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◆ · By Pandora's Blocks Meta Crosswords · Published 2023-04-09T13:00:05.723Z

Meta Prompt
The answer to this week's meta is someone who might be part of a starting rotation.
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  • oldjudge solved 2023-04-09T13:10:00.014Z
  • damefox solved 2023-04-09T13:15:21.195Z
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  • I K Snamhcok solved 2023-04-09T14:47:24.890Z
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  • oldjudge 2s · 2023-04-09T13:12:10.185Z
    Nothing left to say--happy Easter Will!
    • Meg 3s · 2023-04-09T13:38:18.224Z
      That was an excellent Aha! Thanks, Will and I hope you find all your eggs!
      • Matt A 🤓3:41 · 2023-04-09T14:44:30.836Z
        Exactly my thinking - one of my favorite lightbulb moments!
      • Alex Sisti 3s · 2023-04-09T13:56:14.272Z
        Wow! That construction LEFT me awestruck...
        • I K Snamhcok 3s · 2023-04-09T14:48:27.050Z
          I’d love this one even more if you could have worked it to read KOUFAX. Thanks, Will!
          • Hector 2s · 2023-04-09T14:39:36.714Z
            Now that came out of left field... V smooth grid for that constraint. Thanks!
            • boharr 5s · 2023-04-09T15:32:55.996Z
              Fun. Thanks
              • RPardoe 🤓3:02 · 2023-04-09T15:39:30.905Z
                Successful original utilization that has partaken all words
                • JM 🤓11:12 · 2023-04-09T16:32:39.913Z
                  Loved every freakin’ thing Y’all!
                  • DIS 🤓9:38 · 2023-04-09T17:29:53.802Z
                    I'd say this was just right, but...
                    • Joe 🤓6:38 · 2023-04-09T17:49:35.587Z
                      Very nice! Great aha moment.
                      • Louis D 6s · 2023-04-09T17:57:50.843Z
                        So many constraints and such smooth fill. Very nice.
                        • Gutman 2s · 2023-04-09T18:11:32.157Z
                          Great. Happy Easter!
                          • FrankieHeck 🤓13:42 · 2023-04-09T19:37:20.375Z
                            Wow, it took me an embarrassingly long time to see that one! Love it!
                            • Bbaack 🤓16:20 · 2023-04-09T19:47:05.176Z
                              This one left the park! Happy Easter!
                              • KayW 🤓7:34 · 2023-04-09T20:30:46.962Z
                                Wowza - that was fun once I finally saw it. Great construction!
                                • hoover 2s · 2023-04-09T21:22:43.255Z
                                  Nice and straightforward, if a bit on the sinister side!
                                  • wendy walker 4s · 2023-04-10T00:27:30.309Z
                                    Amazing construction! Thanks, Will!
                                    • Tyrpmom 1s · 2023-04-10T02:32:40.761Z
                                      Happy Easter!
                                      • ajk 9:37 · 2023-04-10T22:47:12.865Z
                                        "Huh, the top three acrosses begin with the same letters as the ones in the second last row. Oh, and the second row matches the last row, and...no way...WOW" Well described by the clue for 37A. :D Took me far too long given that I fit the answer.
                                        • mattythewsjpuzzler 🤓1:31:28 · 2023-04-11T00:39:03.541Z
                                          Lots enjoy fun today yay!
                                          • THC 🤓4:53 · 2023-04-11T01:36:15.971Z
                                            Thanks, Will!
                                            • ReB 9s · 2023-04-15T23:34:16.661Z
                                              Was trying to be too clever, needed a nudge to look at every starting letter, not my extracts. I'd thought that "starting rotation" was most likely referring to baseball (volleyball was plausible but much less likely). After the nudge confirmed the baseball connection, I didn't know if you wanted southpaw (which is what was spelled out) or pitcher. Obviously you wanted the first. Quite remarkable to do what you did.
                                              • Bird Lives 10s · 2023-04-16T02:25:14.654Z
                                                I don't want to make a left-handed compliment here. This was one of those that might be difficult to see, but once you see it, it's so obvious. It took me a while to get to that point. Good thing the pitch clock wasn't on
                                                • Qmark 5s · 2023-04-16T11:43:09.196Z
                                                  Finally! Stared at the filled grid all week...and nothing. Then with the deadline approaching, boom there it is! As a "sinister" person myself, I'm glad I finally got the right answer.
                                                  Play today's daily mini crossword
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                                                  Pull strings?
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                                                  Across
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                                                    Pull strings?
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                                                    Miner's yield
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                                                    Company that merged with WWE earlier this week
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                                                    ___ of Cawdor (title for Macbeth)
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                                                    Word before fever or bale
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                                                    ___ bargain
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                                                    Settles a legal dispute
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                                                    First name of a poet whose work appears prominently in "Dead Poets Society"
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                                                    Take to court
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                                                    "Just Like Paradise" band
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                                                    Functional
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                                                    Chief executive officer, often
                                                  13. 27A
                                                    "In what way?"
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                                                    It's two keys to the right of "Delete" on many keyboards
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                                                    Soon, poetically
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                                                    Habeas corpus and certiorari, for two
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                                                    HBO competitor
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                                                    That's pretty slick!
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                                                    AP competitor
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                                                    Grind ___ halt
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                                                    Sought not to be sought, perhaps
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                                                    Some World Cup games are decided by them: Abbr.
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                                                    Poet Ernst Moritz ___
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                                                    "I ___ for the future" (line from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off")
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                                                    Neighbor of a Chadian
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                                                    Western defense grp.
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                                                    Certain Pac-12 athlete
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                                                    Last two words of a Hemingway title
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                                                    Component of gender-affirming care, for short
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                                                    Capital of Pennsylvania?
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                                                    Word that represents "addition" in a common mnemonic
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                                                    One of several buildings at Smith College
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                                                    8-Down affliction
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                                                    Bit of an "overnight" meal
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                                                    Dark
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                                                    Fashion designer France
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                                                    Result of a successful at bat
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                                                    Falls short (in comparison)
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                                                    Grand Central and Union, for two: Abbr.
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                                                    Drive-___
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                                                    Broccoli ___
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                                                    Brit's college
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                                                    Movement founded by Tarana Burke
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                                                    Namesake of a Chicago airport
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                                                    Snitch
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                                                    Body part with rods and cones
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                                                    In the direction of the heavens
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                                                    Beer belly's composition
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                                                    Mitochondria's domain
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                                                    Feasted
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                                                    Spit like Cardi B, say
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                                                    Serenaded
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                                                    Playground fixture
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                                                    "A Tale of ___ Cities" (Dickens novel)
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                                                    Loan letters
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                                                    Bonnie who won Song of the Year for "Just Like That"
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                                                    Kato Shuson's "I kill an ant / and realize my three children / have been watching," for example
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                                                    Tripping, in a way
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                                                    Ice Cube's first name
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                                                    Rides
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                                                    Sign of approval
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                                                    Subtle difference
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                                                    ___ title (becomes a champion)
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                                                    Covert ___
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                                                    Undergraduate program for a future attorney
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                                                    Secretary of the Interior Haaland
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                                                    Long, long time
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                                                    Jane who wrote "Ode to Pity"
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                                                    Atkins who sang "That Ain't My Truck"
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                                                    Coffee container
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                                                    "___ to you!"
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                                                    Aides for profs.
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                                                    Jabba the ___
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                                                    She sang "Echoes in Rain"
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                                                    Survey
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                                                    Pennsylvania's "Flagship City"
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                                                    CPR pros.
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                                                    "How interesting!"
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                                                    ___ tai (cocktail)
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                                                    Double helix stuff, for short
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