Equivocation (Meta)
◆◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2022-11-22T05:00:05.512Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a Beatles song
This puzzle is titled "Equivocation". Now, I might be using the word incorrectly; but I'm just following Shakespeare's example, so hopefully you'll get the idea. If you can see through the fog and filthy air, you should arrive at the answer to the meta which is a Beatles song. Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=113064#p113064
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How many it takes to tango
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- 1AHow many it takes to tango
- 4AGame starring the Master Chief
- 8ASurname of number 44 of 46
- 13AExpression of sudden discovery
- 14AChina's continent
- 15APager from the 80s
- 16AWhat Unkar Plutt (who was voiced by Simon Pegg, btw) hands out to Rey in exchange for scrap metal in "The Force Awakens"
- 18A"I ___ rat" (I'm suspicious)
- 19ASong by the Commodores which compares the singer to a Sunday morning
- 20APart 1 of a quotation from Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 1
- 22A"Let's do this, let's put a ___ in it. Boop!" (what The Agent in "Bolt" condescendingly says to Penny)
- 24AWord often used to rhyme with God (as in: "Though the seed has to die underneath the ___, The miracle of life's in the hands of God.")
- 25ARailway stop, for short
- 26A___ Bay bugs (flat lobster-like animals found around the northern coasts of Australia)
- 30A"Go ___ Young Man", Michael W. Smith's album with what might be my favourite MWS song, "Cross of Gold"
- 32A"No thanks, I already ___"
- 33ASaint-Saens piece from "The Carnival of the Animals" that features the cello, "The ___"
- 35AVomit
- 39AArtist who (unsuccessfully) sued producer Dr. Luke in 2014 (because the judge ruled that the five-year statute of limitations had run out)
- 41APart 2 of a quotation from Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 1
- 43AStar Wars spaceship used for dogfights and bombing runs (but overshadowed by the newer X model)
- 44AHost's invitation (to which 32 across is a possible response)
- 46AApiece
- 48APart of AEST (Melbourne's time zone, but only when daylight saving is not in effect)
- 49APaul McCartney song, "No ___ Lonely Nights"
- 51AOfficially agreed to (with "it")
- 53AFirst name (casually) of number 46 of 46
- 55AMountain in Europe and a political party in Australia (abbr.)
- 57APhoto ___
- 58APart 3 of a quotation from Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 1
- 61A"I get ___ with a little help from my friends" (lyric from a Beatles song which is not the answer to the meta)
- 65ABird that has a flat breastbone without a keel, so unable to fly (like an emu)
- 66AAbsolutely the best character in "Phineas and Ferb" (and I will not enter into discussions about this!)
- 68A"___ the road" (a last drink before I go, please, barkeep!)
- 69ADepend (on)
- 70ACandy-heart word
- 71ACommon prom theme: ___ the sea (and also a song from "The Little Mermaid")
- 72ALarge sword-like knife, snicker___
- 73AUnderstand
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- 1DUse a VCR to record a TV program
- 2D"Hold your horses!"
- 3DBoat propellers
- 4DSong from Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific", "Bali ___"
- 5DHenceforth
- 6DActress ___ Esco, who gained recognition in 2007 for portraying Jimmy Smits' character's daughter in "Cane"
- 7DWater source in a desert
- 8DOriginal equipment manufacturers (abbr.)
- 9DSlow cooker casserole (for non-Hindus)
- 10DWhat I sometimes think when watching a boring movie: "___, ___, my kingdom for ___!"
- 11DKatie ____, Georgian-British artist who entered the Guinness Book of Records for playing the deepest underwater concert 303 metres below sea level on the Norwegian Statoil's Troll A platform in the North Sea
- 12D___ Sea, body of water in 14 across that is disappearing fast
- 15DUnexpected locations for a hit
- 17DUse a keyboard
- 21DArgument
- 23D"___ from me" (words you don't want to hear if you just finished performing on one of those reality TV shows)
- 26DConstruct
- 27D"Cup ___?" (partially abbreviated beverage request)
- 28DMusical pause
- 29DPilots' org.
- 31DWhat whales and dolphins do to inspect the environment above the water line
- 34DOpposite of SSW (and given the centrality of this entry I guess that makes this a vague hint for finding the answer to the meta, if the Macbeth quote was not enough for you!)
- 36DTide alternative (or a misspelling of a kitchen utensil)
- 37D"Do ___ others as you would have them do ___ you"
- 38DKey next to PGUP
- 40DDomestic affairs
- 42DFirst word of the title of Karl Marx' famous book
- 45DThing on the non-pointy end of a pencil, perhaps
- 47DOne of over 350 written by J. S. Bach
- 50DWill Ferrell Christmas movie
- 52D"___ knew well, Thy love... " (another Shakespeare quote, this time from "Romeo & Juliet", Act 2, Scene 3)
- 53DCraft store chain
- 54DExposed
- 56DSkating category for couples
- 58DWhen repeated, French onomatopoeia for the swishing noise made by skirts on dancing women
- 59D"Believe ___ not!"
- 60DSaruman's fortress, ___gard
- 62DMisfortunes
- 63DAdhesive
- 64DSuffer from, as a disease
- 67DSong by NSYNC, when repeated 3 times