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◆ · By Mikey G · Published 2024-10-12T17:00:40.876Z
Meta Prompt
[Level 4] The answer to the meta is a well-known musical group.
It's a Level 4, so you know what to do! Nudges are here: https://xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=3179
Checking for previous play data...
aha. I definitely know the band so should have seen that in my notes way sooner1A
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- 1AIRS info
- 4APartner of pieces
- 8ATop (I had a pun about this word, but I'd peak with it)
- 12ADark time
- 13ARiver that's a confused bore (4)
- 14ACry from a beachgoer-turned landscaper: "___'s up!"
- 15AY is mine, briefly
- 16AStewart who sang the 1979 version of "Knock on Wood" and whose name ends with two of the same letter
- 17AIridescent gem ("I can't find mine!" "___ yourself together!")
- 18A___ a million (odds I'll write a crossword without puns)
- 20AKen or Lena
- 22AJazz org.
- 24APaper clip alternative (how fasten-ating!)
- 28AAspirant
- 32AI can't eat blackthorn fruits before a race - it ___ me down
- 33AVerb often abbreviated to its only consonant in textspeak
- 34AWorms I might actually eat
- 36AAOL, for one
- 37AChillax
- 38AAmy Poehler voiced her in "Inside Out"
- 39ACode-cracking org.
- 40AEnergy Star org.
- 41ANewsreel pioneer Charles (and good surname for a hiker!)
- 43ASum of the first two odd perfect squares
- 44AIf the mother hen wants her eggs to incubate more quickly, she'll ___ a plan! (This pun can fly the coop)
- 46ABody of water between Japan and South Korea
- 48A"Oooh! Eureka!"
- 50A___ Lake (Ann Patchett novel)
- 51AAfter eating all these purple fruits, I'm ___ tuckered out!
- 53AWhat I shed when I saw the beautiful wedding cake
- 57A"This meta is so much fun!"
- 60AFish story (that might be a reel whopper)
- 62ACEO, for one
- 63AUse an acetylene torch
- 64A"Does that air freshener work?" "No, it's out of ___"
- 65AGarten who released "Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir" in 2024
- 66A"Now hold on a second!"
- 67ABank
- 68ABoston summer hrs.
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- 1DUtah lily ("Leggo my ___!")
- 2D"Frozen" reindeer
- 3DFictional musical about one woman's trip to Hawaii: "___, Nanette!"
- 4DSquishy seat
- 5D"Big Blue" com.
- 6DCrowd, perhaps
- 7DAgronomists' supplies
- 8DLike Mikey G's singing
- 9DBoxer, perhaps
- 10DGood Feelings, for one
- 11DShort-lived sports org.
- 19DBellhops are part of the ___ crowd
- 21DMinute, like acronyms and abbreviations
- 23DNigeria's capital since 1991
- 25DBrownie ___ (what I score in baking class...when I buy the brownies first)
- 26DTenant
- 27DSpain, in Spain
- 28DGreet from a distance, perhaps
- 29D___ rellenas (Colombian treats)
- 30DCountermand
- 31DChew the scenery
- 35D"...or I'll eat ___!"
- 41DAnimal that works one day a year (February 2, specifically)
- 42DAbstruse stuff
- 45DFormer San Francisco Giant Orlando
- 47D"I know you're my BFF, but wow, didn't need to know that..."
- 49DHouse of ___ (fictional name of my royal realm, based on my profession)
- 52DGreat way to have it
- 54DSands of the '60s
- 55D"You're eating the whole watermelon?" "Hey, ___ your own business!"
- 56DSquabble
- 57DURL component
- 58D"Real funny"
- 59D"Don't Bring Me Down" grp. (but not the answer to the meta!)
- 61D"IMO that's hilarious!!"