Exterior Decoration (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2023-11-14T05:00:20.450Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a phrase that describes what each themer has
With sincerest apologies to my US solvers, I tentatively present this puzzle. The answer to the meta is a phrase that describes what each themer has. Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=148167#p148167
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Easy as ___
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Across
- 1AEasy as ___
- 4AAmphibians with shorter legs so they prefer to crawl around rather than hop, apparently
- 9AAutomaton of Jewish legend
- 14AIf an Aussie asks to skip to your ___ just point them at the WC
- 15AExtend, as a subscription
- 16AJapanese cartoon genre
- 17AUpscale German car
- 18ARoguelike environment that's continually changing?
- 20A"Mamma mia!" band
- 22AQuark of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", for example
- 23AAnother song from 27 down
- 25AMusic releases with only a few songs
- 26A___ Nui (Easter Island)
- 30AGarden statues baling dried grass?
- 34AFancy tie
- 35ASphere
- 36A___ in (Aussie for "turns someone over to the authorities")
- 37ANational song
- 38ACubes in a drink
- 39ASuffix that is usually spelled -ISE here in Australia
- 40A"The Tell-Tale Heart" author
- 41AAnswer to the very specific question, "What are the last three letters of the surname of the French DJ who wrote 'Titanium'?"
- 42AGerman professional motor racing driver and television personality, ___ Schmitz, who became known for being an expert on the Nurburgring circuit and appeared several times on "Top Gear"
- 44ASoup du ___
- 45Awww.ephesusscroll.com/about, for example
- 46ANon-carbon-based chem.
- 47APowerful long-playing record?
- 49ABack of the neck
- 50ASoup container
- 51AHen fruit
- 52ANASA program that produced the first probe to leave the Solar System
- 56ARhyming scheme of the following (original) stanza: I sip my drink / And write this clue / I try and think / Of words that rhyme.
- 59AStriped cat suffering from acute grief?
- 63AFuss and commotion
- 64ARegions
- 65AWear down gradually
- 66AFeathery accessory
- 67AWas given no alternative
- 68APlayground retort
- 69ANevertheless
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- 1DActress who played Susan Storm / Invisible Woman, Jessica ___
- 2DFail, as a stage show
- 3D16 across with Jet Black, Spike Spiegel, Faye Valentine, Edward, and Ein
- 4DAppropriate acronym for Toyota Racing Development
- 5DParisian's 51 across
- 6DQueen from Cleves
- 7DAcademic awards (not Academy awards)
- 8DChimney cleaners
- 9DTheatrical performance by members of Scouts and Guides, ___ Show
- 10DWhere Who is in a famous comedy routine
- 11DDiminutive rapper
- 12DFlightless bird
- 13DTex-___ cuisine
- 19DPartners of offs
- 21D"Hulk" director, ___ Lee (I have never seen so many different video transitions in a single movie; it's worth watching just for that!)
- 24D"There is no real ___. It's just the place where you stop the story." (Frank Herbert)
- 27DU2 album with "The Fly" and "Mysterious Ways"
- 28DStanza in the clue for 56 across, for (a not very good) example
- 29DBrief note telling your significant other you've slipped off to the shops
- 30DDark Chinese sauce that I quite like, not that that's going to help you very much
- 31DMysterious knowledge
- 32DSeep
- 33DUK honour that's below an OBE, but still pretty impressive if you're into that sort of thing
- 34D"You've got ___!" (How dare you!)
- 37DAugust in Paris
- 40DCooking receptacle
- 43D"Let me say that again..."
- 44DRio de ___
- 47DWord on a Western poster
- 48DSupermarket chain
- 50DCollapsible bed
- 53D"In that case..."
- 54DEvery entertainer's dream ('tho many would never admit it!)
- 55DGo back to square one
- 57D"Whiles, like ___, I go to find my fawn" (As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 7)
- 58DCryptic crosswordese for a word split between the beginning and end of a grid entry (hint, hint)
- 59D"___ humbug!"
- 60DPeriod of history
- 61DColourful Taylor Swift album
- 62D___ Speedwagon