Cluedo (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2023-03-28T05:00:39.201Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta will take the form "X in the Y with the Z"
Sometimes you just have to build a meta puzzle to see if it's even possible. This is one of those. Yes, the grid will have its challenging parts; and yes, there's a lot going on when it comes to the meta. But if you've played the game Cluedo (or Clue, as it's known in some parts of the world), you will know what to do! (If you haven't, then you may need to resort to Google.) The answer to the meta will take the form "X in the Y with the Z". Successful sleuth's monologue is here: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=125203#p125203
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Answers an invitation to a mysterious country house only to discover a grisly murder has taken place! Oh no! Can you solve the meta before the murderer strikes again? Only time will tell...
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- 1AAnswers an invitation to a mysterious country house only to discover a grisly murder has taken place! Oh no! Can you solve the meta before the murderer strikes again? Only time will tell...
- 6A"The Music Man" setting
- 10APlay pool with a ___ in the billiard room
- 13AAlaskan native
- 14ACooking fat, but backwards (just for fun!)
- 15AMovie remake starring Robert De Niro, "___ Fear"
- 16ABasketball player known as "The Pearl", but as his name would appear on an attendance record
- 18A"Let's put ___ in it and come back to it later"
- 19A"___ The Clowns" (song from "A Little Night Music")
- 20ASize bigger than med.
- 21A___ a good book in the library
- 22APlay prelude?
- 24AImpolite looker
- 26AThe Beehive State
- 29APlace ___ at an auction
- 31ASpooky, like a mysterious country house
- 34ACapital of 26 across, initially
- 35AJerusalem mount (var.)
- 36ABig engine sound
- 37ACitrus drink
- 38ATempestt ___ of "The Cosby Show"
- 41A___-Cat (winter vehicle)
- 42AChoose from a selection of Greek ___ in the dining room
- 44ADanish-born British designer, ___ Crawford
- 45AEnding to "h" or "th" that doesn't follow the "i before e" rule
- 46A"It seems to me..."
- 47ATechnologies that control the temperature, humidity, and purity of the air in an enclosed space (abbr.)
- 48A"By Jove!"
- 49A"___ diem" (seize the day)
- 51AFarm structure
- 53AFix the ___ in the kitchen
- 55ASue Grafton's "___ for Ricochet"
- 57ABull-___ (device that produces a howling sound when whirled through the air)
- 61ASpore sacs
- 62AReady to initiate covert operations
- 64AWith your hair ___ a fancy style, go dancing in the ballroom
- 65AChase the ___ hiding in the walls of the study
- 66AFatty compound
- 67ATabletop RPG
- 68ALute-shaped fruit
- 69APenn and Connery
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- 1DEwes' mates
- 2D___ gin fizz
- 3DDiagram that often involves overlapping circles
- 4DThe seclusion of women from the sight of men or strangers, practiced by some Muslims and Hindus
- 5DStiff-upper-lip type
- 6DMicrosoft's Visual Studio, for example (abbr.)
- 7DWord-of-mouth
- 8DMars, for one
- 9DFast tempo, in musical notation (abbr.)
- 10DSpecific type of origami flowers (and also a Marie Osmond song from 1973)
- 11DSamoa's capital
- 12DGive temporarily
- 15DProfessional pursuit
- 17DNecessarily involve
- 23DListen to the ___ recital in the conservatory
- 25DFlood barrier
- 26DMilitary educational org.
- 27DAmerican civil rights org. that focuses on transgender equality
- 28DVinegar, chemically
- 30DFor one person (abbr.)
- 32DAncient Aegean region
- 33DAtlanta university
- 35DApt acronym for Security-Based Swap Data Repository
- 39DAussie slang for 24 bottles or cans of beer
- 40DAcademy Awards
- 43DDarth Vader's first name
- 47DRear end
- 48DDeadlocked
- 50D___ and preen using the mirror in the hall
- 52DStirs up
- 53DSing the praises of
- 54DSports cable channel
- 56DPet adoption org.
- 58DMorning TV host Kelly ___
- 59DArtemis Fowl series author, ___ Colfer
- 60DBout units (abbr.)
- 63D"___ the ramparts..."