "The Office"
- 53DRiver in Spain and Portugal
- 54DThus far
- 55DHas way too much of
- 58DPoet Pound
- 59DStitched line
- 62DSuffix with ranch
- 64DET's vehicle
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