"Clark! The Herald"
◆ · By Clark E. Tripe · Published 2024-12-22T05:01:15.305Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a familiar holiday message.
Hint: So, have you spotted the 15-Across yet? Maybe try highlighting (preferably in green) the grid entries referenced in that clue.
Hint: The four familiar surnames kinda provide decorations for the 15-Across, don't you think?
Hint: Okay, okay, so it's a rather crude drawing, but it does contain the holiday message I'm heralding.
Hint: I'm still bummed, though, that there were "two ALLs" in the grid.
Hint: Since it's Christmas, and since those surnames happen to belong to four "men", I've decided to accept all variations of the holiday message that contain "to all" and "to all men".
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Chest muscle, for short
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Across
- 1AChest muscle, for short
- 4A"___ porridge hot..."
- 9ASizzling skillet sound
- 12AOne-time link
- 13AThird rock from the sun
- 14ADead heat
- 15ADecorated holiday evergreen that can be visualized when 4A, 13A, 31A, 35A, 37A, 44A, 54A, 56A, 66A, and 60D are strung together
- 18ACooperative group
- 19AIce-skating surface
- 20AMex. miss
- 21AArtful
- 24AHoppy brews, for short
- 25ACrossword constructor's activity
- 28AQuick punch
- 31AUtter nonsense
- 32A"Six-pack" muscles
- 35APut up with... such as 39A constructors with bad 25A
- 37AHe voiced a mutant turtle named Michelangelo… but was not the subject of Michelangelo’s ceiling
- 39APuzzle type with an extra challenge, like "Clark! The Herald"
- 40AJust fine
- 43A"Utica ___", first beer sold after Prohibition
- 44A"Profiles in Courage" author... or half profile?
- 47A"It's ___-brainer!"
- 50AFuel company with an iconic sign near Fenway Park
- 51AGPS suggestion
- 54ADutch cheese
- 56AUsual shape for 54A
- 58AWhat this puzzle provides, hopefully
- 62AMemo
- 63ABuilding wing
- 64A___ buco (veal dish)
- 65AFormer Russian ruler
- 66AThe whole shebang (and apparently a dup of 60D)
- 67ASpotted
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- 1DTreaties
- 2DOld-time anesthetic
- 3DJeweler's weight
- 4DFootlike part
- 5DChow down
- 6DEscort's offering
- 7DAmtrak stop: Abbr.
- 8DSentence-enders in the Great White North
- 9DRemove, as paint
- 10DTuscan city
- 11DSearches for
- 16DApple on a desk
- 17DMath branch
- 21DCalifornia's Big ___
- 22DHula hoop?
- 23DPup squeak
- 26D5G ___: mobile standard
- 27D'80s video-game console
- 28DBread spread
- 29DPresidential nickname
- 30DTook the bait
- 32DSilent communication: Abbr.
- 33DA/C measure
- 34DBro or sis
- 36DCowboys quarterback Prescott
- 38DUnfriendly
- 40DYoung Skywalker's nickname
- 41DToronto's prov.
- 42DBeer barrel
- 45DPlug-in vehicle, briefly
- 46DCrossword direction
- 47DRepresentative
- 48DTaboos
- 49D"I'm ___ here!"
- 51DActress Witherspoon
- 52DUptight
- 53DJohn of England
- 55D"In the headlights" critter
- 57DMed. plan options
- 59DBoston ___ Party
- 60DThe whole shebang (and apparently a dup of 66A)
- 61DUnder the weather