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Look Both Ways
◆ · By ajk · Published 2023-11-12T05:00:06.920Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a two-word classic rock song
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- lbray53 solved at 12:47 on 11/12/2023
- Cindy Weatherman solved at 13:07 on 11/12/2023
- DCBilly solved at 13:33 on 11/12/2023
- Alex Sisti solved at 14:07 on 11/12/2023
- boharr solved at 14:12 on 11/12/2023
- I K Snamhcok solved at 14:23 on 11/12/2023
- Meg solved at 14:38 on 11/12/2023
- JM solved at 14:43 on 11/12/2023
- michaelm solved at 14:57 on 11/12/2023
- Berto solved at 15:01 on 11/12/2023
- Bird Lives solved at 15:20 on 11/12/2023
- Gutman solved at 15:22 on 11/12/2023
- whimsy solved at 15:27 on 11/12/2023
- Pair O Ducks solved at 15:28 on 11/12/2023
- merlinnimue solved at 15:30 on 11/12/2023
- MatthewL solved at 15:32 on 11/12/2023
- Hector solved at 15:32 on 11/12/2023
- Mwoychick solved at 15:48 on 11/12/2023
- JHSeeman solved at 16:14 on 11/12/2023
- KayW solved at 16:17 on 11/12/2023
- Carolyn solved at 16:27 on 11/12/2023
- heidi solved at 16:32 on 11/12/2023
- DIS solved at 16:51 on 11/12/2023
- BarbaraK solved at 17:01 on 11/12/2023
- andeux solved at 17:04 on 11/12/2023
- Cindy Heisler solved at 17:17 on 11/12/2023
- SamKat9 solved at 17:21 on 11/12/2023
- Jaclyn solved at 17:24 on 11/12/2023
- GR solved at 20:49 on 11/12/2023
- Darth solved at 21:54 on 11/12/2023
- Jeremy Smith solved at 23:15 on 11/12/2023
- Qmark solved at 0:31 on 11/13/2023
- Laura M solved at 1:26 on 11/13/2023
- CPJohnson solved at 1:38 on 11/13/2023
- Sharkicicles solved at 2:05 on 11/13/2023
- Tyrpmom solved at 3:59 on 11/13/2023
- Schmeel solved at 13:14 on 11/13/2023
- DrTom solved at 15:42 on 11/13/2023
- Tom Wilson solved at 18:22 on 11/13/2023
- rjy solved at 20:49 on 11/13/2023
- kurtalert solved at 22:23 on 11/13/2023
- woozy solved at 23:37 on 11/13/2023
- markhr solved at 0:01 on 11/14/2023
- HeadinHome solved at 3:11 on 11/14/2023
- Katiedid solved at 3:16 on 11/14/2023
- Dow Jones solved at 8:19 on 11/14/2023
- Rufus T Firefly solved at 13:55 on 11/14/2023
- Mikey G solved at 6:37 on 11/16/2023
- Darrell solved at 22:14 on 11/16/2023
- BrennerTJ solved at 22:57 on 11/16/2023
- AxelPlays solved at 18:56 on 11/17/2023
- hoover solved at 16:55 on 11/19/2023
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- Sssolved. Fun. Thanks.
- DCBilly 10:04 · 2023-11-12T13:34:30.968ZSaw what you did there, 36D36DConfronted, as an overbearing Boss, perhaps[---------]
- Heh. There was a version without the asterisks where that little hint was more significant. But that version was a bit chewy for an SSS. :)
- boharr 3s · 2023-11-12T14:13:33.876ZFun one. Thanks, Alan.
- I K Snamhcok 2:18 · 2023-11-12T14:27:06.661ZA classic, I’m sure. Though I’ll admit, I can’t hum it or recall any lyrics. “Born to Run”, yes. But that’s just me. I believe I was listening mainly to Curtis Mayfield and Marvin Gaye around that time!
- Berto 🤓3:28 · 2023-11-12T15:02:53.427ZSssolved - don’t recognize the tune, but now have AC/DC stuck in my head lol
- merlinnimue 🤓8:46 · 2023-11-12T15:30:54.315ZNice
- MatthewL 🤓10:31 · 2023-11-12T15:37:18.125ZFun. Just my speed for a lazy Sunday morning. Thanks Alan!
- Bird Lives 4s · 2023-11-12T15:30:39.305ZNot a song I know well -- I really ain't that young anymore -- but the title was very familiar. (I would have been lost without the asterisks.)
- Great meta and great song - thanks Alan!
- JHSeeman 2s · 2023-11-12T16:15:44.498ZAs someone who grew up in jersey in contractually obligated to know bruce songs. Fun puzzle.
- :) An earlier version of the clue for TOLL73A**Fee often collected at booths[----] was something like "Tax typically collected at a booth, say in New Jersey" but I figured that was a little too on the nose :)
- Carolyn 2s · 2023-11-12T16:29:07.606ZFun! Didn’t know the title but easy solve. Perfect for a Sunday.
- Glad to hear that one can get there without knowing the song. That was definitely part of the plan. :)
- whimsy 15:58 · 2023-11-12T16:41:38.836ZWhile I, shamefully perhaps, haven't really followed current music since the early 70's, the brother who clued me in to metas also educated me on this musician.
Thanks for a fun one, Alan! - SamKat9 🤓15:04 · 2023-11-12T17:22:12.794ZSSSolved, very nice! Now I get 36D36DConfronted, as an overbearing Boss, perhaps[---------] :)
- Cindy Heisler 2s · 2023-11-12T17:20:06.315ZI have to admit that I didn't get this until my husband sang the song to me. And he is always telling me he can't solve metas! Ha! Thanks, Alan!!
- Hahaha. Excellent.
- Cindy Heisler 2s · 2023-11-13T00:24:24.997ZThe best part is that when I Googled the song, I realized he was singing the Ballad to Thunder Road by Robert Mitchum, not Bruce Springsteen's Thunder Road. That should tell you how old we are!!!
- Qmark 3s · 2023-11-13T00:32:13.794ZA classic! Thanks Alan!
- Sharkicicles 2s · 2023-11-13T02:06:52.562ZWonderful. Saw the Boss about 15 years ago at the United Center, sadly without the E Street band.
- Tyrpmom 28:04 · 2023-11-13T04:03:24.162ZThanks for the puzzle.
- Very apPEALing. I was afraid I’d CRASH, but luckily I did not have any trouble on the SILK delivery, still I was hoping for some moonshine at the completion (let’s see how many boomers get that one!) Thanks Alan!
- So. Looking at the grid I had to ask myself "So... was there I song called 'Thunder Road'?"I guess the answer is probably yes....
- hoover 5s · 2023-11-19T16:58:01.772ZMe too, and after Googling it and listening to a few clips from YouTube, I'm still not sure I've ever heard the song.
- Hmm. I assumed I'd know it when I heard it. (Pop music is always background music so I never know the name of any of it or who performs it but I usually recognize it). But no.... I never heard of it nor ever heard it.
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Across
- 1A*Applaud
- 5AStylish
- 9A**Brewer's holy place?
- 14AFlight prefix or candy bar
- 15ASomething sworn (or used to swear)
- 16ATake a stab at
- 17AShort paths?
- 18AHair-like structures
- 19A"____ Derringer" 50s western that's definitely not classic
- 20AType of sunblock?
- 23AExclamation of surprise
- 24A*It's associated with fronts but not backs
- 25A"I'm going ____" (response to "Are you planning to change?")
- 27AAttempt to close (as a suitcase, say)
- 31A**Admission, in a way
- 34ABrief description of some Monopoly spaces
- 37AEastern ____ (Cold War group)
- 39A"___ cost" (whatever it takes)
- 40AOne way to describe the area to the left or right of the grid, which is sometimes a good place to look for answers
- 44AWeasel relative featured on House of Lords robes
- 45AFly high
- 46ABygone rapid transit?
- 47A*It might involve meteors (or onesies)
- 49AHoly book
- 52ABlockade, beaver-style
- 54A**Fictitious Philly icon
- 58APuncture start?
- 60ARomantic news
- 64AJennifer's full last name
- 66AWhat you might do after a hard workout?
- 67ASuperhero group that seems like it should have ten members
- 68AMessage on a certain magical cake
- 69AMontana reservation resident
- 70ASarcastic expression of doubt
- 71A*Number nine is especially appealing for some reason
- 72AAbout half a fathom
- 73A**Fee often collected at booths
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- 1DDietary no-nos, for some
- 2DSic on, perhaps
- 3D"You ____ good looking" (Seinfeld's sneeze response)
- 4DFakes or models
- 5DManilow nightspot or Panamanian airline
- 6DOne type of 24-Across24A*It's associated with fronts but not backs[-----]
- 7D"____ have to do" (we don't have anything else)
- 8DYoung lady, casually
- 9DAbnormal
- 10DBikini top
- 11DNot at all
- 12DEngrave
- 13DToy on a string
- 21DBrief health stat
- 22D"Happy ____ clam"
- 26DWhen the ghost talks to Hamlet
- 28DNot yet fixed (but not broken)
- 29DCheers, in Valencia
- 30DUnacceptable
- 32DGaming console, briefly
- 33DQuick method
- 34DSeamstress or Supreme
- 35DOft-abbreviated judicial first name
- 36DConfronted, as an overbearing Boss, perhaps
- 38DFormer Labor secretary Elaine
- 41D"I just ____ ghost"
- 42DDetailed, in a way
- 43DMake a mistake
- 48DJack Sparrow's favorite beverage
- 50DHalf the cost of something very expensive?
- 51DSartre play depicting hell as other people
- 53DWeasley child who served as Head Boy
- 55DFeature of many fast food menus
- 56DPrepare to be knighted or engaged
- 57DTitular Streisand character
- 58DBaldwin who played Donaghy
- 59DIt's mostly combustible
- 61DPrecursor of many bytes or flops
- 62DOracle of a sort
- 63DApproved
- 65DSecond tallest living bird
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