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Strange Attractors (Meta)

· Di benchen71 · Pubblicato 2022-01-04T05:00:55.722Z

Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a noun
In mathematics, a strange attractor is the shape that can emerge out of a chaotic system over time. It means two points that are quite close together can become widely divergent given enough time. (This is also known as the butterfly effect, but that's enough maths for one day!) Will order emerge out of the chaos of this puzzle in the form of the meta answer (which in this case is a noun)? Only time will tell. Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=78557#p78557
Check out "The MOAT Mini Pack of Marching Bands" here: https://www.ephesusscroll.com/about/interest4.html. US$5 gets you 7 Marching Bands which, hard enough on their own, now contain metas too. And once again there's a mega-meta!
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  • Laura M solved 2022-01-04T06:20:18.482Z
  • DJB solved 2022-01-04T09:53:59.856Z
  • whimsy solved 2022-01-04T14:13:43.593Z
  • Meg solved 2022-01-04T16:24:22.931Z
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  • whimsy 🤓15:35 · 2022-01-04T14:15:32.235Z
    Thought I'd be sunk when I saw the subject matter but came out if it nicely! Thanks for a puzzle that made me smile as I caught on, Ben!
    • Meg 5s · 2022-01-04T16:25:06.050Z
      I can’t believe I crossed the MOAT on Tuesday morning!
      • boharr 8s · 2022-01-04T19:05:00.009Z
        Like whimsy I cringed at the science. But didn't need it. Whew. And thanks.
        • Wendy S HeadinHome 🤓16:30 · 2022-01-04T18:41:04.614Z
          Love learning something new when puzzling… even if it IS in the STEM sector. Maybe the new JWST will bring us some enlightenment on this matter! ( :
          • benchen71 costruttore · 2022-01-04T22:03:40.740Z
            I hope so! That said, I sort of love the fact that science can't actually see 85% of the universe and has to deduce its existence in other ways. :-)
          • Capn Rick 🤓10:02 · 2022-01-04T22:10:48.181Z
            Crossed the MOAT! Thanks for the puzzle Ben.
            • Hector 12s · 2022-01-05T01:54:36.097Z
              I see IRON surrounding black squares, and iron is magnetic and black is dark. Guessing there's more to it :-) ?
              • benchen71 costruttore · 2022-01-05T04:01:30.519Z
                Nope, that's the sum total!
                • Hector 12s · 2022-01-05T18:07:35.395Z
                  Cool, thanks!
                  • Charles Montpetit 🤓15:34 · 2022-01-07T22:54:57.100Z
                    I share Rick's hesitation, if only because of that long scientific prompt, which ended up being mere misdirection (cool as it may be). Had the prompt simply said that we were looking for a noun, the meta would actually have been easier!
                    • benchen71 costruttore · 2022-01-08T00:58:46.691Z
                      But the meta prompt is exactly that: "The answer to the meta is a noun". Are you talking about the blogpost? I usually write a short intro that includes the meta prompt.
                  • DIS 🤓8:56 · 2022-01-11T13:45:19.091Z
                    Also, there was a band called Iron Butterfly, so it ties into the butterfly effect mentioned in the flavortext.
                  • Ka 17:39 · 2022-01-05T18:17:30.027Z
                    loved it! i have no idea why it took me 2 seconds to notice one of the letter circles, then 2 minutes to notice another one, then another dozen minutes to realise there's 4 of them XD good job on this one! <3
                    • Chaddog 14:21 · 2022-01-06T19:04:26.109Z
                      I feel really dumb. Submitted NOIR first.
                      • benchen71 costruttore · 2022-01-06T22:04:34.139Z
                        I can see how that works well with the "dark" theme. But left to right from top to bottom is the tradition!
                      • Bbaack 26:37 · 2022-01-06T19:58:27.493Z
                        Nice one, thanks!
                        • Byron 🤓15:18 · 2022-01-06T23:03:54.334Z
                          Clever!
                          • Carolyn 3s · 2022-01-08T16:43:51.640Z
                            Needed the nudges! I made it way too hard, as usual. Thanks for the puzzle.
                            1A
                            "___ say" (parental direction that one hopes is not hypocritical)
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                            Orizzontali
                            1. 1A
                              "___ say" (parental direction that one hopes is not hypocritical)
                            2. 6A
                              Satellite route
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                              Business abbr. in Australia
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                              Cosmetics company, Elizabeth ___
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                              Best Joker ever (so sue me!), ___ Ledger
                            6. 16A
                              Adam's partner in crime
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                              Performed again
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                              Like Thor and Roald Amundsen
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                              "___ rule, I don't talk to strangers, but I'll make an exception in your case."
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                              Pond that Michael falls into on The Office
                            11. 21A
                              "If you ask me" in an SMS (and I'm not feeling humble)
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                              Master Shifu's goal, ___ peace
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                              City in the French Riviera
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                              Racecar driver referenced in Amy Grant's "Good For Me", Mario ___
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                              Type of advice you really hope for
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                              Donor
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                              "Jack, I want you to draw me like one of your French girls." speaker in Titanic
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                              Unrefined, like sugar or oil
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                              In the direction of
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                              Old-fashioned term for hip (which is already old-fashioned, but whatever)
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                              Metals in which the atomic dipoles are mostly aligned in one direction (and another hint)
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                              Ammo for an air gun, perhaps
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                              Healthy (as described by a pessimist)
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                              "Don't be ___!"
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                              Cat sound (var.)
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                              Russian spacecraft intended to replace the Soyuz
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                              8 down snacks
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                              Bilingual unveiling cry
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                              Eye receptor responsible for sensing colour
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                              Naturally colourless gemstone that takes on different colours because of trace element impurities
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                              Word that appears at the end of French films
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                              Pester repetitively
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                              Definite article, but hip-hop
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                              System of rating restaurants that I'd never heard of but which Google brought to Australia in 2012 apparently
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                              English architect of the early modern period, ___ Jones
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                              Short form of eigentlich
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                              Like most mobile game purchases
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                              Like a well-____ machine
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                              Lead singer of The 77s, Michael ___
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                              What the Cockney trimmed, with "'is"
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                              Requirements
                            Verticali
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                              With 48 down, 85% of the universe that cannot be seen but that prevents galaxies from flying apart so it must be there (and a hint to the meta)
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                              Biscuit (remember, I'm Australian!) that always appears in crosswords
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                              Maths class task, perhaps
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                              Martial arts teacher (with "sen-")
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                              Grammatical mood used to express facts, statements, opinions, or questions (abbr.)
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                              Cry of dismay
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                              "Can't Fight This Feeling" band, ___ Speedwagon
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                              Place to get a beer or a cocktail, perhaps
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                              Significant word for Michael Palin, as used in the opening sequences of Monty Python's Flying Circus
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                              His and her
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                              Makeshift shelter
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                              Essential entertainment devices for the family room
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                              Grannyish term of endearment
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                              "I'm a damsel, I'm in distress, I can handle this. Have a nice day!" speaker in Disney's Hercules
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                              Socially awkward but usually tech-savvy person
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                              Roadside bomb (abbr.)
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                              Town near Green Gables
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                              Director of Four Weddings And A Funeral, Mike ___
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                              "Darn!"
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                              Loc. where you find teachers
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                              "___ you OK?"
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                              Trendsetting socialite
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                              Moody music genre
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                              Blog feed letters
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                              "And you?" asked the Frenchman
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                              River that flows to Khartoum
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                              Sandwich involving a specific type of meat and two specific salad vegetables (abbr.)
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                              S in DOS
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                              Explode, as a star (with "go")
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                              Motel, with "motor"
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                              See 1 down
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                              Where you would find the band Over The Rhine
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                              Part of a magazine I always skip over
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                              Bio. or chem.
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                              Ostrich puppet that starred on the iconic Australian TV variety show Hey Hey It's Saturday
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                              Source of satirical news (with "The")
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                              Servers used to upload website content (abbr.)
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                              Adjective that describes good wine and cheese
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                              Neil Gaiman novel, American ___
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                              &
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                              Type of reflex
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                              Mimic
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                              "Never!" said the German
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