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◆◆ · By Mikey G · Published 2023-02-25T21:00:33.739Z
Meta Prompt
[Level 2.5]: The answer to the meta consists of two 7-letter words.
This is my 49th puzzle for "Pun of a Kind." Hope you enjoy!
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___ green
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Across
- 1A___ green
- 4AThey may fill a very large saucer, briefly
- 7AAbbr. related to an important internal component
- 10ACountry named after element #47, for short
- 11AMen who let the dogs out
- 13ASome PC key
- 14ACar that was named after the founder's daughter
- 16AIt might store water
- 17AMakes an oopsie-woopsie
- 18ADavis, for one
- 20APark place?
- 21AThey help set locks
- 22AFling
- 23AIt contains uracil but not thymine
- 24ATeam member who often defeated opponents in the 1980s
- 27AIndividual familiar with substituting one quantity for another
- 31A___-Magnon (early human who appeared in more crosswords than he solved)
- 32AWord in the clue to 11-Across
- 33ABallpark figs. (I usually eat hot dogs)
- 34AFirst word in a Napoleonic palindrome
- 35AFormer GM line
- 36AKey in music (I had a pun here, but you already know how it fell)
- 38AI raced my friend to see who could make the quickest Windsor knot - it ended in ___
- 39A"A ___ of Two Kitties" (Ginger Cat's autobiography)
- 40AWhat smart omelet chefs are
- 44AHesitant sounds
- 45A"Double ___" (Marc Summers game show)
- 46AIsland chain?
- 47ASee 21-Down
- 48A4, commonly
- 49ASource of a liquid
Down
- 1DCharacter in a long-running NBC sitcom
- 2DMiddle word in a Napoleonic palindrome
- 3DAccepts
- 4DHe was seen on screens in the 1980s
- 5DSmidgens
- 6D"Then ___ Was Gone" (Lisa Jewell thriller)
- 7DHalcyon
- 8DSubterfuge
- 9DIt could be used for transportation, for short
- 12DOK
- 15DFirst 5-letter Best Picture title of the 21st century
- 16DSome radios
- 19DSecond word in a cruciverbalist's favorite ball game
- 20DTake off
- 21DI found some 47-Across in my fireplace: I had ___ expectations
- 22DHBO alternative
- 24DVerb related to a bridge mishap
- 25DBig city sights, maybe
- 26D2,000-lb. wts.
- 28DLast word in a Napoleonic palindrome
- 29DWhat my heart did when it saw the grilled cheese sandwich (my one true love)
- 30D"The Color Purple" protagonist
- 34DIt's not nothing
- 35D"___ Birds" (Sarah Addison Allen novel)
- 36DThey might be adorned with accessories
- 37DSole, e.g.
- 38DCity in Uttar Pradesh with a famed mausoleum
- 39DIt's been oolong since I've had this beverage LOL
- 41DGeneration, e.g.
- 42DOrg. that hates traffic
- 43DNurse