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◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2022-10-11T05:00:58.700Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is comprised of two words with eight letters in total
Here's a puzzle for any music fans out there! This turned out to be a difficult meta to put together. Hopefully there are enough signposts for you to get to the meta answer, which is comprised of two words with eight letters in total. Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=109055#p109055
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- I K Snamhcok solved 2022-10-11T13:54:44.288Z
- DIS solved 2022-10-11T13:57:19.175Z
- Hector solved 2022-10-11T14:50:29.981Z
- Darth solved 2022-10-11T14:54:39.018Z
- Cindy Weatherman solved 2022-10-11T18:34:56.464Z
- Meg solved 2022-10-11T18:35:15.053Z
- Tyrpmom solved 2022-10-11T19:14:46.266Z
- imontoo solved 2022-10-11T19:24:53.280Z
- boharr solved 2022-10-11T19:25:00.271Z
- Tom Wilson solved 2022-10-11T23:01:56.663Z
- Ergcat solved 2022-10-12T03:18:23.001Z
- rjy solved 2022-10-12T14:41:32.145Z
- BrennerTJ solved 2022-10-12T18:04:04.067Z
- kurtalert solved 2022-10-12T19:08:32.643Z
- lbray53 solved 2022-10-12T20:43:06.092Z
- markhr solved 2022-10-12T21:33:29.098Z
- edestlin solved 2022-10-12T22:19:44.580Z
- Cindy Heisler solved 2022-10-13T00:25:53.555Z
- SeamusOL solved 2022-10-13T01:52:54.451Z
- Darrell solved 2022-10-13T02:31:04.543Z
- woozy solved 2022-10-13T02:47:25.401Z
- JHSeeman solved 2022-10-13T15:39:17.393Z
- Sharkicicles solved 2022-10-13T16:54:03.449Z
- Laura M solved 2022-10-13T18:00:52.395Z
- Johnny Luau solved 2022-10-13T20:15:51.970Z
- ReB solved 2022-10-14T10:08:11.949Z
- Carolyn solved 2022-10-15T02:57:27.285Z
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- DIS 🤓7:06 · 2022-10-11T13:59:21.773ZTricky, but nicely done. I was missing one, which I guess was Omi.
- Ergcat 20:30 · 2022-10-12T03:20:50.547ZMe too! But I finally figured it was Omi!
- I K Snamhcok 🤓12:06 · 2022-10-11T13:56:03.043ZFun! Even for one who, like me, has little knowledge of pop music.
- Darth 🤓7:52 · 2022-10-11T14:55:42.741ZI wasn't familiar with the two middle artists, but learned some new names! Thanks, Ben!
- Hector 9:39 · 2022-10-11T15:00:31.123ZThanks, Ben! Are the R and O "dropped"?
- Hector 9:39 · 2022-10-11T15:25:10.260ZNever mind! Darth's message led me to google more assiduously
- Meg 5s · 2022-10-11T18:40:47.751ZSymmetry and Google helped.
- boharr 3s · 2022-10-11T19:25:56.110ZNo patience for tedious backsolving.
- imontoo 5s · 2022-10-11T19:25:23.488ZGood one. Really enjoyed it.
- Ergcat 20:30 · 2022-10-12T03:19:05.853ZThank you for a fun meta.
- kurtalert 10:13 · 2022-10-12T19:11:35.503ZWas totally stumped by Omi- even after seeing the symmetry... I started googling MIS, OMIS, ROMIS... I didn't drop the S. Whoops! Fortunately, I noticed the other letters and was able to get NAME for the artists that took up a whole answer, and DRP for the ones that didn't... wasn't too hard to get to the O for NAME DROP at that point! Good puzzle. Glad I stuck with it and figured it out!
- Well done for persevering. It's almost like you had a cheerleader cheering you on!
- Cindy Heisler 2s · 2022-10-13T00:27:40.537ZNot so easy. I am still missing the R.
- Not sure I'd ever get this and not sure I get it now.What about the hidden names (of whom I only have Dido [someone had to tell me she existed] and Pink [I knew she existed but someone had to tell me she was hidden] are the only ones I know-- I'm guessing/assuming there is an R and an O somewhere) was to lead us to consider the "in plain sight" were unconventionally actually part of the puzzle?
- Sharkicicles 4s · 2022-10-13T17:01:03.227ZI just saw the RZA in the grid that I somehow missed while solving… and I was literally listening to the Wu-Tang at the time…
- Sharkicicles 4s · 2022-10-13T16:54:27.969ZHad to backsolve but I’m here! Thanks again for the puzzle Ben.
- Laura M 🤓15:58 · 2022-10-13T18:01:24.081ZHad an inspiration for a guess based on what I knew, but I never got the whole thing :-)
- Carolyn 3s · 2022-10-15T03:01:48.202ZNot sure I totally get it, but had enough to make a good guess.
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- 1AOverturn
- 6AGerman artist who sang on four tracks on The Velvet Underground's debut album (at Andy Warhol's insistence, apparently)
- 10AWork hard, as if up to your knees in mud
- 14AAchier, after a gym workout perhaps
- 15ANothing but
- 16AWhat the P in IPA stands for
- 17AWhat you need three of to complete this grid entry
- 18ATemple statue with no clothes
- 20ADOJ branch concerned with narcotics
- 21AKitten sound
- 22ALyric from "One Last Hope" (from Disney's "Hercules"): "But you need an advisor, A ___, but wiser"
- 23APart of a floral arrangement
- 27AMoves, in Realtor-speak
- 29AMinister of Science / Chief Defender of the Faith in "Planet of the Apes" (and fun parody song in "The Simpsons" episode entitled "A Fish Called Selma")
- 30AWhat the A in IPA stands for
- 32ANumber associated with film, back in the days before digital cameras
- 33ATerm of endearment
- 34AFrench friend
- 35ASinger and producer whose album "Konvicted" spawned two US number 1 hits
- 36AWhere you will find solo performers in real life and hiding in the grid, which will provide you with the second word of the meta answer (and something about the artists will provide a hint to where to find the first word of the meta answer)
- 39AArtist whose album "Play" was both a critical success and commercial phenomenon
- 41A"Tomb Raider" weapon (from later in the game, though)
- 42A"What's the ___?" ("When will they get here?")
- 43A"___ the land of the free, and the home of the brave"
- 44ASomething that all EMTs should know
- 45AVow
- 49AUS state known for potatoes
- 51ASailor's assent
- 53AStart of a challenge
- 55AWeb address, for short
- 56ANumber associated with birthdays
- 57ATaekwondo moves that involve hip rotations
- 59AJustin Timberlake's former group
- 61AType of pine
- 62ANorse god of mischief
- 63A"Failure ___ an option"
- 64AFemale person in Italian (but one who's been spoken about already)
- 65A"Orinoco Flow" singer
- 66ABroadway lights
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- 1DMusic purchase from an op shop
- 2DCharlatan
- 3DImitation
- 4DMaiden name preceder
- 5DHospital personnel (abbr.)
- 6DAccording to the saying, ___ is good
- 7DBlown away
- 8DOffice worker (abbr.)
- 9DWhat a court officer says three times to command silence (var.)
- 10DMalicious feeling
- 11DCountry singer Ingrid Andress' debut studio album (and it's all about being true to yourself no matter what, dang it!)
- 12DSemisweet Spanish sherry (that sounds vaguely like the Way of Suffering in Latin)
- 13DToothpaste type
- 19DChallenge (yes, this is technically a dupe, but this grid was tough enough as it was!)
- 21D"They shall ___ with wings as eagles" (Is. 40:31, KJV)
- 24DJohn ___, either a former premier of NSW or an American fingerstyle guitarist, depending on your area of knowledge
- 25DMufasa, for example
- 26DMale companions of ewes
- 28DMale child
- 31DNot figurative
- 34DAriana Grande's fragrance
- 35DAthlete's best effort
- 36DTruckers' devices
- 37DBook before Nehemiah
- 38DEncompassing 25 letters of the alphabet
- 39D"___ aussi" (French for "Me too", not "I'm from Australia")
- 40DAncient Greek who had a complex named after an unfortunate life event
- 44DBottle stopper
- 45DIran, formerly
- 46D"Thumbs down from me"
- 47DJoin up
- 48DConstructs
- 50DAnimation studio, ___-Barbera
- 52DThoroughly unappetising (var.)
- 54DGerman for "haste" (you may need Google Translate for this one, sorry!)
- 57D64 across, in English
- 58DPro's opposite
- 59DDiarist, ___ Anais
- 60DOpposite of NNW
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