Sounds Like You Need a Drink
◆ · By Mikey G
Meta Prompt
[Level 3] The answer to the meta is a three-word beverage.
Nudge #1: The drink has five syllables.
Nudge #2: Each syllable rhymes with one (or two, really!) in the grid.
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President Grant's given birth name
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- 1APresident Grant's given birth name
- 6AOrg. that doles out 9-digit IDs
- 9AWield
- 11APointed, scathing lambasting
- 12AJejune
- 14ARaisman who was paired with Mark Ballas (he's coming back!!) on "Dancing with the Stars" in 2013
- 15AWhere singles might come from, briefly
- 16ABefore
- 18AThe dermatologist didn't listen to any criticism because he had ___
- 19A"Just ___ and we'll tell you!"
- 22AJodi : "The Little Mermaid" :: ___ : "Cinderella"
- 23AIt's on the house!
- 24AThey might be humble
- 25AHe defeated Antony and Cleopatra (or: "Isn't Ma telling you to calm down? You need to get ___!"
- 27A$1.99 for a gallon of gas now (but not fifty years ago)
- 31AWhen I prepared filet mignon for the culinary judges, I knew a lot was ___
- 33APlaces so lofty
- 37AAllow your partner to connect four
- 38AMagic sound?
- 39A"Jimmy ___'s Blues" (song from Spin Doctors' 1991 album "Pocket Full of Kryptonite")
- 40ATrendy place, hopefully with Wi-Fi!
- 42APerson who might win in a battle of the saxes
- 43A"Breaking Bad" network
- 46ABad start?
- 47A"According to my highly reputable sources..."
- 49ASome chemical suffix you'll just get from the crossings anyway
- 50AFirst name of singer of 1985's "Freeway of Love"
- 51AFirst word in a state capital name
- 52APicasso's storied land
Down
- 1D"pretty silly lol"
- 2D"Heard you already, alarm"
- 3D45 and 78, e.g.
- 4DJust put ALD
- 5DTransmogrifies
- 6DStimulated
- 7DRitzy alternative?
- 8DWhose guess this meta answer is
- 10DHe rode on Vostok 1
- 13DPlaces where you might get your shots
- 17D"Peace"-ful Storting location
- 18DGarment you wear if you're Roman around
- 19DYou put it before the carte
- 20DStop, for one
- 21DRussell of "Felicity"
- 24DPlanned sched. listings
- 26DWhat a cobbler doesn't need
- 28D"Did you hear the Wright Brothers are going into business together?" "___ never fly!"
- 29DVIPs who provide firm leadership LOL
- 30DAmeliorate
- 32DHis very first correct question given on "Jeopardy!" was "What is an epilogue?" on June 2, 2004
- 33DRed, perhaps
- 34DLike many highways
- 35DThere are two in this clue
- 36D"That ___ last year!"
- 39DAnimals who hold hands when they sleep
- 41DOrg. that might say, "If you're not safe, you're out!"
- 43DCruciverbalist's favorite dog
- 44D"What's a -?" "Nothing, what's the ___ with you?" (My humor is a little fishy)
- 45DFourth color that joins magenta, yellow, and black in printing
- 48D"Yer darn tootin" (must be the kazoo)