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Shared Spaces! #1 (Mini)

· By John S · Published 2024-08-30T18:02:09.538Z

Meta Prompt
Meta Prompt: Unpredictably-colored stone
Introducing a new puzzle series: Shared Spaces!
Each 6x6 grid contains four 4x4 grids within it. I have highlighted one of the 4x4 quadrants in this puzzle for reference.
How it works: In any given row / column, the middle two cells are shared by both words in the clue. The Before clue pertains to the first 4 letters in the row / column, while the After clue pertains to the last 4 letters in the row / column.
The four cells in the center of the 6x6 are shared by all four 4x4 quadrants, and the letters contained in those four cells form an anagram that is the solution to the meta.
Please enjoy!
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  • snag 🤓2:06 · 2024-08-30T19:58:57.797Z
    very clever, always pushing the boundries of crossword-kind
    • Womble 🤓2:28 · 2024-08-30T21:10:35.247Z
      Another fine invention!
      • Sendhil Revuluri 👇53s · 2024-08-30T21:58:50.892Z
        Fun idea, thank you!
        • kurtalert 🤓58s · 2024-08-31T00:41:29.977Z
          nice one!
          • pufferfish 🤓2:26 · 2024-08-31T01:12:00.196Z
            extraordinary and super creative, cant wait to play more!
            • papiran65 🤓4:36 · 2024-08-31T03:16:34.334Z
              i like 👍🏽
              • Catpolof 🤓1:34 · 2024-08-31T14:00:47.879Z
                Really neat!
                • lukadisgre 🤓1:26 · 2024-08-31T18:01:34.596Z
                  Another great concept for a series, thanks John! I'm still stuck on the second Chro'math'tic meta (is it an anagram or a pun or something else???) and you drop another crazy idea. You're a mad scientist!
                  • John S constructor · 2024-08-31T20:31:06.877Z
                    I need to fix Chromathtic #2 as I had used highlights to indicate blocks of 4 for some of the anagram clues, but the clues themselves indicate only 3 letters. The meta prompt can be solved by answering the question, what do you do when you see someone with Cyan Lips?
                  • The Noah 🤓4:26 · 2024-08-31T22:32:54.248Z
                    Very fun! I like the format. Will not be stealing bc setting sounds like hell 😂
                    • plesiosaur 🤓2:27 · 2024-10-01T18:58:06.764Z
                      What a cool format! Thanks for the puzzle
                      1A
                      Before: poker blind | After: drop of sadness (or joy!)
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                      6
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                      10
                      11
                      Across
                      1. 1A
                        Before: poker blind | After: drop of sadness (or joy!)
                      2. 7A
                        Before: pinto or string, for example | After: Actress ____ Kendrick
                      3. 8A
                        Before: convention center event, for short | After: classic drinking game, for short
                      4. 9A
                        Before: “and others,” (abbr.) (2 wds.) | After: sailor’s heading to escape the wind
                      5. 10A
                        Before: a crossword puzzle’s locale | After: Ba’al, for example or “American ____” (singing show)
                      6. 11A
                        Before: not crazy | After: Loch ____ monster
                      Down
                      1. 1D
                        Before: stinging insect (2 wds.) | After: brain scans (abbr.)
                      2. 2D
                        Before: ”____ in line!” (DMV call, perhaps?) | After: ____ Lease (semi truck logo, and good way to get a tough letter playing the alphabet game on a long car ride)
                      3. 3D
                        Before: Spanish small plate | After: ache
                      4. 4D
                        Before: alkene with a hydroxyl group | After: Ye ____ Shoppe
                      5. 5D
                        Before: Actress ____ Hathaway | After: Ultramodernists or “belonging to the main Matrix character”
                      6. 6D
                        Before: fury | After: hair product goops for men, usually
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