Making a State-ment
■ · By Pair O Ducks · Published 2024-03-18T10:51:19.109Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a state.
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Across
- 1AUp to the task
- 5AMedicinal measurement
- 11AWhen doubled, a dance
- 14AHumble pie
- 15AIconic hats of noir film
- 16AShe/___ pronouns
- 17AFlash of understanding
- 19AGobble up
- 20A"Be right with you!"
- 21AActress Suvari of "American Pie," "American Beauty," "American Woman," "American Horror Story," and "American Ninja Warrior"
- 22ABFFs
- 23A___ screen (lab work that tests for drugs)
- 24ASleep stage
- 26AThrow a fit
- 28AInternational celebration of camaraderie (for which Winnie-the-Pooh was named U.N. ambassador in 1997!)
- 33AVocal range lower than mezzo-soprano
- 36A"J'adore ___" (rhyming perfume)
- 37AWhat an heir might receive
- 38ACocktail category made with spirits, citrus juice, and sweetener
- 39A"Glass Onion" director Johnson, whose name isn't spelled with a Y
- 41ARole for Beyoncé in a 2008 music industry biopic
- 42ARich cakes (now I want dessert!)
- 45ASound created by the impact of one's middle finger against the thenar eminence
- 47ANot far
- 48AMajor corporation
- 51AClear your mind, as of an unsettling image (looking at cute puppy pictures is one great way!)
- 52APicked 'do
- 53APlace (down)
- 56ADueler's unit
- 58APart of a five-Spice blend?
- 61ATarot's major or minor set
- 63AVehicle for a couples' cruise?
- 64ADrill sergeant's command
- 66AHeidelberg "how"
- 67AEpeeist's "get ready!"
- 68AMove, in realtor-speak
- 69AGramma
- 70ABig name in bottled brews
- 71AYogi's standing balance pose with one bent knee
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- 1DGet top marks on an exam
- 2D"We Don't Talk About ___" (chart-topping Lin-Manuel Miranda hit)
- 3DTitular Dr. Seuss character
- 4DBarnyard baa-ers
- 5DAOC, e.g.
- 6D"Hamilton" star Leslie ___ Jr.
- 7DMore than none but less than all
- 8DLarge venues
- 9DRich chocolatey sauce
- 10DPart of i.e.
- 11DOne who'd rather enjoy a stroll in the park than an expensive dinner, say
- 12DRecuperate
- 13DMusic, theater, and dance
- 15DPasscode alternative
- 18DDeborah of "The King and I" (if you're feeling artsy), or basketball coach Steve (if you're feeling sporty)
- 22DCamping shelter possibly named for its resemblance to a dog house
- 25DGolda ___, first and so-far only female Israeli head of government
- 27DThird word of an American patriotic song, whose melody is blatantly stolen from the UK's national anthem
- 28DIconic Merv Griffin word-game show, "Wheel of ___"
- 29DBoisterous
- 30D"Sturm und ___," 18th century German art movement
- 31D"Bravo!" (usually followed by "boy" or "girl")
- 32DVintage
- 33DItalian wine province
- 34DBird displayed on the Canadian $1 coin
- 35DPortmanteau for a three-layered poultry dish
- 40DInnocent sort
- 43DSibilant letter
- 44DFirst page of an instruction booklet, perhaps
- 46DSatie-Picasso ballet featuring an array of marching circus performers (the costumes are so cool!)
- 49DCupid shuffles... erm, I mean, corporate shuffles (abbr.)
- 50DName that drops -an (or adjective that drops -al)
- 53DKitchen utensil
- 54D"Bob's your ___"
- 55DChevy SUV offering
- 56DOne of 16 on a board
- 57DPrima donna's delivery
- 59DSlap at, as a pesky fly
- 60DLong-eared hopper
- 62DShopper's amenity
- 64DBog
- 65DNutritional amt.