PCC#9 "Character Study"
◆ · Di Philip Chow · Pubblicato 2023-09-23T19:33:32.735Z
Meta Prompt
[Level 3] Meta prompt: The answer to the meta is a 7-letter word you might exclaim upon solving the meta
Hint #1: The TV show associated with the theme song is the theme of the puzzle
Hint #2: "autotrophs" and "Neanderthals" are easter eggs I included because they're in the theme song as well, but alas they are red herrings... focus on the title instead
Hint #3: "character study"... study the clues for (main) characters from the show
Hint #4: the first letters of the answers to the seven clues with characters in them will spell out a relevant phrase... this will play out much easier if you're familiar with the show... if not, then Google is your best friend
Controllo se esistono file di gioco salvati...
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Orizzontali
- 1A"Everything must go!" event
- 5APC alternatives
- 9ACathedral featured on the Tetris loading screen: Abbr.
- 13A___ in hell (slim chance)
- 17AOpening lyric of a TV theme song, with 18-Across, 32-Across, 45-Across, and 47-Across
- 18AOpening lyric of a TV theme song, with 17-Across, 32-Across, 45-Across, and 47-Across
- 19AMore blasphemous or vulgar
- 20AMatter from which a thing is made
- 21AFirst ___ kit
- 22ASidney Sheldon novel "___ You Afraid of the Dark?"
- 23AJewel case storage unit
- 27A"The Invisible War" producer Amy
- 31AFish ___ soup (traditional Chinese delicacy)
- 32AOpening lyric of a TV theme song, with 17-Across, 18-Across, 45-Across, and 47-Across
- 34AEarl Grey, for one
- 36ATickled pink
- 38AFictional green-blooded race and Vulcan enemy
- 39AStarted off with a ___ (began in a very fun, exciting, and attention-grabbing way)
- 40ASensei in "The Karate Kid" who catches flies with chopsticks
- 42AEmancipation Proclamation prez
- 43AFirst lady Marcos of the Philippines with an enormous shoe collection
- 45AOpening lyric of a TV theme song, with 17-Across, 18-Across, 32-Across, and 47-Across
- 47AOpening lyric of a TV theme song, with 17-Across, 18-Across, 32-Across, and 45-Across
- 49ARose-colored autotroph (second word is a seaweed that is often pluralized)
- 52ADeprive of freedom, as Jabba the Hutt to a captured Princess Leia in "Return of the Jedi"
- 56AWhere the British Raj ruled
- 57A"___ a billion years!" ("Fat chance!")
- 61ALeonard who played Spock in "Star Trek"
- 62AElaborate banquet, for example
- 63AHoward Hughes's phobia
- 64ABroadcasting studio sign
- 65A"___ remember the kind of September / When life was slow and oh, so mellow" (lyrics from a "Fantasticks" song)
- 66A"Penny wise, pound foolish," for example
- 67ADarling girl of "Peter Pan"
Verticali
- 1DDeemed appropriate
- 2DWithout ___ of a doubt (100% certain)
- 3DAnimal holding a sword on Sri Lanka's flag
- 4DWinners of "Project Runway" (seasons 1-5, 17-20) get a feature in this magazine
- 5D"___ Lisa" (painting that features a mysterious smile)
- 6DKeep ___ (persevere)
- 7DNeanderthals' prehistoric paintings
- 8DTerri's twin sister on "The Simpsons"
- 9DSoak (up), as gravy
- 10DIstanbul's country: Abbr.
- 11DStage for theater legend Bernadette Peters
- 12DSpanish 101 verb
- 13D___ Lock (PC key)
- 14DLight blue avenue you land on if you roll a six on your first turn in Monopoly
- 15DAwareness-raising TV ad
- 16DWiggly fish
- 23DPasadena's state, for short
- 24DHeavy-duty blender brand
- 25DPaul Anka's "___ Beso"
- 26DAnatomical fissures (anagram of Madame Curie, Tussaud, or Antoinette)
- 27DJewelry chain known as "The Diamond Store"
- 28DSmashing Pumpkins guitarist James (whose last name is a type of tuna spelled backwards)
- 29DLasting a very, very, very long period of geological time
- 30DIdentity that may be nonbinary: Abbr.
- 31DPalindromic film studio with a roaring mascot
- 33DSmall lump
- 35DPalindromic Ottoman title
- 37DAnti-art artist like Marcel Duchamp
- 39DMade a ___ for (went straight towards something as quickly as possible)
- 41DItalian frozen dessert
- 44DAptly named ski resort in Vermont: Abbr.
- 46D___ different tune (changed one's mind)
- 48DFidgety
- 49DFissure, as in the space-time continuum
- 50DCabinet dept. with a sun, windmill, and atom, among other sources of power on its seal
- 51D1944 Normandy event
- 53D"And you haven't got a clue / Somehow I'll make ___ out of you" (lyrics from a "Mulan" song)
- 54DEmpty space
- 55DOld spelling variant of an eagle's nest (with two y's in its name)
- 58DReference work that was the subject of Simon Winchester's "The Meaning of Everything," briefly
- 59D___-la-la (refrain syllables in a chorus line?)
- 60DKind of file with extensions gif, jpeg, or bmp: Abbr.