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Downright Elegant

◆ · By Capn Rick · Published 2024-10-06T03:27:56.089Z

Meta Prompt
The meta answer contains two parts - 1) a publication and 2) a fitting 5-word description.
Hints: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=3161#p180945
Solution: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=3161&start=20#p181665
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  • Darth 10:57 · 2024-10-06T05:53:07.653Z
    Lovely. Thanks, Capn. :D
    • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-11T13:57:49.731Z
      Oops, I meant for my earlier comment to be a "Reply", @Darth.
    • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-06T11:22:00.912Z
      Thanks for your 21D comment, Darth. 😄
      • lbray53 3s · 2024-10-06T14:33:29.030Z
        EXC ELLE NT!
        • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-06T18:53:35.877Z
          Ha! Glad you enjoyed it, lbray53.
        • Carolyn 3s · 2024-10-06T14:58:14.498Z
          Nicely done
          • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-06T18:53:47.299Z
            Thanks, Carolyn.
          • kurtalert 🤓4:50 · 2024-10-06T15:28:51.209Z
            Very cool.
            • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-06T18:54:18.378Z
              Thank you, kurtalert
            • MatthewL 🤓6:55 · 2024-10-06T15:29:05.812Z
              Oh cripes -- was looking for a 5-letter "word" description. Wouldn't have wasted so much time if I had just read properly. Thanks for the puzzle, Cap'n!
              • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-06T18:55:21.705Z
                Ha! Yes, I almost screwed up and typed "5-letter word" when I posted, Matthew.
              • KayW 🤓4:11 · 2024-10-06T15:14:27.995Z
                Very ELLE-gant!
                • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-06T18:54:06.596Z
                  Thanks again for testing, Kay!
                • Cindy Heisler 3s · 2024-10-06T16:37:26.525Z
                  Would have had it with my first submission if it weren't for autocorrect. Thanks for the Sunday fun!
                  • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-06T18:55:57.615Z
                    Thanks, Cindy. That darn autocorrect gets us every time.
                  • LarsCaine 🤓14:18 · 2024-10-06T12:15:02.784Z
                    The title is quite apt!
                    • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-06T18:53:12.166Z
                      Thanks for noticing that, LarsCaine!
                    • Dave C 4s · 2024-10-06T18:40:18.368Z
                      Saw the ELLE right away - then it took a while to see the edgewise description.
                      • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-06T18:56:55.478Z
                        Thanks, Dave. Yeah, I figured the Elle part would be easy to spot, so I added the "downright" part to provide a bit of a challenge.
                      • Abide 2s · 2024-10-06T19:05:38.659Z
                        I'd call it a W!
                        • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-06T20:02:08.688Z
                          Thanks, Peter! I'll take it!
                        • woozy 24:09 · 2024-10-06T21:50:00.434Z
                          Down right but not diagonal.
                          Got it. Declaring myself a complete whiff on this.
                          • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-06T23:09:15.722Z
                            Thanks, woozy. This one is turning out to be trickier than expected.
                            • woozy 24:09 · 2024-10-07T03:20:56.320Z
                              It shouldn't have been. But it was
                          • Qmark 6s · 2024-10-07T00:54:44.024Z
                            C'est bon!...Cap'n Rick! I'll admit, I misread part 2) as 5-letter not 5-word for my first submission...doh!
                            • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-07T02:01:42.966Z
                              Merci, Qmark! I will definitely have to use "X-word" as part of a future mechanism because it's giving solvers plenty of trouble today. 😄
                            • AuLeaf 🤓7:22 · 2024-10-07T00:52:41.232Z
                              I guessed ELLE based on the nina cluephrase on the west and south edges, with the LETTER L clue as confirmation. Then I looked at the names with the "el" sound in the grid, noticed the acronym, and eventually worked out that the clue entries were supposed to correspond to those issues. But I couldn't figure out what the five-letter description could be if it weren't COVER... I started looking at the hints, then suddenly realized at the last one that it had said "5-word" the whole time! D'oh!
                              • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-07T01:59:24.257Z
                                You're not the only solver to make that mistake, AuLeaf. Thanks for solving!
                              • HeadinHome 🤓3:11 · 2024-10-07T01:02:21.129Z
                                Needed the nudges because I was stuck on trying to do something with COVER. Great puzzle, thanks!
                                • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-07T02:03:00.621Z
                                  Thank you, Wendy. Yes, COVER provided cover for that "downright" mechanism. 😁
                                • hoover 6s · 2024-10-07T05:15:54.686Z
                                  Groan! I needed all of those nudges. I was trying to make an L by starting from the first letter of each woman's name, down one and right one: ISH, GER, APO, MAP, MSE. That didn't spell anything, so next I tried the same with the entry starting at the number of the month associated with each woman: ABA, EDW, HIG, ELL, NHT. Still didn't spell anything so I resorted to the nudges.
                                  • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-07T13:54:49.955Z
                                    No prob, hoover. This was an admittedly unorthodox mechanism that I experimented with around the time I constructed "Down East". I just wanted to have some fun with those L-shapes. 😁
                                  • DrTom 3s · 2024-10-07T12:29:24.488Z
                                    Forgot that I had tested this very fun puzzle, and of course made EXACTLY the same mistakes as I did the first time. I had HIALEYGSS...??? and then LOVES ASHION. LIGHT BULB, this was the one I even tried to help change!!! Like "Shawshank Redemption" or "Star Wars:Episode IV", enjoyable every time! Thanks Cap.
                                    • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-07T13:56:43.382Z
                                      Yes, DrTom, you actually tested this one several months ago. The final version looks nothing like the original, and I'm glad to see you enjoyed the remake!
                                    • michaelm 🤓6:28 · 2024-10-09T14:07:31.843Z
                                      For some reason, so mightily wanted it to be THIS ... IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING! Another meta, another time? Thanks as always, Cap'n!
                                      • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-09T16:00:18.793Z
                                        Thanks, Mike. And you may have just given me another idea!
                                      • Meta World Peace 6s · 2024-10-12T12:31:49.400Z
                                        Great one-two splash this week, Capn! With the accessible publication providing an encouraging and helpful steppingstone, it was a gleeful "aha" moment (bordering on EL-ATION) when I discovered the tailor-made five-word description!
                                        • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-12T12:52:24.085Z
                                          Glad you enjoyed it, MWP! And I'm glad you got a chance to solve, because I enjoy reading your clever posts. 😄
                                        • David C 🤓7:44 · 2024-10-13T00:42:41.014Z
                                          Great stuff. Thank you for the hints!
                                          • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-13T02:03:54.359Z
                                            Thanks for solving, David. Glad you liked it!
                                          • plesiosaur 15:27 · 2024-10-15T02:14:22.565Z
                                            A meta I can understand the solution to; Thanks! 🙌🏽
                                            • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-15T11:59:32.767Z
                                              Thank you, plesiosaur.
                                            • Jessica 12:09 · 2024-10-21T18:16:04.464Z
                                              Great meta. Thank you for hints and solution. I liked 28D, 62A, 49A
                                              • Capn Rick constructor · 2024-10-21T21:42:44.026Z
                                                Glad you enjoyed it, Jessica!
                                              Play today's daily mini crossword
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                                              George Ruth's nickname
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                                              Across
                                              1. 1A
                                                George Ruth's nickname
                                              2. 8A
                                                Natural gas component
                                              3. 14A
                                                Really enjoys oneself
                                              4. 16A
                                                One of the D's in D.D.E.
                                              5. 17A
                                                César Award-winning actress Adjani (May 1993)
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                                                Over-the-top Brazilian supermodel (August 2023)
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                                                LaBeouf of "Transformers"
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                                                Bowlers
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                                                Perfect rating
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                                                Symbol of wisdom
                                              11. 24A
                                                "It's all clear to me now!"
                                              12. 27A
                                                Squandered
                                              13. 31A
                                                Called on
                                              14. 33A
                                                Nebraska's largest city
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                                                Bad day for Caesar
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                                                Feudal worker
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                                                Odometer unit
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                                                Velvety-voiced British pop singer (October 2022)
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                                                Identical
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                                                Showbiz grand slam, slangily
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                                                Yankee Doodle's ride
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                                                "Calvin and Hobbes" girl
                                              23. 43A
                                                Nine-sided figure
                                              24. 45A
                                                Groups of ships
                                              25. 46A
                                                Serpentine sound
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                                                '70s Bee Gees label
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                                                Purchase
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                                                Symbol made with a downright motion
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                                                Easter egg coloring brand
                                              30. 55A
                                                Ernest Hemingway's granddaughter (July 1978)
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                                                Refined former First Lady Obama (December 2018)
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                                                Each
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                                                Sing to romantically
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                                                Handy things in winter
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                                                Construct
                                              Down
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                                                "Now hear ___!" (start of an announcement)
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                                                Corned beef dish
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                                                Morales of "NYPD Blue"
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                                                "Ali ___ and the 40 Thieves"
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                                                "Honest" prez
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                                                Refused to cooperate
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                                                Comic DeGeneres
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                                                Way to get words in (perhaps to a grid)
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                                                Performs with a baton
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                                                Greet the villain
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                                                "___ before beauty"
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                                                Stanley Cup org.
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                                                Summer on the Seine
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                                                Journey segment
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                                                Beautiful
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                                                Boston ___ Party
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                                                Military command
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                                                Loner
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                                                55-Down revenue source
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                                                YWCA part
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                                                Chihuahua chums
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                                                Beauty parlors
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                                                Greek letter
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                                                55-Down edition
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                                                Emphatic denial
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                                                Lair
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                                                Last Supper attendees
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                                                Cunning
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                                                776 BC and 2004 AD Olympics locale
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                                                Lever supports
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                                                Lawyer's document
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                                                Schreiber of "Ray Donovan"
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                                                Ambulance initials
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                                                Phnom ___, Cambodia
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                                                Jai ___
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                                                Designer Gucci
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                                                Spotted
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                                                Glossy pub
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                                                Programming language of the 1960s
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                                                ___ de Janeiro
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                                                "For ___ a jolly good..."
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