What Would Santa Say?
◆ · Por DrTom · Publicado 2024-12-25T12:30:07.223Z
Meta Prompt
The meta is a seasonal message
Wow, what a fun gift to open Christmas morning! Not to worry though, this will not keep you from your family or your holiday eggnog because it is a holly adorned kitten if ever there was one. I know it is not the tricky MEOW's of the past (or the really inventive ones of the distant past, however Josh is returning in a limited capacity very soon so stay tuned) but consider it my present to you on Christmas Day.
You've laughed at my jokes (often despite your good intentions not to), you've groaned at my puns and you've struggled through my "trying to be WAY to clever" clues, all with great poise and little sniping. To each one of you I say (in the spirit of diversity) Happy Holidays and may your celebrations, whatever they are, include only crosswords and not cross words.
NUDGES:
Nudge 1] I think the main thing I can tell you is DO NOT OVERCOMPLICATE this. If you have seen something and said "Oh that can't be it" you are probably wrong.
Nudge 2] There is no second step, there was in the original but there is not now.
Nudge 3] What do we KNOW Santa always says, it's kind of his catch phrase and the homophone of countless jokes.
Nudge 4] Well this time he says it three times, though you will get credit if you just put it in once.
Comprobando datos de juego anteriores…
Yay! I finally got a kitten in my stocking -- Thanks, and merry times, Tom!
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Makes stuff up, shortly
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Horizontales
- 1AMakes stuff up, shortly
- 5ASingle power source for an "open" sleigh
- 10ARefuse to do something
- 14AProblem that had the Tin Woodsman up a "creak"
- 15ANail the final
- 16AAlphabetically after, but anatomically before, femurs
- 17AFictional wirehair
- 18ARemnant of Christmas past
- 19AYou could find this attached to a car
- 20AChristmas plant, the holly ___
- 22ASp. miss
- 23ATop of the line
- 24AWhat you can often see a ballerina on
- 26APetrol porter
- 28ABig story in Iceland
- 30ARaise up the chimney
- 33AGerman coal region
- 36AFunctional
- 40AOne of a moist seven
- 41AContents of 40A in 46A
- 42AYouthful academic achiever whos been good all year
- 43AScotch bonnet
- 44AWhat I am occasionally forced to do with my words
- 45ADancer Ruby
- 46ABora Bora, French Polynesia
- 47ASouvenir of a trip to see Santa
- 49AEmotional outbursts from a shepherd
- 51ADistant source of radio waves
- 55ADate on a milk jug
- 59AFriends of 46A's inhabitants
- 61AIs in the red
- 63ACalifornia/Nevada ski destination over the holidays
- 64AOnline chuckles
- 65ADescription of a male who can visit every house in the world in one night carrying a VERY heavy bag
- 67ALarge gathering at church
- 68AHead of a musical gang
- 69AFilm to go Gaga over, "___ is Born"
- 70AAirs
- 71AJohnson of "Laugh-In"
- 72AStature description of an elf
- 73AHunter's wear, briefly
Verticales
- 1DOrbach's "Law and Order" co-star
- 2DTemaki or futomaki
- 3DLegally prevent
- 4DFirst course for an A-teamer
- 5DWitchy woman
- 6DPublisher, and one-time NY Times owner, Adolph
- 7DCorporate shake-up, for short
- 8DHip-hop counterpart to "bro"
- 9DJames and Jones of jazz
- 10DBasque city with a Guggenheim
- 11D19th C. term for psychiatrists
- 12DEmpty promises
- 13DGerman philosopher critical of people's judgement
- 21DAffirmative action
- 25DDraw out
- 27DActress that everyone in Paris calls "Dear"
- 29DAthlete on a 2005 U.S. stamp
- 31DSign of approval
- 32DBreak the spirit of
- 33DSlowly ooze in
- 34DSigh of relief
- 35DSteering system on a Tesla
- 37D"You've got mail" co.
- 38DForfeited a big lead
- 39D___ Theme, "Dr. Zhivago"
- 42DVodka brand that sounds like a toast
- 46DAdhering to five sturdy pillars
- 48DSmall scrap
- 50DReceive
- 52D"Brave New World" drugs
- 53DInundated
- 54DTerm destined for page one
- 56DTibetan capital with a dogged determination
- 57DKind of buddy
- 58DBinary choice
- 59DLeading Seltzer
- 60DOthello, for example
- 62D___-Pei (wrinkly pet)
- 66DLeftover