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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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  • boharr 4s · 2022-09-07T15:16:55.332Z
    Fun one, DrTom
    • DrTom publisher · 2022-09-07T16:29:45.248Z
      Glad you enjoyed it - this was fun to make. We originally wanted GO DUTCH but that had an odd number of letters and would not work.
    • I K Snamhcok 1s · 2022-09-07T17:09:01.570Z
      Good one! Thanks, Dr. Tom and Dr. (soon to be) Josh!
      • hoover 3s · 2022-09-07T16:52:59.830Z
        Great metanism! I have not heard this phrase, although I've heard GO HALVESIES and GO HABS! (I also did not have to google Phil E.)
        • DrTom publisher · 2022-09-10T03:29:43.316Z
          He's the either to ORR 😊
        • Ergcat 3s · 2022-09-07T19:25:14.878Z
          Fun 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 · 2022-09-07T22:16:21.729Z
            Fun one and I looked up barbet and they are beautiful.
            • Darth 27:01 · 2022-09-07T23:39:25.404Z
              I had anticipated "Go Dutch" but then spotted the mechanism. Enjoyed this one, guys! Thanks.
              • KayW 🤓11:18 · 2022-09-09T15:58:35.841Z
                Whew! Needed the nudges but fun puzzle. Loved BEAST OF BORDEN.
                • DIS 19:31 · 2022-09-09T18:39:39.414Z
                  Very 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 · 2022-09-09T21:36:55.838Z
                    Yep - I got hung up for a bit on that one as well!
                  • kurtalert 19:17 · 2022-09-09T21:41:37.744Z
                    Very 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!
                    • DrTom publisher · 2022-09-10T03:35:32.243Z
                      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 · 2022-09-12T00:41:39.802Z
                      Fun puzzle...thanks!
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                      Source of wine
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                      Across
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                        Source of wine
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                        Kind of ball for a nerd
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                        "We Do Our Part" org.
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                        Through
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                        Type of paper that is 14" long
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                        Person who doesn't check anything
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                        One of a gambler's main concerns
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                        Bitter brew
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                        Helps the heist
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                        Pepé's house
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                        Trinidad tunes
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                        Bird that nests in a high-rise and comes in purple
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                        Source of laws or good health
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                        Slangy assent
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                        Fuss
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                        Tropical bird with the same name as a dog, or a wager
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                        Stat that keeps students on a roll
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                        Seductress
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                        What the Valdez and Deep Water Horizon are famous for
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                        Lone Ranger or Hannah Montana
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                        Obesity number: Abbr.
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                        Brew tea on the side of Everest?
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                        "Cosi fan ___"
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                        PlayStation maker
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                        "Nonsense and balderdash!"
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                        Candy rapper
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                        Like 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
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                        Baseball V.I.P.'s
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                        Rub off the surface with a rasp
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                        Add on for rings or roads
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                        Norwegian blue bird from Monty Python
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                        Exploit
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                        Common collision site
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                        Polished
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                        On an equal stance with
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                        Loughlin of "Full House" (or the Big House)
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                        Guy who is not a keeper
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                        Atlantic island group
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                        Initials on a dashboard in Europe
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                        Hockey great Phil
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                        Home country (most often to the Irish)
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                        Label for an unsavory person
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                        High-speed Internet inits.
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                        River and town in Nebraska
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                        Start to a fruity rum cocktail
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                        "Aunt" with a 1979 best seller
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                        CW singer who's song "Blue" seems to channel Patsy Cline
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                        Bird that has gone coo coo in the park
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                        Long time to wait
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                        Start of a musical intermission
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                        Do not disturb
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                        Part of Vegas in name only
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                        Jewish service organization; ___ Brith
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                        Using pointe shoes
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                        "Good Will Hunting" sch.
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                        Weighty measure: Abbr..
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                        Material for soup cans
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                        Functional equality
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                        Pews' place
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                        Client's end
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                        Patisserie treat
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                        Tests for verticality
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                        Difference between a man on a tricycle in a T-shirt and a man on a bicycle in a tuxedo
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                        Debatable, or not worth debating
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                        "If u ask me"
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                        Either Patience or Fortitude at the New York Public Library
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                        Hothead in Italy
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                        Stalk in a swamp
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                        Roulette bet
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                        Mountain air
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                        K.G.B. predecessor
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                        Griffin who put everyone in Jeopardy
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                        Late-night host
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                        Expecting
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                        Garden in Giverny
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                        Chole's fatty end
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                        A vessel for Jason or Ben
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                        Fun house sounds
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                        Brand in a lab?
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                        Number of German words (including this one) in the puzzle
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                        Riot scene thief
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                        Place for a conger congress
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                        It might be Wight
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                        Data-uploading letters
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                        NHL's farm team group
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                        Most authentic
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                        Port in many an LCD TV
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                        "Law and Order" bad guy
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                        "No, I was not in that river", e.g.
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                        Home to waltzes and sausages
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                        When it divides, it multiplies (var.)
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                        Spy
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                        A place to wish
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                        Suffix with towel
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                        Something frequently blown onstage
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                        Militant feminist portrait artist Alice
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                        "Slippery" tree
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                        Tear up
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