"Not a Creature Was Stirring..." (Meta)
◆ · By Abide · Published over 1 year ago
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a Christmas carol.
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- kymike 3s · over 1 year agoWSJ meta worthy! Fun one.
- boharr 7s · over 1 year agoOh I struggle with phonetics. Always a challenge for me.
- michaelm 🤓1:53 · over 1 year agoThanks as always Peter and Happy Holidays!
- DIS 🤓7:01 · over 1 year agoNicely done!
- Carolyn 12s · over 1 year agoVery nice! Merry Christmas and thanks for the puzzle.
- Meg 3s · over 1 year agoNice one!
- whimsy 🤓16:13 · over 1 year agoFun! I was first fooled by the clueing for 35D35DIt's said to make you smile[------], and then from there I continued to be fooled into looking for M-O-U-S-E throughout the grid!
- Bbaack 17:59 · over 1 year agoVery nice, thanks for the timely puzzle!
- Laura M 🤓14:04 · over 1 year agoCute!
- wendy walker 5s · over 1 year agoPeter, this was brilliant. Thank you!
- I K Snamhcok 3s · over 1 year agoLoved it! MC&HNY!!
- Hector 3s · over 1 year agoVery nice. Thanks, Peter!
- minimuggle 🤓11:44 · over 1 year agoHappy Holidays to all
- MamaEllen 2s · over 1 year agoFun one! Merry Christmas
- Qmark 7s · over 1 year agoThanks!
- Cindy Heisler 2s · over 1 year agoGreat puzzle. Thanks, Peter!
- William D 10:29 · over 1 year agoNice puzzle thanks!
- put in night at first and was momentarily confused about why it wasn't accepted... good one!
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Operatic roles recorded by Callas (1953) and Moffo (1977)
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- 1AOperatic roles recorded by Callas (1953) and Moffo (1977)
- 7APricey ice chest
- 11ABaby billy
- 14A*Season when most Christmas shopping occurs
- 15AUSPS info
- 16ALongoria or LaRue
- 17ABarbershop sharpeners
- 18A*Toymaking, for the Clauses, e.g.
- 20ABeavers leave them
- 21AHandheld console before Nintendo DS (hidden in "Pong ball")
- 22ASaint, to Kanye
- 23AWith 51- Across51ASee 23-Across[---------], Christmas carol that is NOT the meta answer
- 25AQueen who courted Solomon
- 28ABuck, in retro slang
- 29AWay past the expiration date
- 31AChecked the box
- 32AMake like a mooch (or pooch)
- 34ABiloxi Shuckers, for one
- 35A*Holiday sparkler?
- 38AWords in a Twitter bio, perhaps
- 41ABirthplace of MLK
- 42ALike easy-to-get meds
- 45ADecathlete's many
- 47AFilm crew assistant
- 50AImage consultants, for short
- 51ASee 23-Across23AWith 51- Across, Christmas carol that is NOT the meta answer[---------]
- 53APut to good ___
- 54APlace for a bud or stud
- 55AUntouchable Eliot
- 56A*"I've been good Santa, ___!"
- 59ABurst into flames
- 61AHelping hand
- 62ALoafer's bottom
- 63A*"Wait...are those reindeer hooves?"
- 64A"Jenny from the Block" singer, to fans
- 65A"___ queen!"
- 66ADidn't bolt
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- 1DProf.'s helpers
- 2DNot to be ___ (phrase describing someone going the extra mile)
- 3DWandered off
- 4DBrothers in 2021 headlines
- 5DIntensifies, informally
- 6DAtomic symbols for tin
- 7DStart of Flintstone's yell
- 8DForeign minister Shevardnadze known as "the face of Perestroika"
- 9DJoe Burrow scores 'em
- 10DBiometric ID method seen in spy movies
- 11DSpecial quality for detail
- 12DER drippers
- 13DCounty prosecutors, for short
- 19DPart of a protestor's chant
- 21D" ___ while they're hot!"
- 23DPublish private info online
- 24DCapital of Tasmania
- 26D"Don't ___ jerk"
- 27DHigh USN rank
- 30DBald baby
- 33DHonor roll stat
- 35DIt's said to make you smile
- 36DCompany that distills half the world's cognac
- 37DBeing tried, in lawyerspeak
- 38DGas treatment brand
- 39DLaugh syllable repeated after "hardy"
- 40DMajor Madrid daily
- 42DResult of not eschewing the fat
- 43DOne surrounded by raised glasses
- 44DExotic dancer Lili St. ___
- 46DBloats
- 48DKaraoke Night shout
- 49DHush-hush org.
- 52DFunk icon Isaac (the other one)
- 56DThe fifth pillar of Islam
- 57DDeep fryer liquid
- 58DBurnt-crisp link
- 59DThey, in Calais
- 60DFitting final entry
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