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· By Mikey G

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[Level 2] The answer to the meta is a 2-word title.
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  • Mikey G constructor · 2024-03-09T18:00:16.399Z
    Answer: GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
    Explanation: Four zany themers each contain SCORE within them; the central spanner, from this puzzle's date of publication, was seven years ago. Thus, the five main themers point to "four score and seven years ago," the famed opening line of the classic GETTYSBURG ADDRESS, the answer to our meta. Note the numeric connection (a score is 20 years, so "four score and seven" is 87) as well as the man of the hour indicated in symmetric entries in the first and last rows: ABRA, HAM, LIN, COLN.
    • oldjudge 6s · 2024-03-09T18:28:46.745Z
      The man says to the bartender, "I bet you $100 bucks my parrot can recite the Gettysburg Address!" The parrot squawks a bit and flaps its wings. Furious, the man pays the bartender and returns home.
      When they get home the man berates the parrot for failing to perform and the parrot responds, "You fool! Just think of the odds we can get next time!"
      • Mikey G constructor · 2024-03-10T21:35:15.581Z
        🤣🤣🤣
      • boharr 2s · 2024-03-09T18:27:34.003Z
        Nice one. Thanks, Mikey.
        • Hector 3s · 2024-03-09T18:35:07.490Z
          Fun! I'd go on, but the world will little note, nor long remember what I say here
          • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓5:54 · 2024-03-09T19:44:30.171Z
            Fun, thank you! (Excited that I solved a Level 2.)
            Fun fact: we saw 67A's famous Hamilton a day after the historic Game 7 in 39A!
            Thanks also for the explanation — I got the metanism accurately but missed the corner easter eggs entirely. (With speed solving habits, I guess I don't always look at all the entries if they're complete on crosses.) And where is the (other) 87?
            • Julie bookworm 🤓22:33 · 2024-03-09T19:35:15.451Z
              So clever! I am amazed at how many Easter eggs you manage to work into your constructions!
              • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓5:54 · 2024-03-09T19:45:28.859Z
                Whoops, time is a blur… the "fun fact" was actually from the year before 39A.
                • ajk 🤓10:56 · 2024-03-09T19:55:17.583Z
                  Saw the SCOREs in 17 and 24A and instantly knew what it would be. Fun one, thanks.
                  • Capn Rick 🤓16:55 · 2024-03-09T19:59:10.848Z
                    Fun one, Mikey! I lived in Gettysburg for a short while, so it brought back some fond memories.
                    • MatthewL 🤓9:27 · 2024-03-09T20:24:47.026Z
                      Nice one. Although now I'm left wondering what a pear oreo actually would taste like. Thanks for the puzzle, Mikey!
                      • Mikey G constructor · 2024-03-10T21:36:21.560Z
                        There was a special Swedish fish edition once. In related news, why?
                      • kurtalert 🤓8:15 · 2024-03-09T20:08:15.631Z
                        Love it. Thanks Mikey!
                        • KayW 9:59 · 2024-03-09T21:02:14.665Z
                          fantastic construction - laughed out loud when I got the full metanism. Great one Mikey - thanks!
                          • Philip Chow 🤓10:05 · 2024-03-09T21:57:16.122Z
                            my history teacher would be so mad at me... i submitted emancipation proclamation and was so confused why it was wrong and thought i spelled it wrong 😭... missed the bonus easter egg of abraham lincoln that was cool and the wacky themers were fun (especially BOSCOREOS)
                            • Abide 🤓18:33 · 2024-03-09T22:23:25.162Z
                              That COLN was a nice gimme for the meta!
                              • Mikey G constructor · 2024-03-10T21:37:18.331Z
                                Sure was - I was disheartened there was no easy way to clue that!
                              • Jerry Miccolis 🤓17:54 · 2024-03-09T22:31:56.834Z
                                Aren't BOSCOREOS chocolate-flavored speedwagons?
                                • DrTom 3s · 2024-03-10T21:32:58.122Z
                                  😂🤣😂🤣
                                • Carolyn 6s · 2024-03-09T23:10:05.576Z
                                  That was terrific! I also missed the corners. Well done!
                                  • Cindy Heisler 2s · 2024-03-10T01:23:06.822Z
                                    This was fun. I never saw the Easter Eggs until after I solved. Clever grid and great clues. Thanks, Mikey.
                                    • whimsy 22:14 · 2024-03-10T01:10:47.865Z
                                      Wow! Too much for me to take it all in! But I took in enough to solve. Thanks, Mikey!
                                      • hoover 2s · 2024-03-10T01:46:34.588Z
                                        I saw where it was going as I was filling the themers, but wanted to finish the grid before submitting. Was there a checkbox I forgot to check?
                                        • Bird Lives 8s · 2024-03-10T04:04:32.536Z
                                          Waiting for Depp to do the sequel, 'Donnie Brasco Returns."
                                          • DrTom 3s · 2024-03-10T21:36:45.172Z
                                            Or when a national cracker company buys an Ohio baseball team and we have the Nabisco Reds?
                                          • Qmark 3s · 2024-03-10T15:53:52.991Z
                                            Nice one, Mikey...perfect for puzzle 87! P.S. I always enjoy your varying font choices for your titles.
                                            • JHSeeman 2s · 2024-03-10T21:09:47.257Z
                                              Nice Easter egg with Lin Coln.... Fun one Thanks.
                                              • Laura M 🤓10:48 · 2024-03-10T21:07:46.657Z
                                                Nice! I missed the corners, that's awesome!
                                                • DrTom 3s · 2024-03-10T21:31:43.695Z
                                                  I was confused for a moment because 4 SCORE and Twenty Seven added up to 107, but with this being puzzle 87 it could be no other number. THEN I saw ABRA, HAM, LIN, COLN after the fact. Nice tie in Mikey! Definitely a 2 at the most...and believe me I am not complaining, I like it when I can solve.
                                                  • Meta World Peace 5s · 2024-03-16T00:07:53.835Z
                                                    Hadn't realized how close DESPERADO is to Despacito (in letters and length) before now!
                                                    • Tyrpmom 2s · 2024-03-16T05:21:00.362Z
                                                      Glad to know I’m not the only one who missed Abraham Lincoln. Such a nice touch.
                                                      • Bird Lives 8s · 2024-03-16T15:39:36.991Z
                                                        Mikey G's prescience: The day after this puzzle was posted, The Gettysburg Address figured prominently in the episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
                                                        1A
                                                        "Four Leaf Clover" singer Moore
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                                                        Across
                                                        1. 1A
                                                          "Four Leaf Clover" singer Moore
                                                        2. 5A
                                                          QB's six, often
                                                        3. 11A
                                                          What I must eat (because I am what I eat)
                                                        4. 14A
                                                          Some wraps
                                                        5. 15A
                                                          The dueling maracas combos compete at "___ of the Bands"
                                                        6. 16A
                                                          Man-mouse link (we'll give singer Rita the day off)
                                                        7. 17A
                                                          Jar of shortening from an ancient civilization?
                                                        8. 19A
                                                          "Isle of Dogs" director Anderson
                                                        9. 20A
                                                          Forwarded
                                                        10. 21A
                                                          Knock
                                                        11. 22A
                                                          Crux
                                                        12. 23A
                                                          Cable modem alternative
                                                        13. 24A
                                                          Certain pear-flavored cookies? (There have been weirder...)
                                                        14. 26A
                                                          Orthodontists' org.
                                                        15. 28A
                                                          Kerfuffle or foofaraw
                                                        16. 30A
                                                          Bull, in Barcelona
                                                        17. 31A
                                                          While previously in London and Paris, its current HQ sprouted in Brussels (har har) in 1967
                                                        18. 33A
                                                          Counterpart to a cone
                                                        19. 35A
                                                          See 59-Down
                                                        20. 39A
                                                          First time after the Cubs last won the World Series (not relevant, except to say I hope they win this year's 2024 World Series!) that President's Day (more relevant) was held on February 20
                                                        21. 42A
                                                          Clothes line?
                                                        22. 43A
                                                          "My dog can bring back my toy Hot Wheels when I throw it!" "That's so ___-fetched"
                                                        23. 44A
                                                          Trip from Norway to Beijing: "___ Boat to China"
                                                        24. 45A
                                                          Shrinking inland sea
                                                        25. 47A
                                                          1040 ID
                                                        26. 49A
                                                          "thx" partner
                                                        27. 50A
                                                          What a nightclub has to pay every month?
                                                        28. 54A
                                                          Sight in the Seine
                                                        29. 56A
                                                          Exclude
                                                        30. 57A
                                                          General on menus
                                                        31. 58A
                                                          Like some prints (Cinderella ordered a few recently: some day, her prints will come)
                                                        32. 61A
                                                          Typist's stat (I was going to act in a movie about keyboarding, but I don't want to be type-cast)
                                                        33. 62A
                                                          Italian herb manufactured in the Badger state, briefly?
                                                        34. 64A
                                                          Fair-hiring inits.
                                                        35. 65A
                                                          Surreptitious
                                                        36. 66A
                                                          Peculiar beginning?
                                                        37. 67A
                                                          "Hamilton" creator ___-Manuel Miranda
                                                        38. 68A
                                                          Handles
                                                        39. 69A
                                                          Small river in Gloucestershire
                                                        Down
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                                                          The basics
                                                        2. 2D
                                                          "Want to hear about how to drill holes into pieces of wood?" "Ugh, you're such a ___"
                                                        3. 3D
                                                          What the loving couple of meteorologists liked to go on
                                                        4. 4D
                                                          Seconds, in a way, for short
                                                        5. 5D
                                                          1982 Disney film
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                                                          ___ es Salaam (Tanzanian city)
                                                        7. 7D
                                                          Wing (as seen in the name of a dinosaur): Abbr.
                                                        8. 8D
                                                          "It's about time!"
                                                        9. 9D
                                                          What Marie Barone removed from her couch on an episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond" (to disastrous results, haha)
                                                        10. 10D
                                                          Product of csc and tan (the geometry teacher played a trig on me)
                                                        11. 11D
                                                          Mandel who hosted "Deal or No Deal"
                                                        12. 12D
                                                          Some random playground taunt
                                                        13. 13D
                                                          "These nautical poles are so flexible!" "They're the ___ of least resistance"
                                                        14. 18D
                                                          Pop
                                                        15. 22D
                                                          "You're the owner of a picturesque cave now?" "Yep, I'm a ___ winner!"
                                                        16. 24D
                                                          Bleacher catcalls, maybe
                                                        17. 25D
                                                          Algerian port whose name is the first four letters of a secondary color
                                                        18. 26D
                                                          Against from the start?
                                                        19. 27D
                                                          It breaks regularly
                                                        20. 29D
                                                          Bond order
                                                        21. 32D
                                                          Common type of play for amateur theater
                                                        22. 34D
                                                          12/
                                                        23. 36D
                                                          Eagles song that captivated Elaine's boyfriend Brett on "Seinfeld"
                                                        24. 37D
                                                          Vociferate
                                                        25. 38D
                                                          Slaughter who batted .336 with the Cardinals in 1949
                                                        26. 40D
                                                          The starchy plant grower always walked the straight and ___
                                                        27. 41D
                                                          Gargantuan
                                                        28. 46D
                                                          He might pay someone a flat fee
                                                        29. 48D
                                                          Egyptian flower
                                                        30. 50D
                                                          Request on "Wheel of Carpentry": "I'd like to buy a ___"
                                                        31. 51D
                                                          Rock and Roll Hall of Fame architect
                                                        32. 52D
                                                          Classic memory game with four flashing lights
                                                        33. 53D
                                                          Ultra-lite
                                                        34. 55D
                                                          My favorite genre of puzzles outside meta crosswords
                                                        35. 58D
                                                          Fish ___ (some common Friday-night events during Lent)
                                                        36. 59D
                                                          35-Across often seen in crosswords
                                                        37. 60D
                                                          Bird in the affectionate name for a Canadian one-dollar coin
                                                        38. 62D
                                                          Compass dir. far less common in crosswords than ENE (probably)
                                                        39. 63D
                                                          Sanctioned, briefly
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