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Sound Alternative

◆◆ · By woozy · Published 2024-03-30T20:51:32.640Z

Meta Prompt
The answer to this meta is a sound alternative
This is a "retaliation" meta, whipped out as a joke response to Matt Gaffney's MGWCC#826 "Sound Alternative". I haven't completed that one yet (it's a week 5) and sometimes it's easier to do a retaliation puzzle than to solve one.
This one is playing tougher than I thought: So
Nudge 1: There's no code or puzzle to decrypt
Nudge 2: Synonyms roll
Nudge 3: Homophones troll
Nudge 6: Six entries matter. 14 were afterthoughts provided by CrossHare
One submitter submitted the funny Yanny. It took me a while to figure it out and I'm really tempted to give it credit. But in the end I figure, we can involve 4 more entries
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  • kurtalert solved 2024-04-03T22:18:26.915Z

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  • woozy constructor · 2024-03-30T21:26:48.593Z
    The answer is BAY. There are five entries (RECESS, STRAIT, SORREL, LAUREL, and HOWL) that can also be answered with the word BAY, which if we consider SOUND to be a body of water (as implied in 6A) then BAY is a sound alternative
    Play today's daily mini crossword
    1A
    Space between architectural elements
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    Across
    1. 1A
      Space between architectural elements
    2. 6A
      Puget _____; sight from Tacoma
    3. 7A
      Software that runs ... well, everything
    4. 8A
      Atop
    5. 9A
      Sleep stage
    6. 11A
      Everyone's favorite meta moment
    7. 13A
      One you've broken up with
    8. 15A
      "Hey, you!" (esp. within range of Bows Bells)
    9. 16A
      Final meas. after subtracting tare (... or a salamander that's been injected with caffeine?)
    10. 18A
      Aromatic evergreen tree the leafs of which are used in cooking. [Post-script: I made clues for the down clues for the letters with no cross-clues, but I completely forget to do the same for the across clues.... Okay, the single isolated letter of 18A is a grade you get for the effort of trying. The letter of 1A is a curve that may send you flying. Together they make by all accounts, a two letter word for comparing equal amounts.]
    Down
    1. 1D
      Fragrant flower
    2. 2D
      Pleasant prefix
    3. 3D
      Highest-ranking officer of the United States Navy
    4. 4D
      Useful name for palindromes
    5. 5D
      Inset waterway [There are two letters with no cross clues. That's not very fair. So a clue for just those two letters: Prez between WMc and WT
    6. 6D
      Reddish-brown horse. [There are two letters with no cross clues. That's not very fair. So a clue for just those two letters: Concerning (abbr.)]
    7. 10D
      List of options
    8. 12D
      Cry at the sky as a dog
    9. 14D
      One who is more likely to remember Thundercats rather than either Rocky and Bullwinkle or Spongebob Squarepants
    10. 17D
      Atomic number 52
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