Tea Time (Meta)
◆ · Por benchen71 · Publicado 2021-09-21T06:00:02.559Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a noun
It's tea time! So get out your beverage of choice, enjoy a cookie (or biscuit, as we Aussies call them), and dig into this meta. You might find a few references to tea as you solve the grid. In particular, I mention a fascinating map. Here's a link, so you don't have to google for it: https://qz.com/1176962/map-how-the-word-tea-spread-over-land-and-sea-to-conquer-the-world/. Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=1203&p=68920#p68916
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Chemical formula for hydrogen cyanide
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Horizontales
- 1AChemical formula for hydrogen cyanide
- 4AGig accessory
- 7AWhat the Good Samaritan offered
- 10A"It's just ___, skip, and a jump from here."
- 12A"A jug of wine, ___ of bread - and thou"
- 14AOpen source equivalent of Photoshop
- 15AMoana's hidden antagonist (spoiler alert!)
- 16ADwarven member of the Fellowship
- 17AShort bursts of energy (abbr.)
- 18A"Hold your horses!"
- 20AOpposite of 22 across
- 22AOpposite of 20 across
- 23ASome deli loaves
- 24AWeapon of many a swash-buckler
- 26AWhen some people have to be back at work after lunch
- 29ABoxer, Laila ___
- 30AWhat you have to do with the trash
- 34A"Why must you always stick your ___ in?"
- 36AFamily
- 37ADefinite article
- 38ANintendo console responsible for lots of broken light fixtures (based on a true story)
- 39AAppend
- 40AFeature of the black squares in this puzzle
- 44ADutch ___ disease
- 45A"I've got my ___ you..."
- 47AJugs in lots of still life paintings
- 49AUK artist sampled by Enimen
- 51AOpposite of base
- 52ASpill the tea (alternate title for this meta puzzle!)
- 54ADogs
- 57A"Anything good on the ___?" (but in Australia)
- 58ALets off steam
- 60AAssay
- 62AArtist whose first two albums were self-titled (although fans add II to the second one)
- 63ARemove from a white board
- 64A___ night (bride's pre-wedding party)
- 65AExtension for lots of email attachments
- 66AJapanese name meaning "colourful" or "beautiful"
- 67AUnpaid TV ad
Verticales
- 1D___ and eggs
- 2DEnglish version of the land-based word for tea (google the map - it's fascinating!)
- 3DGrammatical term for an object
- 4DLewis Carroll protagonist
- 5DParent (but not in Australia)
- 6DMore ashen
- 7DGoals
- 8DMischief makers
- 9DRPG measure for the rate of hit points taken over time
- 11DNina Simone's instrument of choice
- 12DMeeting list
- 13DColdplay song that on first glance appears to be indicate an unhealthy relationship, but then really grows on you
- 14DAnimals that raised the alarm when Gauls invaded Rome, according to Livy
- 19DIlk
- 21DHundredth of a dollar
- 24DFeature of a trombone but not a trumpet
- 25DAdjective that applies to roads and hillsides
- 27DExponent
- 28DSends a letter
- 29DAbbr. on many wanted posters
- 31DKanye West fans' forum (abbr.)
- 32DGlobal network that captured the first closeup photo of a black hole (abbr.)
- 33DFormula calculated by multiplying availability, performance and quality of equipment (abbr. - just do the across clues in this area; they're easier, I promise!)
- 35DEdge
- 40DFriend of Clark and Jimmy
- 41DBitter-leafed vegetable
- 42DAlter the packaging
- 43DYour spitting image
- 46DFord car that didn't do so well
- 48DSecond daughter of the Crawley's
- 50DQueen album, "Night at the ___"
- 51D___ role / plays a part
- 52DMade a right turn, on a horse
- 53DAnna's snowman friend
- 55DSecond most powerful computer in the Hitchhiker universe (with "Thought")
- 56DIDs needed if you have anything to do with US taxation (even Australian authors who sell the occasional ebook on Smashwords!)
- 57DCooking meas.
- 59DNo, more quaintly
- 61DOrg. that causes consternation at airports