Celebrate Xmas (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2022-12-20T05:00:04.667Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is what X replaces
Happy holidays, everyone! Here's a puzzle that will, I trust, help you focus on the reason for the season. The answer to the meta is what X replaces.
The following note may help after you've started completing the grid: The tricksy squares can be filled with Xs, following the Xmas theme. Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=115634#p115634
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Plant that is used at Xmas to engineer awkward kissing opportunities
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Across
- 1APlant that is used at Xmas to engineer awkward kissing opportunities
- 7APrefix meaning "equal"
- 10APublic vehicle
- 13AJujitsu relative
- 14AChest bone
- 15AXmas drink made with rum or brandy
- 17AOne of the Wayans
- 18ADa Vinci or DiCaprio or a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
- 20AFinish by
- 21ABitter criticism
- 22ABelly
- 25ASorta
- 26AJPEG alternative with a controversial pronunciation
- 27AUS federal purchasing org.
- 30AChristen with oil or water, perhaps
- 32ASpanish greeting
- 34AWhat you hope to find inside an Xmas turkey
- 35ANicole Kidman's other half, ___ Urban
- 40AFormer male student of a school or college
- 42ANational drink of England (including a serving suggestion)
- 43AXmas character based on a bishop with a penchant for secret gift-giving, informally
- 44AApportion
- 46AFossil fuel
- 47ASome people prefer this on their Xmas pudding instead of custard
- 49ASpanish gold
- 50ADye container
- 53AFall back
- 54AZeta follower
- 55APopular alternative to a star on Xmas trees
- 57AArthur Miller's salesman, Willy ___
- 62A"As God is my witness!"
- 64A"Stranger Things" actress, ___ Ryder
- 65AProphet
- 66AEast Berlin was its capital (abbr.)
- 67AOdor-reducing plumbing fittings
- 68AWorks in a gallery
- 69AUnderstand
- 70AFestival that Jesus attended in John 10, celebrated around the time of Xmas
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- 1DError
- 2DProperty claim
- 3DBarely managed, with "out"
- 4D"30 Rock" actress, ___ Fey
- 5DThe Voice of the Civil Rights Movement
- 6DEternity
- 7DOffline, briefly
- 8DWhat you do a lot of panning for gold
- 9DInstrumentalist who helps tune an orchestra
- 10DPerson asking for money or food
- 11DDisassemble
- 12D"Me also"
- 16DGame with clubs and caddies
- 19DTo the ___ degree
- 23DWell ventilated (but expressed negatively)
- 24D"Excusez-___!"
- 27DGive up the ___ (die)
- 28DAnswer, for short
- 29DGerman-based supermarket chain
- 31DDeduce
- 33DStart of a 26 letter series
- 35DBout ender, for short
- 36DAnd so forth (abbr.)
- 37D"Me also"
- 38DPull apart
- 39DCircle of light in many paintings of The Nativity
- 41D"I agree"
- 42DRobert De Niro and Al Pacino movie directed by Michael Mann
- 44DFrequent collaborator of Jody Hill, Danny ___
- 45DConcert souvenir, for short
- 47DOne of these took down the Titanic
- 48DBig hit for Courtney Love's band, Hole
- 50DComposer of the "Chariots of Fire" theme
- 51DOn the briny
- 52DBabel construction
- 53DClean air org.
- 56DSassy
- 58DAbout .62 mi.
- 59DPerson with a tonsure, probably
- 60D"two turtle doves, ___ partridge..."
- 61DLead singer of the band Sixpence None the Richer, Leigh ___
- 63DUno + due
- 64DCity in China that was mentioned in a lot of news broadcasts at the beginning of 2020