X marks the spot
◆◆ · By SamuRai · Published 2024-02-17T03:58:33.066Z
Meta Prompt
The middle diagonals of the X give a clue to this 5-letter word.
My first attempt at a themed meta in which the grid fits the theme. It certainly was an added level of difficulty in construction and went through multiple revisions. I hope you enjoy the challenge of solving it as much as I enjoyed the challenge of writing it.
侍 SamuRai
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Very softly on a score
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- 1AVery softly on a score
- 4AAbu Dhabi is its cap.
- 7AJustin to his fans, The ____
- 9AGo anywhere transports
- 10ABy law: De ___
- 11A2017 Rusty Razor award winner for “the most audacious pseudo-science.”
- 12ADepp’s Captain
- 14A66, e.g.: Abbr.
- 15ARegrettable exchange
- 19AD’s location, alphabetically
- 20ARussian ruler
- 22AParrot for example
- 23AFine with, with me
- 24A___ Speedwagon
- 25AOldest HBCU in GA
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- 1DKiddy sandwich letters
- 2DTwelve of the Popes
- 3DSuspect on a police scanner
- 4DBono’s band as well?
- 5DPublic assertion
- 6DJames Randi would debunk this
- 8DLike many a pirate, black and blue
- 9DFine with
- 13DSent back, abbr.
- 15DOverrated common crossword cheese
- 16DPrefix before either plane or dynamic
- 17DQuestions
- 18DDoctor orders
- 19DIn short, the hipsters’ beer of choice
- 21DStreet Fighter or Japanese dragon