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Synonym City (Meta)

◆ · By Abide · Published 12 months ago

Meta Prompt
Inspired by MGWCC #715 "A City of Puzzles", the meta answer is a title associated with Elvis.
Back in February, Matt Gaffney’s puzzle for his weekly contest (MGWCC #715) was “A City of Puzzles.”
Inspired by Matt’s title, Jay Livingston and I created our own puzzle of cities, a puzzle with a completely different mechanism.
Wednesday nudges and puzzle discussion at https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=87729&sid=caf163f386719dd3cc6408aae5edd250#p87729
The answer is a title associated with Elvis.
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  • Emma Oxford 🤓9:18 · 12 months ago
    Hooray! I have to say though I have no idea what the mechanism is... lucky guess based on Elvis movies/songs with cities in them.
    • Hector 2:52 · 12 months ago
      You may have missed the clue at 26D
      26DRapacity (which could also be the answer to the cryptic clue "Knock Kabul")[-----]
      , as I did at first...
      • Mikey G 4s · 12 months ago
        Oh, that was solid - that clue was added after the test-solve. Very great bonus help!
        • dplass 12:55 · 12 months ago
          I also still don't get it, nor how 26d
          26DRapacity (which could also be the answer to the cryptic clue "Knock Kabul")[-----]
          applies...
          • Hector 2:52 · 12 months ago
            RAP-A-CITY
            • dplass 12:55 · 12 months ago
              Right. I still don't get it, or how 26d
              26DRapacity (which could also be the answer to the cryptic clue "Knock Kabul")[-----]
              applies.
              • Hector 2:52 · 12 months ago
                CAPACITY, MENDACITY, SAGACITY, TENACITY = alternative answers for clues to EXTENT
                13ASpace taken up[------]
                , LIE
                16AFalsehood[---]
                , ACUMEN
                46AWise man's asset[------]
                , NERVE
                73ABulldog's quality[-----]
                ELAN = VIVA-CITY
                • dplass 12:55 · 12 months ago
                  Wow. I'd never get that one. Thanks for dragging me to the actual answer
    • dannyvee 5s · 12 months ago
      Amazing!
      • Shmuel Schmell 4s · 12 months ago
        Many twists and turns to get there! Great puzzle. Such audacity!
        • Hector 2:52 · 12 months ago
          Terrific. Maybe What A City as an alternative title?
          • Abide and Bird Lives constructor · 12 months ago
            I like it. Original title was "A City of Puzzles: Elvis Edition". But after testing, a synonym signal seemed necessary.
          • lbray53 9s · 12 months ago
            "SIN"onym City was the clincher for me!
          • oldjudge 4s · 12 months ago
            Great multi-step meta. Incredibly clever. Great job Jay and Peter!
            • Laura M 🤓22:00 · 12 months ago
              That was a fun journey!
              • SJMcK 🤓15:42 · 12 months ago
                Clever
                • dplass 12:55 · 12 months ago
                  Whoosh. Right over my head, I have no idea what the mechanism is... Luckily I was able to guess (first guess!) based on a popular Elvis thing. As DrTom says, a solve is a solve is a solve.
                  • benchen71 🤓1:57 · 12 months ago
                    Brilliant puzzle. 26D
                    26DRapacity (which could also be the answer to the cryptic clue "Knock Kabul")[-----]
                    definitely helped steer me in the right direction. No opacity for me!
                    • whimsy 20:10 · 12 months ago
                      Whoooie! Finally! Viva Jay and Peter!
                      • vandono 🤓17:56 · 12 months ago
                        it took some tenacity, but i finally got there.
                        • Bbaack 🤓19:47 · 12 months ago
                          This was truly a meta with elan! Great job!
                          • Tyrpmom 🤓21:20 · 12 months ago
                            Definitely used the 26D
                            26DRapacity (which could also be the answer to the cryptic clue "Knock Kabul")[-----]
                            nudge, but I think an asterisk by rapacity may have been more useful or less confusing. Every step was a thought process. Alternate title Synonymacity. And, yes I Googled elanacity.
                          • boharr 12s · 12 months ago
                            Came to read the comments. 26D
                            26DRapacity (which could also be the answer to the cryptic clue "Knock Kabul")[-----]
                            was a good idea.
                            • Dow Jones 2s · 12 months ago
                              After solving "elan", I hit a roadblock because I was sure the "title" would be "king". After looking at his discography, the aha moment hit (I never was a fan of Elvis).
                              • Cindy Heisler 2s · 12 months ago
                                Needed the nudge, but after solving realized I shouldn't have. Should have paid more attention to 26D
                                26DRapacity (which could also be the answer to the cryptic clue "Knock Kabul")[-----]
                                !! Great meta! Thank you both.
                                • Qmark 🤓2:59 · 12 months ago
                                  Nice puzzle. Made it through with the help of the 26D
                                  26DRapacity (which could also be the answer to the cryptic clue "Knock Kabul")[-----]
                                  hint.
                                  • MamaEllen 3s · 12 months ago
                                    Whew! Needed 26D
                                    26DRapacity (which could also be the answer to the cryptic clue "Knock Kabul")[-----]
                                    nudge and guidance with what to do with EXTENT
                                    13ASpace taken up[------]
                                    , LIE
                                    16AFalsehood[---]
                                    , ACUMEN
                                    46AWise man's asset[------]
                                    AND NERVE
                                    73ABulldog's quality[-----]
                                    . Very clever!! Well done!
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                                    Roman hearth goddess
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                                    1. 1A
                                      Roman hearth goddess
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                                      WinRed and ActBlue, for short
                                    3. 10A
                                      Birthstone, e.g.
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                                      Space taken up
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                                      Tolstoy's Karenina
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                                      Falsehood
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                                      Chair's to-do list
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                                      Kind of cheddar or cattle
                                    9. 20A
                                      Curtail Peruvian cosmopolis?
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                                      Counterpoint essay
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                                      Big birds living in myth
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                                      Bayou Bengals sch.
                                    13. 26A
                                      "Don't bring that here!", in a crude text
                                    14. 29A
                                      Patch up 2016 Olympics venue?
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                                      Spoil, as a barbecue
                                    16. 38A
                                      Drought-stricken
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                                      New Eng. school found in Burlington and at www.___.edu
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                                      PBS offering
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                                      Crucial part one might play
                                    20. 43A
                                      Pain de ___ (French bread)
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                                      Like clown shoes
                                    22. 45A
                                      What the suspicious may smell
                                    23. 46A
                                      Wise man's asset
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                                      Slacken Qatar capital?
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                                      Musicians Barrett and tha Kyd
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                                      Greek letters comprised of three parallel lines
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                                      Abide
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                                      Foreshadow
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                                      Superlative place in Idaho?
                                    30. 64A
                                      Like some summer pumps
                                    31. 67A
                                      Jets or Sharks, e.g.
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                                      Set a maximum
                                    33. 69A
                                      Made one's mark
                                    34. 70A
                                      Stella ___ (pilsner brand)
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                                      The Eiger, for one
                                    36. 72A
                                      Abbr. before 10023
                                    37. 73A
                                      Bulldog's quality
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                                      Osso buco ingredient
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                                      Vietnam vet, e.g.
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                                      Flower holder
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                                      Close cousin of a pitching wedge
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                                      "___ Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street"
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                                      Future reading material?
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                                      Ox found in Indonesia and crosswords
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                                      Don Lemon's employer
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                                      Lose tension
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                                      Prison chow, typically
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                                      Land of Limerick
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                                      Fix, as one's fences
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                                      Post-shower powder
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                                      Attorney's billable unit
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                                      Neighbor of Syr. and Leb.
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                                      Undefeated boxer Ali
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                                      On a double album, it comes third
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                                      Rapacity (which could also be the answer to the cryptic clue "Knock Kabul")
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                                      Darth ___ (Mr. Potato Head figure)
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                                      McGarrett and Danno's force, to Wo Fat
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                                      Third rock from the sun
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                                      One side of a debate team
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                                      Gin game
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                                      Like Wrigley's walls
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                                      Black cats and broken mirrors
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                                      African animal with striped hindquarters
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                                      Willy Wonka candy brand
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                                      Rocket great Ming
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                                      One that runs along the East Coast?
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                                      Draft team
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                                      Crunch target
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                                      Jazzy Jones or James
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                                      "___ Loser" (1965 C&W hit for Don Gibson)
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                                      Meatless burger brand
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                                      October's 10-Across
                                      10ABirthstone, e.g.[---]
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                                      Jung portrayer in "Blow"
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                                      "It's ___ a minute"
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                                      Whirling water
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                                      Stravinsky or Sikorsky
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                                      Jailhouse weapon
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                                      To be, to Tiberius
                                    42. 65D
                                      Bo Derek's titular rating
                                    43. 66D
                                      Drug in the news, and not good news
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