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Egocentrism (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2022-06-07T06:00:53.617Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a noun
I have a personal theory that the doctrine of Original Sin actually stems from the fact that we all view the world from our particular perspective. But some people take this to extremes. This puzzle will give you a chance to think fondly about any egocentrics you may know - as if they needed any more attention! The answer to the meta is a noun - very unspecific, I know. But if I've done it right, you should experience that lovely "click" we meta-junkies crave! Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=96135#p96135
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here: https://www.ephesusscroll.com/about/interest4.html. US$10 gives you access to 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game. You won't quite know what to expect: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, sometimes all of those, and sometimes none! One thing is for sure, these are some of the more creative metas my brain has been able to come up with. And there's more: this time there's a mega-meta!
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- You were right, the "aha" moment on this one was great. I had a feeling that both PREMIER and REMUNERATION had to do with the meta because the fill in the NW is... something else. (one of the reasons I had to use autocheck, but of course I don't mind that kind of thing in a meta). The title helped a lot on this one!
- Looking over the grid in the lead-up to release (I constructed this puzzle ages ago now) I discovered that the grid was seriously tricky. Glad you persevered!
- Cindy Heisler 2s · 2022-06-07T10:48:33.206ZWell done, Ben! Thanks!
- I K Snamhcok 2s · 2022-06-07T14:18:36.069ZNice! Thanks, Ben!
- DIS 🤓6:49 · 2022-06-07T15:39:39.092ZAnother good one -- thank you.
- Hector 11:26 · 2022-06-07T15:32:40.717ZThank you!I know this isn't your app, but I don't know how to submit feedback about it and maybe you do? When solving metas, I have a notepad or text-exdit window open on my computer as well as the browser window with the Crosshare app. If I switch "focus" to the notepad, Crosshare automatically pauses the app, which is a bother. Is this an optional feature that creators can disable? If not, maybe it should be?
- The app is on github, and it is possible to make feature requests there.
- Carolyn 3s · 2022-06-07T17:20:08.638ZEnjoyed it! Thanks
- jbird 🤓14:38 · 2022-06-07T22:36:39.869ZYou're right - that "click" hit the spot
- whimsy 🤓16:04 · 2022-06-08T03:02:03.462ZGot a bit tricked by the one space/two spaces issue but it all worked out very logically and symmetrically in the end, of course! Thanks, Ben!
- Qmark 4s · 2022-06-08T11:46:22.104ZEnjoyed it...thanks Ben!
- Bbaack 🤓17:10 · 2022-06-08T19:45:30.918ZFun as usual, thanks!
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Leather and crochet bags company with a Balinese connection, The ___
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- 1ALeather and crochet bags company with a Balinese connection, The ___
- 4AHighly venomous snake belonging to the cobra family (surprisingly, not one we have to worry about here in Australia!)
- 9A"She ___ sea shells"
- 14AAbbr. for the chemical compound trichloroethylene
- 15AJohn Cleese movie, "A Fish Called ___"
- 16A___ the apple cart
- 17ABehave in a moral way when other people aren't, take ___ (but in an SMS)
- 18AChoose from the menu
- 19AAussie slang that means untrustworthy
- 20AMoney paid for work or a service
- 23AArt technique that uses realism to create three dimensional optical illusions, Trompe-l'___
- 24ATaylor Swift song from "Red", written while she was in Australia and rumored to be about Joni Mitchell and Kim Wilde, "The ___"
- 28ATop politician at the Australian state level
- 32AAll-terrain military vehicle
- 33A"Hey kids! Just ___ time on the swing!"
- 36ACatch some ___ (tan, but with a definite danger of developing skin cancers; so, as we say in Australia, Slip, Slop, Slap!)
- 37AWhat an egocentric person thinks; but for the meta, it's the exact opposite
- 42A"And then a ship '___ into view on the 'orizon," said the EastEnder
- 43ABone in the lower half of the body (see 12 down for specifics)
- 44AIn a timid way
- 48AChair feature, particularly at the cinema
- 52AFrequent crossword-appearing golfer from South Africa, but this time with his first and last name
- 55ASinger known as the "Queen of New Age"
- 56ADolls with the tag line "Mystical friends who are here to share their dreams and inspire you to follow yours"
- 60AElton John's instrument
- 63AGive an answer
- 64APutin's country on a scoreboard, perhaps
- 65ASea shanty lyric: "Farewell and ___, to you Spanish ladies"
- 66AThree-dimensional map of the Earth
- 67AApt acronym for the Global Partnership for Education
- 68AFlower part
- 69AJames and Jones of jazz
- 70AFashion monogram
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- 1DCoastal town on the French Riviera, colloquially
- 2DOne third of a trio of hurrahs shouted to express appreciation or congratulation
- 3DHow Miss Piggy refers to her long-time frog friend
- 4DTae___do
- 5DUncommon
- 6DPrefix for ogenous
- 7DPerfect
- 8DEstonia's second-largest city (and it's back to Google Maps you go...)
- 9DNumber puzzle
- 10DWord derived from a name
- 11DWhat "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" is not about, supposedly
- 12DWhere you can find 43 across
- 13DPig's home
- 21DChilean eucryphia trees which are sometimes cultivated as ornamental
- 22D"___ bin, du bist, er/sie/es ist..."
- 25DCell released from an ovary
- 26DActress, ___ Campbell, of "Party Of Five"
- 27DWhat you might think is the next point of the compass going clockwise from East (but you'd be wrong, since it's ESE)
- 29D"Can you help? I'm __ bit of a pickle"
- 30DRay-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (that crops up in crosswords all the time)
- 31DFormula One racing driver, ___ Schumacher (younger brother of Michael, just in case you were wondering if this was a rebus)
- 34D"Jojo Rabbit" director, for short (but I can imagine this conversation: "Can I call you ___?" "Please don't!")
- 35DPalindromic Swedish band
- 37DIndie folk band, Bon ___
- 38DPerson older than 12 and younger than 20, for short
- 39DFirst word of the Lord's Prayer
- 40DEinstein's birthplace (hope you kept Google Maps open!)
- 41DSon of Omar Sharif and Faten Hamamah, ___ Sharif
- 42D"'Oney, I'm '___!" called the same EastEnder from 42 across
- 45DBean named after the shape of an organ
- 46DGaston ___, author of "The Phantom of the Opera"
- 47D"___-haw!"
- 49DWhat E stands for in E=mc squared
- 50DMaple and cane, for two
- 51DThing hanging from a mortarboard
- 53DWhat L stands for in S, M, and L
- 54DSmall fish that sounds like it made its presence felt nasally
- 57DIn a ___ of bother (OK, so this clue dupes 29 down, so sue me!)
- 58DMediterranean island yada yada Napoleon
- 59D"Hey, my ___ are up here!"
- 60DUS rapper, Tu___ Shakur
- 61DState known for its potatoes, for short
- 62DFeel bad
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