For The Help (Meta)
◆ · Por benchen71 · Publicado 2021-12-28T05:00:45.788Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is an occasion
This is an end-of-year challenge for experienced meta solvers. The grid is difficult, some of the clues are difficult (but hopefully I've provided enough toe-holds - if not, there's always Google!), and, although it's always hard for the meta creator to judge, the meta mechanism is difficult. But if you've got some time to spare during this holiday season, dig in! Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=1372&p=77920#p77920
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Horizontales
- 1A"Mos def"
- 6ABaseball stat. also known as a "ribeye"
- 9AAll over, in the cine
- 12AHow some solve crosswords
- 13AHammer, anvil, and stirrup
- 16AScenic view
- 17ABest-of-seven game series between Eastern and Western conference champions
- 19A*Young minion of an evil genius
- 21AGreen ghost in the Ghostbusters movies
- 22AMikhail Gorbachev's wife
- 24AUses a needle and thread
- 25AEnglish singer, Dua ___
- 29A*Title character of a detective series featuring two teenage girls who solve mysteries that baffle the authorities, ___ Belden
- 32AWhat the athlete does to her sprained ankle
- 34ADetermine the presence of, as in a lab
- 38A*With 40 across, highly unlikely double-barreled weapon that fires cream-coloured root vegetables
- 40A*See 38 across
- 42ACentre of an atom
- 44APart of the mouth worked in a sneer
- 45A*The Spanish one circumnavigated Britain, but at great cost
- 47AOpposite of Junr.
- 48APicnic invaders
- 52A"I usually have one coffee of ___"
- 54AAt a ___ (feeling drained)
- 57A*Classroom activity involving colouring-in sheets when you're supposed to be learning French (based on a true story)
- 62AAnother name for the larval form of an ant lion (because of the scribbly lines they leave behind when they walk over sand)
- 64AGian Giacomo Caprotti da Oreno, better known as
- 65AScience on an atomic scale
- 66AProlonged assault
- 67AGaping mouth
- 68AWith 69 across, occasion hidden in the starred entries following the occasion it follows
- 69ASee 68 across
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- 1DUse a rod and reel
- 2DA single time
- 3DWing measurement
- 4DViral inflammation of the liver, for short
- 5D60 mins.
- 6DImpressionist painter of "Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette"
- 7DCare for friends' children while they go on a date night, perhaps
- 8DParamilitary org. that fought for independence from British rule
- 9DFencing weapon
- 10DCanadian professor of political economy, who helped develop the staples thesis, Harold ___
- 11D"The Poseidon Adventure" director, Ronald ___
- 14DAlgorithm for searching a tree that explores all nodes at the present depth before moving on to the next level (abbr.)
- 15DWhole lot
- 18DAlt. for 47 across, but lots of them
- 20DMore crazy
- 23DGimli's weapons of choice
- 25DUnspecific 44 across
- 26DVolunteer's offer
- 27DLima's country
- 28DStreetwear brand founded by Neek Lurk (abbr.)
- 30DMesopotamian myth, "___ Descent to the Underworld"
- 31DCameroonian soccer star, Samuel ___
- 33DVisiting Hollywood, say
- 35DServers used to upload website content
- 36DLeer at
- 37DDestroy
- 39DMountain lion
- 41DNon-profit media org.
- 43DAnise-flavored liqueur
- 46DDescription of a midriff after months of living in lockdown, perhaps
- 48DElected member of a city council (abbr.)
- 49DMidday
- 50D120 mins. after midnight
- 51DDwarf planet in the outer reaches of the Solar System
- 53DCappadocian Father, Gregory of ___
- 55DHard hit
- 56DGamble
- 58DStreet urchin
- 59D"___ me not forgotten lie, Lest you forget that you must die"
- 60DFury
- 61DBleaching vat
- 63DRiver bottom