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◆ · By Mikey G · Published 2023-07-15T17:00:54.597Z

Meta Prompt
[Level 3] The common 10-letter answer to the meta is what you might say when you solve it.
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Leaderboard (updated hourly)

  • Hector solved 2023-07-15T17:15:00.187Z
  • Pair O Ducks solved 2023-07-15T17:17:41.626Z
  • oldjudge solved 2023-07-15T17:21:18.871Z
  • Tom Wilson solved 2023-07-15T17:26:20.024Z
  • FrankieHeck solved 2023-07-15T17:32:04.201Z
  • Abide solved 2023-07-15T17:33:49.889Z
  • BrennerTJ solved 2023-07-15T17:35:23.951Z
  • Toast solved 2023-07-15T17:52:08.915Z
  • I K Snamhcok solved 2023-07-15T18:10:33.773Z
  • Qmark solved 2023-07-15T18:15:48.834Z
  • Meg solved 2023-07-15T18:40:42.818Z
  • KayW solved 2023-07-15T18:42:44.463Z
  • boharr solved 2023-07-15T18:51:00.234Z
  • markhr solved 2023-07-15T19:04:23.701Z
  • spotter solved 2023-07-15T19:42:23.386Z
  • Cindy Weatherman solved 2023-07-15T20:12:05.446Z
  • Schmeel solved 2023-07-15T21:06:46.959Z
  • DJB solved 2023-07-15T21:45:26.378Z
  • Tyrpmom solved 2023-07-15T21:47:19.716Z
  • benchen71 solved 2023-07-15T22:13:48.785Z
  • Alex Sisti solved 2023-07-16T04:44:35.096Z
  • woozy solved 2023-07-16T04:53:14.296Z
  • Darth solved 2023-07-16T05:39:14.168Z
  • Cindy Heisler solved 2023-07-16T15:43:20.394Z
  • Gutman solved 2023-07-16T15:48:52.936Z
  • JR solved 2023-07-16T18:12:43.776Z
  • MatthewL solved 2023-07-16T18:53:58.076Z
  • JM solved 2023-07-16T18:54:18.937Z
  • heidi solved 2023-07-16T22:16:59.053Z
  • JHSeeman solved 2023-07-16T22:28:37.124Z
  • Laura M solved 2023-07-16T23:34:46.474Z
  • Berto solved 2023-07-17T03:56:03.380Z
  • Myelbow solved 2023-07-17T13:22:41.806Z
  • DrTom solved 2023-07-17T13:30:49.098Z
  • rjy solved 2023-07-17T13:32:10.369Z
  • DIS solved 2023-07-17T15:07:15.983Z
  • andeux solved 2023-07-17T20:44:37.446Z
  • Joe solved 2023-07-18T17:06:13.538Z
  • lbray53 solved 2023-07-18T22:35:41.209Z
  • CPJohnson solved 2023-07-19T00:14:14.214Z
  • Steve M solved 2023-07-20T13:27:37.305Z
  • Carolyn solved 2023-07-20T15:01:21.802Z
  • hoover solved 2023-07-20T18:26:19.995Z
  • ReB solved 2023-07-20T18:50:16.090Z
  • BarbaraK solved 2023-07-20T18:58:53.475Z
  • Matt A solved 2023-07-20T22:28:50.038Z
  • merlinnimue solved 2023-07-20T22:52:06.887Z
  • whimsy solved 2023-07-21T01:16:53.255Z
  • kurtalert solved 2023-07-21T14:20:56.394Z
  • Mwoychick solved 2023-07-22T02:08:28.460Z
  • Tane solved 2023-07-22T04:29:57.648Z
  • Alvibu67 solved 2023-08-07T20:47:06.392Z
  • Philip Chow solved 2023-08-26T07:57:12.560Z

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  • Hector 6s · 2023-07-15T17:19:15.834Z
    Fun -- thank you!
    • oldjudge 3s · 2023-07-15T17:21:35.164Z
      Great puzzle
      • Mikey G constructor · 2023-07-15T17:04:21.081Z
        Answer: HALLELUJAH
        Explanation: The 11-asterisked entries each have the first three letters of the month backward within them (i.e. INAJAM contains JAN, BEFAIR contains FEB, and so forth). Month abbreviations are hinted by MOS, and the backwardness of time-related entries is alluded to by the title. The one month whose abbreviation is missing is July's (fitting, as we're in that now, of course!). Its three-letter abbreviation is JUL, which when backward is LUJ. Perhaps the only common word at all, and therefore the only ten-letter word (I researched this!!), with the trigram LUJ is HALLELUJAH, the answer to the meta and a very fitting exclamation when you solve one!
        • Abide 3s · 2023-07-15T17:37:08.510Z
          Smooth as a Nu jazz playlist!
          • Mikey G constructor · 2023-07-15T22:19:15.793Z
            I'll have to spin some later in honor of this! I'm listening to smooth jazz all the time. Brightens the mood of my day! Some faves include Mindi Abair, Dave Koz, and Peter White.
          • Qmark 2s · 2023-07-15T18:16:04.461Z
            Another super meta, Mikey! Thanks!
            • I K Snamhcok 🤓15:32 · 2023-07-15T18:11:18.434Z
              Loved it! Mikey, you’re helping to make my summer,
              • KayW 🤓9:38 · 2023-07-15T18:43:17.821Z
                lol it took me three tries to speel it corektly in crosshare...
                Fantastic puzzle Mikey - thanks!
                • boharr 3s · 2023-07-15T18:51:25.184Z
                  Fun. Thanks, Mikey.
                  • Tyrpmom 1s · 2023-07-15T21:49:16.732Z
                    Fun. Thanks.
                    • DJB 3s · 2023-07-15T21:45:40.349Z
                      Loved it!
                      • benchen71 10s · 2023-07-15T22:15:28.704Z
                        onelook.com to the rescue! :-)
                        • woozy 🤓17:01 · 2023-07-16T04:56:01.259Z
                          Whoa! Cool. Tricky landing. Can't tell you how long I thought. But... for the longest time I had forgotten PESKY in my scribbled notes so I thought I actual had ten themers. Once I realized I had 11....
                          • Darth 18:50 · 2023-07-16T05:39:58.701Z
                            Loved it! Thanks, Mikey!
                            • Cindy Heisler 1s · 2023-07-16T15:45:30.817Z
                              I spent forever trying to make something out of the letters of the months. This was a real head slapper for me! Thanks! Mikey.
                              • MatthewL 🤓8:35 · 2023-07-16T18:56:21.797Z
                                Fun one. Thanks Mikey!
                                • JHSeeman 2s · 2023-07-16T22:29:16.317Z
                                  Really fun one. Thanks Mikey.
                                  • Laura M 🤓16:34 · 2023-07-16T23:38:38.943Z
                                    Excellent!
                                    • Berto 🤓3:26 · 2023-07-17T04:00:19.304Z
                                      Oh man. Talk about a Hail Mary. Finished watching Tour de France highlights, last two sips of port downed, and about to turn in for the night with another frustrating day of not knowing what to do with the missing July when I wrote down LUJ? at the top of the page and googled… et voilà! Or hallelujah even!!
                                      • DrTom 4s · 2023-07-17T13:36:01.348Z
                                        Funny! Took me forever to find the Mx because I was stuck on going back in time for names of places (SHERPA = PERSIA, IGUANA = GUYANA) . Then I saw the three letter abbreviation and got started. Of course I was perplexed because there were 11 (I thought 10 initially) so whatever I tried to spell I was going to have to drop a letter...and then it hit me (1) shout of joy or completion (2) containing LUJ, not many in that category. Nice one Mike!
                                        • Joe 🤓10:05 · 2023-07-18T17:08:33.111Z
                                          Sometimes they just come to you immediately (this one) and sometimes you need a sledgehammer to the head (the last one). Great job, as always!
                                          • Carolyn 3s · 2023-07-20T15:02:10.231Z
                                            Needed that last push! Thanks
                                            • ReB 20s · 2023-07-20T18:51:30.748Z
                                              Solved with help from your nudges. Nicely done once again.
                                              • whimsy 12:54 · 2023-07-21T01:25:14.454Z
                                                Needed the last nudge -- just never thought in that direction. I should have been coming at it backwards! Was trying all sorts of other stuff with LUJ, including finding LEO (the July sign) backwards between AVEENO and ELATES. Oatmeal is so exciting! Thanks, Mikey!
                                                • merlinnimue 12:26 · 2023-07-21T02:57:18.301Z
                                                  gg to all you smarties who figured it out on your own, i just couldnt get there without the nudges. i thought i had been getting the hang of puzzles as of late, so thanks for writing one to remind me of my true place
                                                  • kurtalert 🤓9:09 · 2023-07-21T14:22:55.922Z
                                                    Good one! Got to the missing LUJ almost immediately but was completely stuck on what to do with that. Thanks Mikey!
                                                    • Mwoychick 15:36 · 2023-07-22T02:10:07.762Z
                                                      More than a few mistakes on my part, but the biggest one was seeing only 10 asterisks rather than 11! In any case, I finally got here
                                                      Play today's daily mini crossword
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                                                      "Hey, play nice!" (*)
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                                                      Across
                                                      1. 1A
                                                        "Hey, play nice!" (*)
                                                      2. 7A
                                                        Worth having
                                                      3. 13A
                                                        Requite
                                                      4. 14A
                                                        "20 ___s to Make When Your Usual Sandwich Gets Boring" (Delish article)
                                                      5. 15A
                                                        What I hope you don't want me to go on
                                                      6. 16A
                                                        Tenzing Norgay, e.g. (*)
                                                      7. 17A
                                                        What you're in for when I make dessert ("Yay! Anchovy popsicles!")
                                                      8. 18A
                                                        What you might do if you have a master of whine arts (*)
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                                                        Strong-ox link
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                                                        First name of the host of the 1990s game show "Click" (he's hosting something else starting in 2024!)
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                                                        2022 Cate Blanchett role
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                                                        If you thought these fathers were your friends but they're not, you've made some foe ___
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                                                        Spike, for one
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                                                        Animal that's an anagram of a vegetable
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                                                        Org. that might deal with class struggles?
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                                                        Withstand
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                                                        Rapper/actor Def
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                                                        Vociferate
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                                                        MLB stat
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                                                        Chipper
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                                                        2016 Olympics city
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                                                        "These Happy ___ Years" (last book in Wilder's "Prairie" series)
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                                                        Swipes, in slang
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                                                        Contemptuous visage
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                                                        "Welp, I wish I could ___ that"
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                                                        Or so
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                                                        60 minutes in Milan
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                                                        Bubble that burst around 2000 (*)
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                                                        Fusion genre emphasizing free improvisation (*)
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                                                        Brand whose name derives from the scientific name for "oat"
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                                                        Makes rhapsodic
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                                                        They're prevalent in the Sichuan province
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                                                        7 days in Durango
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                                                        Men who let the dogs out in 2000
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                                                        "Oh What a Circus" musical
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                                                        Two of mine are flying and not being able to figure out a Level 1 meta
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                                                        Attacker of the colonies
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                                                        "We don't need a lizard!" "But ___ get one!" (*)
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                                                        What I don't often get on vacation (that's why I prefer a staycation, folks)
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                                                        Daisy preceder
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                                                        Its highest point is the Emi Koussi volcano
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                                                        Plant that originates in another country?
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                                                        Terra ___
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                                                        Let loose
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                                                        Prevaricator
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                                                        Food with a tonkotsu variety (*)
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                                                        Like a gnat (or my puns) (*)
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                                                        Helm, from The Band (*)
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                                                        A hole-in-one on a par three, e.g.
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                                                        Spanish word that becomes its English equivalent when the "P" changes to an "F"
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                                                        Soap opera set on the beach: "As the World ___"
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                                                        Indistinguishable
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                                                        "The ___ under my eyes are designer" (Anonymous)
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                                                        What I'll do when I play you in chess
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                                                        Image, in a way
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                                                        "Look! I found this new yardstick!" "___!"
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                                                        Cleared a windshield (*)
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                                                        When we ran out of marmalade, we were really ___ (*)
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                                                        Alternativee to PPOs
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                                                        Kind of place
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                                                        Sharon Jones & the ___-Kings (soul group)
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                                                        When Caesar's wife didn't prepare his eggs the way he liked it, it was ___
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                                                        X, once
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                                                        One-time link
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                                                        "___ and the Art of Crossword Puzzles" (this is an actual book)
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                                                        Half a Gabor
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