Into The 3rd Dimension (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2024-05-28T06:00:29.735Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a 1900s play that was made into a 1930s movie
This "week 4" puzzle is the result of a restless night's sleep. Now, I am quite certain no one will have heard of the meta answer, which is a 1900s play that was made into a 1930s movie, so Google will be needed. But I think I've given you enough to get you there. (I hope!) Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=168540#p168540
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Invite, as for a prom
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Across
- 1AInvite, as for a prom
- 6AWith 6 across and 6 across: Cuban dance
- 9AWith 74 across: Where in a department store to find what you are looking for, perhaps
- 14AShut, as a door
- 15AOn the ___ (fleeing)
- 16ACity of northern Vietnam located on the western bank of the Red River
- 17ALike many bathroom floors
- 18AEarly Beatles label
- 19APixie-like
- 20AExpectorated (in Australia)
- 21AWhat everyone wants at the table
- 23AWorld Cup cheer
- 24AGlance over
- 27ADorm supervisors
- 29AIn a major way
- 32ASpike Jonze movie starring Joaquin Phoenix
- 34ASituate a picture on a wall
- 38AIs in the plural
- 39ANot fulfilled, as expectations
- 41A45 across
- 42A"___ Macabre" (Saint-Saens work)
- 44AGreeting in Rio
- 45A41 across
- 46ASoothing plants
- 47AMoat with no water
- 49ACompeted in a sprint
- 50ANicholas II, for example
- 51ABelgian instrument maker Adolphe ___
- 52ALooking at
- 54AEnd of a French movie
- 56ASong for one
- 57AToothpaste type
- 60ABracelet fastener
- 63AMilitary meal
- 67ACheri of 51 down
- 69ANaCl in Paris
- 70AHajj destination
- 71AWood-shaping tool
- 72AAnother French friend
- 73AMilkshake accessory
- 74ASee 9 across
- 75AWhere an F1 car might make a stop
- 76AOrganised excursions
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- 1DJohn follower
- 2DShort petticoat
- 3DCaffeine-rich nut
- 4DAfrican fly
- 5DWordy British ref. work
- 6D___ and jerk (weightlifting event)
- 7DStage hogs
- 8DFrench friend
- 9DAngle symbol in trigonometry, often
- 10D"2001" computer
- 11DData, briefly
- 12DAgitate
- 13DEat in style
- 22DSchedule abbr.
- 25DWhat crosswords have for their across, down, and (on the odd occasion like this one) up entries
- 26DNovelist ___ Rand
- 28D"___ Always A Woman" (Billy Joel song)
- 29DAttacked / 29U. End a phone call
- 30DRussian mountain range
- 31DItalian salami city / 31U. Phrase heard upon entering a department store elevator on the ground floor, and a hint for what you will need to do to find the answer to the meta
- 32DThree-dimensional spiral shape that has nothing to do with the meta
- 33DCoup d'___
- 35DVideo-game console maker that made the number 2600 famous
- 36D"I am ___" (classic Eowyn line from the movie)
- 37DAuctioneer's warning
- 40DLatifah Alattas' moniker, ___ Spira / 40U. Make a complete hash of things
- 41DTaj ___
- 43DFeudal worker / 43U. What characters in horror movies should never, ever do
- 48DFiscal exec / 48U. Type of magic that will almost certainly involve sleight of hand and misdirection
- 51DNBC sketch show
- 53DRegain consciousness / 53U. "___ on aisle three" (loudspeaker message in a supermarket, perhaps)
- 55DLess friendly, as a reception
- 56DBowler's challenge
- 57D"Game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose" (Churchill)
- 58DList ender
- 59D"Dallas Buyers Club" Oscar actor Jared ___
- 61D"Straight away!"
- 62DPrefix meaning "half"
- 64DLight brown
- 65DLasting mark
- 66DCuts wood / 66U. Almost pull off a crime but make one teeny, tiny mistake
- 68DLetter after pi
- 70DWinter hrs. in Denver