Which To Believe Completely? (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2023-06-27T06:00:21.334Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a four word phrase that means "completely"
So yes: this grid is going to be tricky. And yes: the meta might be on the difficult side, too. But persevere! I've provided a few pointers here and there, so hopefully you will find your way to the answer which is a four word phrase that means "completely". Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=134495#p134495
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Psychic's claim, for short
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- 1APsychic's claim, for short
- 4ALow-ranked member of pre-Soviet society
- 8AGot things going
- 14A"Aladdin" prince
- 15AHigh-ranked member of pre-Soviet society
- 16AShorter (but also longer) form of "crazy"
- 17A"Toy Story" dinosaur
- 18A"That's... a terrible idea!"
- 19APut to the test
- 20AJacob's first wife who, according to Gen. 29:17, had "weak eyes"
- 22AAvicii's genre, for short
- 23ASound that implies I will shortly have to patch my bike's tire
- 24ATalk to the divine
- 26AGreeting in Rio
- 28A"Thor: Love and Thunder" actress, ___ Thompson
- 32A"The Matrix" protagonist
- 34AUniform adornments
- 36ABeneath
- 38AAbbr. for a building safety measure that involves three numbers: structural adequacy, integrity, and insulation
- 39AHawaiian dish
- 40ACompletely, as in a search
- 44AGranola grain
- 45AJapanese telecommunications company (abbr.)
- 46ANo later than
- 47AClown or jester in Spanish comedy of the 16th century
- 50AFortnite, for example (abbr.)
- 51AApparently, Paul McCartney hit the ___ in "Hey Jude" without using falsetto
- 52ADr. of hip-hop
- 54ACast-of-thousands film
- 57AThree, on a sundial
- 59AAnnoy
- 61ANose-in-the-air type
- 63ACentral thoroughfare in most towns
- 66ADetermination
- 68AWhen repeated, an English post-punk band led by Matt Johnson
- 69A"___ on TV"
- 70A"___ it going?"
- 71AWhen repeated three times, a Scottish rock band best known for their cover of "Love Is All Around" which was used in the film "Four Weddings and a Funeral"
- 72ABrought things to a close
- 73AJourney
- 74AAnswer to the question posed by the puzzle's title
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- 1DRobert Crawley, ___ of Grantham ("Downton Abbey" character)
- 2D"To ___ - perchance to dream. Ay, there's the rub!"
- 3D"Monsters Inc." studio
- 4DDisco ___ (Simpsons character)
- 5DCount Olaf's girlfriend, ___ Squalor
- 6DPerson in the background of a holiday snap, slangily
- 7DCompletely, as in reading
- 8DSome HDTV screens
- 9DMocedades hit that came second in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest
- 10DSomeone in distress, perhaps
- 11DSMS expression of disbelief (you don't believe me? oh, come on!)
- 12DLanguage over the Channel from Eng.
- 13DFleeting fashion
- 21DGap competitor with a red logo
- 25DThrow, in Gen Z speak
- 27DTake it like ___
- 29DLatin prefix that means seven
- 30DBar seat
- 31DActor who plays Abel in Netflix's "The Sandman", ___ Chaudhry
- 33DUniversity of Maine town
- 35DBook of photos
- 36DArrow poison (var.)
- 37DReason why you can't identify someone in a Facebook photo, perhaps
- 40DPerson of lower intelligence who despite former advice repeats their mistakes (according to Urban Dictionary, so it's definitely slang)
- 41DReturning GI's diagnosis
- 42DTreater's words
- 43DSporty car roofs
- 48DBig name in disposable tableware
- 49D"___ one more [insert over-used meme title here]..."
- 53DFaux pas
- 55DBisected
- 56DSongwriter, Leonard ___
- 58DAcronym for Information Technology Not Detected, that I just this moment coined because the grid was becoming impossible to fill
- 60DTaika Waititi, for example
- 62D___ noire
- 63D___-jongg
- 64DActor, ___ Butterfield
- 65DHawaii, for example (abbr.)
- 67DRecipe amt.