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Union Station

· Por Darth · Publicado 2024-03-25T11:05:18.294Z

Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a 4-digit number.
I love to travel. To date, I've experienced over 40 countries and all 50 U.S. states, with many repeat visits. As a young boy, I enjoyed traveling from MI to AK each summer with my family. One year we took a train from Chicago's Union Station to Seattle, a 2200-mile journey covering 7 states that afforded spectacular views of the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain wilderness. From then on, I was eager to see the world -- much like George Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life" who said, “You know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are?... Anchor chains, plane motors and train whistles!”
While enthusiasm for trains and travel is not needed for this crossword puzzle, paying attention to the scenery is always important for solving a meta. Here's a tip to help you reach your final destination: Certain sets of numbers (and Google!) will prove useful, but no math is needed.
... Now, all aboard! Enjoy the journey!
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Tabla de clasificación (actualizada cada hora)

  • Tom Wilson solved 2024-03-25T12:27:53.452Z
  • DCBilly solved 2024-03-25T13:46:21.164Z
  • Berto solved 2024-03-25T13:53:29.136Z
  • MatthewL solved 2024-03-25T14:10:45.832Z
  • I K Snamhcok solved 2024-03-25T14:26:35.431Z
  • Dave C solved 2024-03-25T14:43:00.258Z
  • DIS solved 2024-03-25T14:54:36.665Z
  • Hector solved 2024-03-25T15:02:28.880Z
  • JHSeeman solved 2024-03-25T15:20:53.238Z
  • HeadinHome solved 2024-03-25T15:59:24.197Z
  • Ergcat solved 2024-03-25T16:13:17.803Z
  • Bird Lives solved 2024-03-25T17:00:02.447Z
  • boharr solved 2024-03-25T17:45:00.504Z
  • Meg solved 2024-03-25T18:19:05.600Z
  • david solved 2024-03-25T18:24:17.658Z
  • woozy solved 2024-03-25T18:41:12.954Z
  • Sharkicicles solved 2024-03-25T19:10:13.694Z
  • andeux solved 2024-03-25T19:22:29.398Z
  • Eric Porter solved 2024-03-25T19:55:28.300Z
  • rjy solved 2024-03-25T20:31:46.439Z
  • Carolyn solved 2024-03-25T20:35:31.079Z
  • Wendy Walker solved 2024-03-25T20:56:34.413Z
  • Cindy Weatherman solved 2024-03-25T21:01:25.416Z
  • Anita and Steve solved 2024-03-25T21:11:54.614Z
  • Pair O Ducks solved 2024-03-25T21:14:51.719Z
  • heidi solved 2024-03-25T23:14:05.005Z
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  • Jaclyn solved 2024-03-26T01:11:11.517Z
  • Tyrpmom solved 2024-03-26T03:29:57.044Z
  • Richard solved 2024-03-26T04:54:18.317Z
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  • Alex Sisti solved 2024-03-26T13:56:43.122Z
  • ajk solved 2024-03-26T16:37:07.156Z
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  • LB800 solved 2024-03-26T19:44:03.249Z
  • Abide solved 2024-03-27T02:28:05.367Z
  • Kulea solved 2024-03-27T07:00:08.043Z
  • BarbaraK solved 2024-03-27T10:25:23.606Z
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  • CPJohnson solved 2024-03-27T13:50:17.063Z
  • JM solved 2024-03-27T14:21:42.969Z
  • michaelm solved 2024-03-27T14:34:44.389Z
  • DrTom solved 2024-03-27T14:59:15.547Z
  • imontoo solved 2024-03-27T19:15:25.746Z
  • Laura M solved 2024-03-27T20:54:57.286Z
  • whimsy solved 2024-03-28T00:30:17.007Z
  • Jeremy Smith solved 2024-03-28T02:05:00.511Z
  • bhamren solved 2024-03-28T04:13:07.781Z
  • hoover solved 2024-03-28T15:54:46.275Z
  • strybner solved 2024-03-28T19:32:37.247Z
  • KayW solved 2024-03-28T21:01:11.884Z
  • JeffTurnham solved 2024-03-30T00:44:02.926Z
  • Naptown Kid solved 2024-03-30T13:04:43.784Z
  • Prog solved 2024-03-30T17:56:49.791Z
  • Mikey G solved 2024-04-02T05:14:43.991Z

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  • Berto 1s · 2024-03-25T13:54:34.341Z
    Definitely needed Google, but fun journey down the rails!
    • Darth constructor · 2024-03-25T17:27:29.585Z
      Thanks. My original version just asked for a state, which made the meta accessible but also too easy to jump tracks and guess the answer. ;)
    • MatthewL 🤓5:21 · 2024-03-25T14:12:48.859Z
      Very nice! Enjoyed the treasure hunt (thank you, Google). Thanks for the puzzle, Darth!
      • Darth constructor · 2024-03-25T17:28:12.392Z
        Glad you liked it. Thanks for solving! =)
      • Dave C 3s · 2024-03-25T14:43:45.772Z
        At first I thought it was the date for Alabama, but then...
        • Darth constructor · 2024-03-25T17:29:44.545Z
          Always good to have a little distraction without a huge rabbit hole. =)
        • DIS 🤓5:39 · 2024-03-25T14:54:57.040Z
          A fun trip!
          • Darth constructor · 2024-03-25T17:29:59.818Z
            Cool. Thanks for solving!
          • JHSeeman 3s · 2024-03-25T15:21:04.911Z
            NIce one, well put together. Thanks.
            • Darth constructor · 2024-03-25T17:30:35.746Z
              Thanks for solving!
            • Hector 2s · 2024-03-25T15:09:39.819Z
              MANY ARCANE DECODE DEMANDS!
              • Darth constructor · 2024-03-25T17:44:50.866Z
                Thanks for the feedback, Hector.
              • Ergcat 🤓14:44 · 2024-03-25T16:19:46.199Z
                Clever puzzle! Googled State admission to Union years and got the alternate grid answers for the clues ( PAPER & INKS, TEST & DEMO, etc). But then couldn’t find another 4 -letter grid entry with state initials. 1890 was when Idaho and Wyoming (IDWY) were admitted so I thought 69a DIDI? After other guesses were wrong. Lol! Have no idea why 1890 is right. Thanks, Darth!
                • Darth constructor · 2024-03-25T17:44:28.725Z
                  Lol. I suppose you could try all 50 states until you hit on something. There are 5 sets that make up those 4-letter words (INKS, DEMO, etc.)... List them in grid order and see if you notice something.... ;)
                  • Ergcat 🤓14:44 · 2024-03-26T13:19:50.570Z
                    Duh! Why didn’t I think of that!! Very clever!
                • HeadinHome 🤓1:40 · 2024-03-25T16:02:20.804Z
                  I loved solving this mystery… what the heck do those numbers refer to?? Why are there two giant black and white animals in this puzzle? What does railways have to do with any of this?? I kind of was expecting something about Promontory Point Utah (the “station” connecting the trans-cont.). Great fun!
                  • Darth constructor · 2024-03-25T17:50:25.645Z
                    Lol. This puzzle was originally set as something for a "State of the Union" theme. When a new title was suggested by a test solver, the "Union Station" theme evolved making those numbers even more "arcane"... Thanks for sticking with it! :D
                  • Bird Lives 4s · 2024-03-25T17:09:50.380Z
                    I went down a short rabbit hole. From the intro, the title, and the clue for UNUM, I thought it was going to be about railroads. So when I saw PA(P)ER, I checked to see if 1816 and 1861 were significant dates for the Pennsylvania RR and the Erie RR. They weren't.
                    I don't usually enjoy metas that make me do a lot of Googling, but this time I needed only the one list. Thanks.
                    • Darth constructor · 2024-03-25T19:36:35.607Z
                      Thanks for the feedback, Jay. I tried to include subtle hints such as the U.S. flag in the photo and the talk about traveling all 50 states, including my summer trips "from MI to AK"... Glad to know it wasn't too stressful to Google. =)
                    • boharr 5s · 2024-03-25T17:46:18.613Z
                      Thanks, Darth.
                      • Darth constructor · 2024-03-25T19:36:53.508Z
                        Thank you for solving.
                        • Darth constructor · 2024-03-25T20:41:33.479Z
                          Thanks for solving, Bob.
                        • Meg 1s · 2024-03-25T18:19:53.637Z
                          Bunch of googling and then I couldn’t see it for a while. Thanks, Darth!
                          • Darth constructor · 2024-03-25T19:37:42.077Z
                            Thanks for hanging in there, Meg! =)
                            • Darth constructor · 2024-03-25T20:48:47.531Z
                              Thanks, Meg. Googling the "list" takes away the guess work once you decide what those numbers are about. My original title was "These United States" and the answer was "a U.S. state", so I had to up the difficulty rating a tad. =)
                            • woozy 🤓9:01 · 2024-03-25T18:41:42.496Z
                              Wow.... I circled around for a llllooooong time on that one.
                              • Darth constructor · 2024-03-25T20:40:56.798Z
                                Believe me, the earlier version was much too straightforward. Thanks for pressing on! =)
                              • Sharkicicles 1s · 2024-03-25T19:11:11.531Z
                                I loved loved loved this one! GO ILLINI!
                                • Darth constructor · 2024-03-25T20:39:47.464Z
                                  Awesome! Glad to hear it! =)
                                  • Darth constructor · 2024-03-29T17:11:24.219Z
                                    We're in the "Elite Eight"... you can do this, Illini!
                                  • Wendy Walker 3s · 2024-03-25T20:57:19.413Z
                                    Nice one, Darth. A quick solve!
                                    • Darth constructor · 2024-03-25T23:28:17.127Z
                                      Awesome! =)
                                    • Carolyn 3s · 2024-03-25T20:37:04.633Z
                                      I really enjoyed that! Definitely needed Mr. Google though. Lots of fun
                                      • Darth constructor · 2024-03-25T23:28:40.143Z
                                        Glad you liked it! =)
                                      • ajk 🤓6:02 · 2024-03-26T16:48:02.502Z
                                        My googles yesterday made the mistake of trying to link the dates to the grid entry, so I learned stuff about the original performance dates of TOSCA, etc. Ironically, the 1959 date struck me as Hawaii, and HART starting with H made me think about it for a second, but I was thinking that the entries would be state code pairs and obviously that didn't go anywhere. It wasn't until this morning that I thought to google the numbers alone. First couple weren't too promising-- 1816 and 1861 brought up the duration of something called The Kingdom of Two Sicilies, and then 1836 1846 brought up the Republic of Texas, so I thought they would all be things like that. Fortunately it eventually occurred to me that there was a reason the Republic of Texas stopped being a Republic, and then the former Hawaii notion clicked back in and off I went. Very fun idea, even if my journey was a little bumpy. :) Thanks.
                                        • Darth constructor · 2024-03-26T21:00:12.749Z
                                          Wow, what a ride! Lol. I had hoped the 51A hint about "E pluribus Unum" would guide folks toward the "union" theme. Glad you got there eventually. =)
                                          • hoover 5s · 2024-03-28T15:57:30.276Z
                                            Kingdom of Two Sicilies and the Republic of Texas (my state) are exactly the rabbit hole I fell down!
                                          • michaelm 🤓8:59 · 2024-03-27T14:47:51.229Z
                                            Does Darth ever produce a LAME meta? NEVA! We DEMAND more! Thanks
                                            • Darth constructor · 2024-03-27T18:52:19.424Z
                                              OH, ID DENY ALLA MINE AR OK... but TX! =)
                                            • DrTom 6s · 2024-03-27T15:02:58.530Z
                                              Thanks for the Meta Mike! (which would be a good moniker if you ever decide to give up Darth)
                                              • Darth constructor · 2024-03-27T21:22:42.983Z
                                                Thanks for sticking with it, DrTom!
                                              • imontoo 4s · 2024-03-27T19:16:14.529Z
                                                Just now getting to the weekday metas. Thanks, Darth. This was really fun.
                                                • Darth constructor · 2024-03-27T21:23:01.165Z
                                                  Awesome! =)
                                                • Laura M 🤓6:28 · 2024-03-27T20:59:17.304Z
                                                  I had a very wrong idea about the numbers, so I needed most of the nudges :-) Nice puzzle, thanks!
                                                  • Darth constructor · 2024-03-27T22:41:03.077Z
                                                    My original idea was thought to be too obvious, so I complicated it. Sorry if I misled you, but thanks for staying with it. =)
                                                  • whimsy 11:57 · 2024-03-28T00:41:05.370Z
                                                    Realized the dates and states a couple of days ago, a short hiatus because of life, then since I was lagging behind I hopped the shortline via some nudges. Fun journey and great puzzle, Darth!
                                                    • Darth constructor · 2024-03-28T03:42:08.859Z
                                                      Thanks, whimsy. You probably recognized the "black and white beast"... I had already constructed this puzzle (back in November) before your zoo puzzle with that similar feature of joining state abbreviations came out, so I was glad we delayed this one to give it some distance. Not sure if the numbers made it fun or more confusing. Thanks for solving, and hope you are doing well. ;)
                                                      • whimsy 11:57 · 2024-03-29T15:55:51.018Z
                                                        Thanks, Darth. Funny that we were both working on similar mechanisms at the same time -- that seems to happen to constructors more than you'd think. Hope that your jaw and spirits didn't drop too much when mine and Rick's showed up! Glad the the delay made things work out OK.
                                                    • KayW 7:05 · 2024-03-28T21:10:34.660Z
                                                      1787+1836 1820 What a meta! I needed the nudges to see what to do. Very clever, thanks!
                                                      • Darth constructor · 2024-03-29T12:33:25.692Z
                                                        "Dear me" is right! lol ... Well, it's near the end of the month, so a more challenging one is justified, I guess... I had thought that the "black and white beast" (OR+CA -- found in the grid) might be an easy tip off of what to do. Several solvers found the alternate answers but didn't know how they related to any kind of theme. Thanks for hanging in there and coming back to solve it even with nudges.
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                                                      Stationer's supply (1816, 1861)
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                                                      Horizontales
                                                      1. 1A
                                                        Stationer's supply (1816, 1861)
                                                      2. 6A
                                                        Stylishly elegant
                                                      3. 10A
                                                        Sample (1787, 1821)
                                                      4. 14A
                                                        Geode rock
                                                      5. 15A
                                                        Far above the ground
                                                      6. 16A
                                                        Elbow-to-wrist connection
                                                      7. 17A
                                                        Deceptive tricks
                                                      8. 18A
                                                        Girl of Green Gables
                                                      9. 19A
                                                        "___ and ye shall find..."
                                                      10. 20A
                                                        Hitchcock thriller set in an apartment complex
                                                      11. 22A
                                                        Prop for a marriage proposal?
                                                      12. 23A
                                                        Caricaturist who created our image of Santa Claus
                                                      13. 24A
                                                        Brush up on
                                                      14. 26A
                                                        Practice in the pool, perhaps
                                                      15. 29A
                                                        "Get what I'm sayin'?"
                                                      16. 30A
                                                        It borders Siberia on a Risk board
                                                      17. 31A
                                                        Musk of SpaceX
                                                      18. 33A
                                                        Charlemagne's father, "The Short" (or his son, "The Hunchback")
                                                      19. 37A
                                                        Nymph who loved Narcissus (and always returned his calls)
                                                      20. 38A
                                                        Classic opera offering (1836, 1846)
                                                      21. 40A
                                                        German article, as in "___ kleine Nachtmusik"
                                                      22. 41A
                                                        Canvas covers
                                                      23. 43A
                                                        A question of time
                                                      24. 44A
                                                        Suggests, as a price
                                                      25. 45A
                                                        George of "Star Trek" and Twitter fame
                                                      26. 47A
                                                        Be the anchor in a relay race
                                                      27. 49A
                                                        Custodian (from the Roman "god of doors")
                                                      28. 52A
                                                        Green moth, or moon goddess
                                                      29. 53A
                                                        "E pluribus ___" ("Out of many, one" -- and a hint to put you "on the right track")
                                                      30. 54A
                                                        Ethiopia's capital (Amharic for "new flower")
                                                      31. 59A
                                                        "Where ___ go wrong?"
                                                      32. 60A
                                                        Scallion cousin
                                                      33. 61A
                                                        In better health
                                                      34. 62A
                                                        City north of Des Moines
                                                      35. 63A
                                                        Supplier for Wile E. Coyote
                                                      36. 64A
                                                        Sultanate citizen
                                                      37. 65A
                                                        Red deer, which sounds like a body part (1959, 1889)
                                                      38. 66A
                                                        Toffee bar with a Nordic name (note the umlauts)
                                                      39. 67A
                                                        Giant black-and-white beast (1859, 1850)
                                                      Verticales
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                                                        The sixth of Broadway's "Six"
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                                                        Feverish feeling
                                                      3. 3D
                                                        "Qué ___?" (Spanish greeting)
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                                                        Perpetual "Pollyanna" (type of person)
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                                                        Trade again, as a white elephant gift
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                                                        Stadium shout or monastery meditation
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                                                        Word with "sight" or "quarters"
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                                                        Blindness, or bliss?
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                                                        Crunched and munched
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                                                        Birthplace of Rosa Parks and Lionel Richie
                                                      11. 11D
                                                        Rybakina of women's tennis, or Kagan on a different court
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                                                        Grinch's grin
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                                                        Action-thriller starring Liam Neeson as ex-CIA tracking his kidnapped daughter
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                                                        "The stage ___" (all ready for an event to take place)
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                                                        Word before "balm" or "sync"
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                                                        Pair performance
                                                      17. 27D
                                                        Killer whale (but actually a dolphin)
                                                      18. 28D
                                                        He played a lion that sang "If I Only Had the Nerve"
                                                      19. 29D
                                                        Mario's dinosaur pal (in Nintendo games)
                                                      20. 32D
                                                        Good choice for sufferers of seasickness
                                                      21. 34D
                                                        Tuscany town famous for a tilted tower
                                                      22. 35D
                                                        Signs, as a contract
                                                      23. 36D
                                                        Home for hoopoes
                                                      24. 39D
                                                        Breed of beef cattle
                                                      25. 42D
                                                        Served on a jury
                                                      26. 46D
                                                        Eucalyptus eaters
                                                      27. 48D
                                                        How a ground ball may be caught (having bounced once)
                                                      28. 49D
                                                        Biblical kingdom
                                                      29. 50D
                                                        Inner self, to Jung
                                                      30. 51D
                                                        Showing less wear?
                                                      31. 52D
                                                        Admirer, as on Facebook
                                                      32. 55D
                                                        Trial version
                                                      33. 56D
                                                        Actor Alda or Arkin
                                                      34. 57D
                                                        Show flexibility, as rules
                                                      35. 58D
                                                        Diva's delivery
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