Deranged
◆ · By ajk · Published 2024-09-23T04:00:02.098Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a 4-letter word
Happy Monday
For once I actually remember where this meta came from 
It was inspired by this puzzle by DrTom. Or rather, by what I thought would be the mechanism there [narrator: it was not]. But there's no other connection between them, so having solved that one will not help you here.
It was inspired by this puzzle by DrTom. Or rather, by what I thought would be the mechanism there [narrator: it was not]. But there's no other connection between them, so having solved that one will not help you here.
That said, I don't think this one is any trickier than a medium. But of course nudges coming Wednesday if help is required.
Thanks to Wendy Walker and Abide for test solving, and thanks as always to Joe Ross for tech support.
Nudges Wednesday (but I'm always available to help via PM), solution on Sunday.
Nudges:
Start with the title. How might you parse it?
Start with the title. How might you parse it?
What might you find on a range?
OK, so if you de-range things, what's left?
What do we normally do with newly formed words?
Put things in grid order
Hope you enjoy!
cheers,
Alan
cheers,
Alan
Checking for previous play data...
When NURS was not making any sense, I went back to the drawing board and found the truer path. Thanks, Alan -- liked this puzzle process a lot!
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Biblical figure
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Across
- 1ABiblical figure
- 5AAdjoins
- 10ALike a flag when the wind dies
- 14AFabulous start?
- 15ASample, as a saucer of milk
- 16ASpoken
- 17ATitular Shakespearean king
- 18A"Give me ____" (actor's plea)
- 19APhotographic mountain?
- 20ACovers for, a single time
- 22AUbiquitous balm
- 23AAtlanta-based news org.
- 24AThey're a bit more than a quarter gallon
- 26AIsland setting of the original "Survivor" season
- 30AChooses
- 32AVocal solos
- 33ADetests unagi
- 38AIt might make you drop something?
- 39AShelter of sorts
- 40ATom, Jack, or Billy
- 41AFeature of Springfield Isotopes merch
- 43AUnsettlingly detailed
- 44ADisney dragon hunter
- 45AMusical snacks?
- 46AChild's objection
- 50APoetic permanence
- 51ABeige tone
- 52AIrish spirit accompanier
- 59ASharpen, as an appetite
- 60AHumiliate (or something to steal)
- 61ATook off
- 62AChildren's lit character transported to a magical land
- 63ALocales
- 64ALanded
- 65ASpirited reply
- 66AModern course material
- 67AHo-hum
Down
- 1DBrief home to the French Quarter
- 2DA first-year law student, or a best-selling book about the first year of law school
- 3DCommon crossword fruit
- 4DSage but not wise
- 5DMelodramatic denial
- 6DRed noble?
- 7DImminent, in a way
- 8DSoft end of the Mohs scale
- 9DPiggies protector?
- 10DLabel on some yogurt
- 11DWinner's declaration
- 12DSignificant
- 13DWorks, as a trade
- 21DTreats, as a sprained ankle
- 25DSyr. neighbor
- 26DGolf or tennis equipment
- 27DThe cookie you expect
- 28DOlympic symbol
- 29DSecurity grp.
- 30D44 of 46
- 31DAdv. degrees
- 33DNautical greeting
- 34DOverconfident
- 35D____ Grey (Picard's beverage of choice)
- 36DPrized author Wiesel
- 37DEfficient light source
- 39DSci-fi depot
- 42DMogul Onassis
- 43DAttractant
- 45DDirective
- 46DSome salamanders
- 47DGolfer Lorena
- 48DWorries
- 49DDetroit products
- 50DEnglish county with three letters too many
- 53DSmall measure
- 54DForecaster Silver
- 55DPeriods
- 56DSport shirt?
- 57DAd caveat
- 58DAncient Greek goddess or "Suicide Squad" actor