It's mid-winter down under, and that means it's time for Christmas in July! You have no idea how strange it is to sing winter-related songs in December when it is 40 degrees in the shade (and that's 40 degrees Celsius, which is 104 degrees Fahrenheit!) So it has become a bit of a thing for Aussies to celebrate Christmas in July, when it's cold, so as to properly enjoy all of the yummy Christmassy food and drink (like hot buttered rum, or mulled wine). So dig in, in order to find the answer to the meta which is a seasonal song. Answer and explanation here: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=100812#p100812
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Schmeel solved 2022-07-19T06:42:08.491Z
Laura M solved 2022-07-19T07:16:17.051Z
Cindy Heisler solved 2022-07-19T10:45:21.650Z
Cindy Weatherman solved 2022-07-19T10:55:55.841Z
madhatter5 solved 2022-07-19T13:07:53.553Z
Meg solved 2022-07-19T13:08:00.434Z
boharr solved 2022-07-19T13:17:15.653Z
ChemBrewer solved 2022-07-19T13:33:58.856Z
Wendy S HeadinHome solved 2022-07-19T13:39:39.190Z
Wendy S HeadinHome 🤓3:39 · 2022-07-19T13:43:55.343Z
There must be gaping holes in my cultural awareness. I figured this one out without using the phrase at 20A because that one is completely new to me. Its definition says it’s a common internet phrase, so maybe that’s the problem… I just need to spend more time on the internet! ha ha ha (or LOL for the internet crowd). Thanks for the breath of winter air on this sweltering day!
woozy 12:26 · 2022-07-19T17:51:34.640Z
Yoomy both, Younmee both. I got this by the Tyger burning bright in the forests "of the night" (He wanted of the night?) For a little while I thought "but there are only two themers" and "mare night feul"? but I saw the "Fly By" and figured "well nightmare is a word....." and that's enough.
I K Snamhcok 1s · 2022-07-19T14:42:51.144Z
Very nice! Thanks, Ben! Though I can’t even think of Christmas right now. Today, here in Michigan, it’s an almost perfect summer day, doing your puzzle on the back deck.
Yes, you can definitely solve this one using just the three long answers. But those additional six entries are the icing on the cake. Actually, if you convert "1001" from binary you get "9" and there are, in fact, 9 silent nights in the puzzle!
"An image that you just know is going to give you nightmares." Google "nightmare fuel" and then click on the Images tab. Actually, don't.
KayW 8:09 · 2022-07-19T18:51:17.072Z
Ho ho ho! Thanks, Ben
ReB 4s · 2022-07-19T21:54:03.851Z
Fun puzzle, solving which resulted in a meta trifecta for me today. And so I'll be thinking of you when I have my hot cocoa tonight at the muggles Zoom.
That only made it into the puzzle when "IOOI" showed up in the fill! Glad it helped, though.
DrTom 7s · 2022-07-20T12:35:20.757Z
Fun one Ben, I really did try to overthink it. Should have gone with my gut because I thought at first “hmmmm Night came up twice implicitly (or silently?”. I was soooo dense that I did not go back and add it to stand, mare and good-DOH!
___ Sharif or ___ Epps (depending on your generation, perhaps?)
19A
Foot joint
20A
Hay, in a stable for female horses
22A
Insta upload
23A
US communication standard for the deaf
24A
What pop-up blockers attempt to block
25A
Wine that's been turned into something else
29A
One or some of a thing
30A
Spanish aunts
31A
Denzel Washington movie, "The Book of ___"
32A
Let in
35A
___ hers (matching bathroom basins, for example)
36A
"Come ___" (enter)
37A
Moral plus serendipity
40A
Suffix for emin (as in "Your emin___")
41A
Repetition of a computational procedure, for short
42A
Goes up
43A
Silencing agreement (abbr.)
44A
Part of a radio that detects broadcast signals and converts them into audible form (abbr.)
45A
Actor DiCaprio, for short
46A
___ around the subject (avoids talking about something)
48A
German ice
49A
Cow sound
52A
Term of endearment
53A
Single easel
55A
Commenced
58A
Retinal cells
59A
Fictitious 16th century Icelandic alchemist, ___ Saknussemm, who appears in Jules Verne's "Journey to the Centre of the Earth"
60A
Old ___ (previous romantic partner)
61A
Collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic, and a meta hint if you really needed one
62A
Sci. class
63A
What Maverick gets in trouble for in "Top Gun"
64A
Formal 39 down
65A
Big-eyed bird
Verticali
1D
Pause indicator
2D
Regions
3D
Oyster biproduct
4D
Animated movie, "___ with a Chance of Meatballs"
5D
Green citrus fruits
6D
Russia's ___ Mountains
7D
Drinking establishment
8D
Deck treatments
9D
Curve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship
10D
Annoy
11D
Type of interstellar travel, like a warp drive (abbr.)
12D
Chinese philosopher Lao-___
14D
Poetry written in appreciation or reflection
21D
Orange soft drink
22D
Instrument with black and white keys
25D
Part of a 1 across that shades the eyes
26D
Partner of species in 62 across
27D
Girl who falls into Wonderland
28D
Skating locations
29D
Assistant
30D
I really wanted to clue this entry by reference to a William Blake poem because of what type of forests are referred to, but the "Y" just didn't fit with anything going across
32D
Go-between
33D
American graffiti artist best known for his dynamic lettering and stick figures
34D
Film technique that Andy Serkis is a master of, for short
35D
Sets with LCD screens
36D
Mishmash
38D
___ easy (slow and careful)
39D
Frock
44D
Actress Mara ___ of Fincher's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
45D
___ wait (prepares to ambush)
47D
Hitchhiker's digit
48D
Provide funding for
49D
Nintendo's plumber
50D
Currently playing
51D
"Island of the Blue Dolphins" author, Scott ___
53D
Sound that would freak you out if you heard it in a supposed haunted house
54D
Run up a ___ (at a 7 down, perhaps)
55D
Closest pal, in texts
56D
Building addition
57D
"Don we now our ___ apparel" (from a seasonal song that isn't the meta answer)