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◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2022-08-23T06:00:47.022Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is an adjective
It's funny how many of my meta ideas come while trying to solve other people's metas! This one was definitely inspired that way. I trust you will find your way to the answer to the meta, which is an adjective. Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=104271#p104271
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here: https://www.ephesusscroll.com/about/interest4.html. US$10 gives you access to 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game. You won't quite know what to expect: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, sometimes all of those, and sometimes none! One thing is for sure, these are some of the more creative metas my brain has been able to come up with. And there's more: this time there's a mega-meta!
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- Laura M 🤓8:29 · 2022-08-23T06:38:41.010ZLearned a new word! Also enjoyed the Hitchhikers's quotes :-)
- Hector 🤓9:00 · 2022-08-23T14:07:42.787ZThat was irregular boffo meta, thanks!
- I K Snamhcok 1s · 2022-08-23T14:48:02.476ZI didn’t know the word either, but it makes sense. Very cool, Ben!
- I think I used to know this word but have since forgotten. Thanks for the puzzle!
- Qmark 3s · 2022-08-23T22:11:29.568Zfun mechanism...another great puzzle, Ben!
- Sharkicicles 2s · 2022-08-24T17:30:30.844Z38D… best clue
- Sharkicicles 2s · 2022-08-24T17:31:10.613ZOops, I meant 38A. :)
- Bbaack 21:50 · 2022-08-24T18:20:50.539ZAah, a variation on a previous mirror image meta! Nicely done!
- Chaddog 🤓14:33 · 2022-08-24T21:19:51.780ZEnjoyed the puzzle, thanks Ben!
- Zack Johnson 🤓6:31 · 2022-08-25T18:12:31.446ZGreat puzzle!
- Great puzzle, Ben! The asymmetry caught my attention immediately.
- whimsy 🤓14:32 · 2022-08-26T16:39:33.335ZI was lost without hints! Got caught up in looking at the irregular verbs of SAT, DRUNK, and SEEN, but not much to work with! Even when I finally knew what to do, it was a real test of my old (college entrance) SAT -- "What number is on the other side of the cube..."
- Yep, you definitely need some higher-order thinking with this one!
- Carolyn 3s · 2022-08-26T16:27:24.572ZI figured this had to be the mechanism but was too lazy to work it out until now! Thanks
- Wendy S HeadinHome 🤓5:32 · 2022-08-26T17:59:50.896ZI actually have a few extra letters, so it will be interesting to see the CORRECT method. Maybe shoulda solved on paper so I could do some folding!
- It was actually really hard to create, too. It wasn't until I completed the answer graphic that I could relax that I had it right!
- Wendy S HeadinHome 🤓5:32 · 2022-08-28T02:27:52.451ZI since figured out that my extra “irregular” spots were because when I divided the grid in half vert & horiz. I was off by a line (did it in the car, so…). With that fix, it of course all works out perfectly.
- ReB 4s · 2022-08-27T20:28:29.861ZTook the nudges to discern the mechanism, though I had the thought all along. Still I needed to enter the black squares on a blank Excel 15x15 template and add the "extra" squares to create symmetry to identify the answer squares/letters, as I couldn't get the artwork to work on my PDF copy. Must have been a challenge to create the initial grid.And now I see that there is an Excel sheet among the puzzle format choices. Using that early on would have made my life a lot easier. The PDF really obscured matters.
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Beatles song, "Polythene ___"
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- 1ABeatles song, "Polythene ___"
- 4A"I really don't like the look of that!"
- 7ACommon method of quality control and data analysis, ___ inspection
- 13ALamb's mother
- 14ACommando action
- 16AGenre that fuses elements of hip hop with rock music characterized by an emphasis on deep feelings
- 17AUsed a chair
- 18AWholemeal wheat flour used to make flatbreads like naan
- 19APowder mixtures used in laser printing
- 20ATintin book, "The ___ with the Golden Claws"
- 22AAnimal that's part of the family
- 23A"Ab ___" (from the beginning)
- 24ANot doing anything
- 25A"Now!"
- 27APublicist's concern
- 31AOne way in which a batter can be dismissed in cricket (abbr.)
- 33ANicolas Cage's '67 Ford Mustang from "Gone in 60 Seconds" (with "The")
- 35A___ waves, a type of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than infrared light
- 38A"___ to a Small Lump of Green Putty I Found in My Armpit One Midsummer Morning" (poem by Grunthos the Flatulent)
- 39AState on the southwestern coast of India
- 40AWhat you really don't want to find in your finances or your heart monitor readings, and a hint to solving the meta
- 45AWhat comes after "huit"
- 46AHow many runs someone made in cricket if they went out for a duck
- 47AUp to the task
- 48AGlobal leader in speedcubes (according to their website), ___cube
- 49APrepare to shoot
- 50AUbiquitous movie magic (abbr.)
- 51AMan with a list, ___ Schindler
- 53AState where you'll find Zion National Park
- 56ARegion
- 60APerfect reflections (and something that is not present in this grid, even taking rotational symmetry into account)
- 63AThe Maid of Orleans, but from a religious perspective
- 66AOne of four for a square
- 67APhysicians, for short
- 68ASmall children in Northern Ireland
- 69ANoticed
- 70AHow Wall-E pronounces his robot friend's name
- 71ASuperfluous
- 72AHallucinogenic initials
- 73AFlute that figures prominently in Middle Eastern music
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- 1D"My Cousin Vinny" actor, Joe ___
- 2DOscar, for example
- 3DOne of a majority of the Periodic Table
- 4DPaul's cousin on "Mad About You"
- 5DEnd of a feline leg
- 6DWhat you can see in the sky during Uttarayan
- 7DPresidential rejection
- 8DApple video-editing app
- 9DCalifornia wine county
- 10DEnding for past or post
- 11DSwiss river (or a pirate noise, perhaps?)
- 12DVinyl collection
- 15D"Next Generation" android
- 21DConviction
- 26D"Vote for ___" ("Napoleon Dynamite" reference)
- 28DDemon's adversary
- 29DMaverick's best friend in "Top Gun"
- 30DHistoric period
- 32DMarshy area
- 34DFlowery welcome
- 35DFirst name of the drummer for 1 across
- 36DRegions
- 37D"What's so unpleasant about being ___?" "Ask a glass of water."
- 38DWater propulsion pole
- 41DGun that Lara Croft uses in "Tomb Raider" (later in the game)
- 42DKing Julien, for example
- 43DIdentify, in a Facebook photo
- 44DMediterranean island known for its nightlife, EDM, and summer club scene
- 49D"Thank U, Next" artist, ___ Grande
- 50DScolds mildly
- 52DFrench romance
- 54D"I don't give a ___!" (British exclamation of not caring)
- 55DDisney mermaid
- 57D"Parsley, Is gharsley" poet, ___ Nash
- 58DHit a ___ (evoke a strong emotional reaction)
- 59DLong-form non-fiction writing
- 61DHeroes of hospitals, for short
- 62DRepair
- 63DNeighbour of Fin.
- 64DTypesetting system used for displaying complex mathematical formulae
- 65DAustralian band known for "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
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