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◆ · By jasonwestley · Published 2022-02-03T08:55:07.600Z

Meta Prompt
This is my first try at a puzzle with a meta. The solution is an author (first and last name), who is clued by some of the answers in the grid. Four answers leading to the meta should be reasonably obvious, but there are a couple more hidden characters in the grid too. If you spot them, let me know!
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Leaderboard (updated hourly)

  • Mike D solved 2022-02-03T17:21:19.710Z
  • andeux solved 2022-02-03T18:31:19.992Z
  • Bodegas solved 2022-02-03T18:47:57.184Z
  • Joey Hutton solved 2022-02-03T20:40:29.900Z
  • Golem solved 2022-02-03T21:09:48.152Z
  • kieranjboyd solved 2022-02-03T23:07:21.128Z
  • Alex E solved 2022-02-04T00:39:15.813Z
  • sss solved 2022-02-04T00:53:19.721Z
  • Daniel P solved 2022-02-04T03:07:38.827Z
  • jimson solved 2022-02-04T03:43:27.185Z
  • whimsy solved 2022-02-04T04:42:14.220Z
  • calica solved 2022-02-04T05:23:45.345Z
  • Idriss Z solved 2022-02-05T03:55:46.497Z
  • A7med solved 2022-02-09T03:44:11.809Z

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  • Mike D 🤓3:37 · 2022-02-03T17:21:59.070Z
    Nice! I don't know DIRK GENTLY but ARTHUR DENT jumped out at me when I looked at the grid
    • jasonwestley constructor · 2022-02-03T20:05:37.086Z
      Thanks. Maybe having ARTHUR DENT obviously dead centre made it a little too easy - not that I was expecting it to be anything other than simple!
    • andeux 🤓2:40 · 2022-02-03T18:34:03.826Z
      Nice construction. I don't think I would have noticed ZAP/HOD and MAR/VIN without the extra hint.
      • jasonwestley constructor · 2022-02-03T20:04:29.743Z
        I doubt they'll help anyone with the solve! I think I only put them in there to make the grid construction more annoying for myself.
      • Bodegas 🤓5:05 · 2022-02-03T18:48:54.356Z
        Hah! I forgot I was doing a meta and was thinking "man look at all these references they snuck in here, neat!"
        • jasonwestley constructor · 2022-02-03T20:03:44.354Z
          Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
        • Golem 🤓10:53 · 2022-02-03T21:13:29.414Z
          Play today's daily mini crossword
          1A
          Any of a variety of wrestling moves
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          Across
          1. 1A
            Any of a variety of wrestling moves
          2. 6A
            Russian emperors
          3. 11A
            Relating to hearing
          4. 12A
            Home of the International Court of Justice (with The)
          5. 13A
            Sign of September/October
          6. 14A
            Norma, for example
          7. 15A
            In the past
          8. 16A
            The Enterprise's Tasha
          9. 18A
            Location of Platoon, in shortened form
          10. 19A
            Scottish dagger
          11. 21A
            With tenderness
          12. 23A
            Language that isn't metrical
          13. 25A
            Legendary king who battled Mordred
          14. 28A
            A depression, like when a hammer hits metal
          15. 32A
            She, objectively
          16. 33A
            Diminutive Welsh name that could sound threatening if shouted in the street
          17. 35A
            Reed, who performed with Nico
          18. 36A
            Popeye's sweetheart
          19. 38A
            Word appearing in 80% of the KJV commandments
          20. 40A
            Himalayan cryptids
          21. 41A
            Gambling game with infinitesimal odds of winning top prize
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            It keeps the blood flowing
          23. 43A
            What 'do' is to Maria
          Down
          1. 1D
            A word one of these is unintelligible
          2. 2D
            Videogame character with the surname Mario
          3. 3D
            Pleasant shade, beneath the branches
          4. 4D
            Damage
          5. 5D
            Buffy's job description?
          6. 6D
            Boring jobs
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            ___ ___ ___ pow ___ pow! (The Lego Movie)
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            007, for example
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            Bucolic
          10. 10D
            Like the squalid part of town
          11. 17D
            Marketplace in Athens, once
          12. 20D
            Unit of speed (abbr.)
          13. 22D
            Rod and Todd's dad
          14. 24D
            Most insulting
          15. 25D
            Nautical greetings
          16. 26D
            Lease again
          17. 27D
            Dull, through overuse
          18. 29D
            Make ecstatic
          19. 30D
            Star of The Prince of Tides
          20. 31D
            Both the educator, and what they do
          21. 34D
            Madonna thought it was "bonita"
          22. 37D
            French wine
          23. 39D
            Bricklayer's tool
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