Come From Behind (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2021-10-12T05:00:18.146Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a seven word phrase suggested by the grid
Aussie Steve Bradbury was the the first man to cross the line following a pile-up in the 1,000m short-track speed skating final at the Olympic Winter Games Salt Lake City 2002. He'd been in last place for most of the race. But when the other four crashed on the very last turn he managed to avoid them all, thus securing a famous victory, and Australia's first Winter Olympics gold medal ever. Can you do the same with this crossword? The answer to the meta is a seven word phrase suggested by the grid. Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=1237&p=70868#p70868
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Person born in Bangkok, perhaps
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Across
- 1APerson born in Bangkok, perhaps
- 5AFinals round with four teams remaining
- 10AArcade video game inspired by "Dig Dug" (with "!")
- 14APart of an HTML page that comes before BODY
- 15AExpel from lodgings
- 16AAccomplishment
- 17ACentral Asian sea that is significantly smaller than it once was
- 18APeople like Aang (pity he's the last one, though)
- 20ATake ___ (heed)
- 22AField ration (abbr.)
- 23AFrench fire
- 24ASecond oldest record label in the US
- 25ABack muscle, for short
- 27AGuy Ritchie movie with Brad Pitt as a unintelligible boxer
- 31AStrong alcohol
- 35AScottish waters
- 36AFrench for "less"
- 37ABon ___ (witty remarks)
- 39ASuffix that changes the gender of a smurf
- 40ARag worn to protect one's do
- 41A"If a ___ falls in the forest, does it make a sound?"
- 42AClub used on tees
- 43AChoice between your 5th and 6th plans, perhaps
- 44AWorn away
- 45AOne with immense talent (and usually young, too, just to rub it in even more)
- 47A12th prime minister or Israel, Ehud
- 48ADe___ ("why bother?" coffee)
- 49AVideo file extension
- 50A"You are a ___ and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?" (John 4:9)
- 53AChange the colour of something
- 55AMain attraction
- 60A"Preach it!"
- 63AContinent comprising 30% of Earth's total land area and 60% of Earth's population
- 64AConductor in a circuit
- 65ARechargeable battery
- 66ATelescope component
- 67ASlow-cooked meat dish
- 68AVideo camera for active people
- 69AU2 guitarist (with "The")
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- 1DNot this
- 2DCentral character in a 56 down
- 3D"This bath is delightful!"
- 4DMonty Python member, Eric
- 5DWhat you have to do with this grid to find some of the words in the meta
- 6DMusical set in Argentina
- 7DSoviet space station that crashed to Earth in 2001
- 8DLong-range weapon (abbr.)
- 9D___ silver
- 10DMachine with many uses (abbr.)
- 11DLagoon creator
- 12DTake a risk
- 13DCasual way of saying "Good work today" in Japanese
- 19DClose
- 21DCurved paths
- 26DYummy Australian treat that can be eaten by nibbling off two opposite corners, using it like a straw with hot coffee, and then slamming it into your mouth before all the chocolate melts (don't knock it until you try it!)
- 27DDid in, as a dragon
- 28DDescription of a box without a lid, perhaps
- 29DOne who "struts and frets his hour upon the stage"
- 30DRapper Tracy Lynn Curry's stage name
- 31D"___ not ___!" (passive-aggressive apology)
- 32DFrench singer, Edith
- 33DGerman cake
- 34DChange direction
- 36DSynthesiser pioneer
- 38DEmail client folder
- 40DMaking godlike
- 44DHebrew name meaning "God has answered"
- 46DFathers
- 47DTake too far
- 49DHave ___ of spiders (appropriate emotion in Australia)
- 50DJames Bond henchman with some serious orthodontic work
- 51DSend out
- 52D"The Curse of the ___-Rabbit" (Wallace and Gromit movie)
- 54DRoald Dahl book, "___ Trot"
- 56DStory
- 57DOpposite of 61 down
- 58DSymbol of marriage
- 59DAlleviate
- 61DOpposite of 57 down
- 62DInternet protocol (abbr.)