Christmas Grieve
◆ · By DrTom · Published 2022-12-21T06:09:42.302Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answers the question; "What can dampen your Christmas"
OK, time to reduce some of the grieving, nudges follow:
Nudge 1] What kind of unpleasant or annoying things might give you grief at Christmas?
Nudge 2] Do you see anything like that in the grid?
Nudge 3] The meta answer is 8 letters long.
Nudge 4] What is a VERY common way to get letters for a meta answer.
Checking for previous play data...
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It's a fissure man
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Across
- 1AIt's a fissure man
- 6AGuy known for his rapier-like qualities
- 10AInitial breathing disease
- 14A"He wouldn't ___ ___ fly"
- 15AXIX x LIII
- 16A43,560 square feet
- 17ARating for a bad movie
- 18AAnnapolis students, for short
- 19ABritish predecessor to the Uzi
- 20ANickname of Leo Durocher
- 22ALucy's love
- 24AYoungest woman ever in the U.S. Cong.
- 25AFitting name for a smart guy
- 27A___ got busted for drunken guiding (How do you think he got that red nose?)
- 29AWhen I lectured my students would ___ ___ my every word (sure they did Tom, sure they did)
- 33AThe "p" in m.p.g.
- 34AFlight data, briefly
- 35ABig name in computer games
- 37ABad treatment suffered at the hands of surly Department Store employees
- 41AConcerning, initially, in texts
- 42ADescription for the majority of Holiday Ads/Movies/Parties
- 44AThor or Odin
- 45ADisposition of many of the rambunctious kids sitting on Santa's lap
- 48A___ Fein
- 49APlod along
- 50AHit TV show with many spin-offs
- 52ADo better than
- 54ATom Sawyer author's real last name
- 58AFirst name of the spy Garbo played
- 59AEnergy level after a 20 (or 21) K race
- 60AWent on a "Christmas Vacation" with cousin Eddie
- 62A___ is late for work because he went to a party and got lost
- 66ASlaughter in Cooperstown
- 68AWord for online scammers who take your money but never send the gift
- 70AOne hundredth of a rupee
- 71ATourist destination city in India
- 72AFinch food
- 73AWorry brought about by wondering if you'll ever get everything done in time for the holidays
- 74AFellow shoppers who steal your parking spot or push ahead of you in line
- 75ABlows up the dam thing
- 76ACalifornia ski resort
Down
- 1DAn IOU, as we recently learned
- 2DDeep Purple song that demanded quiet
- 3DJohnson from "Laugh-In"
- 4DPrison camps
- 5DHenner from "Taxi"
- 6DDelightful Monday distraction
- 7DAll fired up
- 8DAutumn drink
- 9DSycophant
- 10D"___ in cat"
- 11DIn base 8
- 12DBefore surgery
- 13DBrosnan and Craig's "M"
- 21DWhat you buy if the dealer has no Coke
- 23DSomething that comes to mind
- 26DThe brothers from "Fargo"
- 28DSun, e.g.
- 29DChopped
- 30DCutting edge product from Gillette
- 31DWashington team, briefly
- 32DKiwi mystery writer Marsh
- 36DPer ___ (yearly)
- 38DUnfortunately named citrus
- 39DBefore long
- 40DBarely outscore
- 43DInward
- 46DChannel where you'd find Fred Astaire. John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara
- 47DWWI battle river in Flanders
- 49DBowzer's band
- 51DBe bullish
- 53DPull into a motel
- 54DEvident
- 55DA feature of a unicorn
- 56DWhat we are not supposed to use when commenting on solving a puzzle
- 57DSinful Pitt and Spacey movie
- 61DA challenge where you do not mind losing
- 63DApproaching
- 64DOld sign that meant happy motoring
- 65DMiles or dollars per hour, e.g.
- 67DEd.'s request
- 69DMormons, initially