Something's Missing
◆ · By Mikey G · Published 2023-10-28T17:00:05.696Z
Meta Prompt
[Level 3] The answer to the meta is a 2-word, 10-letter phrase.
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Seriously, very fun. Thanks, Mr. G!1A
Cry from a crib
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Across
- 1ACry from a crib
- 4A"¿___ pasa?"
- 7AChristine of "Chicago Hope" (all letters appear in ALRIGHT)
- 12AChemical prefix with some moronic beginnings?
- 13ARaises
- 14AFeature of earth with pelagic zones
- 15ASister of Amy, Beth, or Jo (or a fellow puzzle solver who shares my birth anniversary!)
- 16AAOL, e.g.
- 17A"It matters to me!"
- 18AFast seasonal helper?
- 20AUnleashes
- 21AOnce, once
- 22ATree houses
- 23AProphet with a whale of a tale
- 25ACrux
- 26AFast casual restaurant begun by Steve Ells in 1993
- 28AQ-tip, for one ("Action!" is also a cue tip)
- 32A"___ the season!" (For metas, of course!)
- 33AGummy substance that can glue posters to walls (a bit obscure, sorry)
- 35A"Telephone Line" gp.
- 36ABaseball phenom Juan, once of the Nationals (now playing out west) who maybe will come to the Cubs (we'll see!)
- 38A"Never Gonna Give You Up" or the O'Reilly Auto Parts jingle (at least for me!), for two
- 40AScheme
- 42A"Err...umm...so, yeah, about that...uhhh..."
- 43AHightails it
- 45AEmulate Ella
- 46AItem with a ferrule that helps with your coat
- 47AAbruptly change course
- 50AProper name that starts a Washington waterway
- 51A"___ Aenigmate" ("The Art of Puzzles," motto of MG...not MGM, just MG)
- 52AYou put this before the carte LOL
- 53AEarthy pigment (when I envision it, it's a pigment of my imagination)
- 54AUtmost
- 55ATitle of a #1 hit for Rihanna
- 56ARaga instrument
- 57A"For example..."
- 58ATwenty-six minus twenty-four
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- 1DPlace where you can get a life
- 2DJump on the ice
- 3DOne might see to your canines
- 4D1994 Best Picture nominee about a late 1950s television controversy
- 5DSurprise that often ruins your chances of winning the March pool
- 6DNational Spelling Bee airer, once
- 7DTarry, more colloquially
- 8DCharges
- 9DHoney
- 10DMountain pools
- 11DChemical suffixes (anagram of a trig function)
- 19D"What's that giant mouth nearing us?" "Oh no, it's a ___!"
- 22DThe antithesis of perfect pitch (whoops, the exact same thing is crossing itself...sorry, cruciverbal purists!) (irrelevant to the meta, I promise)
- 23DHwy. crossings
- 24D___ Express (group with "Yummy Yummy Yummy" - hey, another member of 38-Across!)
- 25DEats every last bit
- 27DAL West team that put on a reverse boycott in 2023, briefly
- 29D"I thought I was just going to loaf tomorrow, but now she wants us in the morning with eggs plus bacon?" "Oh no, ___!"
- 30D___ mater ("Nothing, what's the mater with you?")
- 31DCap'n's mate
- 34DPreviously bitten?
- 37D1968 to now, in tennis
- 39DEpps or Sharif
- 41DMissive
- 43DPhysician-scientist/immunologist Anthony
- 44DForceful weapon?
- 45D"Are you familiar with certain mattresses manufacturers?" "I ___ am"
- 46DAlternatives to HMOs
- 47D"Whose Irish singer's U-Hauls are those?" "___"
- 48DWhen I incorrectly gave my opinion on the source of the river, it was a ___ pas
- 49DPart of Upper Volta's current name