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◆ · By Pandora's Blocks Meta Crosswords · Published 2024-02-18T13:57:05.071Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to this week's meta is a character from a famous movie franchise who could be a sixth theme entry.
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Guns, as an engine
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Across
- 1AGuns, as an engine
- 5A"Doctor Who" channel
- 8ABurlington-to-Providence dir.
- 11A"The Marvelous ___ Maisel"
- 14AHook's hand
- 15A"___ is not lost" ("Chin up!")
- 16ASilverstein who wrote "The Giving Tree"
- 17AFall ill
- 18AAuthor who pioneered stream of consciousness narration
- 21AShow with lots of yellow tape, for short
- 22AShrimp relative
- 23AExchanged two brick cards for an ore card, say
- 24A"Excuse me"
- 25A"Grey's Anatomy" character played by Jessica Capshaw
- 28AAndy's last name in "Parks and Recreation"
- 30ALament
- 31A"Golly!"
- 32ANo longer idling, as a car
- 38A"___, son!" (famous quote from Steve Smith Sr.)
- 41A"A Streetcar Named Desire" playwright
- 45AVisual
- 46AAccuse without proof
- 47ACalc. where C's are worth 2
- 48AAdo
- 50AHelpers
- 53APainter of the famous "Red Canna" series
- 60ARecon target
- 61ABrand name for some mandarin oranges
- 62AJoe ___ (Everyman)
- 66AIt starts on March 10, 2024, for short
- 67AActor who plays Georgie Cooper in "Young Sheldon"
- 69AOwl mascot for a certain language learning app
- 70APart of the vocal range that translates to "high" in Italian
- 71A___-mo replay
- 72A"___, Brute?"
- 73ADollar : United States :: ___ : Japan
- 74ASome college graders, for short
- 75ATo this point
- 76ANotable nights
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- 1D"Let us know if you're coming!"
- 2DRuler that becomes an airline when "ates" is added
- 3DAloe ___
- 4DTourist's scooter-like ride
- 5DForbid
- 6DFootball tactic that often ends with a sack
- 7D"Of course!" in Oaxaca
- 8DOne with a stable job?
- 9DRarely
- 10DOne of Santa's little helpers
- 11DEra characterized by numerous physics and technology advances
- 12DUp and about
- 13DMakes skinnier
- 16DCommon mixer
- 19DAbbr. at the top of a memo
- 20DObi-___ Kenobi
- 24DPrimitive counting devices
- 26DGoo Goo Dolls hit with the lyric "And I don't want the world to see me / 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand"
- 27DSimmer
- 28DLike the Mariana Trench
- 29DDidn't completely ream
- 31DSporty Pontiac model
- 33DFormer Snowden employer
- 34DConsistency for some energy supplements
- 35DShock wave source?
- 36DAmaze
- 37DBig ___ (semi)
- 39DDiamond experts
- 40DMADD spot, e.g.
- 42DWord in some fancy coffee orders
- 43DVape
- 44DTable extender
- 49DSwiss cough drop brand
- 51D"In that case ..."
- 52DOfficial order
- 53DUnable to hide one's happiness
- 54DFollow
- 55DMom's sisters
- 56D"A Man Called ___" (2022 Tom Hanks film)
- 57DSportage make
- 58DVery, very small
- 59DEvent that might advertise free shipping for a limited time
- 63DMany a BestBuy purchase, for short
- 64DPal
- 65DBurden
- 67DYou can buy one on Amazon that says "Be our guest but don't expect much"
- 68DWrite (down)