Got Hints?
◆ · By Darth · Published 2024-09-29T11:00:15.391Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is an Academy Award-winning movie.
The title of this puzzle is reminiscent of the famous “Got Milk?” ad campaign, which spanned over two decades (from 1993 until 2014) and featured an array of celebrities from Britney Spears, Kate Moss, and Whoopi Goldberg to David Beckham, the Back Street Boys, and Kermit the Frog -- all wearing their milk mustaches in support of drinking milk. In 2020, MilkPEP revived the "Got Milk?" campaign for a short time in a new fashion using Tik Tok challenges and Katie Ledecky swimming the length of an Olympic-size pool with a glass of milk on her head.
While this puzzle has nothing to do with milk, hopefully you'll find the same spirit of fun in solving the meta, the answer to which is an Academy Award-winning movie. Enjoy!...
And if you need some nudges, I've got hints for you!
Hint #1: Do you notice any similarities in the four themers and the puzzle title? .....
Hint #2: You'll see some common letters. Look closely -- there are more than two.
Hint #3: It can help to write out the pattern you see! There are two possible answers.
Hint #4: A "popular" answer may be argued for based on a central clue AND the "intended" one which follows a tighter pattern.
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(Darth Ninja)1A
Volleyball pass (to the setter)
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Across
- 1AVolleyball pass (to the setter)
- 5ACompassion
- 10APeel, as an apple
- 14AThe duck in "Peter and the Wolf"
- 15ANebraska city called out by Peyton Manning
- 16A"Suuure..." ("I don't believe it!")
- 17AThe Big Easy, familiarly
- 18ATilting tower towner
- 19AMeat inspection agcy.
- 20AIce walking activities for Alaska tourists
- 23AOthers, in Oaxaca
- 24AEstablished truth, as in a geometric proof
- 28APharaoh entombed in the Great Pyramid
- 33AEyelashes, in anatomy
- 34APack of 52, if playing with a full one
- 37AGrassy knolls, or an upscale Nashville neighborhood
- 39AWinter driving hazard
- 40AGlass-roofed Hilton lobbies, for example
- 41APlace money on a horse
- 42ASir Francis Drake's flagship
- 45ATowel pronoun, perhaps
- 46ARelative by marriage
- 47ACow owner in old Chicago
- 49AWho you can totally trust
- 50ASleep lab diagnosis
- 54ATop tunes for an artist
- 60AGift wrapper's roll
- 63AVoice of Amazon
- 64ACelebratory nights
- 65AFrankenstein's flunky
- 66ATarnish or varnish
- 67ADeli-counter cry
- 68A"Breaking" events
- 69AFruit-filled pastries
- 70ACollege entrance exams
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- 1DHand-played drum
- 2DLetter-shaped fastener
- 3DWisdom tooth, for one
- 4DNBC video streaming service
- 5DSulk
- 6DAbu Dhabi dignitary
- 7DImpetuous
- 8DSpiced tea from India
- 9DAmerican, to a Brit
- 10DPope during WWII
- 11DSix-pack at the gym?
- 12DSunburned, or embarrassed perhaps
- 13DGPS prediction
- 21D"Sorta" suffix
- 22DPer person
- 25D"___ back!" (Schwarzenegger’s Terminator catchphrase)
- 26DEdmonton NHL athlete
- 27DSail supports
- 29DAlaska's first governor
- 30D"Straight" start for dentistry?
- 31DJeopardy
- 32DParisian waterway
- 34D"Eat before your food gets cold!"
- 35DLow-budget prefix
- 36DYo-Yo Ma's instrument
- 38DZilch
- 43DHazards
- 44DDecorative pitcher
- 45DState-of-the-art features?
- 48DLab animal
- 51DSkin care brand
- 52DDigital book for a college course
- 53DOffice aides (abbr.)
- 55DSunrise direction
- 56DUtah ski resort
- 57DSign of sorrow
- 58DHighway off-ramp
- 59DWithout, as ___ serif typeface
- 60D10th anniversary gift (How about a muffin pan?)
- 61DImprove, as wine
- 62D"Wham!" (loud sound in comics)