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Split the Bill
◆ · By DrTom and Mdhatter · Published by DrTom · Published 2022-09-07T13:59:20.058Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a two-word phrase
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- I K Snamhcok 1s · 2022-09-07T17:09:01.570ZGood one! Thanks, Dr. Tom and Dr. (soon to be) Josh!
- Ergcat 3s · 2022-09-07T19:25:14.878ZFun puzzle! Not too hard and clever construction. Got a chuckle from some of the clues!! Helped to pass the time while driving to Charleston to babysit the grands ( hubby driving, of course).
- Tyrpmom 2s · 2022-09-07T22:16:21.729ZFun one and I looked up barbet and they are beautiful.
- Darth 27:01 · 2022-09-07T23:39:25.404ZI had anticipated "Go Dutch" but then spotted the mechanism. Enjoyed this one, guys! Thanks.
- DIS 19:31 · 2022-09-09T18:39:39.414ZVery nicely done! One note: "Guy who is not a keeper" is a great clue for GIVER but also could have been the clue for PIG.
- kurtalert 19:17 · 2022-09-09T21:36:55.838ZYep - I got hung up for a bit on that one as well!
- kurtalert 19:17 · 2022-09-09T21:41:37.744ZVery fun - took me a while to figure out a few of the pairs. With BAR, initially I was stuck on EXAM and DENIAL, but I think the mechanism is actually finding the clue that each half of the birds could answer- and the clues for EXAM and DENIAL can't be answered by BAR- and not finding a synonym for half of the bird name. In some cases, it works both ways, but not all... once I figured that out, and focused on the clue part, I got it. Nice!
- Interesting, the "Not a keeper" and PIG connection never crossed my mind. I saw, but discounted, the BAR/EXAM connection because the BAR EXAM is a specific exam, but in retrospect it was an entirely plausible answer. It would have been even worse had someone not given me the GRAPE - "Source of wine" suggestion. Originally I had GAUGE to tie it to a measure (like "raising the bar" or bars on your phone) but Bird Lives came to my rescue.
- Qmark 5s · 2022-09-12T00:41:39.802ZFun puzzle...thanks!
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Across
- 1ASource of wine
- 6AKind of ball for a nerd
- 10A"We Do Our Part" org.
- 13AThrough
- 16AType of paper that is 14" long
- 17APerson who doesn't check anything
- 18AOne of a gambler's main concerns
- 20ABitter brew
- 21AHelps the heist
- 22APepé's house
- 23ATrinidad tunes
- 25ABird that nests in a high-rise and comes in purple
- 27ASource of laws or good health
- 29ASlangy assent
- 31AFuss
- 32ATropical bird with the same name as a dog, or a wager
- 35AStat that keeps students on a roll
- 38ASeductress
- 40AWhat the Valdez and Deep Water Horizon are famous for
- 43ALone Ranger or Hannah Montana
- 46AObesity number: Abbr.
- 47ABrew tea on the side of Everest?
- 48A"Cosi fan ___"
- 49APlayStation maker
- 52A"Nonsense and balderdash!"
- 54ACandy rapper
- 56ALike some crossword clues with excessive verbiage where you just know the compiler can't keep his yap shut and is just uncontrollably typing away and it's unnecessary, shoddy and not even very funny or related to the solve to be honest
- 58ABaseball V.I.P.'s
- 61ARub off the surface with a rasp
- 62AAdd on for rings or roads
- 63ANorwegian blue bird from Monty Python
- 66AExploit
- 67ACommon collision site
- 71APolished
- 72AOn an equal stance with
- 74ALoughlin of "Full House" (or the Big House)
- 76AGuy who is not a keeper
- 77AAtlantic island group
- 80AInitials on a dashboard in Europe
- 82AHockey great Phil
- 84AHome country (most often to the Irish)
- 86ALabel for an unsavory person
- 87AHigh-speed Internet inits.
- 88ARiver and town in Nebraska
- 89AStart to a fruity rum cocktail
- 91A"Aunt" with a 1979 best seller
- 94ACW singer who's song "Blue" seems to channel Patsy Cline
- 98ABird that has gone coo coo in the park
- 102ALong time to wait
- 104AStart of a musical intermission
- 106ADo not disturb
- 107APart of Vegas in name only
- 108ACheese: Ger.
- 109AJewish service organization; ___ Brith
- 110AUsing pointe shoes
- 111A"Good Will Hunting" sch.
- 112AWeighty measure: Abbr..
- 113ASenior Class group: Abbr.
- 114AMaterial for soup cans
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- 1DFlamboyant rock genre
- 2DCountry singer McEntire
- 3DEnd of middle or new
- 4DHamburger serving
- 5DBeast of Borden
- 6DBrand of Japanese chips: Abbr.
- 7DFinal, e.g.
- 8DLather up once more
- 9DSomeone who is not who they say they are
- 10DNight: Prefix
- 11DNutritional info
- 12DLines at the Improv
- 13DApparent
- 14DNasdaq debut: Abbr.
- 15DSmall batteries
- 19DGap between neurons
- 24DFunctional equality
- 26DPews' place
- 28DGaming rookie
- 30DFairy tale crones
- 33DClient's end
- 34DCooking meas.
- 35DPatisserie treat
- 36DTests for verticality
- 37DDifference between a man on a tricycle in a T-shirt and a man on a bicycle in a tuxedo
- 39DDebatable, or not worth debating
- 41D"If u ask me"
- 42DEither Patience or Fortitude at the New York Public Library
- 44DHothead in Italy
- 45DStalk in a swamp
- 50DRoulette bet
- 51DMountain air
- 53DK.G.B. predecessor
- 55DGriffin who put everyone in Jeopardy
- 57DLate-night host
- 58DExpecting
- 59DGarden in Giverny
- 60DChole's fatty end
- 64DA vessel for Jason or Ben
- 65DSlugger's stat: Abbr.
- 68DFun house sounds
- 69DBrand in a lab?
- 70DNumber of German words (including this one) in the puzzle
- 72DRiot scene thief
- 73DPlace for a conger congress
- 75DIt might be Wight
- 77DData-uploading letters
- 78DNHL's farm team group
- 79DMost authentic
- 81DPort in many an LCD TV
- 83D"Law and Order" bad guy
- 85D"No, I was not in that river", e.g.
- 86DHome to waltzes and sausages
- 90DWhen it divides, it multiplies (var.)
- 92D"Amadeus" director Forman
- 93DSpy
- 95DAccident investigation agcy.
- 96DManhattan choices
- 97DA place to wish
- 99DSuffix with towel
- 100DSomething frequently blown onstage
- 101DMilitant feminist portrait artist Alice
- 102D"Slippery" tree
- 103DThe other half of 89A
- 105DTear up
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