The answer to the meta is a word for the termination of a relationship
Five Tuesdays this month means it's time for a super hard meta! The grid should be challenging, even with some judicious Googling. But there's still fun to be had in the clues. And the meta mechanic is on the subtle side. But you will know it when you get the meta answer, which is a word for the termination of a relationship. Apologies in advance for any earworms this puzzle sets off! Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=95248#p95248
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Dow Jones 4s · 2022-05-31T06:48:58.435Z
Tough, tough tough grid, but a fun meta. Excellent construction. Thanks, Ben.
Definitely needed Google for the grid! Meta was easier for me than last week's :-)
rjy 4s · 2022-05-31T14:34:45.370Z
Amazed at the construction, getting the constituent letters in the exact order... wow!
whimsy 21:41 · 2022-05-31T14:18:28.079Z
After the tough grid, I was dreading the "subtle" meta, but it surprisingly and pleasantly went much smoother! Worth all the earlier googling!
Thanks, Ben!
boharr 3s · 2022-05-31T15:07:41.689Z
Well, I didn't have to Goole 38D. So that saved on my bill.
woozy 🤓15:55 · 2022-05-31T15:37:07.114Z
Cute, fun, and nowhere near as hard as you implied (not complaining!)
CJ 20:25 · 2022-05-31T15:47:24.974Z
At first I thought you wanted a song title so, I went through a few titles that were about break-ups before I finally got the answer. Nice work
Carolyn 3s · 2022-05-31T18:59:44.700Z
Very nice! Thanks so much
Bbaack 19:42 · 2022-05-31T20:16:11.324Z
Fun one, thanks Ben!
I K Snamhcok 1s · 2022-05-31T23:35:09.906Z
I completed the grid WITHOUT GOOGLING — incredible! But I wasn’t at all sure of a few things. Fun puzzle, Ben. Thanks!
"He that ___ his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes." (Prov. 13:24 KJV)
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Orizzontali
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"He that ___ his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes." (Prov. 13:24 KJV)
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UN-supported network of investors, with six aspirational Principles of Responsible Investment
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Eff follower
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Previous name of Sodexo, the French food and management services company (let me make it easier for you: they just dropped an "h")
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"___ a real nowhere man"
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Eggs
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Pitchforks partner (for villagers chasing a monster)
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"Hmmm..."
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Flag
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Sole
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Arabic word that literally means "my love"
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The moon, during its crescent phase
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Dined
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"Nay"
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Unified
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Fitness check that involves swimming 500 yards in 12.5 minutes, a minimum of 50 pushups, 50 curl-ups, and 10 chin-ups in two minutes each, and running 1.5 miles in 10.5 minutes
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Australian units of crowd size (e.g. "That's as many as ten ___!")
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Billy Ray Cyrus earworm, and a super vague hint for where to look for the answer to the meta
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Gratis
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Space behind a building, perhaps
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Suffix for super
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Entertainment viewing device owned by a co-op, perhaps
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40, poetically
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Only yours truly
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NaCl
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"___ girl!"
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Quickly
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80's sitcom alien
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46 across, but for catching alkas?
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Solid -> Liquid -> ___
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"I ___, with my little eye"
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Verticali
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Process of re-recording film audio (abbr.)
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Second piece of physical evidence presented in a trial by jury
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Bruce Springsteen's 5th studio album
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Shakespearean legwear
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Island in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam that was the original location of the Temple of Isis
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Donned again, as clothing
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"Careful, he ___ you."
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Supreme being
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Night before
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Listening device
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OT book between Ezr. and Est.
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Loses it
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Admitted culpability
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Come to the rescue
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Vain lady beloved by Sir Pelleas
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Swiss resort on Lake Maggiore at the base of the Alps
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How Robin Hood is dressed, stereotypically
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Having a will
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Caustic chemical
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"___ culpa" (23 down)
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2019 Indian Tamil-language techno-thriller film written and directed by Kalees about a hacker who has to rescue his kidnapped girlfriend from another hacker
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Quarterback who, in his final season, was the subject of an iconic photograph that showed him bloodied and kneeling in the end zone after a tackle by a defender left him helmetless
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Republic of Croatia, in Croatian: Republika ___
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Pours boiling water on
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Go into hiding
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Designer collectible that is not for kids
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Ukr., formerly
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Wash gently against
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If a bunch of applied linguists living in America wanted to form an association, 18 across what the acronym would be?