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A Very Meta Christmas

■ · By Pandora's Blocks Meta Crosswords · Published 2022-12-25T14:00:07.948Z

Meta Prompt

The answer to this week's meta is a well-known Christmas song.

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Comments

Capn Rick 🤓6:37 · 2022-12-25T14:14:16.375Z
Nice one, Will! Have a nice Christmas and New Year!
T. G. 🤓8:50 · 2022-12-25T14:17:03.968Z
That was fantastic, thank you and have a Merry Christmas!
Joe 🤓9:35 · 2022-12-25T14:22:00.801Z
Thanks for the holiday treat, Will!
William D 🤓8:11 · 2022-12-25T14:24:58.924Z
Thanks for the Christmas meta! Happy holidays to you and yours!
Leonard Williams 3s · 2022-12-25T14:51:42.880Z
Lovely easy meta. Best wishes for the season and the new year!
ellequin 🤓7:59 · 2022-12-25T14:46:32.409Z
Falalalala lalalala!
hazmat 🤓6:34 · 2022-12-25T14:57:04.726Z
Merry Christmas Will!
Byron 🤓11:42 · 2022-12-25T15:06:32.558Z
And a happy Festivus for the rest of us!
Flinty Steve 6s · 2022-12-25T15:05:10.125Z
Merry Christmas!
KayW 🤓2:22 · 2022-12-25T15:40:04.396Z
What a lovely Christmas surprise! Thanks so much Will and Happy Holidays to you!
Mwoychick 🤓10:07 · 2022-12-25T15:15:52.725Z
Thanks for this unexpected gift, Will - Merry Christmas!
boharr 3s · 2022-12-25T16:05:33.482Z
Thanks Will and Merry Christmas
frostyjhammer 🤓10:56 · 2022-12-25T15:47:58.599Z
Solvable meta crossword? How did you know? Merry Christmas!
Alex Sisti 4s · 2022-12-25T16:28:06.306Z
Welcome back, brother... Merry Christmas!
I K Snamhcok 2s · 2022-12-25T16:45:16.839Z
Happy Holidays, Will!
Cindy Heisler 2s · 2022-12-25T17:33:41.370Z
So happy to see a Will meta this morning!! Happy Holidays, Will!
Tyrpmom 3s · 2022-12-25T18:32:28.746Z
That was a wonderful Christmas gift. Thanks.
wendy walker 3s · 2022-12-25T18:18:03.064Z
Merry Christmas, Will! Thanks!
MARR71 9s · 2022-12-25T18:32:37.716Z
Thanks for the surprise gift! Miss your puzzles!
Bbaack 🤓18:10 · 2022-12-25T18:17:48.742Z
fun one, thanks!
Laura M 🤓12:52 · 2022-12-25T18:58:09.472Z
Merry Christmas and thank you for the nice present!
Tom Wilson 🤓5:56 · 2022-12-25T19:26:49.890Z
Thank you, Will ... and Happy Holidays to all!
Meg 3s · 2022-12-25T22:45:23.673Z
Merry Christmas and thanks for the easy puzzle!
Jeff G 5s · 2022-12-26T00:18:32.938Z
Nice Christmas surprise! Thanks and Merry Christmas!
whimsy 14:08 · 2022-12-26T03:09:17.750Z
What a treat! Thank you Will!

Thanks for the treat you left in our stocking, Will!
Qmark 4s · 2022-12-26T03:45:15.692Z
Loved it, Will (20A made me chuckle). Happy holidays!
THC 🤓6:42 · 2022-12-26T03:59:46.425Z
Thanks, Will! Do you & Emma have another podcast in the works? Have a great holiday season!
- Pandora's Blocks Weekly Meta Crossword constructor · 2022-12-26T21:03:14.314Z
  Yes! We're recording another episode next week, which should be released on Jan. 8th (ish)
  - THC 🤓6:42 · 2022-12-27T00:03:04.944Z
    Cool!
Carolyn 4s · 2022-12-26T04:59:33.655Z
Merry Christmas! Thanks for the fun puzzle.
Mikey G 🤓4:21 · 2022-12-26T06:48:20.176Z
Will's back in town! It's a merry Christmas indeed!
hbxwords 🤓4:38 · 2022-12-26T13:44:24.756Z
Silly fun - Happy holidays and don't ever feel pressured to construct. Jusr thankful for appreciate any puzzles as they come. Life does that sometimes :).
rjy 6s · 2022-12-26T13:58:10.099Z
Cheers, and thanks, Will!

Oh and hey! What does Santa have the elf engineers in Girls Toys do? SPEC THE DOLLS!

ok…bye
DebbieC 15:58 · 2022-12-26T19:31:21.721Z
Very nice puzzle - thanks for the fun. One nitpick - 43A. The Jerusalem landmark is ONE wall, not walls. And peck? Kissing is not praying. Just sayin......
- Katiedid 🤓7:27 · 2022-12-27T01:57:08.905Z
  Thanks for explaining that one, DebbieC - I didn't get it. Thanks for the fun puzzle, Will!
Pandora's Blocks Weekly Meta Crossword constructor · 2022-12-26T21:03:57.027Z
Thanks everyone! Merry Christmas to you all - and thanks so much for solving! Reading these comments is a lovely gift for me :)
Dave C 2s · 2022-12-26T22:59:11.902Z
Welcome back. It's nice to start with an easy one.
Slothrop 🤓22:12 · 2022-12-27T01:18:14.817Z
Going to practice my southern accent now. Inflect the Drawls.
MajordomoTom 🤓12:49 · 2022-12-27T05:22:20.660Z
All bedecked and ready.
Joah 🤓6:27 · 2022-12-27T05:31:38.284Z
So fun! Merry Christmas!
Bird Lives 🤓10:08 · 2022-12-27T15:54:12.297Z
I didn't get to this till after the halls were decked. Loved the clue with Tom Brady.
ReB 4s · 2022-12-27T22:31:03.620Z
A tasty Christmas confection
Martina 🤓4:26 · 2022-12-28T08:54:14.117Z
Good one, Will! And Happy New Year to you! :)
emmie 6:31 · 2022-12-31T00:39:06.361Z
68A! Thanks for the great puzzle, and happy holidays!
Sendhil Revuluri 🤓5:28 · 2024-01-12T17:55:39.889Z
Fun, thank you! And thanks for the ongoing episodes of the podcast, I'm catching up over a year later (which is how I found this puzzle now!)

Play today's daily mini crossword

List ender that roughly translates to "you get the point"

Across

1A
List ender that roughly translates to "you get the point"

4A
Group often described as angry
7A
Includes on an email chain
10A
"Holy Toledo!" in textspeak
13A
One of many in the Natural History Museum
15A
___ v. Wade
16A
Brit's baño
17A
Get the goods?
18A
Referred (to)
20A
Make sure Tom Brady isn't cheating again, say
22A
Terra chip ingredient
23A
Literary Review's "Bad ___ in Fiction Award"
24A
Unwavering
27A
Lieu
29A
Sorta
32A
Elaborate plan
33A
Hike around Niagara County, New York, say
37A
Approves
40A
Card needed for a wrap-around straight
41A
QB Manning
42A
Three cards of the same rank
43A
Pray at a certain Jerusalem landmark, say
47A
Semester
48A
___ Miss
49A
___ badge
53A
Reply with your name, your quest, and your favorite color, say
55A
To the ___ degree
58A
If you ask me, they should probably just call the Sandhill crane the ___ crane
59A
Demolish some shopping centers, say
63A
Throw ___ to the wind
65A
Common response to "How are you liking 'The Godfather Part III'?"
66A
Small taste
67A
End of a fight, for short
68A
"Way to go!'
69A
Contacts privately through AOL
70A
One of 19 that make up a Catan board
71A
Sports execs
72A
Stark patriarch

Down

1D
Decrees
2D
Logger's headgear
3D
Stick together
4D
Con's target
5D
Leaves out
6D
Shower or soak, say
7D
Seagull's snack
8D
60-Down is probably the most famous one
9D
What 23-Across does, per a common saying
10D
Folks born in the wrong generation
11D
"Calvin and Hobbes" antagonist
12D
The G of 10-Across
14D
Paint again, perhaps
19D
Half of the brand name with the slogan "It's only worth it if you enjoy it"
21D
Irish ___ (equivalent of a French leave)
25D
Castaway's locale
26D
"___ la vie"
28D
"Nuts!"
30D
___ butter (lotion ingredient that can also be used in place of cocoa butter in recipes)
31D
A snowball's chance in ___
34D
Cave noise
35D
Tilt (over)
36D
"Die Hard" is a Christmas one
37D
Elects
38D
Hold on to
39D
Bob Ross would probably just call them "happy accidents"
44D
Certain big box brand
45D
Left
46D
Make calmer, in a way
50D
Decide, as a motion
51D
Like some skates
52D
___ one's patience
54D
Richards of the Rolling Stones
56D
"The best ___ since sliced bread"
57D
Masculine pronouns
60D
Parent company of AHA sparkling water
61D
Fort in Kentucky
62D
Apple products
63D
TV acronym before Miami or Vegas
64D
Goal