What Time Is It?
◆ · By Mwoychick · Published 2022-11-09T13:34:28.688Z
Meta Prompt
Your directive: find a word that relates to 15 grid entries
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- Darth solved at 14:06 on 11/9/2022
- Schmeel solved at 15:09 on 11/9/2022
- Qmark solved at 15:31 on 11/9/2022
- boharr solved at 15:33 on 11/9/2022
- Bird Lives solved at 15:47 on 11/9/2022
- wendy walker solved at 15:58 on 11/9/2022
- Alex Sisti solved at 16:16 on 11/9/2022
- DIS solved at 16:21 on 11/9/2022
- ajk solved at 17:15 on 11/9/2022
- woozy solved at 17:36 on 11/9/2022
- heidi solved at 17:50 on 11/9/2022
- DrTom solved at 20:12 on 11/9/2022
- lbray53 solved at 21:54 on 11/9/2022
- Laura M solved at 22:22 on 11/9/2022
- Gutman solved at 22:27 on 11/9/2022
- Cindy Weatherman solved at 23:34 on 11/9/2022
- Meg solved at 2:09 on 11/10/2022
- BrennerTJ solved at 2:22 on 11/10/2022
- whimsy solved at 3:20 on 11/10/2022
- Teamdoubletow solved at 3:43 on 11/10/2022
- Dow Jones solved at 7:25 on 11/10/2022
- Dave C solved at 13:55 on 11/10/2022
- Tyrpmom solved at 14:32 on 11/10/2022
- Bbaack solved at 22:16 on 11/10/2022
- Jim Dean solved at 23:36 on 11/10/2022
- I K Snamhcok solved at 14:23 on 11/11/2022
- edestlin solved at 14:41 on 11/11/2022
- DebbieC solved at 19:04 on 11/11/2022
- CPJohnson solved at 22:10 on 11/11/2022
- KayW solved at 22:20 on 11/11/2022
- BarbaraK solved at 3:48 on 11/12/2022
- Magistra solved at 13:51 on 11/12/2022
- Teddybear solved at 15:32 on 11/12/2022
- Carolyn solved at 19:09 on 11/12/2022
- Sharkicicles solved at 20:38 on 11/12/2022
- Abide solved at 22:55 on 11/12/2022
- SeamusOL solved at 1:12 on 11/13/2022
- markhr solved at 4:34 on 11/13/2022
- Mikey G solved at 6:33 on 11/13/2022
- Darrell solved at 22:19 on 11/13/2022
- jbird solved at 22:19 on 11/13/2022
- ReB solved at 4:38 on 11/14/2022
- Johnny Luau solved at 17:21 on 11/14/2022
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- Tom Wilson 🤓5:49 · 2022-11-09T13:58:33.949ZNicely done, Mark. Those of us with erratic solving skills - let along the ability to actually build one! - appreciate the cleverness of those who construct metas, whether new to the game or accomplished veterans. Looking forward to much more from you!
- Darth 🤓7:59 · 2022-11-09T14:07:19.369ZIt's prime time! Thank you, Mark!
- Hector 3s · 2022-11-09T14:57:57.218ZWow, that's a lot of (prime) territory in a small grid taken up by theme entries! I only noticed the entries' connection to 'prime' after submitting (I had seen that the entries clued by two meanings had prime numbers). So I really solved with only half of the mechanism. Anyone solve with only the other half?
- I'm curious to know what path(s) solvers find, too. I used the smaller grid, partly to make the intersecting prime clue numbers easier to handle and also because 13 is a prime. I would have liked to have only 13 themers for the same reason but it was not to be
- boharr 3s · 2022-11-09T15:34:11.900ZFun one. Thanks, Mark
- Qmark 4s · 2022-11-09T15:31:40.225ZThanks Mark!
- Terrific puzzle, Mark! Thanks!
- Bird Lives 4s · 2022-11-09T15:53:05.347ZSuccessful maiden voyage. Is there more to the ORs than just as theme markers in the clues? Those two in 44A44AState of a boutique after a blowout sale, perhaps[-------------] have me puzzled.
- Thanks, Jay. The ORs are just to denote the theme entries. Their appearance in 44A44AState of a boutique after a blowout sale, perhaps[-------------] is just an oversight/coincidence on my part
- Alex Sisti 3s · 2022-11-09T16:16:30.461ZNicely done!!
- Fun! I have found all the 15 entries.But by a funny coincidence I have recently constructed this puzzle with a similar theme! https://crosshare.org/crosswords/7lpVOdgoWPR9I9LHdiU4/principal-ideal-originalwell-not-so-original
- Mark has clawed his way into our hearts with this MEOW. His mechanism is doubly sweet because there are two ways you can arrive - I mean along with all of the other constraints he put this into a GRID with a size that is a Prime number - genius. I was delighted when I got a chance to be one of his testers.
- Laura M 🤓12:20 · 2022-11-09T22:24:15.437ZFun! I don't think I understand quite all 15 of them but close enough :-)
- Thanks for solving, Laura - I'll provide all 15 with the reveal next Tuesday
- BrennerTJ 🤓50s · 2022-11-10T02:29:32.260ZGreat puzzle! I figured the answer from some of the words alone and only then noticed the number sequence.
- Teamdoubletow 2s · 2022-11-10T03:44:38.881ZMy husband enjoyed figured this one out! Great puzzle
- whimsy 🤓9:36 · 2022-11-10T03:50:02.340ZYes, I test solved -- and yes, it took me all day (and a poke in the head from DrTom) to remember how to solve again! Good going, Mark!
- Why PRIME TIME? (Full dislocusre, I gave up and mashed "reveal". I do see the 15 prime answers with "or" in the clues, but... why TIME?)
- Both PRIME and PRIME TIME are accepted answers. Each of the prime number clues has a grid answer that goes with the word PRIME, and I included PRIME TIME as an answer for solvers who answered the "What time is it?" Question with "Prime Time"
- KayW 🤓6:30 · 2022-11-11T22:21:46.914ZDOH!!! the nudges didn't tell me anything I hadn't already noticed/guessed. But I just couldn't come up with that magic word until today. Very clever - and an impressive FEAT11DAccomplishment or film (Abbr.)[----] (not abbr)
- Carolyn 6s · 2022-11-12T19:10:07.441ZThat wasn’t easy but got it without nudges!
- Sharkicicles 2s · 2022-11-12T20:39:22.226ZGreat puzzle!
- Well done! I put together a little spreadsheet with fifteen rows, and there -- in the first column -- the answer was staring me in the face.Not that I saw the answer there
Looking forward to more! - ReB 21s · 2022-11-14T04:40:57.018ZHaving the themer clues be prime numbers was most ingenious.
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- 1AText, briefly
- 4AThe Eagles' "___ Eyes"
- 8AJump again
- 10ANas song, with "The"
- 14AView through the lens of supply and demand, for example
- 16ACooked up schemes
- 17AA 2D2DLunar cycle or calendar page[-----] or loan letters
- 18AVow
- 19ATend (to) or diplomat
- 23ATease or a barbecue bit
- 24AEl ___ (weather phenomenon)
- 25AFitting room activities
- 29ASelling points or desirable holdings
- 33AJack of “Dragnet”
- 35A"Wet/dry" buy
- 36AFIFA token that honors retired footballers
- 40AEarthy deposit
- 41ASandwich or area of study (Abbr.)
- 42AOrchestrate
- 44AState of a boutique after a blowout sale, perhaps
- 48A_____ as a whistle
- 49ADeceive
- 50AAbsolut rival
- 51ACorn unit
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- 1DPass quickly
- 2DLunar cycle or calendar page
- 3DPrimer pooch or location
- 4DStockpiled
- 5DManitoba airport or many 2D2DLunar cycle or calendar page[-----]
- 6D“The Addams Family” cousin
- 7D"___ are fast, yeses take time" or figs.
- 8DSchool assignment
- 9DCream-filled pastry
- 11DAccomplishment or film (Abbr.)
- 12DSosamma ____, Indian animal conservationist
- 13DApt. amenity or the Yukon, for one
- 15DDues payer (Abbr.)
- 20DActress Peeples
- 21DConnections
- 22DDistress signal
- 26DPossess
- 27DJapanese computer giant
- 28DEntrepreneur-aiding org.
- 30DBoxer Holyfield
- 31DBig box store or apple, to Tell
- 32DMedical prefix meaning "hard"
- 34DBright
- 36DRae of "Insecure"
- 37DUses scissors or cold ___
- 38DAmer. Library Assn. regional group reading program
- 39DAMA members
- 40D"West Side Story" song
- 43DActor's quest or function
- 45D"Treasure Island" monogram
- 46D"A mouse!"
- 47DDoris, Dennis or calendar square
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