Union Station
◆ · By Darth · Published 2024-03-25T11:05:18.294Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a 4-digit number.
I love to travel. To date, I've experienced over 40 countries and all 50 U.S. states, with many repeat visits. As a young boy, I enjoyed traveling from MI to AK each summer with my family. One year we took a train from Chicago's Union Station to Seattle, a 2200-mile journey covering 7 states that afforded spectacular views of the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain wilderness. From then on, I was eager to see the world -- much like George Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life" who said, “You know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are?... Anchor chains, plane motors and train whistles!”
While enthusiasm for trains and travel is not needed for this crossword puzzle, paying attention to the scenery is always important for solving a meta.
Here's a tip to help you reach your final destination: Certain sets of numbers (and Google!) will prove useful, but no math is needed.
... Now, all aboard! Enjoy the journey!
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Stationer's supply (1816, 1861)
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Across
- 1AStationer's supply (1816, 1861)
- 6AStylishly elegant
- 10ASample (1787, 1821)
- 14AGeode rock
- 15AFar above the ground
- 16AElbow-to-wrist connection
- 17ADeceptive tricks
- 18AGirl of Green Gables
- 19A"___ and ye shall find..."
- 20AHitchcock thriller set in an apartment complex
- 22AProp for a marriage proposal?
- 23ACaricaturist who created our image of Santa Claus
- 24ABrush up on
- 26APractice in the pool, perhaps
- 29A"Get what I'm sayin'?"
- 30AIt borders Siberia on a Risk board
- 31AMusk of SpaceX
- 33ACharlemagne's father, "The Short" (or his son, "The Hunchback")
- 37ANymph who loved Narcissus (and always returned his calls)
- 38AClassic opera offering (1836, 1846)
- 40AGerman article, as in "___ kleine Nachtmusik"
- 41ACanvas covers
- 43AA question of time
- 44ASuggests, as a price
- 45AGeorge of "Star Trek" and Twitter fame
- 47ABe the anchor in a relay race
- 49ACustodian (from the Roman "god of doors")
- 52AGreen moth, or moon goddess
- 53A"E pluribus ___" ("Out of many, one" -- and a hint to put you "on the right track")
- 54AEthiopia's capital (Amharic for "new flower")
- 59A"Where ___ go wrong?"
- 60AScallion cousin
- 61AIn better health
- 62ACity north of Des Moines
- 63ASupplier for Wile E. Coyote
- 64ASultanate citizen
- 65ARed deer, which sounds like a body part (1959, 1889)
- 66AToffee bar with a Nordic name (note the umlauts)
- 67AGiant black-and-white beast (1859, 1850)
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- 1DThe sixth of Broadway's "Six"
- 2DFeverish feeling
- 3D"Qué ___?" (Spanish greeting)
- 4DPerpetual "Pollyanna" (type of person)
- 5DTrade again, as a white elephant gift
- 6DStadium shout or monastery meditation
- 7DWord with "sight" or "quarters"
- 8DBlindness, or bliss?
- 9DCrunched and munched
- 10DBirthplace of Rosa Parks and Lionel Richie
- 11DRybakina of women's tennis, or Kagan on a different court
- 12DGrinch's grin
- 13DAction-thriller starring Liam Neeson as ex-CIA tracking his kidnapped daughter
- 21D"The stage ___" (all ready for an event to take place)
- 25DWord before "balm" or "sync"
- 26DPair performance
- 27DKiller whale (but actually a dolphin)
- 28DHe played a lion that sang "If I Only Had the Nerve"
- 29DMario's dinosaur pal (in Nintendo games)
- 32DGood choice for sufferers of seasickness
- 34DTuscany town famous for a tilted tower
- 35DSigns, as a contract
- 36DHome for hoopoes
- 39DBreed of beef cattle
- 42DServed on a jury
- 46DEucalyptus eaters
- 48DHow a ground ball may be caught (having bounced once)
- 49DBiblical kingdom
- 50DInner self, to Jung
- 51DShowing less wear?
- 52DAdmirer, as on Facebook
- 55DTrial version
- 56DActor Alda or Arkin
- 57DShow flexibility, as rules
- 58DDiva's delivery