A Solid Understanding
◆ · By quatrevingtneuf · Published 2021-12-12T08:52:04.908Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is the plural noun alluded to in clue 6-Down.
This is a submission for the Crosshare Discord Midi Challenge. The theme for this challenge is Antarctica; see if you can find the connection!
I didn't quite get the pangram on this construction, but I think it was a solid effort. Best of luck!
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Sinkers, to some?
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- 1ASinkers, to some?
- 7ABody part that roughly translates to "two-headed"
- 11ABiblical king whose name means "God heals"
- 12A___ regia (gold-dissolving solution)
- 13AGraduate, around 50% of the time
- 14ASort of signal
- 15AER staff
- 16AScale that may be used in 36-Across
- 18ABrain scan, briefly
- 19ASickest
- 21AIsland nation antipodal to Niger
- 24AYou might say "itadakimasu" before enjoying it
- 25AConflict in which the main superpowers are not directly involved
- 27AAdvice to an aching athlete
- 28ACul-de-___
- 29AEntry in a dict.
- 32AIt may come in the double-dog variety
- 34AHoly place
- 36AColl. alternative
- 37AError eliminator
- 38AWindow part
- 39AYou might make your mark with it
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- 1DFrozen river phenomenon
- 2DCtrl-B, in some programs
- 3DMusical chord in which G# is replaced by A for a sense of tension
- 4DEdge
- 5DNautical passages, in a sense
- 6D"The ___ of 26-Down", winner of an Academy Award for Best Picture, and a hint to three squares in this puzzle
- 7DNotorious zoonotic disease vector
- 8DElsa, for example
- 9DLeast contaminated
- 10DSerenaded
- 17DYellowfin relative
- 19DRed ___
- 20DThe Once-___ (character in The Lorax)
- 21DBrought the heat
- 22DGrande, for one
- 23DName-brand ibuprofen
- 26DSee 6-Down
- 29DMember of the South Asian diaspora
- 30DHoly place
- 31DUtensil that should be set on the left side of the plate
- 33D30-Down evictee
- 35DLassie's companion