Achromatopsia
■ · By pufferfish · Published 2024-09-02T23:33:33.120Z
Meta Prompt
There are two clues in this puzzle that fit the theme but haven't been explicitly highlighted (for the sake of symmetry). Can you spot them? Either word works as a valid meta answer.
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Texter's "Gimme a sec"
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- 1ATexter's "Gimme a sec"
- 4A____ of the Valley, the birth flower for the month of May
- 8ADwight D. Eisenhower's two-time opponent
- 10ACream-filled cookie
- 11AGrand or upright
- 12AAffectionate
- 13AEverything else, abbreviated
- 14ABamboo muncher
- 15AUnwanted advice source: ________ driver
- 18A"Come on, it's _ __-brainer!"
- 19AWith 1D and 24D, it's a certain quality that all crosswords (as well as the highlighted clues in this crossword) have!
- 20APrecedent to Vegas
- 23AAll's well that ____ ____
- 25AIt's played on an 8x8 grid (and it's not a midi)
- 28AIt can be braided
- 29AAdult acorns
- 30ATotally reek
- 32ACubes of chance
- 33AFlat-topped hill
- 34ACurrent chairman of Twitter (I refuse to call it X)
- 35ATree-chopping tool, or a body spray brand
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- 1DSee 19A
- 2DOperated
- 3DGreek prefix meaning life
- 4DDiet-food label
- 5DWord before man or curtain
- 6DLet someone borrow
- 7DStar Wars character with a silly speech structure
- 8DRelating to bees
- 9D'70s music genre danced to under a mirrorball
- 13DCEO's degree, most often
- 14DCushions
- 16DFrench "without"
- 17DCease
- 20DInclined, in British English
- 21DSimilar
- 22DCamera type, for short
- 23DCity near Dusseldorf, Germany
- 24DSee 19A
- 25DDo some programming
- 26DFrozen rain
- 27DKitchenware brand
- 30DGovt. loan agency, which is also a substring of "it is back"
- 31DGentleman's attire for prom