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Not Quite (Meta)

· Por benchen71 · Publicado 2024-11-19T05:00:22.272Z

Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a 4-word phrase
I think I was in a slightly silly mood tonight. Hopefully, the end result of that is the occasional clue that trends towards the funner side of the spectrum and a few less common references in the clues, ranging across some perhaps lesser-known pop-culture references, history, and computer programming (1 across, but that's the only one I swear!) All fair game in what should prove to be a nice "week 3"-level challenge. The answer to the meta is a 4-word phrase. Nudges available here: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=185664#p185664
Check out "The MOAT Mini Pack of Marching Bands" here: https://www.ephesusscroll.com/about/interest4.html. US$5 gets you 7 Marching Bands which, hard enough on their own, now contain metas too. And once again there's a mega-meta!
Comprobando datos de juego anteriores…

Tabla de clasificación (actualizada cada hora)

  • Tyler Stokes solved 2024-11-19T00:22:06.094Z
  • Danny K Bernstein solved 2024-11-19T05:59:23.329Z
  • Tom Wilson solved 2024-11-19T06:24:50.400Z
  • Morendil solved 2024-11-19T07:21:03.835Z
  • Berto solved 2024-11-19T07:29:06.350Z
  • ELSavage solved 2024-11-19T09:59:01.495Z
  • Pair O Ducks solved 2024-11-19T13:05:33.687Z
  • LarsCaine solved 2024-11-19T13:12:07.738Z
  • boharr solved 2024-11-19T13:58:40.995Z
  • Darth solved 2024-11-19T14:07:31.402Z
  • Cindy Heisler solved 2024-11-19T14:07:35.188Z
  • lbray53 solved 2024-11-19T14:11:34.325Z
  • JM solved 2024-11-19T14:13:12.176Z
  • Carolyn solved 2024-11-19T14:17:44.428Z
  • hoover solved 2024-11-19T14:17:45.684Z
  • DCBilly solved 2024-11-19T14:35:07.906Z
  • Meg solved 2024-11-19T14:43:30.752Z
  • edestlin solved 2024-11-19T15:08:20.393Z
  • markhr solved 2024-11-19T15:08:29.027Z
  • Capn Rick solved 2024-11-19T15:27:20.967Z
  • MatthewL solved 2024-11-19T16:14:45.081Z
  • woozy solved 2024-11-19T16:19:31.233Z
  • rjy solved 2024-11-19T16:21:49.391Z
  • Mr Tex solved 2024-11-19T16:39:58.664Z
  • Serafin solved 2024-11-19T17:09:17.772Z
  • Hector solved 2024-11-19T17:12:24.543Z
  • heidi solved 2024-11-19T17:32:34.460Z
  • DIS solved 2024-11-19T17:37:42.140Z
  • Cindy Weatherman solved 2024-11-19T17:42:05.540Z
  • Sunflower solved 2024-11-19T17:45:36.589Z
  • kurtalert solved 2024-11-19T18:22:13.685Z
  • KayW solved 2024-11-19T18:27:42.551Z
  • Tyrpmom solved 2024-11-19T18:58:00.694Z
  • Johnny Luau solved 2024-11-19T19:57:42.469Z
  • CPJohnson solved 2024-11-19T19:58:01.365Z
  • CabinCardinal solved 2024-11-19T19:58:24.910Z
  • imontoo solved 2024-11-19T20:24:38.624Z
  • Dave C solved 2024-11-19T20:26:49.365Z
  • Laura M solved 2024-11-19T21:26:16.687Z
  • Tim solved 2024-11-19T21:48:27.802Z
  • Avlan solved 2024-11-19T22:34:55.927Z
  • iceman solved 2024-11-20T01:28:39.514Z
  • Abide solved 2024-11-20T01:33:48.553Z
  • kseaaaaaaa solved 2024-11-20T02:34:06.147Z
  • whimsy solved 2024-11-20T02:58:52.305Z
  • Sendhil Revuluri solved 2024-11-20T03:47:51.842Z
  • eric99 solved 2024-11-20T10:03:01.650Z
  • DrTom solved 2024-11-20T16:45:50.041Z
  • HeadinHome solved 2024-11-20T18:02:56.316Z
  • mateo solved 2024-11-20T20:55:51.379Z
  • FedexPope solved 2024-11-20T22:15:08.531Z
  • Spid4567 solved 2024-11-21T04:18:10.179Z
  • rvkal solved 2024-11-21T06:16:14.744Z

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  • Berto 2s · 2024-11-19T07:30:30.240Z
    I was starting to question my spelling! (And how we were going to get four words out of the grid!) Nice one Ben!
    • benchen71 constructor · 2024-11-19T11:02:40.772Z
      I thought HARBRINGER was the correct spelling for ages growing up!
    • ELSavage 11:21 · 2024-11-19T10:04:00.348Z
      Not sure this counts as a solve, since I had to resort to a reveal to get one of the key letters (the various spellings of that word have always bothered me - so I can never tell the real ones from the typos), but I had already figured out the mechanism, so that counts for something. Maybe it wasn't a good idea to try this so early in the morning when I should have been using my insomnia to tackle the real items on my to-do list.
      • benchen71 constructor · 2024-11-19T11:02:11.570Z
        That definitely counts as a solve in my book! I often have to reveal grid squares in other people's metas - and I only wish I could do it with the WSJ and Gaffney at times too. All is fair in love and metas!
      • Cindy Heisler 2s · 2024-11-19T14:11:47.471Z
        I would have had it on my first submission if I had remembered what the prompt said. Challenging grid with the extra letters. That had me doubting my answers! Thanks, Ben!
        • Darth 18:37 · 2024-11-19T14:09:48.149Z
          I have trouble spelling easy words, but TGFG! :P Thanks, Ben.
          • Carolyn 2s · 2024-11-19T14:21:04.071Z
            Cute!
            • hoover 3s · 2024-11-19T14:20:38.039Z
              17A had me shaking my head in disappointment. By the time I got to 25A I had figured out what was going on and forgave you. 🙃
              • benchen71 constructor · 2024-11-19T22:49:36.293Z
                Spellling erors can ocasionallly slip in!
              • lbray53 2s · 2024-11-19T14:13:53.918Z
                Fun. I would say that the fill was a week three, but the difficulty of completing the grid led me straight to the mechanism. Once the grid was filled it became a week one. Nice aha moment but it came pretty quickly after the entries were all in.
                • Capn Rick 🤓9:09 · 2024-11-19T15:29:31.994Z
                  Nice one, Ben! I agree with what lbray53 said re: difficulty of grid vs meta.
                  • woozy 🤓13:50 · 2024-11-19T16:22:34.391Z
                    But... shouldn't it be "cigar but no close". We have the cigar.
                    Clever and funny! I was thinking we probably needed to come up with reasons for the extra letters. Daicquiris and gingkgo really made filling in the grid difficult.
                    • MatthewL 🤓11:42 · 2024-11-19T16:18:37.425Z
                      Funny -- I guessed the answer before grokking the mechanism, and started googling cigar brands to see if some of the grid entries were close. Lord, but there are a lot of them. Then noticed the misspelling of HARBINGER and was on my way. Thanks for the puzzle, Ben!
                      • KayW 🤓4:10 · 2024-11-19T18:37:16.052Z
                        Hahaha. You nearly got me, Ben. I thought to myself "huh, I didn't THINK there was a C in DAIQUIRI, maybe that's an Aussie spelling". I got suspicious with the others but HARBRINGER tipped me off for sure. Tho I still googled the spelling of each to make SURE I had them right. Very believable misspellings! Thanks.
                        • benchen71 constructor · 2024-11-19T22:51:36.821Z
                          As I've already commented, I thought HARBRINGER was the correct spelling for ages. GRAINARY and BEASTIAL are definitely very believable!
                        • kurtalert 🤓5:41 · 2024-11-19T18:22:46.618Z
                          Hah, beautiful. I mess a few of these up all the time!
                          • Dave C 4s · 2024-11-19T20:28:29.638Z
                            It was fun. I didn't see the extra I or A at first, so CGR didn't make much sense.
                            • benchen71 constructor · 2024-11-19T22:52:00.922Z
                              GRAINARY and BEASTIAL are definitely very believable!
                            • imontoo 3s · 2024-11-19T20:25:21.853Z
                              So funny. Thanks, Ben!
                              • Abide 🤓14:35 · 2024-11-20T01:38:52.953Z
                                Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. 💨
                              • whimsy 16:50 · 2024-11-20T03:05:43.952Z
                                Exactly the answer I wanted even before I started filling in the grid. How to describe this one? Slightly annoying ... but lots of fun! Thanks, Ben!
                                • benchen71 constructor · 2024-11-20T03:24:04.111Z
                                  Getting that balance right is tricky! ;-)
                                • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓7:20 · 2024-11-20T03:49:28.172Z
                                  Very nice!
                                  • eric99 3s · 2024-11-20T10:04:40.028Z
                                    Fun meta! Thanks!
                                    • HeadinHome 🤓1:26 · 2024-11-20T18:08:34.223Z
                                      Agree with lbray53 and capn — tough grid, easy meta. I too was wondering briefly if Aussies just had a different spelling for everything! But I knew DAICQUIRIES was wrong, so that helped with the other themers (not to sweat that my answer didn’t fit).
                                      • DrTom 3s · 2024-11-20T16:51:12.837Z
                                        Fun puzzle with some interesting fill. I spent a lot of time with GINGKO BILOBA trying to convince people it was NOT the new miracle drug and they should not flush their Rx meds in favor of it so that spelling caught my eye. Then HARBRINGER, and I said "TWO misspellings, this is Ben, unlikely!" From there is was just a rum, sugar and a vicious attack on some wheat and I was at the end enjoying my stogie.
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                                        ["Python", "data", "structure", "like", "this", "clue"]
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                                        1. 1A
                                          ["Python", "data", "structure", "like", "this", "clue"]
                                        2. 5A
                                          Bar seat
                                        3. 10A
                                          They might fly in the event of something extremely unlikely occuring
                                        4. 14A
                                          Italian region beloved of crossword makers everywhere
                                        5. 15A
                                          D-Day beach
                                        6. 16A
                                          Barge ___ (interrupt)
                                        7. 17A
                                          Cocktails made of rum, citrus juice, and sugar
                                        8. 19A
                                          With 19 across: Train sounds to a toddler
                                        9. 20A
                                          Connection enabling two or more people or machines to communicate
                                        10. 21A
                                          Columbus campus (abbr.)
                                        11. 23A
                                          NYC summer hrs.
                                        12. 24A
                                          It landed on the 20th July, 1969
                                        13. 25A
                                          Storehouse for wheat, perhaps
                                        14. 28A
                                          Card dealer's box
                                        15. 29A
                                          Persia, now
                                        16. 30A
                                          Wept
                                        17. 32A
                                          Hold up
                                        18. 34A
                                          Major blood vessels
                                        19. 35A
                                          Church founded by William and Catherine Booth, for short
                                        20. 38A
                                          Maidenhair tree, more commonly
                                        21. 40A
                                          ___ Lanka
                                        22. 41A
                                          The Nereid of sailing and a good catch of fish
                                        23. 43A
                                          Seat of Marion County, Florida
                                        24. 45A
                                          Dutch violinist ___ Rieu
                                        25. 46A
                                          Captain of industry
                                        26. 47A
                                          Chicago paper, for short
                                        27. 51A
                                          Savagely cruel and depraved
                                        28. 53A
                                          Flared dress style
                                        29. 54A
                                          Type of camera, for short
                                        30. 55A
                                          Cul-de-___
                                        31. 56A
                                          ___ Palmer (lead vocalist and pianist of the duo "The Dresden Dolls")
                                        32. 57A
                                          Good position for a racing driver
                                        33. 59A
                                          One that signals the approach of another
                                        34. 62A
                                          Great things to have up one's sleeve
                                        35. 63A
                                          In an unconventional manner
                                        36. 64A
                                          Be inclined (to)
                                        37. 65A
                                          "Speed Bonnie Boat" isle
                                        38. 66A
                                          Emma Stone movie from 2010 based on a book from 1850
                                        39. 67A
                                          They may be fine
                                        Verticales
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                                          Servers of 5 down
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                                          Old Testament book with 66 chapters
                                        3. 3D
                                          "Sophie's Choice" narrator
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                                          ___ pink
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                                          First course, often
                                        6. 6D
                                          "Srsly stop sharing!"
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                                          Metaphorical instrument of meddling
                                        8. 8D
                                          Halle Berry, for example
                                        9. 9D
                                          Drink that might accompany Rogan Josh
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                                          Snapshot, for short
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                                          Comes into money
                                        12. 12D
                                          "Is this a 1997 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon? Ooh, that was a ___!"
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                                          Slang negative reply (which is a far better clue than "Tissue contents", so you're welcome)
                                        14. 18D
                                          Spaniard's "Huh?"
                                        15. 22D
                                          Not hip
                                        16. 25D
                                          Mum's Mum, for short
                                        17. 26D
                                          Rather obscure tequila distillery in El Arenal, Jalisco, Mexico
                                        18. 27D
                                          Opposite of dep.
                                        19. 29D
                                          Pelvic bones
                                        20. 31D
                                          "Agnus ___" (Latin prayer)
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                                          Way out
                                        22. 34D
                                          Lab medium
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                                          British beverage
                                        24. 36D
                                          Product that helps prevent a tan
                                        25. 37D
                                          Cannonball ___ (jazz alto saxophonist)
                                        26. 39D
                                          Heat amount equal to 4,184 J
                                        27. 42D
                                          Anagram of 7 down (just trying to get away from endless Taika Waititi references!)
                                        28. 44D
                                          TV series created by Donald Glover
                                        29. 46D
                                          Noisy insect
                                        30. 48D
                                          Dead ___ (spitting image)
                                        31. 49D
                                          Hit the tab key, perhaps
                                        32. 50D
                                          Chin coverings
                                        33. 52D
                                          California/Nevada lake
                                        34. 53D
                                          WW1 homing pigeon Cher ___
                                        35. 54D
                                          Resorts with hot springs
                                        36. 56D
                                          Maisie's "Game of Thrones" role
                                        37. 58D
                                          180 degrees from WNW
                                        38. 60D
                                          Streets (abbr.)
                                        39. 61D
                                          Pioneering woman journalist Nellie ___
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