12/26 (Meta)
◆ · By Abide · Published 3 months ago
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a movie.
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The last square is a rebus designed to show you how the asterisk clues work. Letters are optional.
By now you should have five things. If you’re stuck, think outside the box, particularly the big box. 
Hopefully you found what you were looking for in the clues to lead you to a relevant 1976 movie. By the way, the puzzle title “12/26” is more than just a date placeholder.
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- lbray53 4s · 3 months agoThanks. I needed the confidence builder!
- Meg 3s · 3 months agoAha!! Another step!
- boharr 4s · 3 months agoFun one. Thanks, Peter. And Happy New Year!
- whimsy 22:59 · 3 months agoIf I weren't so technically challenged, I would have realized a mite sooner that DROP called for CLOUD32DModern storage spot[-----]and not WEBSITES21Dxwordmuggles.com and xwordinfo.com, e.g.[--------]! (Silly me!) Thank you, Peter!
- Darth 20:33 · 3 months agoBoxing Day! Lol
- Ah, of course! That ties it all together.
- Ergcat 24:10 · 3 months agoAhhhh, now I get it! Haha “Boxing Day” was a 2021 film so that was my first guess! Then I went back and saw the asterisks!
- Cindy Heisler 2s · 3 months agoIt took a couple wrong guesses because I was looking for a Christmas movie. I should have realized there would be a second step. Thanks, Peter.
- kymike 2s · 3 months agoNice way to start the week!
- Thanks for the puzzle, Peter. I was stumped by the rebus but eventually got the meta - very clever and well executed, as always
- I K Snamhcok 3s · 3 months agoGood one! It put me in mind of a nice Week 2 or 2.5 WSJCC or MGWCC. Thanks, Peter!
- KayW 12:00 · 3 months agodoh!!!! Needed some help here. I first submitted just about every BOX movie ever released... THE BOX, BOXING DAY, THE BOXER, THE CHRISTMAS BOX.Very clever - thanks Peter!
- Tom Wilson 🤓8:18 · 3 months agoVery, very nice, Peter. Best wishes to all for a happy and healthy 2023. (And please pardon my reckless first submission of "Se7en," but I couldn't shake the echo of that plaintive "What's in the box?")
- Tyrpmom 2s · 3 months agoThanks.
- wendy walker 3s · 3 months agoAs the DJ on WRTI, the Philadelphia classical music station, said this morning, "And for all you sports fans, today is Boxing Day!" Great puzzle, Peter, but you should have docked me a few hundredths of a point for my Eno error!
- Dow Jones 6s · 3 months agoNo "meta"sweat on this one. Nice one, Peter !!
- hoover 10s · 3 months agoFinally, after going through every IMDB "Box" movie, I figured out how I was really supposed to use the sandbox and the boombox, which sent me looking for how to use the others.
- Carolyn 4s · 3 months agoNeeded two tries since I jumped the gun. It appears I'm not the only one! Thanks, that was fun.
- Ergcat 24:10 · 3 months agoClever! Thank you, Peter! I needed that confidence boost!
- Teamdoubletow 9s · 3 months agoThis one took us a while. We realized and then forgot something was up in lower right corner. Luckily Alex thought to double check something that helped us rethink everything. Fun one! Thanks for the puzzle
- Jaclyn 11:07 · 3 months agoI guessed it completely off of the lower right + the title of the puzzle. Still not actually seeing the mechanic! D'oh.
- Check out the whimsy comment above. Think outside the!
- Jaclyn 11:07 · 3 months agoOooohhhhh. Apparently I needed to leave, come back, then read things out loud!
- imontoo 4s · 3 months agoEnjoyed it! 24A24AA New York minute?[---]is a fresh and new one that I especially liked.
- Qmark 3s · 3 months agoWonderful...loved the addition of the rebus square...it was the last one I filled in.
- LesY 🤓13:48 · 3 months agoNice one Peter! The grid was stellar as always, and the meta just the right amount of tricky. And the Boxing Day title to boot!
- Laura M 🤓14:43 · 3 months agoGood one! Didn't need the hints, I just couldn't do anything else while the MGWCC was in my head...
- michaelm 🤓3:42 · 3 months agoYo Abidrian! “I stopped thinking the way other people think a long time ago. You gotta think like you think.” – Rocky Balboa And that was my problem... Thanks Peter. Happy New Year!
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Across
- 1AMusic machine
- 6AIt's not a good look
- 10ASimone who's "Feeling Good"
- 14ATingly hands and itchy ears, to some
- 15ARadar-screen dot
- 16AHot spot
- 17A"___ Did It Again" (Britney Spears hit)
- 18A* Sound caused by shock waves
- 20A* Nervous performer's affliction
- 22A___ favor
- 23ASeven in Sao Paulo
- 24AA New York minute?
- 25AUncredited personage in "Harry & Meghan"
- 28AIvy leaguers?
- 30A4-6 roll in craps
- 31ABest Buy buys
- 34APoet's planet
- 35AToni Morrison bestseller
- 36A___-de-France
- 37A* "Nailed it!" gesture
- 40AMotor oil letters
- 41AY intersection
- 43AWingtip tip
- 44ATake a machete to
- 46A"___ New Wild" (PBS nature series)
- 48AUnit of life, in more ways than one
- 49ABlithering types
- 50AToast topper
- 51A"The prophecy was that I should be dismembered; and—Aye! I lost this leg. I now prophesy that I will dismember my dismemberer" speaker
- 55AMarlins' div.
- 56A* "Key" ingredient in some pies
- 58A* Byproduct of natural maple syrup
- 61A"A Passage to India" character
- 62AWhat Missssippi is missing
- 63AGinormous
- 64AProve victorious in
- 65AArea for child's play
- 66ANoodle served in kakejiru broth
- 67AOutlet for a rant
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- 1DReindeer runways
- 2DWhac- ___ (arcade game)
- 3DEnd of the line
- 4DCheck for flaws
- 5DDisease suffix
- 6DBe very single-minded
- 7DCrow over success
- 8DItem found in a pocket
- 9DStart for center
- 10DWord before "business" or "fool"
- 11DPlace to find scrimshaw
- 12D"The Matrix" hero
- 13D"Gimme ___!" (start of a Spartan cheer)
- 19DTax pros, for short
- 21Dxwordmuggles.com and xwordinfo.com, e.g.
- 25DOpera that inspired "Rent"
- 26DSkyMiles offerer
- 27DNot suitable
- 29DBurlington sch. identified by its "Green Mountains"
- 30DMake a goof
- 31D"The ___ Lead" (George Banks song in "Mary Poppins")
- 32DModern storage spot
- 33DSmall gun
- 34DVerse on a vase
- 38DSin /___ = tan (this one's for you, MikeyG)
- 39DChum
- 42DKids' fruity drink
- 45DHero's love in "Much Ado About Nothing"
- 47DWord form of "feather"
- 48DCity visible from Philly
- 50DUber-patriot
- 52D"Laughing" scavenger, in Spain
- 53D___ of thunder
- 54DMake percussion sounds
- 56DHeap kudos on
- 57D"You're gonna need a bigger boat" movie
- 58DType of latte
- 59DA, in Argentina
- 60DMoo ___ shrimp
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