Mix & Match
◆ · By Chris Barbee · Published 2023-05-08T11:00:26.803Z
Meta Prompt
The eight-letter answer to the meta is the hoped-for result of the title.
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Caterpillar, for one
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Across
- 1ACaterpillar, for one
- 6ALetters to John apparently start this way
- 10ATolkien forest creatures
- 14ACompanion of Artemis
- 15A"Cogito ___ sum"
- 16AJacob's main squeeze
- 17ASerious anger of the Man upstairs
- 19AChill
- 20ANeon, e.g.
- 21AHugs, symbolically
- 22AThe news media is the Fourth (3, 4)
- 24A"Star Trek" rank: Abbr.
- 25AShip's clock
- 28AAncient
- 30A___ jacket
- 31A1914 battle line
- 32AClose a purse (4, 3)
- 35ABoris Godunov, for one
- 37ALeaves on the menu
- 39AFruit-of-the-Loom competitor
- 42AVillage People hit
- 44AGlobetrotters' home (3, 5)
- 47AResults of 100% humidity
- 50AMicrophone connector
- 52ABreezy
- 53ANuclear option for getting rid of insects
- 57ANipper
- 58A___ virgin (4, 3)
- 59AUnited Airlines, on NASDAQ
- 60AN95 masks, gloves, gowns, etc.
- 61ACut, maybe
- 62ATurn down the heat
- 66A15-Across writer
- 67ACoastal raptor
- 68AResult of the disappearance of a major political party?
- 69A1982 iconic Disney sci-fi film
- 70AFoxx of "Sanford and Son"
- 71AEdgy filmmakers Ethan and Joel (would they abide this clue?)
Down
- 1DUphill transmission setting
- 2D_____ eight words in proper order, after connecting a "mix" (x) to a "match" (y)
- 3DConsider once again
- 4DSales tax, in Paris
- 5DLiterally, "for this"
- 6DBend out of shape
- 7D.0000001 joule
- 8D"Give it ___!"
- 9DIsuzu model
- 10DMakes giddy
- 11DCancel
- 12DLess lax
- 13DLike gossamer
- 18D"___ Baby Baby" (Linda Ronstadt hit)
- 23DAtlanta suburb named for an ancient Greek city
- 26DBit of granola
- 27DHave a bite
- 29D"Forensic Files" topic
- 33DSitcom actress turned social activist Milano
- 34DCooking spray brand
- 36D"I see!"
- 38D640, to Caesar
- 40DLength of time
- 41DTransmission problem
- 43DPriestly vestment
- 45DRage at
- 46DPosse, to a rapper
- 47DTributary
- 48D"If music be the food of love, play on" speaker, from Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"
- 49D"I would have ____ away with it if it wasn't for your meddling!"
- 51DAwakened
- 53DDeflect
- 54DWally, vis a vis the Beaver
- 55DIn can be Big or Apple
- 56D"That's all, folks!" voice
- 63D"... ___ he drove out of sight"
- 64DFinal, and where to look in the (x,y) entries to find the "mix" words
- 65DJohn, to Ringo