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Opposition Leaders

◆ · By Cory Calhoun

Meta Prompt
HINT: Look for a 6-letter verb.
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  • Cory Calhoun constructor · 2024-11-28T04:31:53.771Z
    The meta answer is INVERT (Hint: Look for a 6-letter verb). The name of the puzzle was "Opposition Leaders." The 6 longest Across answers are 2-word phrases, the first of which all are opposites of other words. Rather, the "leaders" of those 6 answers are words with other words in "opposition" to them:
    19A. [SUPERIOR]COURT > INFERIOR
    27A. [DAY]CAMP > NIGHT
    33A. [APPEAR]IN > VANISH
    40A. [WEST]SIDE > EAST
    45A. [LEFT]JAB > RIGHT
    54A. [BOTTOM]FEEDERS > TOP
    Those first words--SUPERIOR, DAY, APPEAR, WEST, LEFT and, BOTTOM--are the opposites of INFERIOR, NIGHT, VANISH, EAST, RIGHT, AND TOP.
    Now what? The first letters of those words (again, "leaders") spell the word INVERT, a word alluding making something opposite, and a 6-letter verb that satisfies the puzzle's hint.
    • benchen71 🤓6:29 · 2024-11-30T02:26:52.823Z
      Good one! I initially had DISAPPEAR as the opposite of APPEAR. But INDERT didn't mean anything!
      • Cory Calhoun constructor · 2024-11-30T03:49:08.372Z
        Ha! Thanks, appreciate it!
      • Carolyn 2s · 2024-11-30T19:32:07.058Z
        Nice! Tried INFRA/SUPRA before realizing VANISH worked and had symmetry of course.
        • Cory Calhoun constructor · 2024-11-30T23:51:19.526Z
          That seems to be the one of the six themers that's the stickiest, but glad you got it! Cheers :)
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        Option with strings attached?
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        Across
        1. 1A
          Option with strings attached?
        2. 4A
          ___ Reader (alternative magazine)
        3. 8A
          Spider-Man love interest Gwen ___
        4. 13A
          Dungeons & Dragons game co.
        5. 14A
          "___ giorno!"
        6. 15A
          Start of a magician's phrase
        7. 16A
          Weapon wielded by ninja turtle Raphael (that sounds like a sound of relief)
        8. 17A
          Once, once
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          Words following "best" or "worst"
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          Where major felony cases are handled
        11. 22A
          Deadly biters
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          Give the green light
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          Batted, and did nothing else, in a ball game
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          Kids' summer spot
        15. 29A
          Make a face
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          WWII area
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          Musician Yoko
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          Be observed, as in a dream
        19. 35A
          Native New Zealander
        20. 38A
          Exerciser's target
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          Double-reed instruments
        22. 40A
          Where the Jets and Sharks clashed
        23. 42A
          Juilliard deg.
        24. 43A
          Horace's "___ Poetica"
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          Conclude
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          Start of a one-two punch
        27. 49A
          Tough guy
        28. 51A
          Composed
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          Architect Saarinen (who really only ever appears in crossword clues)
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          Catfish and carp, for a few
        31. 57A
          Old Toyota model
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          Off-road rides, briefly
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          Music-slowing abbreviation that's spelled like a dye brand
        34. 60A
          Get 100% on a test
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          Without ice
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          Sporty Mitsubishi, briefly
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          "Hodge" follower
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          Chevron competitor
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          Cubby hole?
        Down
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          "How tragic!"
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          Olympics cheer
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          Messy, as paint
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          Taxi alternative
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          Gran ___ (popular racing video game series)
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          "Forget about it!" (or what an understocked bathroom has)
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          Vestibule
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          Unsettled
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          Protein source
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          "You're such ___!"
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          One with a small, devoted fanbase
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          High fashion monogram
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          Accompany to a party
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          Free tickets
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          Kitchen addition?
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          Ski-___ (snowmobiles)
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          Licoricelike flavor
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          The Game Awards host/creator ___ Keighley
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          Half a sawbuck
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          Died down
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          Sound of an air kiss
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          Dynamic start?
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          Italian veal dish
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          Build on
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          Type of college tuition
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          Rescue helicopter
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          Who a spotter spots, in a gym
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          Razzed
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          Hit the big time
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          Terrier type
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          Not clean, in a way
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          Appliance maker
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          H.S. subject
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          This, in Tijuana
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          Chucklehead
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