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You Can't Get There From Here
◆ · By Capn Rick · Published 2022-06-20T03:53:13.318Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a U.S. town that may be difficult to get to.
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- whimsy solved 2022-06-20T04:35:06.451Z
- Schmeel solved 2022-06-20T07:46:52.257Z
- Meg solved 2022-06-20T11:23:07.407Z
- Cindy Weatherman solved 2022-06-20T11:30:23.734Z
- Tom Wilson solved 2022-06-20T11:58:59.416Z
- FrankieHeck solved 2022-06-20T12:07:30.232Z
- kymike solved 2022-06-20T12:53:40.362Z
- woozy solved 2022-06-20T13:10:51.487Z
- Hector solved 2022-06-20T13:46:18.597Z
- Ergcat solved 2022-06-20T14:05:02.965Z
- dplass solved 2022-06-20T14:25:16.762Z
- DebbieC solved 2022-06-20T15:33:18.957Z
- Darth solved 2022-06-20T15:42:55.137Z
- CromsFury solved 2022-06-20T15:51:23.145Z
- Carolyn solved 2022-06-20T15:59:43.918Z
- rjy solved 2022-06-20T16:17:20.528Z
- Johnny Luau solved 2022-06-20T16:31:08.224Z
- oldjudge solved 2022-06-20T16:36:45.559Z
- Cindy Heisler solved 2022-06-20T16:53:49.738Z
- heidi solved 2022-06-20T18:29:07.385Z
- Dow Jones solved 2022-06-20T19:21:27.914Z
- JM solved 2022-06-20T19:45:38.067Z
- Joe solved 2022-06-20T20:07:11.060Z
- BrennerTJ solved 2022-06-20T20:23:30.677Z
- Laura M solved 2022-06-20T21:03:18.010Z
- DIS solved 2022-06-20T21:42:41.979Z
- Bbaack solved 2022-06-20T22:01:58.269Z
- andeux solved 2022-06-20T22:11:30.267Z
- Anita and Steve solved 2022-06-20T23:16:15.045Z
- Teamdoubletow solved 2022-06-20T23:26:10.192Z
- LadyBird solved 2022-06-21T03:21:51.895Z
- lbray53 solved 2022-06-21T11:41:59.548Z
- THC solved 2022-06-21T12:01:52.322Z
- SJMcK solved 2022-06-21T14:00:00.595Z
- Qmark solved 2022-06-21T18:11:23.669Z
- KayW solved 2022-06-21T20:09:08.580Z
- Gutman solved 2022-06-21T23:47:00.574Z
- auee89 solved 2022-06-22T15:52:48.990Z
- JHSeeman solved 2022-06-22T15:57:37.908Z
- Tyrpmom solved 2022-06-22T21:20:58.552Z
- markhr solved 2022-06-23T01:26:09.208Z
- I K Snamhcok solved 2022-06-23T02:26:02.827Z
- BarbaraK solved 2022-06-23T11:01:26.169Z
- jbird solved 2022-06-25T19:47:43.108Z
- RC solved 2022-06-27T01:00:32.801Z
- Cae solved 2022-06-30T21:18:19.003Z
- Philip Chow solved 2022-07-26T19:16:30.961Z
- SirMrGuy solved 2023-05-31T17:01:06.389Z
- kurtalert solved 2023-06-01T18:27:53.301Z
- mimka solved 2023-06-02T05:21:33.686Z
Comments
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- Ergcat 4s · 2022-06-20T14:06:37.394ZNice one to start the week! I had to rely on Mr. Google a tad much but I learned a lot of new places! Thanks, Cap’n Rick!
- Thanks for solving, Ergcat! Yeah, I thought I'd have everyone take a trip around the world before returning to the Boston suburbs!
- Lol. Didn't even need to finish.
- DebbieC 🤓13:42 · 2022-06-20T15:35:06.879ZCan't believe you went there! On a personal note, it was a slog to have to google every geographical answer. Not sure that's a winning puzzle mechanism . . .
- Thanks, Debbie. It's the obscurity that make a Natick a Natick.
- DebbieC 🤓13:42 · 2022-06-20T18:35:59.773Zagreed.
- Carolyn 3s · 2022-06-20T16:00:47.604ZFunny!
- Darth 🤓11:20 · 2022-06-20T15:52:44.927ZSolving felt like playing party to an inside joke of some kind. Thanks to Google and Wikipedia, I understand it NOW... and learned some solver jargon in the process. Glad to know there's a term for this phenomenon! lol
- Yes, Darth, I'll be curious to see how many solvers are familiar with this connotation of "Natick". Thanks for solving!
- Cindy Heisler 3s · 2022-06-20T16:55:26.571ZFun one to begin a Monday! Thanks!!
- Dow Jones 11s · 2022-06-20T19:32:15.839ZFun. Finally, my first instinct was correct and it was a quick solve of the meta (after spending too much time on Google to solve the grid).
- Thanks, Dow. Yes, I was hoping that solvers would fill in most of the grid leaving just the 6 "Natick" squares unfilled. Then I hoped the answer would stand out and render the Googling unnecessary. We'll see how many solvers are familiar with this bit of puzzle jargon.
- Joe 3s · 2022-06-20T20:09:05.924ZLegit laughed out loud after solving. And I was outside. In public. In New Hampshire. Maybe I should take a drive down and see what all the fuss is about.
- Funny you should mention driving down to Natick, Joe. I'm thinking about organizing a Muggle Meet-up there sometime. Stay tuned!
- Joe 3s · 2022-06-23T18:34:44.858ZI would totally go.
- JM 10:26 · 2022-06-20T19:52:27.276ZNice one. I was hoping the first two letters would be “BF”.
- Thanks for solving, JM, but what does BF stand for? Keep it clean!
- Laura M 🤓7:49 · 2022-06-20T21:05:19.723ZYes, that was the word that came to mind :-)
- Hmm, another BF comment. I guess I need to get out more! Thanks for solving!
- Laura M 🤓7:49 · 2022-06-20T23:48:30.907ZOh, Natick was the word I was talking about, no idea what BF means! I should have the comment above mine before posting.
- DIS 🤓10:58 · 2022-06-20T21:47:42.153ZEasy for me to get there, since I live in Watertown. Harder to solve. I used Wikipedia to get the ICK and then kicked myself since in retrospect that HAD to be the answer.
- Thanks for solving, DIS. Yes, I was hoping that folks would see the gimmick without doing a lot of Googling.
- Bbaack 🤓14:22 · 2022-06-20T22:13:10.089ZAs you were hoping, I filled the grid except for 6 squares, but I couldn't remember the name for an unguessable crossword answer. So one request of Mr. Google required. Thanks for the fun and clever concept!
- Ha! Glad you only only had to Google once, Bbaack. Thanks for solving!
- FrankieHeck 3s · 2022-06-20T23:05:24.731ZI love a meta that makes me smile, and this one delivered :-)
- And I like to create metas that make people smile. We're a good team!
- Teamdoubletow 6s · 2022-06-20T23:27:21.635ZWe enjoyed this even though this joke is before our meta time so to speak. As Boston suburban dwellers this is not nearly as esoteric as the 12 locations in this puzzle
- Thanks for solving, Team! Thanks to Rex Parker, I think "Natick" is firmly embedded in the crossword puzzlers' lexicon.
- Educational journey!
- Yeah, it's a long way to go to get to a suburb of Boston!
- Qmark 4s · 2022-06-21T18:12:50.622ZI enjoyed the mechanism...thanks!
- markhr 🤓11:27 · 2022-06-23T01:36:27.809ZFortunately I only had to say 40A three times. Once I got NAT I knew where this was going. Fun payoff.
- Thanks for solving, markhr! Glad it was fun for you.
- I K Snamhcok 4s · 2022-06-23T02:27:00.580ZFun! I came to this one late (vacation), and I'm glad I didn't let it slip past.
- Welcome back, Chris. Hope your vacation was relaxing.
- mimka 🤓13:19 · 2023-06-02T05:24:35.288ZAs a geography geek
I really enjoyed. Thanks!- Thanks for solving, mimka. Glad you enjoyed the trip around the world that led back to a Boston suburb! :)
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Capital of Okinawa Prefecture known for Shuri Castle*
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Across
- 1ACapital of Okinawa Prefecture known for Shuri Castle*
- 5ACity in southern Turkey situated on the Seyhan River*
- 10ACity in the Yemeni Highlands near the port city of Mocha on the Red Sea*
- 14ALike ___ of bricks
- 15AKentucky Derby beverage
- 16A"Coffee, Tea ___?"
- 17A"No news is ___ news"
- 18AStiller's partner
- 19A"Look what I did!"
- 20AClothing
- 22ADistressed (maybe due to 27-Across, 52-Across, and 58-Across)
- 24AOral traditions
- 26ASome govt. securities
- 27AIntersect
- 30AOne of Santa's reindeer
- 32APull back in fear
- 34AService charge
- 35ALibrary ID
- 39AFitting
- 40AComplaint that a solver may make 6 times while solving this meta
- 43A"The Raven" poet
- 44ATimely blessing
- 46AKnight's title
- 47ACarbon-14 technicians
- 49A"We ___ amused"
- 52ASmall cities
- 53AEaster flowers
- 56ACagers Archibald and Thurmond
- 58AGoing nowhere
- 60ASafest option
- 64AKelly of morning TV
- 65ADevour
- 67AFlying start?
- 68AShoelace problem
- 69AFood-recall bacteria
- 70ARhett Butler's last word
- 71AMoroccan port invaded by the Allies in WWII*
- 72AVillage in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia*
- 73AMajor industrial city that is the capital of Markazi Province in northwestern Iran*
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- 1DCity in the Bicol Region of the Philippines established in 1575*
- 2DResting on
- 3DBasketball rim
- 4D"Plus, another thing..."
- 5DCity in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan surrounded by the Aravalli Mountains*
- 6DCrossed swords
- 7DIn the style of
- 8DSoft ball brand
- 9DMandela fought it
- 10DJapanese capital in the Chugoku region known for its sand dunes*
- 11DAdam and Eve on ___ (poached eggs on toast)
- 12D"My luck has to change at some point"
- 13DBurning passions
- 21DViolinist's need
- 23DU-turn from WSW
- 25DExpensive spice gathered by hand from crocus flowers
- 27DGrouch
- 28DSeized vehicle
- 29DNumerical prefix
- 31DPoseidon's domain
- 33DToss and turn, say
- 36DGush forth
- 37D"___ to Be Wild"
- 38DLoch ___ monster
- 41DCan material
- 42DEvaluates
- 45DCity in the Indian state of West Bengal with an average elevation of 49 feet*
- 48DTortilla with toppings
- 50DStephen of "The Crying Game"
- 51D___ rasa (clean slate)
- 53DEscapades
- 54D1986 Turner autobiography
- 55DIn the ___ luxury
- 57DCapital and largest city of the western Mexican state of Nayarit*
- 59DMexican snack
- 61DWithstand
- 62DHumorist Bombeck
- 63DTown in the Indian state of Rajasthan near the right bank of the Banas River*
- 66DBlue Jays, on scoreboards
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