Checkmate (Chris Barbee)
◆ · By DrTom · Published 2023-07-19T11:30:48.350Z
Meta Prompt
Satisfaction comes from both the meta answer and the meta title
I asked Chris Barbee if he could help us out with a MEOW and almost before you knew it he had this beauty. It is a bit tricky (how it gets it's Calico+ rating) but certainly doable; plus the AHA is a chuckle. Oh, and in case you are wondering, it has nothing to do with Ben's CHECKMATE MEOW from last week, it is just that great minds think alike!
Kitten
CALICO/Persian
Puma
Lion
Nudges will be posted late Friday or early Saturday
Reveal will be on Tuesday AM
OK, Nudges...
Nudge 1] The Title, The Title, The Title...what is it telling you to look for?
Nudge 2] Clue 1A was intended to be a "foothold". It probably would have been better if it did not have the "you" at the end
The REVEAL!!!!
Checking for mate inside clues (as 1A was intended to nudge) shows that clues 14, 21, 37, 41, 49 and 72 all have "mate" hidden in their text. The first letters of the answers to those clues spell out JAGGER. That, in what was hoped to be a funny "AHA", was the source of "Satisfaction".
If you prefer a graphic depiction of the reveal go to: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=136701#p136701
Checking for previous play data...
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Solutions to your problems often are found in clues _____ you
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Across
- 1ASolutions to your problems often are found in clues _____ you
- 7A"Get ___!"
- 11A"How ___ Has the Banshee Cried" (Thomas Moore poem)
- 14AWhere you find an inmate
- 15AHarassed
- 16ASwine or bird, for two
- 17A"Dust in the Wind", and "Point of Know Return", e.g.
- 19ABuff
- 20AFuel derived from shale: Abbr.
- 21ADrama tender
- 22ASchuss, e.g.
- 23APrep school exam
- 26AQuarters of a denarius
- 28AAmscrayed
- 30ABond has a new drink in Casino Royale, but you still don't do this to it
- 31AUnfeeling
- 37AMaterial needed for camping
- 40ABackstabber
- 41AA miasma tends to be in this state
- 44AOpposite of ram
- 45ATaj Mahal home
- 47AReceiving a regular paycheck for doing nothing
- 49ATrauma team, perhaps
- 52A___ grecque (cooked in olive oil, lemon juice, wine, and herbs, and served cold)
- 53ANever-ending story
- 58AIces
- 61A"Raiders of the Lost ___"
- 62ABelonging to Ms. Gilpin of "Frasier"
- 63A100 bani, in Romania
- 65AClavell's "___-Pan"
- 66AIsaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel, for three
- 70ASLC athlete
- 71AEuropean language
- 72ADecimate
- 73APart of mph
- 74ATextile worker
- 75AIt blows off steam
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- 1DAlpha run
- 2DDelhi sides?
- 3DSqueals
- 4DThey, as the French say
- 5DGroup whose best times are a bust
- 6DTech company headed by Ross Perot
- 7DCeasefire
- 8DLegions
- 9DNumbskulls
- 10DVictoria has one
- 11DJust out of sight, in a movie
- 12DUnit of corn cereal
- 13DOne of the Barbary States
- 18DMore, in Madrid
- 24D"____ we there yet?"
- 25DOut of this world breakfast drink
- 27DFix, in a way
- 29DCode-cracking org.
- 31DBank offering, for short
- 32DBother
- 33DPoorly cleaned window vis-a-vis a well-cleaned one
- 34DDeath on the Nile cause, perhaps
- 35DAthletic supporter?
- 36DLong, long time
- 38DBlow away
- 39DCabernet, e.g.
- 42D___ Today
- 43DICBM holder
- 46DIncrease, with "up"
- 48DBig galoot
- 50DSurpassed
- 51DTopsider brand
- 53DAte in bed, say
- 54DBe bombastic
- 55DJagged, as a leaf's edge
- 56DMore mature
- 57D___ Wednesday
- 59DBoxer's bane
- 60DTwilled suit fabric
- 64D___-friendly
- 67D0.0000001 joule
- 68DOrganization responsible for oil viscosity classification, abbr. (can be seen on an automotive oil continer)
- 69DBrown, e.g.