On That Note
◆ · By Mikey G
Meta Prompt
[Level 3] The answer to the meta is what crosswords might be for you.
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It has 88 keys (hey, numeric tie-in!)
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Across
- 1AIt has 88 keys (hey, numeric tie-in!)
- 6AHighlander
- 10A31-Down's costar in "Leaving Las Vegas"
- 14ASalts or Downs
- 15AOpener for an Alto
- 16AThose, in Tegucigalpa
- 17ATop hat, in Monopoly (always my favorite!)
- 18AGinger (Mikey's beloved tabby), for one
- 20ARonstadt who sang "Somewhere Out There" with James Ingram
- 22AAbolitionist author
- 23AZoom, e.g.
- 26AProper adjective on fabulous collections
- 29AUno + due
- 30ATolkien creature that's not an ent (that narrows it down)
- 31ASome kings and queens
- 32A"Gangnam Style" rapper born Park Jae-sang
- 33A"White Teeth" author Zadie
- 35A"Do you like visiting all these animals in their native habitats?" "___, so good!"
- 37AAbate
- 39ASpot for rags, perhaps
- 43ADeem appropriate
- 47AWire, in a more modern sense
- 48A"This Level 1 meta feels good!"
- 50AWhen the soldier-turned-chemist greeted his peers, he gave them a ___
- 52ANot long.
- 53A"It's no ___!"
- 54APatron of sailors in a 1985 John Parr bop (perfect for a montage of all your epic puzzling moments)
- 55A"I can't find my mimicking avian!" "Oh, that's just a ___ inconvenience"
- 56APart of a pina colada, properly
- 58A"Are my cocoon dwellers doing well in your class?" "Of course, they're such good ___"
- 60AType of experimental data (the statistician went data way!)
- 63A"Private ___" (B-52s bop)
- 67AFormer NFL quarterback whose name becames a world capital with last letter changed to an "E"
- 68ADo that's old-fashioned?
- 69AAdversary
- 70AA kind-hearted baker uses tender ___ care
- 71AMeeting: Abbr.
- 72ASet of notes
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- 1D18-Across, likely
- 2DNASDAQ debut and not the hoppy brew (I still get these confused)
- 3DPose, in a way
- 4DYear-end numbers?
- 5DPotent beginning?
- 6DWeb designers
- 7DGame with 108 cards
- 8DSee 8-Down
- 9DWith 8-Down, not eligible for the kids' menu anymore
- 10DTic-tac alternative
- 11DCravats' cousins
- 12DWhat my carefully constructed plans always do
- 13DSome cosmeticians speak quietly, but this one was Lauder
- 19DCIA predecessor
- 21D6-Across's denial
- 23DWhat you might do if you're behind
- 24DBombeck who said, "When the going gets tough, the tough make cookies"
- 25DLong-running CBS procedural
- 27DMe, trying to dance
- 28DSome spots, for short
- 31D10-Across's costar in "Leaving Las Vegas"
- 32DCarpet feature
- 34DJohn who composed "Roundball Rock" (the classic NBA on NBC theme)
- 36DThe all-night dance party got ___ reviews
- 38DThe centipede's memoir was a ___ seller
- 40D"___ the Lonely" (Roy Orbison tune)
- 41DIts eastern border is the Arabian Sea
- 42D"___ chance!"
- 44DAdversary
- 45D"Not really my cup of tea" (I prefer coffee myself)
- 46DHubbubs
- 48DHe wrote his first published story "Marooned Off Vesta" at age 18
- 49D"Can you lend a hand with this particularly perplexing puzzle?"
- 51D"Here's your spinning toy right when you get up - ___ of the morning to you!"
- 53DIn ___ (not yet born)
- 54DTo be, in Bolivia
- 55DPrivate doctor?
- 57DSinger of the 1998 Academy Award winner for Best Song
- 59DThey're sometimes put on
- 61DSSNs, e.g.
- 62DAmes : Iowa State :: Cedar Rapids : ___ (rhymes with 44-Down)
- 64D"Selma" director DuVernay
- 65DIt says, "I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that" ("that" being solve this Level 5 meta for you)
- 66D"Bravo! What a meta!"