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"Hold My Beer"
◆ · By Capn Rick · Published 2022-04-06T04:01:13.301Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a well-known brewing company.
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- Hector solved 2022-04-06T15:23:16.364Z
- whimsy solved 2022-04-06T15:25:46.847Z
- Meg solved 2022-04-06T15:41:31.399Z
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- Idriss Z solved 2022-04-07T14:23:12.070Z
- I K Snamhcok solved 2022-04-07T15:25:41.274Z
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- Ergcat solved 2022-04-07T17:53:42.406Z
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- Jasonbr solved 2022-04-08T01:24:22.610Z
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- markhr solved 2022-04-09T07:59:03.818Z
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- Qmark solved 2022-04-10T06:57:22.378Z
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- Bbaack 12:46 · 2022-04-06T22:35:34.390ZFun one! I admit I had to back solve for this one, so I don't get a Blue Ribbon!
- dot 2s · 2022-04-07T10:45:38.930ZGuessed the meta, but can't back-solve it. Admittedly am not a drinker, though I don't know how much that would help.
- Yes, I admit this one uses a tricky mechanism. Check the clues associated with the answers that make up the drawing.
- dot 2s · 2022-04-07T19:46:27.729ZAh! Thank you so much, got it!
- Billy 🤓9:19 · 2022-04-07T11:44:57.749ZNice crossword, but I'm stumped on the meta (just guessed it). My first thought was that it the dots (and connecting them) would be the shape of a specific brand's glass; this could be sam adams' glass, but maybe only with a little shift at the top. At any rate, I'm stumped.
- Hi Billy. Take a look at the clues associated with the entries that make up the drawing. The glass is close to the vintage one for this beer company.
- Billy 🤓9:19 · 2022-04-07T23:17:11.669ZAh, gotcha! thanks!
- Very nice puzzle, guessed the meta answer, but reading the comments after helped me understand what was going on, well hidden! My first guess was RADLER, which is an anagram of the non-linear circled letter in the middle, which would have been quite apt for the theme ;)
- Hi Jonn. I wish I had known about RADLER. I would have liked to have worked it in somewhere. Thanks, and Happy National Beer Day!
- I K Snamhcok 8s · 2022-04-07T15:26:42.503ZGot it, but only with a nudge — no, make that a SHOVE — so please don’t enter me for the drawing. Thanks!
- Ergcat 22:39 · 2022-04-07T17:54:52.404ZOk, now to back-solve! Very clever grid! Enjoyed it!
- Glad you enjoyed it, Ergcat! Remember to check "everything" associated with the theme answers.
- Ergcat 22:39 · 2022-04-08T11:37:58.436ZGot it! Ha, surprised I didn’t see that mechanism earlier! Thank you for a clever puzzle!
- MamaEllen 2s · 2022-04-08T07:34:18.279ZPBR - my dad’s fave long before the hipsters brought it back into fashion - LOL!
- Yes, good old PBR. Did you recognize the company slogan in 64-Across?
- MamaEllen 2s · 2022-04-09T02:26:07.659ZI didn’t know that - cool!
- Dow Jones 4s · 2022-04-09T07:27:14.177ZThanks for the visually pleasing grid and meta. It only took 4 nudges, lol.
- markhr 🤓8:22 · 2022-04-09T08:02:27.201ZDefinitely needed the nudges. I was focusing on the clues that actually contained the word "beer", of which there were several. I thought that fit with the title. Oh well...
- Yeah, I threw those in there solely for theme material. Thanks for solving!
- Cindy Heisler 2s · 2022-04-09T12:29:27.908ZFinally got it, but only after the nudges. I don't think that qualifies me for the drawing. I'm not familiar with many beers, but I have heard of this one. I should have thought to look closer at the clues!!
- LuckyGuest 3s · 2022-04-09T14:15:47.850ZNeeded the nudges...
- Yeah, this one played tougher than I thought it would. Thanks for solving!
- Carolyn 5s · 2022-04-09T14:53:40.481ZNever would have gotten it without the nudges! Thanks for the puzzle. Great construction.
- DIS 🤓5:03 · 2022-04-09T19:53:56.044ZGreat combination of grid art and meta.
- Needed the nudges. I felt pretty confident the answer was Guinness. When you connect all the Os in a circular fashion, it’s a pretty decent representation of the “harp logo” in the Guinness can
- Thanks, Peter. I'll have to take another look at that grid art. I'm sure Al would have preferred your answer. :)
- Laura M 🤓8:48 · 2022-04-10T01:32:51.582ZVery nice! I needed three of the nudges mostly because I thought I'd need more beer knowledge than I have (basically zero) to solve this one :-)
- Qmark 4s · 2022-04-10T06:59:36.564ZNice puzzle...I needed the first 2 nudges to reach the end.
- michaelm 🤓2:04 · 2022-04-11T18:20:29.291ZNo nudges and got to this just in the nick of time. Thanks Cap'n Rick!
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Across
- 1AMeter maid of song
- 5A"Samuel ___", the beer your cousin from Boston drinks
- 10AMilitary units: Abbr.
- 14AHoppy brews, for short
- 15AOblong tomatoes
- 16AGreek god of love
- 17ASees the big picture, or for this puzzle, "Draws a beer"
- 20AInquired
- 21AAd ___ committee
- 22AEnglish composer Henry ___
- 23AChills and fever
- 25AWeb designer's code
- 27AActor Chad of "Medical Center"
- 30AMore transparent
- 34AUnruly crowd
- 35ADrain or desiccate
- 37A"Cat ___ Hot Tin Roof" (Had to get a cat clue in here somewhere!)
- 38ATV spots
- 39A"Grip It and ___": golf guide by John Daly (who once drank 5 beers at the turn of a PGA Tour event)
- 40AFamily nickname
- 41APresidential nickname
- 42AStadium's big-screen diversion
- 44ATook a load off
- 45AJousting weapon
- 47A"Tik ___", video-sharing app
- 48A"___ Club", "The first beer sold after Prohibition"
- 50ASound of disgust
- 52A"Hometown proud" supermarket chain
- 53AFisherman's handled hook
- 56ARepresentative
- 60AMexican abode
- 64A"The beers are on me, everybody! What'll you have?"
- 67APicnic pest
- 68AOn the loose
- 69ASilent approval
- 70A"Absolutely!"
- 71ATerm for a 24-ounce beer
- 72AAtlanta-based cable channel
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- 1DCosta ___
- 2DNYSE debuts
- 3DPropane holder
- 4DEqually close
- 5DRainbow shape
- 6DDance like Chubby Checker
- 7DRetort to "Are not!"
- 8DFire starter
- 9D"Quiet!"
- 10DIrish beer named for its color
- 11DAccrue
- 12DReusable bag
- 13DRadiator sound
- 18DBarely defeated
- 19DFudd of cartoons
- 24DWombs
- 26DGreek letter
- 27DModern messages
- 28DBlack Russian ingredient
- 29DBuddy of "The Beverly Hillbillies"
- 31DMartini's partner
- 32DPioneering computer
- 33DDreadlocks wearer
- 36DLhasa ___ (Tibetan dog)
- 42DBarrel to tap
- 43DStein
- 46DSleeve's end
- 49DMexican sandwich
- 51D"___ la vista, baby!"
- 52DGive ___ (try)
- 53DGreeting heard "Down Under" (possibly on the Coral Coast)
- 54D"Rule, Britannia" composer
- 55DPool legend Minnesota ___
- 57DAudacity
- 58DIsraeli airline
- 59DWorkers' rights org.
- 61DDad's sister
- 62DElitist
- 63DThrows in
- 65DBit of body art
- 66DSpanish king
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