Christmas In July (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2022-07-19T06:00:42.266Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a seasonal song
It's mid-winter down under, and that means it's time for Christmas in July! You have no idea how strange it is to sing winter-related songs in December when it is 40 degrees in the shade (and that's 40 degrees Celsius, which is 104 degrees Fahrenheit!) So it has become a bit of a thing for Aussies to celebrate Christmas in July, when it's cold, so as to properly enjoy all of the yummy Christmassy food and drink (like hot buttered rum, or mulled wine). So dig in, in order to find the answer to the meta which is a seasonal song. Answer and explanation here: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=100812#p100812
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Baseball hat
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- 1ABaseball hat
- 4ACard from a black suit
- 8AKey that capitalises
- 13ACreme-filled cookie
- 15AOld Italian money
- 16AWhat the Knave of Hearts stole
- 17AHoney brew
- 18A___ Sharif or ___ Epps (depending on your generation, perhaps?)
- 19AFoot joint
- 20AHay, in a stable for female horses
- 22AInsta upload
- 23AUS communication standard for the deaf
- 24AWhat pop-up blockers attempt to block
- 25AWine that's been turned into something else
- 29AOne or some of a thing
- 30ASpanish aunts
- 31ADenzel Washington movie, "The Book of ___"
- 32ALet in
- 35A___ hers (matching bathroom basins, for example)
- 36A"Come ___" (enter)
- 37AMoral plus serendipity
- 40ASuffix for emin (as in "Your emin___")
- 41ARepetition of a computational procedure, for short
- 42AGoes up
- 43ASilencing agreement (abbr.)
- 44APart of a radio that detects broadcast signals and converts them into audible form (abbr.)
- 45AActor DiCaprio, for short
- 46A___ around the subject (avoids talking about something)
- 48AGerman ice
- 49ACow sound
- 52ATerm of endearment
- 53ASingle easel
- 55ACommenced
- 58ARetinal cells
- 59AFictitious 16th century Icelandic alchemist, ___ Saknussemm, who appears in Jules Verne's "Journey to the Centre of the Earth"
- 60AOld ___ (previous romantic partner)
- 61ACollection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic, and a meta hint if you really needed one
- 62ASci. class
- 63AWhat Maverick gets in trouble for in "Top Gun"
- 64AFormal 39 down
- 65ABig-eyed bird
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- 1DPause indicator
- 2DRegions
- 3DOyster biproduct
- 4DAnimated movie, "___ with a Chance of Meatballs"
- 5DGreen citrus fruits
- 6DRussia's ___ Mountains
- 7DDrinking establishment
- 8DDeck treatments
- 9DCurve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship
- 10DAnnoy
- 11DType of interstellar travel, like a warp drive (abbr.)
- 12DChinese philosopher Lao-___
- 14DPoetry written in appreciation or reflection
- 21DOrange soft drink
- 22DInstrument with black and white keys
- 25DPart of a 1 across that shades the eyes
- 26DPartner of species in 62 across
- 27DGirl who falls into Wonderland
- 28DSkating locations
- 29DAssistant
- 30DI really wanted to clue this entry by reference to a William Blake poem because of what type of forests are referred to, but the "Y" just didn't fit with anything going across
- 32DGo-between
- 33DAmerican graffiti artist best known for his dynamic lettering and stick figures
- 34DFilm technique that Andy Serkis is a master of, for short
- 35DSets with LCD screens
- 36DMishmash
- 38D___ easy (slow and careful)
- 39DFrock
- 44DActress Mara ___ of Fincher's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
- 45D___ wait (prepares to ambush)
- 47DHitchhiker's digit
- 48DProvide funding for
- 49DNintendo's plumber
- 50DCurrently playing
- 51D"Island of the Blue Dolphins" author, Scott ___
- 53DSound that would freak you out if you heard it in a supposed haunted house
- 54DRun up a ___ (at a 7 down, perhaps)
- 55DClosest pal, in texts
- 56DBuilding addition
- 57D"Don we now our ___ apparel" (from a seasonal song that isn't the meta answer)
- 58DFix, as a fight