Easy Listening (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2024-09-03T06:00:51.346Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a 2-word phrase
This was a late-night meta idea that I dropped into my meta notebook so that I could sleep without thinking about it. But I still thought about it! Then, in the morning, I worked out the mechanics and the meta answer, and then just went right on and did the grid, too - basically, to see if it was even possible. Then it made sense to finish it off. And now here it is, more than 12 months after that day! The answer to the meta is a 2-word phrase. Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=178302#p178302
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Beer barrel
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Across
- 1ABeer barrel
- 4A"Doctor Who" network
- 7AWest Coast airport code
- 10AJazz genre
- 13AGames partner
- 14ARemote battery, often
- 15A"___ favor"
- 16ANotable period in history
- 17AVillage in County Antrim whose name comes from the Irish for 'crooked glen' [Paddy's Well]
- 19ALiberty [Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers]
- 21AImprovise on stage
- 23AWhite House URL ender
- 24APrefix for -mic
- 27ADined
- 29AFurry "Star Wars" critter
- 33AUnexpected obstacle
- 35AOpposite of SSW
- 36AState bird of Hawaii
- 37ATV spots
- 38ADwellings
- 41AEnthusiastic
- 42ASoil formed from the weathering of rocks containing iron oxides [Brooks & Dunn]
- 44ATime off from work [Lindsay Buckingham]
- 46AAlternatively, in texts
- 47ASteak that could return your gaze?
- 49AElvis' record label
- 50ASinger/pianist ___ Simone
- 51AMediocre grade
- 52AOak-to-be
- 54ATaiwanese PC maker
- 55AStill from a cartoon
- 56ASimians
- 57ACow's sound
- 59AOpera about an opera singer (how meta!)
- 63ACarolina crop [Jefferson Airplane]
- 67ALightning-storm sound [Bruce Springsteen]
- 71APrefix for -skeleton
- 72AGo one better
- 73ALean-___ (sheds)
- 74AWrap up
- 75AAges and ages
- 76ABreakfast cereal that can be rolled
- 77ACovert missions, for short
- 78A"___, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death..."
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- 1DFinger lickin' good letters
- 2DIt's n. of the Mediterranean
- 3DBearded antelope
- 4DLacking tread
- 5DOne of two on cricket stumps
- 6DChild's plea for permission
- 7DLetters associated with sunscreens
- 8DBlacksmith's workshop
- 9DCookie (yes, that one again)
- 10DCot or futon, for example
- 11DSpaniard's gold
- 12DShe marries Jim on "The Office"
- 18DFem.'s opposite
- 20DIndigenous people-group of the Russian North
- 22DThin piece of material
- 24DThe Knack's girl
- 25DPhotographic, as memory
- 26DCook's announcement
- 28DGiggling sound
- 30DJust a splash o' Scottish whiskey
- 31DLot size, perhaps
- 32DLupita Nyong'o and Barack Obama's fathers
- 34DYes, in Japan
- 35DBecome aware of
- 39D"It's c-c-cold!"
- 40DChinese sauce
- 43D"___ & Greg" sitcom
- 45D"Back to the Future" actress ___ Thompson
- 48DThin piece of material
- 53D"Mickey Blue Eyes" actor James ___
- 55DHot chocolate drink (with marshmallows, naturally!)
- 58DPrefix meaning "eight"
- 60DOne of three Holy Roman Emperors
- 61DBuy things
- 62DSwear like a sailor
- 63DCasual shirt
- 64DKitchen gadget company
- 65DWith 65 down: French candy
- 66DChoose
- 68D"L.A. Law" actress, Susan ___
- 69DSuffix for benz-
- 70DNutritional fig.