Political Fallout (Meta)
◆ · By Peter Abide and Nancy Salomon · Published by Abide · Published 2023-12-17T13:16:39.954Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is an African country.
This puzzle, originally published by Games Magazine in March 2001, has been tweaked slightly to make it a meta puzzle. R.I.P. Nancy Salomon, who mentored scores of new constructors back in the day.
Nudges:
Metanisms didn't exist in 2001. But the first words of the three themers have a connection
Google those three words as a group
Ok, I'll Google it for you https://tinyurl.com/52rbd3t4
Muggles Forum discussion here: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=2583
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Very nicely adapted. Especially liked the 14A/15A/26A/37A/38D/64D clues. Fun stuff, thanks!
… but very clever construction. (And thanks for a meta I could solve on my own!)
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She vanted to be alone
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- 1AShe vanted to be alone
- 6AWatch pockets
- 10ABlew in
- 14AHoffa's body
- 15AQueue after ooh
- 16ASlightly
- 17A"Dilbert" creator Adams
- 18ASimilar
- 19A"Fear of Flying" author
- 20ARoy Bean, for one
- 23AFollower of Mao?
- 26ASat to be snapped
- 27AHypnotized
- 28AFelt covetous
- 30APalindromic provider
- 32AMany BMOCs
- 33AEschew the fat
- 34AWith a slant
- 37ASilence that speaks
- 42AParris Island resident
- 43AGlad rags
- 45ACo. runners
- 48AJoyce Kilmer's second cousin twice removed
- 49ASea crossing
- 51APopped up
- 53AStay home for supper
- 56AHighball ingredient
- 57ACabbage Patch Kid feature
- 60APotter's pile
- 61ACircle Line offering
- 62AWe, in a text message or candy heart
- 66ATall, in Tijuana
- 67ANew Yorker, for example
- 68APast brush with the law
- 69AWorking stiff
- 70AFret
- 71AElection Day roster
Down
- 1D"To Die For" director Van Sant
- 2DMandela's gp.
- 3DDuran Duran hit of 1983
- 4DTwo out of two
- 5DOne way to get caught
- 6DUnited Nations display
- 7DJack of "The Great Dictator"
- 8DMatchmaker's setup
- 9DCarried a tune
- 10DCrescent City cuisine
- 11DNot of one mind
- 12DCreche piece
- 13DLawn tidiers
- 21DQuiet acceptance
- 22DPart of ancient Palestine
- 23D"Amateur Hour" emcee Mack
- 24DLop off locks
- 25DGreen beginner?
- 29DTabloid twosome
- 31DVenomous viper
- 34DYelled "Geronimo!" and jumped
- 35DQuaint quarters
- 36DCustoms charge
- 38DCourtroom crasher?
- 39D"Guns don't kill people..." gp.
- 40DRise rapidly
- 41DLike French toast
- 44DGet it
- 45DWild and crazy
- 46DProminent Edsel feature
- 47DKiller in a cult classic
- 49DContend
- 50DOutperforms, in a back-and forth contest
- 52DStake out
- 54DLike some French accents
- 55DLose on purpose
- 58DLAX listings
- 59DMarx, Malden, or Malone
- 63DActress Vardalos
- 64Di lid?
- 65DRed state