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· By Mikey G · Published 2023-05-20T17:00:32.272Z

Meta Prompt
[Level 3] The answer to the meta is a 6-letter word.
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  • BrennerTJ solved 2023-05-20T17:46:41.109Z
  • FrankieHeck solved 2023-05-20T18:03:03.331Z
  • Cindy Weatherman solved 2023-05-20T18:20:21.582Z
  • Meg solved 2023-05-20T18:33:15.191Z
  • Toast solved 2023-05-20T18:56:14.442Z
  • whimsy solved 2023-05-20T19:34:05.162Z
  • Darrell solved 2023-05-20T19:44:14.183Z
  • DJB solved 2023-05-20T21:56:31.600Z
  • boharr solved 2023-05-20T22:19:27.627Z
  • BarbaraK solved 2023-05-20T22:45:04.778Z
  • woozy solved 2023-05-20T22:46:04.895Z
  • Abide solved 2023-05-20T23:27:40.152Z
  • Pair O Ducks solved 2023-05-21T01:40:04.171Z
  • Alex Sisti solved 2023-05-21T01:55:22.929Z
  • oldjudge solved 2023-05-21T05:34:57.586Z
  • Bob J solved 2023-05-21T05:37:32.065Z
  • Schmeel solved 2023-05-21T07:25:21.784Z
  • Joe solved 2023-05-21T13:05:08.501Z
  • rjy solved 2023-05-21T15:58:12.378Z
  • Hector solved 2023-05-21T17:28:30.629Z
  • dannyvee solved 2023-05-21T18:45:28.570Z
  • merlinnimue solved 2023-05-21T19:03:43.722Z
  • I K Snamhcok solved 2023-05-21T22:21:59.341Z
  • lbray53 solved 2023-05-21T22:54:58.810Z
  • markhr solved 2023-05-22T09:44:03.140Z
  • benchen71 solved 2023-05-22T11:00:22.963Z
  • Myelbow solved 2023-05-22T13:52:51.408Z
  • Qmark solved 2023-05-22T14:38:49.580Z
  • hoover solved 2023-05-22T16:01:37.755Z
  • DIS solved 2023-05-22T17:21:39.380Z
  • Tom Wilson solved 2023-05-22T19:50:02.161Z
  • Bbaack solved 2023-05-22T21:00:18.891Z
  • heidi solved 2023-05-22T22:10:43.100Z
  • KayW solved 2023-05-23T01:27:05.801Z
  • JR solved 2023-05-24T12:13:48.795Z
  • Laura M solved 2023-05-24T18:17:56.790Z
  • MatthewL solved 2023-05-24T19:16:17.466Z
  • DrTom solved 2023-05-24T21:08:04.448Z
  • Berto solved 2023-05-25T01:13:58.003Z
  • Alvibu67 solved 2023-05-25T01:16:59.338Z
  • Dow Jones solved 2023-05-25T06:24:04.497Z
  • spotter solved 2023-05-25T15:46:54.115Z
  • Steve M solved 2023-05-25T17:57:38.412Z
  • ReB solved 2023-05-26T02:40:30.479Z
  • Bird Lives solved 2023-05-26T14:00:23.307Z
  • Gutman solved 2023-05-26T18:40:55.539Z
  • Cindy Heisler solved 2023-05-28T15:57:06.817Z
  • andeux solved 2023-05-31T01:23:28.473Z
  • kurtalert solved 2023-11-07T14:48:22.817Z

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  • Meg 3s · 2023-05-20T18:34:03.307Z
    Actually, Cindy did 97% of the work. Well constructed Mikey!
    • boharr 4s · 2023-05-20T22:19:54.598Z
      Thanks Mikey
      • woozy 10:45 · 2023-05-20T22:49:20.765Z
        Hmm.... difficult as there are often so many unintentional anagrams and such subtle ones hide. (And the Rice Output threw me)
        I have to back solve the E. I don't think its EGAD (from AGED27DGot better like cheddar (the only way I will clue this, thank you very much)[----]) and it ought to be MOPEY36ANot the happiest of campers[-----] to ???? I can only come up with Myope.
        • Abide 8:47 · 2023-05-20T23:28:19.622Z
          7 letters
        • BarbaraK 3s · 2023-05-20T22:49:00.834Z
          Thanks for the 1A1AAuthor Quindlen[----]/53A53AOne is about 0.035 ounces[----] hint! Not my strongest suit, but I managed most of them without an anagram solver.
          Looking forward to the next ones
          • KayW 🤓7:08 · 2023-05-23T01:35:05.778Z
            Wow - I missed THAT icing on the cake. Nice!
          • woozy 10:45 · 2023-05-20T22:50:58.950Z
            Oh, Angered.... d'oh.....
            • oldjudge 2s · 2023-05-21T05:36:05.451Z
              Great job Mikey!
              • Joe 🤓6:24 · 2023-05-21T13:07:39.697Z
                ANGERED37AInfuriated[-------]/ENRAGED was the last one I found. I was stuck on ANYHOW22D"Well, regardless..."[------]/ANYWHO but that seemed a tad inelegant. Anywho... I was looking at MAYHAM and figured I need to backsolve to find the E. Great job, as always!
                • benchen71 🤓13:33 · 2023-05-22T11:02:55.733Z
                  Tricky! Lots of starting at the grid, wondering what to anagram (if that was indeed the mechanism) and then I saw ANNA1AAuthor Quindlen[----] GRAM53AOne is about 0.035 ounces[----]. SO I knew I was on the right track. :-)
                  • Qmark 3s · 2023-05-22T14:39:06.469Z
                    Nice one, Mikey!
                    • DIS 🤓5:23 · 2023-05-22T17:24:23.300Z
                      ONE IOTA? I think you know it beta than you let on.
                      • DrTom 5s · 2023-05-24T21:22:26.277Z
                        I know that he was a Gamma Thrones fan, and sone of his favorite tunes are Rho Rho Rho your boat, Delta Dawn, Omega me a home, where the buffalo roam...at this point I expect to hear a big Psi.
                      • KayW 🤓7:08 · 2023-05-23T01:32:35.866Z
                        Impressive construction! and fun to solve tho it took me quite a while to spot the metanism. Thanks Mikey!
                        • Laura M 🤓12:22 · 2023-05-24T18:20:31.557Z
                          I'm late to the party, but fun solve!
                          • MatthewL 14:37 · 2023-05-24T19:17:56.645Z
                            Took me a minute, but finally solved (and before nudges!). Very nicely constructed, Mikey!
                            • DrTom 5s · 2023-05-24T21:15:39.262Z
                              VERY nice! I had a sneaking suspicion it was anagrams, simply because I know you are a cryptic fan. When I finished I said to myself, "Wow, LEMON5AFruit with seeds[-----] is not a fruit I'd associate with seeds, it would be more like grapes, or apples or even melon...hey, wait a minute. Then I just went looking for the very generic clues. After I had M Y H and M I knew what it had to be. Took me a while to change ANGERED37AInfuriated[-------] to ENRAGED. I never saw the ANNA1AAuthor Quindlen[----] GRAM53AOne is about 0.035 ounces[----] (DOH!) and I have to admit I am not sure how ALDA and RICE go together...though I am sure I am going to like it.
                              • Alvibu67 5s · 2023-05-25T01:28:41.011Z
                                Typical physician, Dr.Tom — you can’t read your writing. It’s AIDA50ARice output[----] not Alda! 😜
                                • DrTom 5s · 2023-05-25T05:41:21.802Z
                                  This may well be true, but even so I did not know Time Rice and Elton John had an opera...now I do, all I have to do is wait for it to come up again in a puzzle!
                              • Berto 2:54 · 2023-05-25T01:14:53.017Z
                                Didn’t see the puzzle posted until late and then worked all day, so won’t be picking up many points this week!!!
                                • Alvibu67 5s · 2023-05-25T01:21:47.964Z
                                  Loved it! How cool are anagrams!? ANGERED37AInfuriated[-------], ENRAGED and DERANGE all from the same seven letters! Nice puzzle, Mikey!
                                  • ReB 3s · 2023-05-26T02:44:42.507Z
                                    First nudges sent me off looking in the wrong direction, but the 5th nudge set me straight (though I did have do some backsolving to find the anagrams for the last two letters). Have to say also that "total" also led me look for something more complicated.
                                    • Bird Lives 3s · 2023-05-26T14:02:04.010Z
                                      I stared at it for a while, but once I saw ANNA1AAuthor Quindlen[----] and GRAM53AOne is about 0.035 ounces[----] . . .
                                      • Cindy Heisler 2s · 2023-05-28T15:58:20.042Z
                                        I realize I missed the deadline, but I wanted to submit anyway. Great meta, Mikey. Looking forward to the next one.
                                        1A
                                        Author Quindlen
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                                        Across
                                        1. 1A
                                          Author Quindlen
                                        2. 5A
                                          Fruit with seeds
                                        3. 10A
                                          Put away
                                        4. 13A
                                          Way to go!
                                        5. 14A
                                          Cheap prefix
                                        6. 15A
                                          My beloved Cubbies, on scoreboards
                                        7. 16A
                                          Cruciverbalist's favorite volcano (I lava it)
                                        8. 17A
                                          Vivacity
                                        9. 18A
                                          Vote for
                                        10. 19A
                                          Travail
                                        11. 20A
                                          Word that often starts a question
                                        12. 21A
                                          Turkish inn
                                        13. 23A
                                          Something you might dish out
                                        14. 25A
                                          What's-his-name
                                        15. 26A
                                          Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, e.g.
                                        16. 27A
                                          Well
                                        17. 28A
                                          It might be pressing
                                        18. 29A
                                          Orinoco flow?
                                        19. 30A
                                          "Look at this awesome apiary!" "Now ___ seen everything!"
                                        20. 34A
                                          Encouraged the head chef to give you an omelet, with "on"
                                        21. 36A
                                          Not the happiest of campers
                                        22. 37A
                                          Infuriated
                                        23. 40A
                                          Latin "cave"
                                        24. 41A
                                          Military designation
                                        25. 42A
                                          Court call
                                        26. 43A
                                          "Lost" and "Hawaii Five-O" actor Daniel ___ Kim
                                        27. 44A
                                          It contains uracil but not thymine (you know what thymine)
                                        28. 45A
                                          Word found on a ticket
                                        29. 47A
                                          Cat o' zero tails
                                        30. 48A
                                          Breakfast drinks, for short, that might be the subject of "pulp" fiction LOL
                                        31. 49A
                                          New Orleans pro
                                        32. 50A
                                          Rice output
                                        33. 51A
                                          Time out?
                                        34. 52A
                                          First name in cosmetics
                                        35. 53A
                                          One is about 0.035 ounces
                                        Down
                                        1. 1D
                                          "So, am I still meeting you to go to the meta convention?"
                                        2. 2D
                                          Never ever
                                        3. 3D
                                          "No, no" girl of Broadway
                                        4. 4D
                                          Lovelace or Gaffney
                                        5. 5D
                                          Milk of Mexico
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                                          Reverberate
                                        7. 7D
                                          "Simpsons" character whose surname is Szyslak
                                        8. 8D
                                          "I don't care about learning the Greek alphabet ___"
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                                          Statistical distribution
                                        10. 10D
                                          Greeting that doesn't require a stamp
                                        11. 11D
                                          "But of course!"
                                        12. 12D
                                          Attach
                                        13. 20D
                                          Like some blankets
                                        14. 22D
                                          "Well, regardless..."
                                        15. 24D
                                          Atone for
                                        16. 25D
                                          Fry at one time?
                                        17. 27D
                                          Got better like cheddar (the only way I will clue this, thank you very much)
                                        18. 29D
                                          Some might be hidden
                                        19. 31D
                                          Apple product first offered in 2013
                                        20. 32D
                                          Lanai, for one
                                        21. 33D
                                          Test your pupils might pass
                                        22. 35D
                                          Musical whose lead role was originally turned down by Henry Winkler
                                        23. 36D
                                          Strawberry, previously
                                        24. 37D
                                          First name that might also be first alphabetically
                                        25. 38D
                                          Type of turtle that loves pizza
                                        26. 39D
                                          Grok, more formally
                                        27. 40D
                                          First name of celebrity who, in "Seinfeld," warns, "If I don't get a black-and-white cookie, I'm not going to be very pleasant to be around"
                                        28. 42D
                                          y = 2x + 1, for example
                                        29. 46D
                                          Sch. in "Good Will Hunting"
                                        30. 47D
                                          GQ, e.g.
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