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Mini Meta a la Washington Post

◆ · By zonkswonk · Published 2022-08-11T05:34:46.458Z

Meta Prompt
Once the grid is filled, one word from each of the first three corners of the grid will form a clue to the meta answer, which is snaking through the fourth grid (only up, down, left, right: no diagonals). This is exactly how the WaPo mini metas work, so I'd recommend going there first if you're confused.
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  • zonkswonk constructor · 2022-08-11T05:37:59.239Z
    Final correct answer should be HAPPY MEALS PLACE: McDonald's. Unfortunately, I have no way of giving you live feedback like WaPo does, but I do those puzzles on Pro mode so this is more authentic to my experience anyway.
    Hope you enjoyed!
    • zonkswonk constructor · 2022-08-11T05:38:41.928Z
      MEAL*
      • Account 🤓7:30 · 2022-08-11T06:05:03.386Z
        I haven't seen this kind of puzzle before. Nice work!
        • zonkswonk constructor · 2022-08-11T08:11:54.769Z
          Thanks! As I said, I can't take credit, it's a near-exact copy of Washington Post's Daily Mini Meta series, but I had fun making it and I'm glad you liked it!
          • Account 🤓7:30 · 2022-08-11T13:22:34.199Z
            I know you can't, but it was still a great execution!
        • Mike D 🤓2:26 · 2022-08-11T10:42:57.385Z
          Nice!
          • spikeydlux 2:31 · 2022-08-11T18:50:18.293Z
            Really nicely done!
            • emmie 🤓3:46 · 2022-08-12T02:51:27.725Z
              Really fun - great job! I'd love to see more of these if inspiration strikes you again. :)
              • Randy Hunt 9:59 · 2022-08-13T21:54:45.104Z
                I like the WAPO minis, but wait until Saturday to play the whole week. Thank you for creating it in this format. It works. By the way, if you get to McDonald’s as the meta answer, you clearly got there by grabbing the correct words from the first three puzzles. No need to prove it.
                • zonkswonk constructor · 2022-08-14T00:28:38.701Z
                  Fair enough, but I'm explaining it for people who revealed the solution. And you're welcome!
                  • Randy Hunt 9:59 · 2022-08-14T03:08:39.623Z
                    👍
                Play today's daily mini crossword
                1A
                Goldman's partner
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                Across
                1. 1A
                  Goldman's partner
                2. 6A
                  Oat or corn follower
                3. 10A
                  Dances done in skirts
                4. 11A
                  Friend, politically
                5. 12A
                  Make like Darwin's finches, perhaps
                6. 13A
                  Corn chip that (in my opinion) isn't as good as Bugles ar
                7. 14A
                  Those who have this might struggle to say it
                8. 15A
                  "Ender's Game" author Card
                9. 16A
                  Homemade goods e-tailer
                10. 17A
                  Whiskeys, but also loaves
                11. 18A
                  Adele or Cher (but not a saxophone)
                12. 23A
                  Theaters whose stock got caught up in the GameStop hype
                13. 27A
                  Hirsute (I first learned this word from a Baby Blues comic where the dad has to look it up in a dictionary)
                14. 28A
                  Point on a graph
                15. 29A
                  Shoelace part of Phineas and Ferb fame
                16. 30A
                  Eve's partner in a 2008 Pixar film
                17. 31A
                  "The Good ___": show starring Ted Danson
                18. 32A
                  Like movies from Redbox
                19. 33A
                  Factions of a church
                20. 34A
                  Location you hope isn't a mirage
                Down
                1. 1D
                  Layered rock
                2. 2D
                  Tax ___: IRS inspection
                3. 3D
                  Group that needs to be taught a lesson?
                4. 4D
                  Jon Favreau's character in "Spider-Man: No Way Home"
                5. 5D
                  Concorde, famously
                6. 6D
                  Obtain in-laws
                7. 7D
                  "For ___": Beethoven-inspired song by Saint Motel
                8. 8D
                  Adele and Cher, for two (and some saxophones, for three)
                9. 9D
                  City on the Rhone
                10. 13D
                  In favor of
                11. 18D
                  Protective pants for a posse
                12. 19D
                  Double bogey's opposite
                13. 20D
                  Purple flower
                14. 21D
                  Standing up straight
                15. 22D
                  Binary octets
                16. 23D
                  La casa de Bob Esponja
                17. 24D
                  They might be broken or cast
                18. 25D
                  IV x CXIV
                19. 26D
                  Edible parts of sunflowers
                20. 30D
                  Chase, especially to 6D
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