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◆◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2025-03-04T05:00:54.921Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a 4-word phrase that describes some relationships
It's summer here in Australia and my wife and I just spent the last three days on a holiday to Phillip Island, not far from Melbourne. We had a wonderful time exploring various beaches, dodging lowland copperhead snakes on a bushwalk around Cape Woolamai (yes, they're venomous - it's Australia, after all! - but we kept to the path and the 5 we saw kept their distance), drinking coffee at great cafes, and eating wonderful food. During this whole time I was thinking about this puzzle: so the meta mechanism has been well-and-truly thought out, let me tell you! Once I got home, this was the first thing I did... once we were unpacked, of course! The answer to the meta is a 4-word phrase that describes some relationships. Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=197516#p197516
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Ironically my first thought was ON/OFF, but then I forgot once I started doing the puzzle, so initially I just thought it was stuff missing from some entries. Wasn't until I got to FALCON that I copped on (no pun intended). Once I finished the grid it took about a minute to come up with the phrase. Fun one, thanks.1A
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- 1ATotally absorbed
- 5AJane of "Grace and Frankie"
- 9AFreak out
- 14A"Dude!", casually
- 15AOboe, for one
- 16ASuitable for a certain nobleman
- 17AClinton's vice president
- 18AFacts, for short
- 19AHangs around
- 20ANot correct
- 22ABritish actress who played Kara Milovy in "The Living Daylights", Maryam ___
- 24AShrek's ladylove
- 25ALake Super___
- 27ARaccoon-like animal of South America
- 29APartial or complete break in a bone
- 33AThor Heyerdahl's raft
- 37A___-de-camp
- 38A"Hey Jude" syllables
- 39AThese, in Spanish
- 40ADigital watch display (abbr.)
- 41ABeethoven's birthplace
- 42A"See ya!"
- 44AUnwell
- 45AFrench term of endearment
- 47A1992 title role for Nicholson
- 48APatella location
- 49ACollection plate contribution
- 51AFleet commanders
- 53AMorning tea time, often
- 55A___ Lanka
- 56AGenus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae the seeds of which are used to flavour certain beverages
- 59APoseidon tridents?
- 61AScottish slang for "away from here" (e.g. "Just one more beer and then I'm ___!")
- 64ATheatre divider
- 66A"Not guilty," for one
- 68AOcean's movement
- 70AOut
- 71AMicroscopic
- 72AAny thing
- 73ARidiculously silly
- 74ADracula's daytime locale, often
- 75AWithout ice
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- 1D"Notorious" justice, familiarly
- 2DIn ___ (lined up, like ducks)
- 3DSound that might mean "Thanks for feeding me, human"
- 4DMockumentary sitcom set at a paper supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania
- 5DThe F of T.G.I.F.
- 6DPut someone's nose out of joint
- 7DCovers with graffiti, say
- 8DMexican marinade
- 9DMerchandise (abbr.)
- 10DSets of clothes that are worn as an ensemble
- 11DBrazilian berry
- 12DSatisfying end to a story arc
- 13D"Frozen" snow queen
- 21DFigured out
- 23DAcorn producer
- 26DHeavy rain aftermath
- 28DButter-and-sugar candy
- 29DHan Solo's "Millennium ___"
- 30DNouveau ___
- 31DVenomous snake
- 32DSprinted
- 34DTurner autobiography
- 35DSuperman's real name
- 36DArchipelago, essentially
- 41DThe B of N.B.
- 42DSpy who likes his martinis shaken, not stirred
- 43DThanksgiving side dish
- 46DADHD prescription
- 47DLin-Manuel Miranda musical
- 48D"Wicked" Chenoweth
- 50DEconomic indicator (abbr.)
- 52DFe
- 54DSavory jelly
- 56D"Pretty please?"
- 57DFrench ___ soup
- 58DThis, in Spanish
- 60DSon of Ramses I
- 62DCharlie Brown had trouble flying one
- 63DBrainstorming session output
- 65DSuffix with benz-
- 67DNovelist ___ Rand
- 69DCPR expert