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Do I Have To Spell It Out For You?

◆ · By Alex Sisti · Published 2023-04-24T13:00:22.623Z

Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a fitting four-letter word
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Leaderboard (updated hourly)

  • Capn Rick solved 2023-04-24T13:37:34.766Z
  • Hector solved 2023-04-24T15:31:05.693Z
  • DJB solved 2023-04-24T21:59:14.199Z
  • Abide solved 2023-04-25T00:19:01.323Z
  • Schmeel solved 2023-04-25T07:29:32.455Z
  • Mikey G solved 2023-04-25T14:27:38.532Z
  • boharr solved 2023-04-25T15:34:17.658Z
  • Meg solved 2023-04-25T16:33:03.107Z
  • Cindy Weatherman solved 2023-04-25T16:37:50.843Z
  • I K Snamhcok solved 2023-04-25T19:46:15.781Z
  • ajk solved 2023-04-26T00:16:59.383Z
  • JHSeeman solved 2023-04-26T00:24:36.389Z
  • heidi solved 2023-04-26T00:40:15.206Z
  • ReB solved 2023-04-26T00:58:28.801Z
  • BrennerTJ solved 2023-04-26T02:20:01.004Z
  • Mwoychick solved 2023-04-26T02:52:09.505Z
  • markhr solved 2023-04-26T08:18:50.969Z
  • Pair O Ducks solved 2023-04-26T10:52:49.421Z
  • lbray53 solved 2023-04-26T12:45:52.709Z
  • JM solved 2023-04-26T12:54:57.693Z
  • MatthewL solved 2023-04-26T14:43:16.765Z
  • woozy solved 2023-04-26T15:25:37.390Z
  • Snood solved 2023-04-26T20:29:14.335Z
  • Anita and Steve solved 2023-04-26T21:31:25.234Z
  • BarbaraK solved 2023-04-27T01:53:03.517Z
  • whimsy solved 2023-04-27T03:38:17.893Z
  • DrTom solved 2023-04-27T04:59:30.100Z
  • KayW solved 2023-04-27T14:13:02.571Z
  • jbird solved 2023-04-27T14:27:53.708Z
  • Adam Doctoroff solved 2023-04-27T15:03:45.225Z
  • hoover solved 2023-04-27T16:28:45.544Z
  • michaelm solved 2023-04-27T16:30:50.649Z
  • PuzNewbie solved 2023-04-27T18:49:07.018Z
  • rjy solved 2023-04-27T19:50:09.966Z
  • DIS solved 2023-04-27T20:04:03.218Z
  • Eric Porter solved 2023-04-28T12:00:59.749Z
  • CPJohnson solved 2023-04-28T14:29:04.661Z
  • Cindy Heisler solved 2023-04-28T14:53:10.359Z
  • dannyvee solved 2023-04-28T16:39:26.871Z
  • AaronT solved 2023-04-28T18:27:39.291Z
  • minimuggle solved 2023-04-30T14:04:08.742Z

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  • Capn Rick 🤓7:05 · 2023-04-24T13:38:06.035Z
    Just as great the second time around, Al! Nice job!
    • Alex Sisti constructor · 2023-04-24T13:58:58.030Z
      Thanks... but it looks like my rating might be off!
      • Capn Rick 🤓7:05 · 2023-04-24T15:29:20.926Z
        I was going to mention that at some point. It was still a bit challenging even though I knew what to look for and where. :)
    • Hector 🤓9:53 · 2023-04-24T15:35:14.912Z
      Nice one! Probably a lot of folks are stuck on the Gaffney...
      • Alex Sisti constructor · 2023-04-24T16:22:17.626Z
        ...including me. Yeah, usually MMMs and MGWCCs don't share solve days.
      • DJB 2s · 2023-04-24T22:00:05.997Z
        Nice one!
        • Abide 3s · 2023-04-25T00:20:12.785Z
          the twopointtwo was a good hint!
          • Alex Sisti constructor · 2023-04-25T02:50:33.192Z
            Yeah, it was time. I'm kinda surprised, to tell you the truth.
            • Mikey G 🤓9:16 · 2023-04-25T14:28:49.145Z
              That was a hint? Now I have to think how, haha.
            • Schmeel 🤓17:44 · 2023-04-25T07:32:56.889Z
              Twopointtwo did indeed help. I was pretty stuck until then. Thanks for the puzzle!
              • boharr 7s · 2023-04-25T15:37:28.215Z
                I'm supposed to spell. Yesh. Thanks, Al. Difficult one.
                • Meg 3s · 2023-04-25T17:15:37.495Z
                  So many rabbit holes and I needed a nudge to see the path. Nicely constructed, but tricky!
                  • I K Snamhcok 4s · 2023-04-25T19:46:56.607Z
                    Oh, my, that was a workout. I needed help. Good one, Al. Thanks,
                    • ReB 4s · 2023-04-26T00:59:02.910Z
                      Thanks to the Tuesday group solve
                      • markhr 🤓14:10 · 2023-04-26T08:40:11.712Z
                        Shouldn’t have needed the nudges, but I did. Nice meta after all.
                        • MatthewL 9:30 · 2023-04-26T14:49:51.320Z
                          Finally got there (although to be fair, guessed the last letter). Can someone explain where you get the "D" from? Not seeing that.
                          • BarbaraK 2s · 2023-04-27T01:57:03.405Z
                            I got it from 54 down. Event/DANCE/prom
                            It was quite a while after finding the answer that I suddenly realized why it was appropriate
                            • Alex Sisti constructor · 2023-04-27T15:30:07.692Z
                              Actually, it was "teen's event" that was meant to lead to Prom/Dance...
                            • jbird 11:42 · 2023-04-27T14:30:26.659Z
                              I had the same issue. I was looking for TEEN or TEENS
                            • woozy 🤓11:58 · 2023-04-26T15:27:29.614Z
                              Okay... needed the nudges pounded over my head and need to backsolve the A. But what a clever and very hidden mechanism.
                              • Snood 🤓3:35 · 2023-04-26T20:31:21.244Z
                                Magical! Thank you for sharing!
                                • KayW 🤓8:10 · 2023-04-27T14:13:59.587Z
                                  I needed remedial nudges to get this. A very clever metanism but SOOO tricky for me to see. So to answer your question: Yes. Yes, you do have to spell it out for me. Thanks, Al!
                                  • michaelm 🤓2:04 · 2023-04-27T16:42:50.396Z
                                    Wand-a take a long nap now. Never had that many squares highlighted in the excel version. Al, you are a 32D! Thanks!
                                    • Alex Sisti constructor · 2023-04-27T18:35:26.470Z
                                      Wait... I've got to look that up... ah, okay; thanks!
                                    • Cindy Heisler 3s · 2023-04-28T14:54:16.270Z
                                      Needed a nudge, but fun meta. Thanks, Al!
                                      Play today's daily mini crossword
                                      1A
                                      One example of things that are more informative when spelled out
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                                      Across
                                      1. 1A
                                        One example of things that are more informative when spelled out
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                                        Horse's huff
                                      3. 15A
                                        Paradiddle, for example
                                      4. 16A
                                        Hamburger chain founder
                                      5. 17A
                                        1970s
                                      6. 18A
                                        She was in a "Rocky" relationship
                                      7. 19A
                                        Beautiful Barbara from "I Dream of Jeannie" (and all us boys did)
                                      8. 20A
                                        Joust, as with windmills
                                      9. 22A
                                        Abbreviated road crossers
                                      10. 23A
                                        Logic gate
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                                        Michael Stipe band
                                      12. 27A
                                        It's a gas!
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                                        He derives pleasure from your pain
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                                        Outdoes
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                                        Et al.
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                                        Legally put a halt to
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                                        Pac-Man ghost
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                                        Rich tapestry
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                                        Skipjack, for one
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                                        Dandruff shampoo target
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                                        TL;DR
                                      22. 47A
                                        Beeper
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                                        Latin American carnival
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                                        Vassal
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                                        Hallux, for one
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                                        Do sum thing?
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                                        Navigator's need
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                                        Mexican money
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                                        Taj Mahal city
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                                        Mountaintop coat
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                                        7/8
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                                        She can be a real mother
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                                        Opioid
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                                        Debunk
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                                        Bridge bid
                                      Down
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                                        Darrin Stephens and Don Draper, for two
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                                        Life motto
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                                        More crass
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                                        Harbinger of things to come
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                                        Home of the Peacock
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                                        Senate vote
                                      7. 7D
                                        World descriptor (four times) in the only movie in which Spencer Tracy and Buddy Hackett co-starred
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                                        "Keep it in!"
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                                        He made Geppetto blubber
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                                        Could not possibly be not true
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                                        Short shorts, short a belt loop, sales tag marking
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                                        Network Device Interface Specification that proves useful when interfacing network devices, and even more useful when trying to fill this portion of the grid
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                                        A drink with no ice or mixers
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                                        Urges
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                                        How an office's local computers are connected
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                                        Issa or Charlotte
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                                        ___ Krabappel, Bart Simpson's teacher
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                                        Cutoff tops
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                                        Caffeinated beverage
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                                        Pop star who was with One Direction, but then went in another direction
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                                        Barcelona soccer star Barjuán, who (to soccer fans, at least) merits one name status
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                                        Poker variation
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                                        Author Morrison
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                                        Part of Scrooge McDuck's outfit (which is odd, because he doesn't wear shoes)
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                                        Adorable affliction of Thindy... I mean Cindy Brady
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                                        Ancient Peruvian
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                                        Street slang for heroin... at least according to the oh-so-hip cops on Dragnet
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                                        Not toooooo bad
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                                        Get ready
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                                        Ireland's national television and radio broadcaster
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                                        Push away
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                                        Stomach ailment
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                                        Artoo, for one
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                                        Prom
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                                        Obey
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                                        That super-healthy berry found as often in crossword puzzles as in smoothies
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                                        Dino, Lassie and Ginger Cat
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                                        "Point ___ return" (lyric -- but not the title -- from a Kansas song)
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                                        Perched on
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                                        Eight fluid ounces
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                                        Skedaddled
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                                        Is for a group?
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                                        Includes in an email
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