Not Quite (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2024-11-19T05:00:22.272Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a 4-word phrase
I think I was in a slightly silly mood tonight. Hopefully, the end result of that is the occasional clue that trends towards the funner side of the spectrum and a few less common references in the clues, ranging across some perhaps lesser-known pop-culture references, history, and computer programming (1 across, but that's the only one I swear!) All fair game in what should prove to be a nice "week 3"-level challenge. The answer to the meta is a 4-word phrase. Nudges available here: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=185664#p185664
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["Python", "data", "structure", "like", "this", "clue"]
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- 1A["Python", "data", "structure", "like", "this", "clue"]
- 5ABar seat
- 10AThey might fly in the event of something extremely unlikely occuring
- 14AItalian region beloved of crossword makers everywhere
- 15AD-Day beach
- 16ABarge ___ (interrupt)
- 17ACocktails made of rum, citrus juice, and sugar
- 19AWith 19 across: Train sounds to a toddler
- 20AConnection enabling two or more people or machines to communicate
- 21AColumbus campus (abbr.)
- 23ANYC summer hrs.
- 24AIt landed on the 20th July, 1969
- 25AStorehouse for wheat, perhaps
- 28ACard dealer's box
- 29APersia, now
- 30AWept
- 32AHold up
- 34AMajor blood vessels
- 35AChurch founded by William and Catherine Booth, for short
- 38AMaidenhair tree, more commonly
- 40A___ Lanka
- 41AThe Nereid of sailing and a good catch of fish
- 43ASeat of Marion County, Florida
- 45ADutch violinist ___ Rieu
- 46ACaptain of industry
- 47AChicago paper, for short
- 51ASavagely cruel and depraved
- 53AFlared dress style
- 54AType of camera, for short
- 55ACul-de-___
- 56A___ Palmer (lead vocalist and pianist of the duo "The Dresden Dolls")
- 57AGood position for a racing driver
- 59AOne that signals the approach of another
- 62AGreat things to have up one's sleeve
- 63AIn an unconventional manner
- 64ABe inclined (to)
- 65A"Speed Bonnie Boat" isle
- 66AEmma Stone movie from 2010 based on a book from 1850
- 67AThey may be fine
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- 1DServers of 5 down
- 2DOld Testament book with 66 chapters
- 3D"Sophie's Choice" narrator
- 4D___ pink
- 5DFirst course, often
- 6D"Srsly stop sharing!"
- 7DMetaphorical instrument of meddling
- 8DHalle Berry, for example
- 9DDrink that might accompany Rogan Josh
- 10DSnapshot, for short
- 11DComes into money
- 12D"Is this a 1997 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon? Ooh, that was a ___!"
- 13DSlang negative reply (which is a far better clue than "Tissue contents", so you're welcome)
- 18DSpaniard's "Huh?"
- 22DNot hip
- 25DMum's Mum, for short
- 26DRather obscure tequila distillery in El Arenal, Jalisco, Mexico
- 27DOpposite of dep.
- 29DPelvic bones
- 31D"Agnus ___" (Latin prayer)
- 33DWay out
- 34DLab medium
- 35DBritish beverage
- 36DProduct that helps prevent a tan
- 37DCannonball ___ (jazz alto saxophonist)
- 39DHeat amount equal to 4,184 J
- 42DAnagram of 7 down (just trying to get away from endless Taika Waititi references!)
- 44DTV series created by Donald Glover
- 46DNoisy insect
- 48DDead ___ (spitting image)
- 49DHit the tab key, perhaps
- 50DChin coverings
- 52DCalifornia/Nevada lake
- 53DWW1 homing pigeon Cher ___
- 54DResorts with hot springs
- 56DMaisie's "Game of Thrones" role
- 58D180 degrees from WNW
- 60DStreets (abbr.)
- 61DPioneering woman journalist Nellie ___