Water, Water, Every Where (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 3 months ago
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is two words
Happy new year, everyone! I can't think of anything to say about this meta puzzle, except to say that you are looking for a two-word answer. Bon chance! Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=117027#p117027
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- Dow Jones 3s · 3 months agoThat was alot of fun. Good clues, grid and a solvable meta. Thanks, Ben.
- Alex Sisti 3s · 3 months agoNice!
- This was fun but.... didn't you do this mechanism before? I certainly seems familiar. I don't think I'd have gotten it this quickly if you hadn't done it before.
- There was a recent MEOW with the same mechanism. But this one was definitely created before that, since it was part of the 1st Pre-release MOAT Pack!
- Cindy Heisler 2s · 3 months agoFun puzzle to start my morning. Thanks, Ben.
- Meg 5s · 3 months agoIt’s kind of sad when my first idea turns out to be the right answer. The fun is over just like that. Thanks for a lovely puzzle, Ben.
- boharr 6s · 3 months agoHappy New Year!
- Dave C 3s · 3 months agoA nice start to the new year.
- Ergcat 15:57 · 3 months agoVery nice! This chemist appreciates an H2O puzzle! Thank you, Ben!
- hoover 3s · 3 months agoNice one! It was only after I solved the meta that I realized that the 72A72AHydrogen Peroxide (abbr., not the chemical formula; but knowledge of chemical formulae will definitely help with solving the meta!)[---]clue is a hint for the meta.
- Darth 🤓7:56 · 3 months agoHappy new year! Thanks, Ben.
- DrTom 5s · 3 months ago"I fear thee (not quite so) ancient foreigner." Liked the poem (actually even read the whole thing years ago) and of course the mechanism. I was all ready to start looking for other names for albatross and things related to weddings when I got to clue 72A72AHydrogen Peroxide (abbr., not the chemical formula; but knowledge of chemical formulae will definitely help with solving the meta!)[---]. Of course at clue 65D65DGeese formation[---]I started looking for letters in a V shaped pattern...I'm never one to let a perfectly good mechanism go uninvestigated. Thanks Ben
- Carolyn 5s · 3 months agoVery nice. My first thought worked!
- whimsy 🤓13:27 · 3 months agoI confess to a bit of a leg up too; but good fun as always! Thanks, Ben! (And thanks for introducing me to Purl!)
- Laura M 🤓8:31 · 3 months agoFun one, thanks!
- KayW 8:02 · 3 months agoFun way to start the year - thanks Ben!
- Bbaack 🤓12:14 · 3 months agoFortunately I didn't have to wade in too deep to get this one. Fun fill and meta, thanks Ben!
- I K Snamhcok 15:02 · 3 months agoEnjoyed! Thanks, Ben!
- Spid4567 8:08 · 3 months agoNice one! I actually was able to figure it out!
- HeadinHome 🤓14:39 · 3 months agoa nice “I’m sick of working… what can I do for fun?” afternoon pick-me-up. THanks Ben!
- Teamdoubletow 2s · 3 months agoThis was just the right level for us to deal with after the first day of work after vacation! Happy New Year!
- I got caught on the one double-letter (IN), but otherwise, nice meta. I'm pretty sure we've seen this metanism recently but hey, maybe I learned something.
- imontoo 3s · 3 months agoEnjoyed it, Ben!
- ReB 10s · 3 months ago72A72AHydrogen Peroxide (abbr., not the chemical formula; but knowledge of chemical formulae will definitely help with solving the meta!)[---]was a most efficacious nudge. I was hoping from the title (and 40A40ANor any drop to ___[-----]) that the answer would be ANCIENT MARINER, but that didn't quite work out. Nice way to start off the year.
- Qmark 3s · 3 months agoThanks Ben!
- Tyrpmom 16:43 · 3 months agoI liked that. Thanks.
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"Game of Thrones" airer
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Across
- 1A"Game of Thrones" airer
- 4ALeft on a map
- 8ADice toss
- 13APound sound
- 14APoker stake
- 15AReddish-brown pigment
- 16AAnother (less common) pound sound
- 17AHurdle for an aspiring attorney (abbr.)
- 18APopulation count
- 19AClear ___ (not clear at all)
- 21ABelles of the ball
- 23AHorned mammal, for short
- 24AOrg. that includes the Heat and the Suns
- 25AApt. coolers
- 28ASacred Egyptian beetle
- 31AHypothetical subatomic particle whose velocity always exceeds that of light
- 33AChannel raised above the surrounding terrain
- 35AKrispy ___ donuts
- 36AJai ___
- 40ANor any drop to ___
- 42AUnits for sugar in coffee (abbr.)
- 43ASoothing ointments
- 45AEncircles
- 47ADavid Ortiz, familiarly
- 49AIsraeli seaport
- 53ASanta ___ winds
- 54AAnimal you should never allow Schrodinger to use in his experiments (unless you like living with uncertainty)
- 55A"It's the Hard Knock Life" musical
- 57ARoman name for Khufu, the ancient Egyptian monarch who commissioned the Great Pyramid of Giza
- 60AHymn of praise
- 61A"Consider the ___ of the field" (Matt. 6:28)
- 64ARoof overhang
- 66A___-de-France
- 67AExecutor's concern
- 68ATeen follower
- 69ACalifornia's Big ___
- 70ABelonging to Vincent's brother (referring to paintings or letters, perhaps)
- 71AFollowers of esses
- 72AHydrogen Peroxide (abbr., not the chemical formula; but knowledge of chemical formulae will definitely help with solving the meta!)
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- 1DCapital city of the Harari Region, Ethiopia
- 2DAnswer to the question "Whose colossal dynamo is that?" (ridiculously obscure clue for readers of Scientific American in 1886)
- 3DNot amplified, for short
- 4DSalad that causes problems in an episode of "Fawlty Towers"
- 5DFollowers of ems
- 6DWild guess
- 7D"Je te plumerai la ___" (lyric from "Alouette")
- 8DBusiness-suit accessory
- 9DEgg layers
- 10DER workers
- 11DUniversity in northern Ohio (abbr.)
- 12DUsed to be
- 15DDiving gear
- 20DItalian or Spanish article
- 22DAerial
- 25D"The ___ have it" (the bill passes)
- 26DFreebie
- 27D"Super Mario World" platform
- 29DAdrenoleukodystrophy, for short
- 30DWrapped tortilla dish
- 32DMenopause treatment (abbr.)
- 34DAvatar on a Wii
- 36DAgnetha, Bjorn, Benny, and Anni-Frid's band
- 37DStretched out
- 38DPond growth
- 39DTroublemaker
- 41DUnits of mass in Aust.
- 44DDrawer fresheners
- 46DWoodworking tools
- 48DBel ___ (cheese)
- 50DGenetic material
- 51DAbout an hour after noon
- 52DModem that required a phone line
- 56DFirst month in Madrid
- 57D"Ta-ta!"
- 58DFuel from bogs
- 59DWise person
- 61DGive permission to
- 62D"...or thereabouts"
- 63D4G go-with, on phones
- 65DGeese formation
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