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Crossover Events

◆ · By Cory Calhoun · Published 2024-12-05T03:26:15.284Z

Meta Prompt
Hint: Look for a 5-letter verb.
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  • Cory Calhoun constructor · 2024-12-05T03:28:50.484Z
    The meta answer is BINGE (Hint: Find a 5-letter verb).
    The puzzle's title, "Crossover Events," refers to 2 things. One is the term for when characters from 2 or more TV shows appear in the same "special event" episode. The other is what's happening in the grid: 10 one-word TV shows are hidden inside answers, and 5 of them "cross over" the other 5.
    For reference, here are the answers containing these one-word show titles (in brackets), what years they aired, and what networks they aired on.
    14A. [CHEERS]UP (NBC, 1982-1993) x 3D. [WEEDS]OUT (SHO, 2005-2012)
    27A. IT[GIRLS] (HBO, 2012-2017) x 10D. [FRINGE]CUTS (FOX, 2008-2013)
    37A. X[WINGS] (NBC, 1990-1997) x 26D. [MONK]FRUIT (USA, 2002-2009)
    61A. ARM[BONES] (FOX, 2005-2017) x 43D. NO[SCRUBS] (NBC/ABC, 2001-2010)
    77A. WET[SUITS] (USA, 2011-2019) x 51D. ST[MARTIN] (FOX, 1992-1997)
    When rearranged, the 5 letters at which the 10 words intersect—E, G, N, B, and I—spell the TV-related term BINGE, a 5-letter verb that satisfies the puzzle's hint.
    • rjy 🤓19:46 · 2024-12-12T15:06:29.482Z
      Needed a slight nudge - names did not jump out at me after LOTS of staring. Clever concept and a fun aha!, nudge notwithstanding. (...I did get thrown by HOUSE in there - I imagine it's tough to be sure to eliminate anything else that could be a show name, but that one slipped in)
      • Cory Calhoun constructor · 2024-12-12T16:42:58.782Z
        Yeah, HOUSE was not an intentional red herring, I swear! :)
      • Pair O Ducks 6:14 · 2024-12-13T22:15:42.896Z
        Needed a nudge as well — TV's not my strongest trivia night category, to say the least! Each show being part of a longer entry was a nice touch (that made my googling endeavour much smoother!) Apparently CUTS is a show, too; I wonder how many phrases can be made out of two shows ... ?
        • Cory Calhoun constructor · 2024-12-14T01:44:20.838Z
          Admittedly the original audience for this was US only, and the TV shows are from the 1980s-2010s, and are primarily US-based shows. That does add a level of difficulty for a portion of a global audience, for sure. Thanks for the feedback!
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        Life ___ know it
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          Life ___ know it
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          Go (for)
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          US flyers during WWII: Abbr.
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          Place to put down stakes?: Abbr.
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          Gladdens
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          Where "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" debuted
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          Clippers' targets, often
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          Lack of color, as pale skin
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          Lawn base
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          Letters on a keyboard key
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          Barely enough
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          Type of celebrity status
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          Young women who've achieved "of-the-moment" 23-Across
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          Group heard in a performance hall
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          Group heard in a performance hall
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          Fencing equipment
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          Blue hue
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          Letter-shaped spacecraft in the "Star Wars" movies
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          Nickels and dimes
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          Winter hrs. in L.A.
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          Prefix with -smoking or -toxic
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          Camping/RV park org.
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          Radii neighbors
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          Ending for equi-
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          "...___, ands, or buts"
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          Beehive State native
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          Mexican restaurant fare
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          It starts in Mar.
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          Store posting: Abbr.
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          ___ Lanka
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          Strike ___ (vogue)
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          Apply liberally, as charm
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          Gossip tidbit
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          Coloring
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          "Peace out!"
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          Some footwear
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          Leading
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          Mexican restaurant fare
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          Bring together
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          Ring bearer?
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          Deli loaf
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          Radius and ulna, for two
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          Track competitor, perhaps
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          IKEA purchases
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          Divers' underwater attire
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          ___Kosh B'Gosh (kid's clothing line)
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          Triage sites, briefly
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          Space invaders, for short
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          Tizzy
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          "Hamlet" has five
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          "Git!"
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          Removes
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          Bard's nightfall
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          Willow twig
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          Earn, as a yearly salary
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          Vandalizes one's yard with Charmin
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          X-coordinate of a point
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          "Let's sit down and have ___!"
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          Hairdos with stylish bangs
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          Dedicated lines
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          "___ the season to be jolly"
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          The Red Sox, on scoreboards
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          Speeder's bane
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          ___-relief
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          Magnetic north, to magentic south
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          Aunt in Acapulco
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          ___-Wan Kenobi
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          Trendy sweetener source grown in Southeast Asia
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          Bridle part
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          She played Glinda in "The Wiz"
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          Air-leak sound
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          Limit
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          Bases of operation: Abbr.
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          Freudian subjects of study
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          Losing line in Tic-Tac-Toe
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          Arguing vehemently
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          Hit 1999 TLC song
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          Apple product
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          Big coffee holder
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          Jacques of "Mon Oncle"
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          The C in NCAA: Abbr.
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          Paints like Pollock
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          Cat, e.g.
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          Caribbean island namesake and mid-November holiday honoree in Europe
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          Gym unit
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          Facebook exchanges, briefly
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          ___ Speedwagon
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          Birth control option, for short
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          Louvre locale
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          San Fran footballer, slangily
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          Bakery offerings
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          Double curve
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          Himalayan legend
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          Once, once
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          Big fuss
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          Four Monopoly properties: Abbr.
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          "Whatevs"
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          Neighbor of Fin. and Nor.
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          Greek letters
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