Duck Out
■ · By Lydia Roth and Philip Chow · Published by Pair O Ducks · Published 2024-04-28T12:00:56.343Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is something you might duck out of.
Nudges:
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Huh, I could have sworn there were some ducks around here somewhere! Looks like they all ducked out.
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You'll need to put four ducks back in their proper place.
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Gee, these ducky entries all "pair" nicely with another clue!
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Sure enough, we're doing alternate entries again. Google is your friend, in case some of these aren't familiar.
Checking for previous play data...
Thank you Lydia and Phil!
got any grapes? waddle waddle 
But none of that is the puzzle's fault. :) Very jealous of the 41D clue! Just right for an SSS. Thanks again.
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Divide, as crossword constructing responsibilities in a collab
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Across
- 1ADivide, as crossword constructing responsibilities in a collab
- 6AMole, for one
- 11ACocktail that may be "bottomless" at brunch
- 13AChinese takeout staple
- 14ABattery terminals
- 15ALansbury who stars as an amateur sleuth in "Murder, She Wrote"
- 16ASalt Lake City college team
- 17A"So you travel a lot?" "Yeah, you could say I know the ___ and outs."
- 19AMythical bird of prey
- 20AYak, yak, yak
- 21AUrban haze
- 22ASearch for Easter eggs
- 23AOff-limits stuff
- 25AJudith Light/Tony Danza sitcom "Who's the ___?"
- 26AEasy as pie
- 28AScientifically engineered crops, for short
- 30APre-2000 animated Disney show
- 33A"No ___ for you!" ("Seinfeld" catchphrase)
- 34AGod often depicted throwing lightning bolts
- 35ASing with one's mouth closed
- 37AReasons for end zone celebrations, for short
- 38ASchreiber who portrayed Sabretooth in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"
- 39APuff piece?
- 40A"He won three ___ Cups!" "He did what in his cup?" (quote from the Pixar film "Cars")
- 42AKeanu who sat on a bench eating a sandwich looking really sad
- 44ARisk-___ (prone to playing it safe)
- 45ACounterparts of deacons, in some churches
- 46AWhoppers
- 47AClassic Nintendo video game
Down
- 1DDragon in "The Hobbit" which Tolkien clarifies is not pronounced like 21-Across
- 2DSubtly suggest
- 3DPrimordial blob
- 4DCones' counterparts
- 5DSuffix for many jargons (including crossword___!)
- 6DSteinway & ___ (piano maker)
- 7DLee who won Best Director for "Brokeback Mountain" and "Life of Pi"
- 8DOrgan that contains the myometrium, one of the strongest muscles in the human body
- 9DPunctuation marks used in analogies
- 10DEstablish as law
- 12DSci-fi writer who wrote or edited more than 500 books
- 13DWedding dress designer Vera
- 18D"Uh-uh-uh!"
- 21DHas a bawl
- 22DGardening item (and homonym of some other gardening items!)
- 24DSound accompanying an affectionate nose-poke
- 25DNFL team that Tom Brady spent his last three seasons with before finally retiring
- 27DArtist's body of work
- 28DChocolatier named for a legendary naked horse rider
- 29DSeafood in moules-frites, Belgium's national dish
- 31D"___ me timbers!"
- 32D"Sublime!"
- 33DMarch honoree, for short
- 34DFan's pub
- 36DAll over the place
- 38DAt a ___ for words (speechless)
- 39DPrefix with "cab" or "cure"
- 41DAmount past due?
- 43DAntlered animal on Michigan's state flag