Dial M for Meta (Meta)
◆ · Di Abide · Pubblicato 2024-08-26T11:08:28.679Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a colloquialism.
Dial N for Nudge: Focus on the first word of the title and look inside the long theme entries.
Once you have six things, focus on the top row of the puzzle where those six things appear.
Discuss the puzzle and view nudges at : https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=176896#p176896
Controllo se esistono file di gioco salvati...
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Symbol of silence
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Orizzontali
- 1ASymbol of silence
- 5A2015 award for "Hamilton"
- 9APatsy and Edina's Britcom, to fans
- 14AStreaming service whose name means "gourd" in Mandarin
- 15ACheer squad shakers
- 16AWhere to find Gezira Island
- 17A___ Bator (old spelling of Mongolia's capital)
- 18ALike a post-Botox face
- 19A"Do we have ___?"
- 20AHeadline on the cause of HMS Bounty mutiny?
- 23AE. coli, for one
- 24A"Too big to fail" insurer that was bailed out in 2008
- 25APro team with a "winged-P" logo
- 28AClarice Starling, e.g.
- 33AMake ___ of faith
- 34AOcean Spray prefix
- 35AHowever, briefly
- 36A"Curse this voodoo spell within my throat!"
- 40ALimerick-to-Dublin dir. (per ajk)
- 41ANeglect to say
- 42AEnding with blind or broad
- 43A"Everything's going to be fine"
- 46AEffect when you text "pew pew" to someone
- 47AFederation in OPEC
- 48A___ Romeo (Italian wheels)
- 49AApparel in a Chesapeake food testing facility?
- 57ACake words to grow on?
- 58ACompletely zen
- 59AShortening, for short
- 60ABeach house feature
- 61ABiometrics body part
- 62ABriefly broiled
- 63ALong-term govt. security
- 64APilot implements
- 65ASubject of my 6/3/2024 MMM
Verticali
- 1DFat-sounding fish
- 2DPause in the action
- 3DSecond half of a ball game?
- 4DSprouting legume popular in Asian cuisine
- 5DPolitical perception
- 6DBrag
- 7D"You can turn off the alarm"
- 8DPrefix used with some hormones
- 9DWhence the Cajuns came
- 10DReal stinker (H2S anyone?)
- 11DLord's realm
- 12D"Like Water for Chocolate" director Alfonso (hidden in "car audio")
- 13DCotton capsule
- 21DMute Marx
- 22D"___ Worried" (song from "Top Gun: Maverick" featuring some iconic whistling)
- 25DSun-bleached
- 26DPeruvian plain
- 27DCountry once referred to as Arabia Felix
- 28DGuest clue from MikeyG: You think I don't eat any apples? I re-___ your argument! (this pun is a-pear-ant)
- 29DLatvian or Estonian
- 30DPiano recital piece
- 31DDuck or Penguin, in sports lingo
- 32DPotentially toxic critters
- 34D"I want this email too"
- 37DJazzman Chick with 27 Grammys
- 38DKeesler, in Biloxi, Miss., is one
- 39DCharger?
- 44DUnderground Railroad "conductor"
- 45DiPhone-unlocking option
- 46DCamels' Andean cousins
- 48D2020 Kennedy Center honoree Debbie (along with Garth Brooks, Joan Baez, and Dick Van Dyke)
- 49DBoston hoopster, briefly
- 50DVegetable also known as broccoletti
- 51D___ point (never)
- 52DPackaging for The Original Donut Shop Coffee
- 53DRoof's rim
- 54DShortest book in the O.T.
- 55DStart of a magician's flourish
- 56DInfrequent trick taker