To Boldly Go (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2022-06-21T06:00:12.178Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a two word location suggested by the 3 long entries
I was trying to create an easy meta with this puzzle. But the grid had other ideas! I think you will find some challenges here. But persevere! I've tried to put lots of footholds in the clues, so if one area proves difficult, move to another region, and before you know it you will have it. Then you can turn to the meta, the answer to which is a two word location suggested by the 3 long entries. Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=97620#p97620
Check out the "Rejected (Non-meta) MOAT Pack" here: https://www.ephesusscroll.com/about/interest4.html. US$5 gets you 10 themed crosswords, most of which were rejected by one crossword publisher or another. Were those editors right to reject them? You be the judge!
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- Laura M 🤓10:32 · 2022-06-21T08:01:22.412ZFun and clever while still being a "week one," which I appreciate :-)
- I rarely get your metas, do glad I persevered! Nice one, with theming throughout.
- whimsy 🤓13:40 · 2022-06-21T12:34:58.268ZJust what Laura said. Enjoyed this -- Thanks, Ben!
- woozy 🤓12:54 · 2022-06-21T14:50:51.953ZOh, what a pun.
- Carolyn 3s · 2022-06-21T15:21:53.674ZEnjoyed it! Thanks so much
- Cute! Anything with space gets a bonus point from me. Thanks for the puzzle
- Yash Pujara 24:35 · 2022-06-22T06:04:09.189Zfun!
- Cindy Heisler 5s · 2022-06-22T12:32:06.028ZGood one, Ben. Thanks!!
- Bbaack 17:32 · 2022-06-22T14:03:17.515ZThat was fun, thanks Ben!
- I K Snamhcok 2s · 2022-06-23T14:18:51.607ZNice coming home from vacation to a relatively easy, yet very fun MOAT3DCan you storm the castle by getting across the ___?[----]. Thanks, Ben!
- Qmark 5s · 2022-06-27T11:41:07.343ZLots of theme-related clues...a fun one! Thanks!
- DrTom 4s · 2022-06-28T03:47:49.012ZWell it took me two tries because I felt it could be nothing else than the intro to every Star Trek episode, "Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no man has gone before!". I saw Space at the frontiers of the long answers and figured I had it. Yes Ben I saw that Space was the outermost part of each of those entries but I went with the common phrase of James T. Kirk. Liked it all the same.
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- 1AHalley's ___
- 6A___ nova
- 11AMedia-monitoring org.
- 14A"Moonraker" star, Roger ___
- 15AWinning team, when the score is 3-2, for example
- 16AWhat gets covered by a 19 down19DWhat keeps a 16 across warm during winter[-------] during winter
- 17AOxymoronic way of describing interior design that can't decide whether it's minimalist or luxurious?
- 20AAcronym for sludge-to-oil reactor system (it's a real thing - trust me!)
- 21A69 across69ANumber of Earth's moons[---], for example, for short
- 22AFeel sore
- 23ACustomary routine
- 25ANationality of Aristarchus, the first to suggest a heliocentric model of the solar system
- 26ASpeed of the Earth in its orbit: 67,000 ___
- 29ABernie Sanders, for example, for short
- 30AMosque official
- 32A"I'm reconsidering base-jumping off this sky-scraper!!!!"
- 34AMusic genre associated with Jay-Z
- 36AStereotypical Queen Elizabeth quote: "We are not ___"
- 40ATotally unnecessary opening of a book, often written by someone other than the author?
- 43AHighly seasoned Italian sausage
- 44AHawaiian dish
- 45AWhat Prometheus stole from the gods
- 46ACreated
- 48ADance style associated with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
- 50ADefective firework
- 51A"Couldn't agree more!"
- 54AHigh performance vehicle, ___ car
- 57APolynesian figurine
- 58AAngel dust, for short
- 59A25 down25D"Twilight Imperium 4E", for example[----] invented in the 1880s by George Howard Monks
- 62APlasterer's daily cleansing, toning, and moisturising routine?
- 66AUse a chair
- 67A"A mouse!!!!!"
- 68AWorn away
- 69ANumber of Earth's moons
- 70ADownright mean
- 71A"It's my ___" ("I'll pay for this")
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- 1DWhat rulers in Aust. measure in
- 2D"My bad!"
- 3DCan you storm the castle by getting across the ___?
- 4D"2 down! I made an ___ calculating the trajectory of this satellite!"
- 5DVideo 25 down25D"Twilight Imperium 4E", for example[----] created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984
- 6DCentral object of the solar system
- 7D"When you wish ___ star"
- 8DVox ___ ("voice of the people")
- 9DProgramming term for an enumerated type
- 10DExtended family member, for short
- 11DBuy and sell stolen property
- 12DHidden supply
- 13DSmall stream
- 18DOne of a belt located between Mars and Jupiter's orbits
- 19DWhat keeps a 16 across16AWhat gets covered by a 19 down during winter[---] warm during winter
- 24DVowel-rich name for Linnaeus's two-toed sloth
- 25D"Twilight Imperium 4E", for example
- 26DThe ___ of Venus is 81.5% that of Earth's
- 27DHemingway's nickname
- 28DThief's take
- 31DTraditional Mexican folk music, performed by a small group of strolling musicians
- 33DLanguage Jesus probably spoke (c.f. 37 down37D"He took her by the hand and ___ to her, 'Talitha koum!'" (Mark 5:41)[----])
- 35DSony's handheld game console, for short
- 37D"He took her by the hand and ___ to her, 'Talitha koum!'" (Mark 5:41)
- 38DColour of unbleached linen
- 39DProof of ownership
- 41D"If ___" ("Allow me")
- 42DIndoor plant holders
- 47DEvent hosts
- 49DNeptune, but not Pluto
- 51D"I agree"
- 52DGo for a ___ the pool (swim)
- 53DGlide on the surface of Europa, perhaps
- 55DSurprise victory
- 56D"MacGyver" actor, Dana ___
- 58DEntreaty
- 60DLife partner
- 61DSurface ___ of Jupiter is 61.42 billion sq. km.
- 63DAustralian astronomer known for his work on dark matter and the structure and evolution of the Milky Way Galaxy, ___ Freeman
- 64DPivotal
- 65DTolkien tree-person
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