Somebody That I Used To Know (Meta)
◆ · Por benchen71 · Publicado 2022-05-31T06:00:09.177Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a word for the termination of a relationship
Five Tuesdays this month means it's time for a super hard meta! The grid should be challenging, even with some judicious Googling. But there's still fun to be had in the clues. And the meta mechanic is on the subtle side. But you will know it when you get the meta answer, which is a word for the termination of a relationship. Apologies in advance for any earworms this puzzle sets off! Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=95248#p95248
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Comprobando datos de juego anteriores…
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"He that ___ his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes." (Prov. 13:24 KJV)
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Horizontales
- 1A"He that ___ his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes." (Prov. 13:24 KJV)
- 8AUN-supported network of investors, with six aspirational Principles of Responsible Investment
- 11AEff follower
- 14APrevious name of Sodexo, the French food and management services company (let me make it easier for you: they just dropped an "h")
- 15A"___ a real nowhere man"
- 16AEggs
- 17APitchforks partner (for villagers chasing a monster)
- 18A"Hmmm..."
- 20AFlag
- 21ASole
- 22AArabic word that literally means "my love"
- 25AThe moon, during its crescent phase
- 29ADined
- 30A"Nay"
- 32AUnified
- 33AFitness check that involves swimming 500 yards in 12.5 minutes, a minimum of 50 pushups, 50 curl-ups, and 10 chin-ups in two minutes each, and running 1.5 miles in 10.5 minutes
- 35AAustralian units of crowd size (e.g. "That's as many as ten ___!")
- 36ABilly Ray Cyrus earworm, and a super vague hint for where to look for the answer to the meta
- 40AGratis
- 41ASpace behind a building, perhaps
- 42ASuffix for super
- 43AEntertainment viewing device owned by a co-op, perhaps
- 46AObject used for catching things
- 47A40, poetically
- 49AOnly yours truly
- 51ANaCl
- 52A"___ girl!"
- 53ADiminutive head strand
- 56AQuickly
- 60A80's sitcom alien
- 61ATwosome
- 62A46 across, but for catching alkas?
- 63ASolid -> Liquid -> ___
- 64A"I ___, with my little eye"
- 65ABoot material
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- 1DConcorde, e.g.
- 2DScatalogical referent (but for kids)
- 3DProcess of re-recording film audio (abbr.)
- 4DPrefix for linear or fy
- 5DSecond piece of physical evidence presented in a trial by jury
- 6DBruce Springsteen's 5th studio album
- 7DShakespearean legwear
- 8DIsland in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam that was the original location of the Temple of Isis
- 9DDonned again, as clothing
- 10D"Careful, he ___ you."
- 11DSupreme being
- 12DNight before
- 13DListening device
- 19DOT book between Ezr. and Est.
- 22DLoses it
- 23DAdmitted culpability
- 24DCome to the rescue
- 25DVain lady beloved by Sir Pelleas
- 26DSwiss resort on Lake Maggiore at the base of the Alps
- 27DHow Robin Hood is dressed, stereotypically
- 28DHaving a will
- 31DSuffix meaning "full of" (eg. sucr___)
- 34DCaustic chemical
- 35D"___ culpa" (23 down)
- 37D2019 Indian Tamil-language techno-thriller film written and directed by Kalees about a hacker who has to rescue his kidnapped girlfriend from another hacker
- 38DQuarterback who, in his final season, was the subject of an iconic photograph that showed him bloodied and kneeling in the end zone after a tackle by a defender left him helmetless
- 39DRepublic of Croatia, in Croatian: Republika ___
- 43DPours boiling water on
- 44DGo into hiding
- 45DDesigner collectible that is not for kids
- 48DUkr., formerly
- 50DWash gently against
- 52DIf a bunch of applied linguists living in America wanted to form an association, 18 across what the acronym would be?
- 53DShakespearean witch
- 54D___ carte
- 55DNo ___, ands or buts
- 57DEvent not held (abbr.)
- 58DWide shoe width
- 59DSMS shorthand for "So, are we a couple?"