Cross Swords
◆ · By Mwoychick · Published 2024-07-21T05:59:01.794Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a 7-letter phrase
Here are some nudges
You are looking for words that match a particular pattern
What kind of pattern you say? For what's it's not, see the clue for 69A
So you know what the pattern isn't - for further clarification, see the clue for 7D
If you've found 7 words that fit the pattern, you're half way there (and, perhaps, Livin' on a Prayer)
Speaking of songs, see the clue for 58A
It may help to use a highlighter to note all the words that match the pattern you're looking for (or use screen capture and markup tools for those solving on a device)
Checking for previous play data...
Once that was wrong I submitted the right one, but needed a nudge to see the fully glory (which I felt sure that I was missing). 1A
Ouzo flavoring
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Across
- 1AOuzo flavoring
- 6A"Eureka!"
- 9AMetabolism descriptor
- 14ATerra ___
- 15AConducted
- 16AKind of acid
- 17ABrake parts
- 18APoetic preposition
- 19ATransmits
- 20AReads 'S' Words as swords, ala Sean Connery on Celebrity Jeopardy https://rb.gy/j76qqt
- 23AOrgs.
- 25AHoudini's real name
- 26AActress Lupino
- 27ACongers
- 30ARainbow shape
- 31ALong stories
- 33A"Law & Order: SVU" actor
- 35AOn the briny
- 39ASmoking, drinking, and hard living, so it is said
- 40AAirline that crosses the Atlantic to reach Stockholm
- 41ABagnold and Blyton
- 42AToward sunset
- 43AOrg. for seniors
- 44AAchy spots
- 45ALibrary vols.
- 47APiece of cake
- 49ACPR expert
- 50ABring ___ against (take to court)
- 52A___ nova
- 54AHit for Johnny Cash written by Shel Silverstein
- 58AI've looked at clouds from both ___ now/From up and down and still somehow (something to consider to solve the meta)
- 59A"Born in the ___"
- 60AOrigins
- 64AStart of a challenge
- 65AInc., in England
- 66ASpam source
- 67AUnkempt
- 68A___ Alamos
- 69ACool red giant (an 'S' word, yes, but not the pattern you should look for to solve)
Down
- 1DRm. coolers
- 2DKabuki kin
- 3DSkater Midori
- 4DFlower holders
- 5DNonchalance
- 6DActor Baldwin
- 7DTall sandwich, bookended by bread slices (something to chew on to solve the meta)
- 8DYemeni port
- 9DTurkey moistener
- 10DStar-spangled brew?
- 11DCranial cavity
- 12DChilean range
- 13DRed-ink figure
- 21DU-turn from NNW
- 22DPowerful blow
- 23DProverb
- 24DWise guys
- 26DPart of Caesar's boast
- 28DBart's sister
- 29DLeaves a mark on
- 32DPatrons, perhaps
- 34DSelf-proclaimed worldwide leader
- 36DFathers of foals
- 37DPlant problem
- 38DMgr.'s helper
- 41DAdvocates
- 43DNick and Nora's dog
- 46DZoologist who became a sexologist
- 48DTummy muscles
- 50DPut up with
- 51DPops
- 53DAppears to be
- 54D"___ sure you know..."
- 55DPonder
- 56D"___ perpetua" (Idaho's motto)
- 57DPops
- 61DConsume
- 62DDay, to Jose
- 63DCamera type, briefly