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■ · By Pandora's Blocks Meta Crosswords · Published 2022-07-31T13:00:18.055Z

Meta Prompt

The answer to this week's meta is a food that is commonly enjoyed in the Southern United States.

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Comments

Qmark 3s · 2022-07-31T13:24:12.595Z
Super meta, Will!
Capn Rick 🤓5:47 · 2022-07-31T13:13:55.327Z
Nice puzzle, Will! Kinda reminds me of that Gothic place in Salem! :)
I K Snamhcok 🤓9:16 · 2022-07-31T13:31:57.270Z
Love ‘em my beignets, whenever I’m in NOLA. Not often enough! Thanks, Will!
Hector 2s · 2022-07-31T13:29:30.936Z
Thanks, WIll! Congratulations on a well done season of polished and fun puzzles.
raceyamatt 🤓9:55 · 2022-07-31T13:46:18.006Z
Fun and straightforward!
oldjudge 4s · 2022-07-31T13:48:09.537Z
Yum'
oldjudge 4s · 2022-07-31T14:01:44.417Z
Great season--thanks Will!
Meg 4s · 2022-07-31T14:25:22.110Z
Food in the South. Literally the S position of each compass. Nice!
- dplass 🤓6:58 · 2022-08-07T20:24:10.143Z
  How does it work? Where iseach compass?
  - Meg 4s · 2022-08-07T23:03:28.784Z
    Look at the single black squares and the 4 letters around each o e
    dplass 🤓6:58 · 2022-08-08T18:56:33.582Z
    Oh. Lookit that.
boharr 3s · 2022-07-31T14:12:16.842Z
Look forward to next season.
hoover 🤓7:14 · 2022-07-31T15:24:26.766Z
Fun one. Not the food I was expecting!
- DrTom 3s · 2022-07-31T17:18:26.167Z
  Yes I was looking for the one specific to the female population...you know Girls Raised In The South = GRITS! (and please that is not intended to be sexist, I'm just a BLITS (Boy who Lives In The South)
MajordomoTom 🤓11:46 · 2022-07-31T16:51:12.918Z
some coffee please, no chickory
DrTom 3s · 2022-07-31T17:00:23.777Z
Mmm good, never leave NOLA without a dusting of powdered sugar on my clothes. I just go nuts for those donuts!
Tyrpmom 2s · 2022-07-31T18:08:25.081Z
Yummy. Thanks.
rickybillingsgate 🤓7:08 · 2022-07-31T18:38:55.551Z
Had to ponder this one a little. Nicely done!
Sfull411 🤓5:16 · 2022-07-31T18:42:33.906Z
Thanks for a great puzzle!
BarbaraK 3s · 2022-07-31T22:30:20.890Z
Nice having black squares in 6 of the 8 main compass points so we didn’t look for all the directions in entries.
Cindy Heisler 2s · 2022-07-31T22:17:17.738Z
Great puzzle, Will. I'm sorry to see the season end. Sundays just won't be the same.
William D 🤓5:34 · 2022-07-31T22:59:27.401Z
Thanks!
Katiedid 🤓2:42 · 2022-07-31T23:41:35.076Z
Fun! I don't know why I thought it was so hard the first two times I tried to solve the meta...
benchen71 🤓7:04 · 2022-08-01T00:57:57.924Z
Saw the mechanism quickly, but jumped the gun a few times, before regrouping and finding a few letters that I had previously overlooked. Thanks for the puzzle - and the season!
Byron 🤓11:53 · 2022-08-01T03:29:39.065Z
Smooth and straightforward.
MamaEllen 2s · 2022-08-01T15:29:34.258Z
Cafe du Monde - always yummy! Thanks for the fun season!
Anita and Steve 3s · 2022-08-01T19:49:30.348Z
Very clever!
Jeff G 4s · 2022-08-01T23:51:53.398Z
Nice puzzle to round out the season! Lots of fun!
Abide 🤓7:45 · 2022-08-02T04:56:07.454Z
Awesome as usual.
Flinty Steve 3s · 2022-08-02T15:31:13.767Z
Nice meta - now I'm hungry!
MARR71 3s · 2022-08-02T16:14:21.480Z
That was an amazing meta. Will, did you intentionally incorporate both kinds of compass points? Regardless of whether it was intentional or not, it was a very fun puzzle!
JeffPrug 🤓7:10 · 2022-08-02T21:57:09.495Z
Great constructions! Thanks for another fantastic season.
Chaddog 4s · 2022-08-02T22:18:43.804Z
Great season, Will. Thank you for sharing your talent and creativity!
Bbaack 🤓11:37 · 2022-08-03T22:32:05.482Z
Thanks for a fun season!
Meta World Peace 5s · 2022-08-04T04:10:14.936Z
That was a powdered sugar treat of a puzzle as dessert for another hugely fun Pandora's Blocks season! Such smooth filling, like New Orleans jazz. Enjoy everything the rest of August has to offer, Will!
Bonnie 🤓7:09 · 2022-08-05T23:55:17.871Z
I enjoyed this meta! And it took another 5 minutes or so to also realize the position was in the South. Clever on top of clever.
Mr Tex 🤓9:42 · 2022-08-08T17:49:14.168Z
I don't see it. I wish constructors would explain their solutions.
- Pandora's Blocks Weekly Meta Crossword constructor · 2022-08-08T21:15:16.247Z
  I email out answer explanations to mailing list subscribers every week! You can join the mailing list by visiting PandorasBlocks.org
dot 🤓9:21 · 2022-08-09T19:35:24.192Z
Yay! Fun one.

Play today's daily mini crossword

With 1-Down, breath freshener

Across

1A
With 1-Down, breath freshener

4A
"Silent Spring" subject, for short
7A
Large groups
13A
Keep ___ distance
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___ Jima
15A
Bothered
17A
Actor Kevin of "Dances with Wolves"
19A
Impressive way to win a carnival prize
20A
"Ben-Hur" author Wallace
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Previously, poetically
23A
Bird hidden inside lemur
24A
Improvised
26A
Makes more appealing, with "up"
28A
___ stretch of the imagination
29A
Rival of Ben or Jerry
32A
Wind instrument?
33A
Raven's cry
34A
He performed "Lose Yourself" at the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show
37A
CPR pro
38A
Vidi, in English
39A
Subject that includes crypto
41A
Thunderbird, for one
43A
It might be offered when someone says "Shake!"
45A
University email ender
48A
It's a long story
49A
Some crime scene evidence
50A
Put the kibosh on something
52A
Correct a manuscript
54A
Unsophisticated period
57A
DVR button with a << symbol
58A
Shun
61A
Record label now owned by Sony, for short
62A
Giveaway
64A
Predetermined time
67A
Snack used to calm an upset stomach
68A
4G ___
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All over the ___
70A
Chalkboards
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"You've got mail!" company
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QB Manning

Down

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See 1-Across
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"Shoulda listened to me!"
3D
Source of legal precedents
4D
Racket
5D
Nerdy one
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Joe, who managed the Yankees during 4 World Series wins
7D
Principal
8D
___ Domini
9D
Sets the stage for a white Christmas, say
10D
"Fortunate ___" (Creedence Clearwater revival song)
11D
It usually involves you reading the letters E F P T O Z L P E D...
12D
Bit of a news program
16D
Drench with water
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Minnesota batter
22D
The Garden of ___
24D
Song with the lyrics "I'm gonna teach you, teach you, teach you / all about love girl, all about love"
25D
Mid-season breaks for NFL teams
27D
All tied up
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100 fathoms down, say
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It's fun to stay here!
35D
Org. making many high school appearances before prom
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Vici, in English
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Neighbor of Turkmenistan
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Wilson of "Midnight in Paris"
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Items to take pictures with
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Get better with time
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More than just a flesh wound
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Appetizer for a sushi meal
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Online only
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Indigenous Coloradoan
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Feudal workers
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Food, water, or shelter
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Type of card
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Inventor Nikola
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"What We ___ Each Other" ("The Good Place" episode)
59D
Certain trig function
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Passing grades
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Number on an LAX board
65D
___ Aviv, Israel
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___Pen (medical device)