Postcards From the Edge
◆ · Di Wendy Walker · Pubblicato 2023-05-22T04:02:26.041Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is where I am currently spending my vacation.
“Where’s Wendy?” That’s the question posed in this week’s puzzle, which marks my debut as an MMM constructor!
Here’s the back-story: Peter Abide asked me to write the clues for a future puzzle he was creating. I declined, explaining that I’d be away that week on vacation. He idly commented that [name of vacation destination] could actually be a pretty good meta. I took his idea and ran with it . . . and here it is.
I’ll be posting a leaderboard and hints (yes, I made sure I will have a good internet connection). Here’s hoping you enjoy this puzzle as much as I did learning the basics of constructing.
Thank you so much to Abide, for his patience with this rookie; to my test solvers, Al Sisti, Cap’n Rick Kennedy, and Boharr, for their feedback; and indeed to all my Muggle friends for your love, good cheer, and support.
Yes, of course there will be a prize for a randomly selected solver. Odds are good it will bear the meta answer.
Controllo se esistono file di gioco salvati...
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Cat Stevens warned it was "wild"
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Orizzontali
- 1ACat Stevens warned it was "wild"
- 6AWord before rage or warrior
- 10AVampire's favorite quaff
- 15ACause to be happy
- 16AFuel company with the slogan "Put a tiger in your tank"
- 17ADark area in an eclipse
- 18AFood container with an attached key
- 20AAnne or Agnes, for one
- 21ANautical ropes
- 22A____ garde (ahead of fashion)
- 23AOld Testament book
- 24ASurgeon's term for "we can fix it"
- 26AFancy kind of shuffle
- 30AAnglers use these to catch a snakelike fish
- 35AImportant joints on a horse's hind legs
- 36AThe fourth estate
- 39ARemove from the freezer
- 40A"____ boy!"
- 41ASurname of the aviation pioneers who in 1903 flew the first powered airplane -- and an important clue to the meta answer
- 42AHe played Freddie in "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- 43ABilly Joel song "And __ ___ Goes"
- 44ATin Pan Alley songwriter Carmichael
- 45AItems for sale
- 46APoison, like an asp might do
- 48APatients with Hansen's disease
- 49AStalemates
- 53ABarely above average
- 57AAdams who had a big 1991 hit with "Get Here"
- 58ABuds
- 62AOld Spanish coins
- 63AMidwinter party in ancient Rome
- 65ABusybody, in Yinglish
- 66A"That vulgar joke went over like ____ of bricks"
- 67A46th U.S. president
- 68AInstrument for Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D minor"
- 69AThat is just not right!
- 70AWhere massive amounts of 14-Down are stored
Verticali
- 1DThe sun sets here
- 2DSkin care brand
- 3DUncommon
- 4DSome U.K. corps.
- 5DOpus ___, Roman Catholic group
- 6DLocal official in the Middle Ages
- 7DHe wrote about Dorian and Earnest
- 8DTree, boat, or pigeon, e.g.
- 9DEncouraging words to a wallflower
- 10D"A ____ and a peck and a hug around the neck"
- 11D"So funny!" in textspeak
- 12DSashes
- 13DDépartement in France where Camembert cheese is made
- 14DFacts
- 19DPosterior part of the neck
- 24DU.S. intel agency during WWII
- 25DFor fear that
- 26DPursue
- 27DFeeling attracted to
- 28DPart of a play where the action should be wrapping up
- 29DSea creature also known as a ray
- 31DPipe joint named for its shape
- 32DChicago hub
- 33DLess racy
- 34DKind of cheese that's not all there
- 36DQuestion popped by a teen before booking the limo
- 37DNarrow inlet
- 38DPrerequisite for an omelet
- 41DNonspecific salutation: "To ___ it may concern"
- 45DHorror movie director Craven
- 47DMaker of Rogues and Titans
- 48DCreator of "Maude" and "All in the Family"
- 50DWith wings
- 51D"A lovely ____ cookware": typical game-show parting gift
- 52DPrank
- 53DPrefix referring to very low temperatures
- 54DEqual
- 55DEngl., Hung., or Fr.
- 56DBeauty products chain
- 58DBucket
- 59DItalian prime minister Moro
- 60DInstead, with "in"
- 61DSmooth surfaces
- 64DOne of the legacy "Big Three" U.S. TV networks