Name The Horror Movie (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2023-10-31T05:00:14.608Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is the name of a movie very subtly hinted at in the 15-letter entries
It's time for another Halloween-themed meta puzzle. This time, we're playing "Name The Horror Movie". The answer to the meta is the name of a horror movie very subtly hinted at in the 15-letter entries. (But I've provided a couple of different ways to get to the meta answer, so don't just focus exclusively on those 15-letter entries.) Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=146865#p146865
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Golden Fleece seeker
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Across
- 1AGolden Fleece seeker
- 6AFrosh, one year on
- 10AWith 16 across: Worker on an Aussie cattle station
- 14A"Coffee ___?" (host's query)
- 15APenne ___ vodka
- 16ASee 10 across
- 17AMake a beeline toward
- 20AThe A of DA
- 21ASushi tuna
- 22ASelf-centered ones
- 23ANice christmas
- 25AJapanese hunting dog, Shiba ___
- 27AInverse trig. function of Tan (and, as it turns out, anagram of TAN)
- 28AGeneric-brand
- 30AParisian night
- 32ACorp. head
- 35AProbable answer to the question, "Who's 'Bolero' is that?"
- 37A"___-daisy!" ("My bad!")
- 39ASurprises
- 43AJapanese beer brand
- 44ACo-lead vocalist for the Cars, Ric ___
- 45ALetter after upsilon
- 46AFalse front for the face
- 48AQuick-and-dirty solution
- 52A"I think, therefore ___"
- 53AMos. and mos.
- 55ACastle protector (what, did you expect some sort of meta reference?)
- 56APC blue-screens-of-death
- 60AGoddess of the dawn
- 62A"Not a fan"
- 63APasses from generation to generation
- 66AFrench friend
- 67A___-in-the-wool
- 68AEntered quickly
- 69AInvoice
- 70AObserves
- 71AWonderland visitor
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- 1DComposer, ___ Sebastian Bach
- 2D"Am not!" retort
- 3DIsland borough known for its views of Manhattan (not exactly a great selling point but that's actually what it says on https://www.introducingnewyork.com/)
- 4DFemale deer... no, that's not right... Praiseful poem... no, that's not it either... Book series with words (abbr.)... yes, that's it
- 5DOrg. behind the Artemis program
- 6DDeadly nerve gas released in the Tokyo metro by members of Aum Shinrikyo
- 7D"Hi," said the Brazilian
- 8DBend in ballet
- 9DBook between Zephaniah and Zechariah
- 10DUse your private Cessna (not speaking from personal experience I will have you know!)
- 11DPound sounds
- 12DAquatic bird with lobed feet
- 13DHandbag designer, Michael ___
- 18DTake illegally
- 19DRefreshing item given on long-haul flights
- 24DVariety of pine
- 26DIll-fated, like many characters in a slasher movie
- 29DHawaiian food fish
- 31DInst. to attend if you want to unironically sing the Village People song that begins "Where can you find pleasure, search the world for treasure, learn science technology?"
- 32DUseful skill for an EMT to have
- 33DOpposite of WNW
- 34DCries of dismay
- 36DThose, in Spanish
- 38DCaulking material that sounds a bit like out-and-out nonsense
- 39DSpending limit
- 40DVolcanic output, often
- 41DMai ___ or ___ chi (depending on whether you're into cocktails or ancient Chinese exercise)
- 42DRequires from
- 47DMakes improvements to
- 49DThe D of AD
- 50DLanguage that gave us "clan" and "plaid"
- 51DFlammable gas used in welding
- 52DNBA Hall-of-Famer, Dan ___
- 54DFlutes, clarinets, oboes and bassoons collectively
- 56DClawed crustacean
- 57D13th C. Persian poet
- 58DSource of indigo
- 59DEyelid annoyance
- 61DActress who played Leslie Winkle on "The Big Bang Theory", ___ Gilbert
- 64DStart of a bray
- 65D"___ de mer" (everything sounds better in French, even seasickness!)