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· By Pandora's Blocks Meta Crosswords · Published 2024-02-25T13:51:31.304Z

Meta Prompt
The answer to this week's meta is a phrase you might see on some online menus.
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  • oldjudge 2s · 2024-02-25T14:07:37.697Z
    Cookies--yum! 😁
    • THC 🤓2:57 · 2024-02-25T14:27:37.090Z
      Thanks Will! Great way to start Sunday!
      • Pair O Ducks 🤓13:28 · 2024-02-25T14:33:45.129Z
        Loved this one, Will! Girlscouts.org is the only website from which I gladly accept all cookies 😂
        • Abide 10:07 · 2024-02-25T14:56:04.311Z
          Went from "grrr--these aren't words" to "oh, nice!" in 30 seconds!
          • Abide 10:07 · 2024-02-25T14:57:45.319Z
            • Meg 10s · 2024-02-25T15:05:14.599Z
              Nice aha moment! Thanks, Will.
              • Dave C 2s · 2024-02-25T15:16:36.968Z
                I enjoyed it.
                • boharr 6s · 2024-02-25T15:31:05.569Z
                  I was actually eating some Girl Scout cookies while doing the puzzle. Thanks, Will.
                  • Toast 🤓1:34 · 2024-02-25T16:32:13.826Z
                    Clever!
                    • KayW 🤓8:37 · 2024-02-25T17:11:41.874Z
                      Nice one!!! I will gladly accept all non-digital cookies!
                      I got SO hung up on the M-E-N-Us in all the entries. I think I tried a baker's dozen ways of saying EXPAND or COLLAPSE MENU.
                      • ajk 🤓7:05 · 2024-02-25T17:40:38.749Z
                        Literally the first thing I thought after reading the title. Fun stuff, and a cool solution phrase. Thanks.
                        • Carolyn 3s · 2024-02-25T18:12:02.899Z
                          That was cute! Now back to WSJ and MGWCC....
                          • HeadinHome 🤓4:45 · 2024-02-25T18:25:14.326Z
                            Quite a feat of construction! Kudos! Surprised to find no OREOS in this grid!🤣
                            • Joshua 🤓2:44 · 2024-02-26T01:31:45.580Z
                              My wife usually dips out when we get to the meta but this time she spotted the first big clue almost immediately. Thanks for our first cooperative solve!
                              • kurtalert 🤓4:45 · 2024-02-26T03:09:05.788Z
                                GIMME COOKIES
                                • Mwoychick 11:56 · 2024-02-26T03:53:03.788Z
                                  I will accept cookies, especially chocolate chip!
                                  • DrTom 8s · 2024-02-26T15:50:12.198Z
                                    If cookies are on the menu I accept them - especially if they are oatmeal walnut!!! Nice one Will, we are gonna miss you.
                                    • alinzer 🤓14:48 · 2024-02-26T19:12:25.095Z
                                      my first PB puzzle. fun one!!!
                                      • Laura M 🤓12:50 · 2024-02-26T21:03:22.522Z
                                        Excellent!
                                        • Sfull411 🤓6:20 · 2024-02-27T00:23:15.027Z
                                          Thanks for the puzzle!
                                          • bergie 11:40 · 2024-02-27T00:35:37.362Z
                                            Nice one! I neglected to check the box, but I would like to be entered in the contest, if possible. Thanks
                                            • Burakodrama 2s · 2024-02-27T01:44:45.757Z
                                              The peanuts and the walnuts made me think the answer would have cookies in them, but only later I discovered the mechanism. Great puzzle as always. I don't think I've ever solved a "meh" meta by you.
                                              • Berto 2s · 2024-02-27T04:16:37.577Z
                                                Omg - that took me FOREVER! But I stuck with it and gave it one last look before bed (writing out the long grid entries) and there they were staring me in the face. Thanks, Will!
                                                • Byron 🤓16:08 · 2024-02-27T05:56:23.525Z
                                                  Nice!
                                                  • Tyrpmom 3s · 2024-02-28T13:22:10.346Z
                                                    Glad I didn’t erase my work. I decided to take another peek this morning and there it was.
                                                    • hoover 2s · 2024-02-29T19:36:15.318Z
                                                      I just had to stick with "Why are these long entries there?" and keep plugging at it until the MENUs fell out.
                                                      • ReB 5s · 2024-02-29T23:29:37.567Z
                                                        I just wasn't seeing it until I got a helpful nudge that pried my brain cells loose - then all fell out. Rather SAD in retrospect. Thanks.
                                                        • Matt M 3s · 2024-03-01T01:39:17.954Z
                                                          That's a really impressive construction!
                                                          • Meta World Peace 4s · 2024-03-01T03:29:39.208Z
                                                            You heaped the goodness higher than a Double Stuf Oreo in this one, Will!
                                                            • Qmark 4s · 2024-03-02T13:04:39.624Z
                                                              Kept coming back to this one all week...finally clicked. Thanks for another great meta, Will!
                                                              • rjy 2s · 2024-03-02T13:40:34.377Z
                                                                Didn’t see it, Couldn’t see it, Didn’t see it, Couldn’t see it, Didn’t see it, Couldn’t see it, Didn’t see it, Couldn’t see it, Didn’t see it, Couldn’t see it, GOT IT!!
                                                                That’s why we do these things!
                                                                • Philip Chow 7:20 · 2024-03-02T16:19:40.818Z
                                                                  fun puzzle!! thanks will 🍪🍪🍪
                                                                  • El Wheeler 23:11 · 2024-03-03T03:16:50.640Z
                                                                    This is the first one of these metas that I've got all on my own and I am PSYCHED
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                                                                    "Such a shame!"
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                                                                    Across
                                                                    1. 1A
                                                                      "Such a shame!"
                                                                    2. 5A
                                                                      Recipe amt.
                                                                    3. 9A
                                                                      Studio associated with a roaring lion
                                                                    4. 12A
                                                                      Pale violet shade
                                                                    5. 14A
                                                                      "Why Can't I?" singer Liz
                                                                    6. 15A
                                                                      ___ Miss (Oxford school)
                                                                    7. 16A
                                                                      One of far too many in some packages containing fragile items
                                                                    8. 19A
                                                                      "Lawrence of ___" (1962 film)
                                                                    9. 20A
                                                                      One who shares some boardroom duties, for short
                                                                    10. 21A
                                                                      "Patience ___ virtue"
                                                                    11. 24A
                                                                      Owl mascot for a certain language learning app
                                                                    12. 25A
                                                                      Innate skills
                                                                    13. 27A
                                                                      Induced worry in
                                                                    14. 30A
                                                                      Malicious plan
                                                                    15. 31A
                                                                      ___ Lingus
                                                                    16. 32A
                                                                      Number twos for Gavin Newsom and Kathy Hochul, for short
                                                                    17. 37A
                                                                      The "pale blue dot" in a famous image
                                                                    18. 39A
                                                                      ___ Paulo, Brazil
                                                                    19. 41A
                                                                      Kind of wrap you might find in the fridge
                                                                    20. 42A
                                                                      Brainstorm
                                                                    21. 44A
                                                                      Org. with "EZ" forms
                                                                    22. 46A
                                                                      Crazy, in Ciudad Juárez
                                                                    23. 47A
                                                                      Flavor combination for some cakes, whiskeys, and ice creams
                                                                    24. 50A
                                                                      Enthusiastically begin
                                                                    25. 53A
                                                                      NCAA's Golden Bears
                                                                    26. 54A
                                                                      Not currently functioning: Abbr.
                                                                    27. 55A
                                                                      "___ Monday" (hit by The Bangles)
                                                                    28. 56A
                                                                      Humiliates
                                                                    29. 59A
                                                                      "Is this annoying?"
                                                                    30. 64A
                                                                      Boxing result, for short
                                                                    31. 65A
                                                                      Spots for subs
                                                                    32. 66A
                                                                      Some dressy jackets
                                                                    33. 67A
                                                                      Hamilton's bill
                                                                    34. 68A
                                                                      Big name in the frozen aisle
                                                                    35. 69A
                                                                      Part of a Covid-19 test
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                                                                      Diner in "Happy Days"
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                                                                      Poppin', as a party
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                                                                      Gymnast Raisman
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                                                                      Runner ___ Mae Berman, who unofficially won the Boston Marathon in 1969, 1970, and 1971, before women were allowed to compete
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                                                                      Cuisine with pad see ew
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                                                                      Capital of Mali
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                                                                      Small taste
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                                                                      Molds concrete offsite
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                                                                      George ___, 1st Duke of Albemarle (who sounds like he belongs at an abbey)
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                                                                      Sticks (together)
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                                                                      "Take ___ your leader"
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                                                                      Una ___ (piano direction to press the soft pedal)
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                                                                      Some mailing addresses, for short
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                                                                      Flora's counterpart
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                                                                      Green New Deal initials
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                                                                      He designed the Louvre pyramid
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                                                                      Word after Caesar or Cobb
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                                                                      Love to pieces
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                                                                      Legalese for "no"
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                                                                      James who sang "At Last"
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                                                                      Letter-shaped track segment
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                                                                      Nerve
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                                                                      Setting for the University of Maine
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                                                                      In ___ (opposite of "in situ")
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                                                                      Little brats
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                                                                      It's used to structure websites
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                                                                      Vehicles that carry mined finds
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                                                                      Consume
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                                                                      Hindu teacher
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                                                                      With elegance and opulence
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                                                                      Coeur d'___, Idaho
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                                                                      She played Jean in "X-Men"
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                                                                      Negatively charged atom
                                                                    34. 52D
                                                                      Ad ___ (improvise)
                                                                    35. 55D
                                                                      He played Will in "Good Will Hunting"
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                                                                      "We have met the enemy and ___ us" (line from a "Pogo" strip)
                                                                    37. 58D
                                                                      Amy and Terry, in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," for short
                                                                    38. 60D
                                                                      "Thank you for coming to my ___ talk"
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                                                                      "Ouch!"
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                                                                      Go off ___ tangent
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                                                                      Port initials
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