"E" Is For Extraneous (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2022-09-13T06:00:30.507Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a rock band
The meta mechanism in this puzzle came to me while driving home from work. I don't think that's a spoiler! Once I got home, I just had to see if it would work, and I think it does. Hopefully, you will agree with me, assuming you can find the answer to the meta, which is a rock band. Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=106374#p106374
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"Could you, would you, with a ___?"
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Across
- 1A"Could you, would you, with a ___?"
- 5ARed Banner Rifle Division (abbr.)
- 9ACold symptom
- 14AFoot fraction
- 15ACyclist known as The Bull from Urrao, Rigoberto ___
- 16AVideo-game pioneer
- 17AHard, as a mattress
- 18ANothing
- 19AInflexible
- 20AElitist in attitude
- 22APolitician and retired US Navy officer Joe Sestak's birth place
- 23ABe a resident of
- 25ACaesar and Greek, for two
- 29AOnslaught
- 34ABring together
- 35ABody art, for short
- 37AMedical image
- 38APrefix meaning "very small"
- 39AActress, ___ Najimi, known for "Sister Act" and "Hocus Pocus" but who I recognised in season 2 of "Morning Wars" playing a not-very-good psychic
- 40AFleming and McKellen
- 41A___ Stewart, singer of the 1979 #1 hit "Knock on Wood"
- 42AEgypt's river
- 43ALaura Dern's "Star Wars" character, Vice-Admiral ___
- 44AComplete list of items, spelled the US way
- 46AJudge known for his long hair and strength (but only at the same time)
- 47ABook before Jonah in the Old Testament
- 50AMost prominent member of the constellation Canis Major
- 54AScrape on the skin
- 59ASushi eel
- 60AGlided across the floor, like Tom Cruise in "Risky Business"
- 61AWedding location, where Jesus turned water into wine
- 62AMythical king of Crete
- 63A"Raiders of the Lost Ark" baddy, politically
- 64ASpanish water
- 65AGaze without blinking
- 66A"Buenos ___!"
- 67AShip's petty officer, familiarly
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- 1DAnimatable computer graphics, the pronunciation of which is contested
- 2DOverheard backstage: "You're ___ five!"
- 3DPrefix used in fear of heights
- 4DOpposable digit (abbr.)
- 5DDisagreeable encounters
- 6DSelf-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way
- 7DAustralian actress, ___ Mitchell who starred in "Pitch Black" opposite Vin Diesel
- 8DDouble-helix molecule
- 9DVehicles pulled by horses
- 10DEar-related
- 11DUS act that governs organ donations for the purpose of transplantation
- 12DCheshire Cat feature
- 13DWent to ground
- 21DParticipate in an auction
- 22DActress, ___ Spacek, who won an Oscar for "Coal Miner's Daughter"
- 24DEnglish town named after its famous Roman ruins
- 25D"Poison" plant
- 26DInner self, according to Jung
- 27DPermitted by law
- 28DSkylit lobbies
- 30DAccepted principle
- 31DRussian mountain range
- 32D"The Empire Strikes Back" character, ___ Calrissian
- 33DBoxer, Mike ___
- 35DSubarctic forest
- 36DPart of NATO (abbr.)
- 39DDoor handles
- 43D"That's funny!"
- 45DFashion company, ___ Vuitton
- 46DFifth of seven named churches in the book of Revelation
- 48DThe ___ Lama
- 49DIsland near Majorca
- 50DAmounts of money
- 51DStill competitive
- 52D"Oh no! I just ___ red light!"
- 53DComposer, ___ Stravinsky
- 55DWound covering
- 56D"Aladdin" parrot
- 57DResponsibility
- 58DIndian bread
- 60DLong Island or Puget (abbr.)