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◆◆ · By Pandora's Blocks Meta Crosswords · Published 2020-09-20T02:05:05.797Z
Constructor's Note
Constructor: Will P. The answer to this week's meta is something that was released in 1984.
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Toilet, crassly (As Emma pointed out, this one instantly fails the breakfast test. Oh well!)
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- 1AToilet, crassly (As Emma pointed out, this one instantly fails the breakfast test. Oh well!)
- 8AOld saying
- 13AAdd color to, one-by-one
- 14ANot in a million years
- 15ALike the Mosque of Córdoba
- 16ARequiring attention
- 17A"Ugh!"
- 18ABro
- 20ASurname for Old Man Winter
- 23ANozzles found in many chemistry laboratories
- 28AMaker of British sports cars: Abbr.
- 30AUnits that (when combined) compose the letter-named pieces in the game of Tetris
- 31ACountry that's a homophone of a 1978 film
- 34AMost naked
- 35A"___ in bed because [it] is halfway between life and dreaming, our own consciousness in someone else's mind." (Anna Quindlen quote)
- 36APrefix with -puncture
- 37AStein
- 39AAt sea, to a Parisian
- 43ATest
- 45AOrangutan, for example
- 46A"This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to meet its ___." (Monty Python quote)
- 50AApproached quickly
- 53AIts capital is Accra
- 54ATime period when Showalter was manager, perhaps
- 55ABathroom floor pieces, often
- 56AGot a base hit
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- 1DWheat is often separated from it
- 2DMore unusual
- 3DPoblano pepper
- 4DReason for someone to yell "Get a room!": Abbr.
- 5DAutism, e.g.
- 6D"Brown ___ Girl" (Van Morrison song)
- 7DMade a new hole
- 8DQueen ___, another name for wild carrot
- 9DChicka___ (bird)
- 10DDr. alternative
- 11DHigh school diploma alternative: Abbr.
- 12DSuffix with quack- or tomfool-
- 19D"Yabba ___ doo!"
- 21DMale ox
- 22DThey're used for shooting
- 24D"Born ___" (Bruce Springsteen song)
- 25DHighest card
- 26DSoccer stats
- 27DPlane that makes a boom: Abbr.
- 29D"Rabbit ___" (novel by John Updike)
- 31D43rd POTUS
- 32DSinger Des'___
- 33DBefore, to Poe
- 38DProvides outfits for
- 40DKnocked boots, perhaps: Abbr.
- 41DSketch, in Paris
- 42DUpholster again
- 44DHawaiian island home to Kihei
- 46DUpper execs, collectively
- 47D"___ see!" ("Now, it makes sense!")
- 48DActor Penn of "Designated Survivor"
- 49DZürich to Munich dir.
- 51DICU professional
- 52DHeart signal test: Abbr.