Help! (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2023-08-08T06:00:17.567Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a 6-letter word
Here's an interesting piece of trivia about the cover of the Beatles album "Help!": they are actually spelling out "N-U-J-V" in semaphore. Apparently, the photographer did not like the arm arrangements with the band spelling "H-E-L-P." And with that, it's on to the puzzle! The answer to the meta is a 6-letter word. Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=138698#p138698
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Military unit (abbr.)
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- 1AMilitary unit (abbr.)
- 4AImpudence
- 8A___ off (angry)
- 12AWrath
- 13AFlora's partner
- 14APut back to zero
- 16ATemporary residence for those without one
- 19ALike a final batter
- 20AIf untreated it can lead to AIDS
- 21A"The Simpsons" storekeeper
- 22ALast part of "The Crucible"
- 23AFills completely
- 25ABoard and 32 pieces
- 28A5 day cricket match
- 29ADoc note: I dissent. A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on ___
- 30ACosta ___
- 31AWhat belts encircle
- 33ASomeone attracted to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs
- 35AAcquiesce
- 38A"He's making a ___, he's checking it twice"
- 39AInvoice abbr.
- 42ACrowd sound
- 43AExtra force given to a word or part of a word when it is spoken
- 45APixar movie, "___ Inc."
- 49AEarthy pigment (Aussie spelling!)
- 50AMenu phrase
- 51ASessanta minuti
- 52A"__ here" (label near an arrow, perhaps)
- 54AIndications that a ship is in danger, and what you will need to respond to in order to solve the meta
- 58ABit of tomfoolery
- 59A"... weeping and gnashing of ___"
- 60AUnits for smaller amounts of liquid
- 61ADeep cut
- 62AHistoric Spanish port
- 63ALines on a city map (abbr.)
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- 1DSinger on Coldplay's "Princess Of China", familiarly
- 2DMarx brother who famously said, "I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member."
- 3DEnticed
- 4DEnclosures to an ed.
- 5DRemove from office
- 6D___-Cat (winter vehicle)
- 7DBarack and Michelle's youngest daughter
- 8D"Three Coins In The Fountain" fountain
- 9DSlippery fish
- 10DBig properties
- 11DFarthest down
- 13DLike some carbonated water
- 15DFunds that hold and manage assets on behalf of another individual or entity
- 17DYale students
- 18DSong at the top of the charts
- 22DGrammatical case of the direct object (abbr.)
- 23DPaper fasteners
- 24DEnds in ___ (requires overtime)
- 26DTrigonometric function
- 27D"The Name of the Rose" author, Umberto ___
- 31DWill-o'-the-___
- 32DDespite the fact that
- 33DGen-___ (boomers' kids)
- 34DZooey Deschanel and M. Ward's band, "She & ___"
- 35DNaval fleet
- 36DLosing heat
- 37DAntagonist in two western-themed Daffy Duck cartoons, Nasty ___
- 39DSpiritual hermitages or monasteries in Indian religions
- 40D"Rage Against The Machine" guitarist Tom ___
- 41DPhilosopher Lao-___
- 44DOpen ___ of worms
- 46DAussie flashlight
- 47DBefore, in verse
- 48DMany a reggae musician
- 52DRiver of Flanders
- 53DJapanese port city, sister city of Austin, Texas, apparently
- 55D"___ the season to be jolly"
- 56DBritish ref. work
- 57DSnake sound