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Divided Loyalties

◆ · By Adam Simon Levine

Meta Prompt
The meta answer, which has two words, may be found in both the U.S. and Canada.
Apparently there was some sort of sportsball thing yesterday? I find these things very confusing! Anyway, here's a puzzle. (Published on Muggle Meta Mondays.)
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  • DIS solved 2024-02-12T13:59:22.465Z
  • rjy solved 2024-02-12T18:01:45.186Z
  • Pair O Ducks solved 2024-02-12T18:02:55.337Z
  • boharr solved 2024-02-12T18:14:51.314Z
  • MatthewL solved 2024-02-12T18:28:45.968Z
  • Meg solved 2024-02-12T19:08:03.712Z
  • edestlin solved 2024-02-12T19:08:05.747Z
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  • I K Snamhcok solved 2024-02-13T12:59:14.467Z
  • Berto solved 2024-02-13T19:11:58.874Z
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  • JM solved 2024-02-14T23:45:15.790Z
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  • DIS 🤓6:45 · 2024-02-12T14:00:52.482Z
    I figured out FANS, then it took me a few tries to get the other word, although it was staring me right in the face. Nice metanism.
    • Philip Chow 🤓8:43 · 2024-02-12T17:12:05.931Z
      i'm the opposite i figured out JETS, but cannot figure out how to get FANS at all
      • Adam Simon Levine constructor · 2024-02-12T19:35:27.041Z
        Those four teams have something interesting in common - what is it?
        • Philip Chow 🤓8:43 · 2024-02-12T21:46:51.570Z
          Thanks! I see the path now!! :)... I agree with Hector on the EMO/BLUES because that's how I originally mapped the E... once I saw that comment, I knew to look for CARDINALS instead and got the actual alt team names...
    • rjy 2s · 2024-02-12T18:11:24.902Z
      Very cool metanism and execution, Adam! Opposite of DIS, I got JETS first and took a bit to get to FANS. Actually, I started with "JETJ", getting hung up with LA Clippers matching with the 1A clue.
      • Pair O Ducks 🤓5:32 · 2024-02-12T18:05:28.448Z
        Here thanks to a fun group solve - found JETS easily enough, but would never ever have gotten to FANS on my own. Kudos to rjy for finding the missing step!
        • boharr 3s · 2024-02-12T18:17:09.313Z
          I needed help with the two-point conversion. Very clever. Thanks, Adam. Needed clarification, too, because I found two ways to get one needed letter.
          • MatthewL 🤓9:19 · 2024-02-12T18:31:48.611Z
            Figured out JETS, but needed a bit of a push to find the other half. Clever mechanism. Thanks for the puzzle, Adam.
            • Meg 2s · 2024-02-12T19:08:47.909Z
              Second step took awhile. Nice one, Adam!
              • Hector 🤓9:25 · 2024-02-12T21:18:28.439Z
                Neat, thanks! EMO/BLUES was a little distracting.
                • Adam Simon Levine constructor · 2024-02-13T00:00:23.844Z
                  I completely didn't think of this connection! Thanks for pointing it out.
                • Aerion 🤓3:22 · 2024-02-13T05:15:41.655Z
                  Excellent connection
                  • I K Snamhcok 2s · 2024-02-13T13:01:09.559Z
                    Hey, that’s cool. Fun meta. I hope you aren’t one. Jets fan, that is. A thankless proposition for many years, if I understand correctly. Thanks, Adam!
                    • Adam Simon Levine constructor · 2024-02-13T14:41:26.073Z
                      Believe me, I am well aware of how thankless it is. (The New York variety, at least.)
                    • Berto 5s · 2024-02-13T19:16:48.518Z
                      I still don’t get how to derive FANS!
                      • Adam Simon Levine constructor · 2024-02-13T19:58:53.175Z
                        The four teams that were chosen to occur as alternate answers to clues (PANTHERS, CARDINALS, RANGERS, KINGS) are also each the names of other teams in other leagues: Florida, Arizona, NY, Sacramento.
                        • Berto 5s · 2024-02-14T00:45:19.642Z
                          Ah, very clever! Sadly my limited knowledge of US sports made that a step too far. But I had heard of both Winnipeg and NY Jets at least! Thanks for the puzzle Adam!
                      • Carolyn 3s · 2024-02-14T22:22:45.851Z
                        That was a struggle, but worth it in the end. Thanks for the nudges.
                        • woozy 19:41 · 2024-02-15T05:28:00.323Z
                          Hmmm considering each of the places have a dozen or so sports teams each how on earth are you supposed to even get started and now which to choose?
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                          Zippy watercraft
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                          1. 1A
                            Zippy watercraft
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                            Word with Penny or Lovers'
                          3. 11A
                            Chilean desert that's the driest non-polar spot on Earth
                          4. 13A
                            "Cain, can you tell me where your brother is?" "Sorry, I'm not ___."
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                            Color often seen in Chapel Hill
                          6. 16A
                            Singer Eartha whose antiwar comments once triggered LBJ and got her cancelled
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                            Bond, government bond
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                            Word with fish or daddy (hint: it's not "Go")
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                            Jai ___
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                            Article in Le Monde
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                            Incite
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                            Civil rights icon Horne
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                            Spot in the Seine
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                            Yearbook sect.
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                            Pasta-maker's suffix
                          16. 30A
                            It's too damn high
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                            Home-cooked dinner and a massage, for short
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                            Sponcon, essentially
                          19. 33A
                            Burdensome
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                            Pop group that's currently on hiatus due to military service
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                            Queue before Q
                          22. 41A
                            Ginormous
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                            Former slugger Martinez
                          24. 44A
                            Big name in candy
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                            Asker of the question in 13-Across, perhaps
                          26. 46A
                            Scrapes (by)
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                            Triumphal structure
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                            Sleuth Holmes
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                            Jedi's attire
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                            Spanish soprano Victoria (who was from Barcelona, her name notwithstanding)
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                            "Omnia vincit ___" (love conquers all)
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                            Sweet Italian wine (not to be confused with an Indian spice mix)
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                            Symbol of the divine feminine
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                            They may help you get around national parks
                          Down
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                            Carnivorous mammals
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                            Bookshop.org, for one
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                            Highland patterns
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                            Home of 3-Down, classically
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                            Penn of both "Harold & Kumar" and the Obama White House
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                            Tag line?
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                            PCR, for instance
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                            Alternative answer to 13-Across
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                            Modern, in Munich
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                            College members
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                            Tree rings
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                            Primo
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                            Cad
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                            Related
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                            Former Kardashian follower
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                            Goes downhill fast
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                            Anvil-shaped bone in the ear
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                            "___ be great!"
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                            Words of resignation
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                            Time to take the bins to the curb
                          21. 33D
                            ___ vez más
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                            How oft the letter V appears in this grid
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                            Business bigwig
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                            Some noblemen
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                            Chaos
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                            Mathematician Lobachevski made (in)famous by a Tom Lehrer song
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                            Half past the hour, at sea
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                            Impersonates
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                            Where kids may learn about the birds and the bees
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                            Mother ____, born Anjezë Gonxhe
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                            X Man?
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                            Class in medical sch.
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                            Moody genre
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                            "Stay away from that bone!"
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