Collectively (Meta)
■ · By benchen71 · Published 2023-05-16T06:00:47.573Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a number
Age is just a number, they say. True, but we still like to celebrate birthdays! It's nice to enjoy those sort of milestones when they occur. Anyhoo, on with the meta, the answer to which is a number. If your meta answer is not accepted: Despite the title and 38 across you do not have to do any addition. Those things refer to something else! Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=130237#p130237
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- 1AMap ratio
- 6AEntryway
- 10AAgts.
- 14AShoestrings
- 15ABidding site
- 16A"Yesterday, upon the stair, ___ a man who wasn't there"
- 17AMiddle C, for example
- 18AMusic for instrument accompanying a drum?
- 20ADried edible seaweed
- 21AFurry friend
- 22AGrew rapidly
- 23AState of finding camping stressful?
- 26AKoine Greek word that means "that" (also an anagram of "toi")
- 27ASpy who likes his martinis shaken, not stirred
- 28A"Men in Black" actor
- 32AGoddess of wisdom
- 35ALOTR actor, ___ McKellen or ___ Holm
- 36AUncommon blood type, for short
- 37ARadio personality, ___ Glass
- 38ACollectively
- 41A"I'll take that as ___"
- 42AKnock senseless
- 44ACorporate VIP
- 45A"Anne of Green ___"
- 47AAntman, for example
- 49AFirefighter's need
- 50ABigger than med.
- 51AAnswer to the question, "Who went on the secret KGB mission?"
- 56AWhere the thrilla took place
- 59AHorse food
- 60AStench
- 61AFear of Attila?
- 63ABilly Joel song, "___ It Goes"
- 64AFill to excess
- 65ARecording medium, once upon a time
- 66AIsolate during the winter
- 67A[My bike tire is leaking again!?!]
- 68ATook to court
- 69ABruce and Laura
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- 1DItalics feature
- 2DLake boat
- 3DPotential oak
- 4DBeatles tune that references mother Mary
- 5DLanguage suffix
- 6DProtect from attack
- 7D"In memoriam" items
- 8DBig galoot
- 9DDeli breads
- 10DLasagna ingredient
- 11DEasily moved
- 12DMachu Picchu's country
- 13DStaircase part
- 19DGo to the mall
- 21DAct of contrition (and definitely not where the G & S pirates came from!)
- 24D"Un-break My Heart" singer, ___ Braxton
- 25DE of QED
- 29DSuffering torment
- 30DActress who played Thor's mother, ___ Russo
- 31DAmnesty Int. and the Red Cross, for example
- 32DOpera about an Ethiopian princess
- 33DNickname for someone called Travis, probably
- 34DKey ingredient of Frangelico
- 35DHow did this entry get into the grid? Hope the across entries are enough because this is unclueable!
- 39D"Desperate Housewives" actress, ___ Hatcher
- 40DFinal
- 43DPeter Jackson movie, "Mortal ___"
- 46DDestiny's Child member
- 48DNeuter, as a horse
- 49DScored a goal in soccer without using one's feet
- 52DEd Sheeran song, "___ Of You"
- 53DSource of milk
- 54DViolinist's need
- 55DHave many ___ in the fire
- 56DQuantity of matter in a physical body
- 57DExclamations when you solve the meta
- 58DPainting and sculpture, for example
- 62DParisian water
- 63DAssistance