Break It Up You Two
◆ · By Mikey G · Published 2024-11-23T18:00:25.353Z
Meta Prompt
[Level 2.5] The answer to the meta is an 8-letter word.
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"What's the story, Wishbone." 
But then I quickly realized how close we were to the holiday -- Oh, right!1A
Language featured in Sara Novic's 2022 novel "True Biz," briefly
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Across
- 1ALanguage featured in Sara Novic's 2022 novel "True Biz," briefly
- 4AYak
- 8AMember of the fam
- 11ATown with a tower
- 15AFish seen in Tahiti?
- 16AHeroine of Colson Whitehead's "The Underground Railroad"
- 17AQty.
- 18ASesame starter?
- 19APlace for pupils, perhaps
- 21AProtective covering used while painting your wheels
- 23AWhack
- 24AUnderstood
- 26AYoung adult thriller author Preston or pop singer Bedingfield
- 27ASome batteries
- 29A"Want to go rowing with me?" [silence] "___ not"
- 31AHigh degree
- 32A"I need to get rid of these rugged rocks!" "Put them on ___ list!"
- 35ATrout, for one
- 37AWhat a fabulous guy
- 41A"Let's do this!"
- 43ACon
- 45A"You betcha!"
- 46AA through G but not H, e.g.
- 47AHoliday in Hanoi
- 48AWord sung twice after "Que"
- 49ASounds of satisfaction
- 50ASome are chocolate
- 53AHe might hang out at Peyton's place
- 55AMy jokes about mountains are ___ areas!
- 57AHow much ice cream from my freezer I ate last night
- 60A2007 Sara Bareilles hit that leads up to its title with "I'm not gonna write you a..."
- 63ASimple form of animation
- 64A"How was the test on the sudoriparous glands?" "No ___!"
- 65AI could put a pun here about typographical marks, but you wouldn't ___ all about it
- 67ASome beige shades
- 68AKing of France
- 70ASinuous swimmer
- 71A"___ Beso" (1962 song by 14-Down)
- 72AWaning (but I thought waning isn't everything!)
- 76APast-tense verb in the title of the 1975 Best Picture winner
- 78AWhen duplicated, the Road Runner's sound
- 82ALowest hand in poker, despite its name
- 84AWhat I'll likely do to the cookies in the oven (sorry in advance)
- 86ASinger India.___
- 87AXbox rival
- 88AI mean, it's a job
- 89ABlack or Red
- 90ANod in reverse?
- 91A"Beeps and boops" tunes (says my mom): Abbr.
- 92AMeh
- 93AQB's gains (it's not a sports meta, I promise!)
Down
- 1DReacts to twinkling holiday lights
- 2DA TV executive, producing a special about highways: "Let's get this road on the ___!"
- 3DSouth American capital that anagrams to an African nation
- 4D"Down on the Corner" band, for short
- 5DCatchy parts of tunes
- 6DIf you're circle is made of this element, it's a ferrous wheel
- 7D"Well, give me an example!"
- 8DPlopped down
- 9D"Sign me up!"
- 10DWatchband
- 11DHair ointments
- 12DYou can drink these brews at hoppy hour, briefly
- 13DJam ___
- 14DSee 71-Across
- 20DTchotchke holder
- 22D"A Little Hope" author Joella
- 25DWhen the dog won the competition, he got ___ging rights
- 28DThe gardener-turned-emcee was the ___ of ceremonies
- 30DMulligans
- 32DMovie SFX
- 33DDorm VIPs
- 34DEntertaining (usually ending in "-ng" instead of the "-ve" here - hey, two free letters)
- 35DLatin I verb
- 36D"When I place bids at an auction, I've got a ___ on my mind"
- 38DTakes, as an exam
- 39DLofty lines
- 40DGinger Cat, e.g.
- 42D"Private ___" (B-52's song)
- 44D"___ never!"
- 46DWild org.
- 49DWhat scum!
- 51DSuisse peaks
- 52DSalad inventor with a rhyming name
- 53DSilly string?
- 54DDaily extreme
- 56DBusiness abbr.
- 57DElev.
- 58DLetters for debtors
- 59DSome videotape brands - remember those?
- 61DLike some pots
- 62DImpassive
- 63DJolly good people
- 66D46-Down official
- 69DThunderstruck
- 71DItems with such pour craftsmanship
- 72D"So, that's how you solve it!"
- 73DMy puns about this creature can't be beak!
- 74DExchange premium (its only consonant is one "G")
- 75D"Do you need these extra crosswords?" "Nah, get ___ of them"
- 77D"30 Minute Meals" staple
- 79D"Piece of cake!"
- 80DJust managed, with "out" (WHAT COULD IT BE HMMM)
- 81D"You don't like my veggies? I'll give you a ___ of my mind!"
- 83DOpacate
- 85D"It's a Wonderful Life" studio