Can't You Be Serious?
◆ · By Mikey G · Published 2024-07-06T17:00:26.130Z
Meta Prompt
[Level 2.5] The answer to the meta is a 13-letter phrase that describes the chances I'm being serious.
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Money when it's borrowed: "I think I'm a ___ now"
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- 1AMoney when it's borrowed: "I think I'm a ___ now"
- 5A___-relief (I guess if you made an urn using this technique, it'd be a relief pitcher)
- 8ABehind the scenes, perhaps Mr. Guinness was a smart ___
- 12ASuperior relative, har har har
- 13AIf I ever forget who played Blanche on "The Golden Girls," I'll ___ the day!
- 14A"Look at this canvas bag I just got!" "Whoa! That's ___-ally awesome!"
- 15AStart to bat? (Please pretend all question-marked clues - and a bunch of others also - are hilarious.)
- 16AFront teeth adapted for cutting
- 18AComing into existence recently
- 20AFictional show about high school hockey players: "Freaks and ___"
- 21AWhen I think of this breakfast food, my mind gets scrambled (and that's no yolk!)
- 22AWhen the archer takes her boyfriend along, she has a ___ and arrow
- 23AAcid found in proteins
- 26AYou'll pay a steep price for this!
- 27AAlternatives to Macs
- 30A"They wanted to charge you full price for that used board game?" "Yeah! No ___!"
- 31AShe brings in the bucks (I'm hilarious)
- 32AState with Salt Lake City
- 33AThis period of time isn't mine or yours - it's hours
- 34AType of income made by tennis players?
- 35APrecipitation type that would always cancel our plans because it's so "flaky" LOL
- 36A"You're not packing your cargo appropriately." "___ what?"
- 38AWhen I didn't listen to my coxswain, we had a ___
- 39ASpoiled, with "on"
- 41ACool-looking square root symbol - that reminds me, my nerdy family tree has a lot of square roots
- 45AIllinois city home to Northwestern University
- 47ADouble negative?
- 48A"Ernie, would you like a fruity frozen treat?" "Sure, ___!"
- 49ATabloid writer's favorite musical style?
- 50ASelected a card from the deck
- 51A"Do you know what uno plus dos is?" "It's ___!" "That's ___ bien!"
- 52ABoiling point?
- 53APuts people in stitches?
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- 1DSaid the Tower of Pisa to its visitors, "Come on, I ___!"
- 2DBlack-and-white whale
- 3DThings you shouldn't put on?
- 4DEarly geologic period now typically spelled with a "G" in the middle (not meta-related, except to say, I'm not being funny here)
- 5DAn omelet chef can really ___ home the bacon
- 6DIf you don't like your mom's sister, bring ___ repellent
- 7D"Can you take the reciprocal of cos?" "Yeah, give me a ___"
- 8DI'm surprised so many WSJ metas are not about water, since I'm often ___!
- 9D"Your brother's so tall!" "Yeah, I really ___ him"
- 10D"To be": French
- 11DIntroduction to pool? (Certainly not the kind you'd want to jump in, though!)
- 17DBean sprout?
- 19D"The temperamental actor's on set now." "Great, the ___ has landed"
- 22DGrade I got on my apiary exam
- 23DDo sum thing (It was funny the first time I used it - it's funny now)
- 24D"I forgot the last word in the title of the ABBA musical! ___ culpa!"
- 25DI got one from the rude polar bear
- 26DWhat Mr. Potato Head's newborn is
- 28DSaid one crow to another, "Just ___ me sometime!"
- 29DRetiring partner?
- 31D"Should I water my lawn?" "Yeah, just ___ it!"
- 32DWhat the clock spring does after a hard day at the office
- 34DAcknowledges tacitly
- 35DIf you're the only person on your block who hasn't prepared your lawn yet, you must be the ___ one out
- 37DCamping is in ___!
- 38D"Why are all these y-coordinates in your kitchen?" "Oh, that's my new ___" (math humor)
- 39DWhat you might be in if you write "Owed on a Grecian Urn"
- 40D"More hurdles to surmount? I'm so ___ these..."
- 41DLion's sound
- 42DWhen an apple farmer exercises, he works on his ___
- 43DAdverb that sounds like one singular wildebeest (please laugh)
- 44DWorking as a weatherperson has its highs and ___
- 46DAngular opening? (See? Funny!)
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