Naming Rights
◆ · By Wendy Walker · Published 2023-05-21T12:01:17.234Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer could be a sixth theme entry.
As an avid reader, an English major, and a writer and copy editor by trade, I've long thought that the topic of author names would make a splendid meta. Odds are good you'll need to do some Googling, but if you keep the title in mind, the meta shouldn't be too tough. Here's hoping you enjoy it! Nudges to come later in the day (possibly not within the customary two hours; I'm on vacation, after all!).
Yes, of course there will be a relevant prize.
Thanks to Peter Abide and Al Sisti for all their help and encouragement.
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Author of "A Grief Observed" (1961)
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- 1AAuthor of "A Grief Observed" (1961)
- 6ASitar selections
- 11APut a spell on
- 12ASlogan in an old Microsoft ad campaign
- 13AHealth insurance company
- 14AAuthor of "A Sudden, Fearful Death" (1994)
- 15AOne of the First Nations in Canada
- 16AWith "in," fix a temporary date
- 17ATricky surfboard maneuver
- 19ASick
- 20AWhen the sun rises
- 21AGround corn flour
- 22AAuthor of "Dr. Phillips: A Maida Vale Idyll" (1877)
- 24ATennis player Arthur
- 27A2013 Lady Gaga album
- 31A___ Omega (sorority)
- 32ASite of Berkshire Hathaway's HQ
- 33AShow logical consistency
- 35ADies ____
- 36AAuthor of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876)
- 37AMisbehave
- 38A___ Cold Brew, trendy coffee drink
- 39AYogurt-based Indian condiment
- 40AStart
- 41AAuthor of "Middlemarch" (1872)
Down
- 1DDance mentioned in "Copacabana"
- 2DOgle
- 3DLengthen
- 4DDefector
- 5DUnit of molecular mass
- 6DMature, as a pear
- 7D"I'll say!"
- 8DCherry ___ ice cream
- 9DWhen Earth Days and Tax Days occur
- 10D____ and Charybdis
- 16DPseudonym, of which there are five in this grid
- 18DDefunct airline of the Big Four
- 21DLike unicorns and manticores
- 23DTop part of a swimsuit
- 24DInfo req. for any banking transaction
- 25DLead to the correct room
- 26DPieces of most drum kits
- 28DSequel
- 29DActing without much thought
- 30DSneak a look toward
- 32D"Ready ____, here I come!"
- 34DEmerald Isle
- 37DExist