Anomalies (Meta)
◆ · 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
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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"