Building Onto (Meta)
■ · By benchen71 · Published 2022-10-18T05:00:21.477Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a 6 letter word
There's a lot of pressure on us meta constructors. We have to walk that fine line between making a puzzle that's too easy and one that is too hard. If I've built this one correctly, then I've provided you with enough for you to find the answer to the meta, which is a 6 letter word. Here's hoping! Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=109750#p109750
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- 1ASeized auto
- 5AOne who gets a keg ready for use, perhaps
- 11AAnt.
- 14ATel ___, Israel
- 15ABrainstorm
- 16A"See ya!"
- 17A___ Modern (London gallery)
- 18A"___ the thought!"
- 19ARage
- 20ASnared, the answer to the meta (if you did it right!)
- 22AAromatic compound
- 24AAll-out attack
- 25ABeam of sunlight
- 26A"That's a ___" (something that is both important and uncertain)
- 29ACarrot relative with a much stronger flavour
- 33AAuthor of the Famous Five books, ___ Blyton
- 34A"___ someone like you cares a whole awful lot"
- 37AFruity drink
- 38A"Life of Pi" director, ___ Lee
- 39ARecord beforehand
- 40AFamily animal
- 41AFrench seasoning
- 42APaperless novels
- 43A"___ 2 down Hansen"
- 44ASiegfried Farnon's younger brother
- 46AIs it a car or a coil? Actually, it's both!
- 47AWriting implement
- 48ASecond of two spies who toured the Promised Land, saw the giants, and still wanted to attack (the first was Joshua)
- 51AEclipse involving the sun
- 54AHouse extensions, and a hint for finding the answer to the meta
- 58A"___ little teapot, short and stout"
- 59AEnter all at once
- 61AHolier-than-___
- 62AAir mover
- 63AIncrease gradually (it also helps to give it a good stir)
- 64ACPR experts
- 65AStart solving the meta in uno, due, ___
- 66ADepartment store, ___ Marcus
- 67AColours, as of hair
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- 1DAssess
- 2D"43 across ___ Hansen"
- 3D"Ad Astra" actor, Brad ___
- 4DPay too much at an auction
- 5D"The Birds" actress, ___ Hedren
- 6DHighly skilled
- 7DGossip columnist, ___ Hilton
- 8D"Well, that put ___ to that!"
- 9DUFO drivers, perhaps
- 10DPractice
- 11DLife summary, for short
- 12DCeremonial fire
- 13DJury member
- 21DPuppet alien (who appears in my crosswords more often than I care to admit!)
- 23DWindows or DOS
- 25DSpeaks hoarsely
- 26DBelle's captor (now there's a problematic relationship...)
- 27DPart of the ear where the cochlea is
- 28DBen Affleck and Jennifer Lopez movie that they have still not quite lived down
- 29DMountaintop
- 30DBacks of necks
- 31DPerfect
- 32DAncient Jordanian city I would like to visit one day
- 34DCity-related
- 35DNoble gas used in lights
- 36DSome sort of hybrid blockchain network (just do the across clues)
- 39DRobin WIlliams' character in "Hook"
- 43DCharged, as an account
- 45DRelaxation centre
- 46DVietnamese holiday
- 48DComputer games used to come on this once
- 49D"True Blood" actress, ___ Porter
- 50DSheets and such
- 51DRecipes used to say to do this to flour all the time, but we never did
- 52D"Top Secret!" actor, ___ Sharif (OK, he's done a lot of other stuff, but that's one I remember from my teens!)
- 53DNarrow street
- 54DGerman auto
- 55D"Goodness gracious!"
- 56DThing on a stave
- 57DFigure (out)
- 60DBeethoven's "___ To Joy"