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· Di benchen71 · Pubblicato 2023-05-16T06:00:47.573Z

Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a number
Age is just a number, they say. True, but we still like to celebrate birthdays! It's nice to enjoy those sort of milestones when they occur. Anyhoo, on with the meta, the answer to which is a number. If your meta answer is not accepted: Despite the title and 38 across you do not have to do any addition. Those things refer to something else! Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=130237#p130237
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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  • woozy solved 2023-05-16T06:14:57.936Z
  • markhr solved 2023-05-16T06:55:41.186Z
  • SeamusOL solved 2023-05-16T07:57:42.836Z
  • Schmeel solved 2023-05-16T09:10:50.259Z
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  • Meg solved 2023-05-16T13:18:25.705Z
  • kurtalert solved 2023-05-16T13:49:43.006Z
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  • MatthewL solved 2023-05-16T14:18:57.494Z
  • Jaclyn solved 2023-05-16T14:44:14.489Z
  • Bird Lives solved 2023-05-16T15:13:16.655Z
  • Tyrpmom solved 2023-05-16T15:29:42.413Z
  • Carolyn solved 2023-05-16T15:49:29.209Z
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  • Danny K Bernstein solved 2024-01-24T17:42:55.678Z

Commenti

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  • woozy 🤓8:39 · 2023-05-16T06:16:00.915Z
    Nice. Cut eand easy. And oodles of fun. But I don't get I SENT YURI.... Oh.... now I get it.
    • benchen71 costruttore · 2023-05-16T07:33:44.367Z
      Yes, that was the biggest stretch! :-)
    • kurtalert 🤓4:27 · 2023-05-16T13:49:58.947Z
      Enjoyed it a lot, thanks!
      • Sharkicicles 2s · 2023-05-16T13:50:57.758Z
        Congrats Ben! This one made me laugh.
        • MatthewL 🤓6:44 · 2023-05-16T14:20:46.175Z
          Nice one, and just the speed I needed after the Aussi slang puzzle. Thanks Ben! (Also, loved the clue for 35D).
          • Bird Lives 4s · 2023-05-16T15:15:27.150Z
            I got fooled by "Collectively" both as a tital and as the clue for 38A (IN TOTAL). So I guessed the total of the themers: 400.
            • Tyrpmom 2s · 2023-05-16T15:40:37.815Z
              Don’t forget 35D.
              • imontoo 3s · 2023-05-17T23:29:25.490Z
                That’s what I did to, initially, guess 500.
              • ReB 4s · 2023-05-16T21:31:47.226Z
                Oh, I did the same and then went further with then including 35D (500) and then trying to include a modified 17A (A 'C' Note) for 600 - and then felt I had to decipher 63A on symmetry grounds. Then I tried binary - and finally sent a PM to Ben, who told me that all this addition was unnecessary. It's a shame that the WSJ Rabbit doesn't take stories from other metas because I have a truly classic tale.
                • Ergcat 🤓15:17 · 2023-05-16T22:53:52.300Z
                  Merry too! Adding up all sorts of things!
                • Tyrpmom 2s · 2023-05-16T15:37:45.236Z
                  First added in 20 for score and ten from Athena and missed century. So, a complete mess. Quickly regrouped and submitted 100.
                  What were some incorrect guesses last week? I tried cutie and quota.
                  • benchen71 costruttore · 2023-05-17T03:06:43.981Z
                    "Shoot" and "Chute" were very common; but in the list of wrong answers I can see "Snake", "Yobbo", "Yurwe", "Chuth", "Today", "Emu" (this is not even a 5-letter word), "Towel", "Chewy", "Cuter", "Cheetah" (neither is this), "Child", "Cheat", "Osbun", "Judea", and "Check".
                  • BarbaraK 3s · 2023-05-16T17:29:55.187Z
                    So 100 MOATs? Congratulations!
                  • Laura M 🤓7:36 · 2023-05-16T18:28:59.831Z
                    I also first submitted 400 due to 38A (didn't think about adding 35D though). Congrats and thank you for 100 great metas!
                    • I K Snamhcok 2s · 2023-05-16T19:09:11.499Z
                      I too first submitted 400. “Collectively” might imply that we should up the 100s. But no complaint. Fun puzzle. Thanks, Ben!
                      • Bbaack 🤓12:43 · 2023-05-16T18:54:05.825Z
                        That was a fun one. "C" ya!
                        • whimsy 🤓12:21 · 2023-05-16T19:53:36.909Z
                          Like this a lot -- probably because my tendency to treat the grid and themers as "impressionistic" or "interpretive" art paid off for a change, instead of it being the usual me going out on some silly limb ! :) Thanks Ben!
                          • KayW 🤓7:35 · 2023-05-16T20:59:20.397Z
                            That was fun! Wow!! 100! Congratulations Ben Thanks for all the puzzles including this one
                            • ReB 4s · 2023-05-16T21:24:58.216Z
                              I was totally led into a deep rabbit hole between the title (COLLECTIVELY) and 38A (IN TOTAL), which led me into adding up the various hundreds (and other creative branches) instead of just answering with the evident 100. I needed Ben to tell me that this was an inadvertent red herring. It was still fun in retrospect.
                              • Ergcat 🤓15:17 · 2023-05-16T22:52:09.888Z
                                Thank you for the hint…. Because I was adding… thank you, Ben!
                                • PuzNewbie 16:55 · 2023-05-16T23:47:33.811Z
                                  Very fun and clever!
                                  • hoover 3s · 2023-05-17T00:54:08.291Z
                                    My first guess was 400, because there were 4 variations of 100, and the middle entry says "in total." I didn't get I SENT YURI until I just saw it typed that way by woozy below/above. :)
                                    • HeadinHome 🤓11:24 · 2023-05-17T02:53:45.543Z
                                      very straightforward, and entertaining to boot! Did someone turn 100?
                                      • HeadinHome 🤓11:24 · 2023-05-17T02:56:06.448Z
                                        Ahh… just saw the list of 100 on muggle forum. Congrats! That’s quite an achievement. Thanks for sharing your talents!
                                        • frostyjhammer 8:55 · 2023-05-17T04:14:43.219Z
                                          OMG 35D!
                                          • benchen71 costruttore · 2023-05-17T05:03:57.637Z
                                            Yes, I had a bit of fun with this puzzle! ;-)
                                          • Qmark 10s · 2023-05-17T11:49:28.737Z
                                            Fun one...thanks Ben!
                                            • DrTom 9s · 2023-05-17T14:51:04.572Z
                                              Frangelico? I thought sure you would have used one of the three ultimate British imports (Nutella - the other two being Marmite and Vegemite). I was also surprised not to see 35D be “Number of acres in a certain woods” since there was neither a Milne nor an Oreo reference and I thought by law they had to be included. Well at least you snuck in an Ali reference. Fun one Ben!
                                              • ChrisCross 🤓6:49 · 2023-05-17T17:27:12.715Z
                                                Congratulations on 100 puzzles! I think I enjoy MOATs more than the WSJ crossword puzzle, your metas are very diverse in mechanism and really fun. Thanks for the source of entertainment!
                                                • benchen71 costruttore · 2023-05-17T21:16:39.520Z
                                                  High praise indeed! I do try not to repeat myself. But it's getting increasingly harder!
                                                • Cindy Heisler 4s · 2023-05-17T21:00:32.640Z
                                                  I tried to add at first, but that wasn't working out. Fun one and congratulations on 100 metas!!!
                                                  • imontoo 3s · 2023-05-17T23:27:32.282Z
                                                    I’m a day behind each meta this week. Cute one, Ben. Thanks!
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                                                    Orizzontali
                                                    1. 1A
                                                      Map ratio
                                                    2. 6A
                                                      Entryway
                                                    3. 10A
                                                      Agts.
                                                    4. 14A
                                                      Shoestrings
                                                    5. 15A
                                                      Bidding site
                                                    6. 16A
                                                      "Yesterday, upon the stair, ___ a man who wasn't there"
                                                    7. 17A
                                                      Middle C, for example
                                                    8. 18A
                                                      Music for instrument accompanying a drum?
                                                    9. 20A
                                                      Dried edible seaweed
                                                    10. 21A
                                                      Furry friend
                                                    11. 22A
                                                      Grew rapidly
                                                    12. 23A
                                                      State of finding camping stressful?
                                                    13. 26A
                                                      Koine Greek word that means "that" (also an anagram of "toi")
                                                    14. 27A
                                                      Spy who likes his martinis shaken, not stirred
                                                    15. 28A
                                                      "Men in Black" actor
                                                    16. 32A
                                                      Goddess of wisdom
                                                    17. 35A
                                                      LOTR actor, ___ McKellen or ___ Holm
                                                    18. 36A
                                                      Uncommon blood type, for short
                                                    19. 37A
                                                      Radio personality, ___ Glass
                                                    20. 38A
                                                      Collectively
                                                    21. 41A
                                                      "I'll take that as ___"
                                                    22. 42A
                                                      Knock senseless
                                                    23. 44A
                                                      Corporate VIP
                                                    24. 45A
                                                      "Anne of Green ___"
                                                    25. 47A
                                                      Antman, for example
                                                    26. 49A
                                                      Firefighter's need
                                                    27. 50A
                                                      Bigger than med.
                                                    28. 51A
                                                      Answer to the question, "Who went on the secret KGB mission?"
                                                    29. 56A
                                                      Where the thrilla took place
                                                    30. 59A
                                                      Horse food
                                                    31. 60A
                                                      Stench
                                                    32. 61A
                                                      Fear of Attila?
                                                    33. 63A
                                                      Billy Joel song, "___ It Goes"
                                                    34. 64A
                                                      Fill to excess
                                                    35. 65A
                                                      Recording medium, once upon a time
                                                    36. 66A
                                                      Isolate during the winter
                                                    37. 67A
                                                      [My bike tire is leaking again!?!]
                                                    38. 68A
                                                      Took to court
                                                    39. 69A
                                                      Bruce and Laura
                                                    Verticali
                                                    1. 1D
                                                      Italics feature
                                                    2. 2D
                                                      Lake boat
                                                    3. 3D
                                                      Potential oak
                                                    4. 4D
                                                      Beatles tune that references mother Mary
                                                    5. 5D
                                                      Language suffix
                                                    6. 6D
                                                      Protect from attack
                                                    7. 7D
                                                      "In memoriam" items
                                                    8. 8D
                                                      Big galoot
                                                    9. 9D
                                                      Deli breads
                                                    10. 10D
                                                      Lasagna ingredient
                                                    11. 11D
                                                      Easily moved
                                                    12. 12D
                                                      Machu Picchu's country
                                                    13. 13D
                                                      Staircase part
                                                    14. 19D
                                                      Go to the mall
                                                    15. 21D
                                                      Act of contrition (and definitely not where the G & S pirates came from!)
                                                    16. 24D
                                                      "Un-break My Heart" singer, ___ Braxton
                                                    17. 25D
                                                      E of QED
                                                    18. 29D
                                                      Suffering torment
                                                    19. 30D
                                                      Actress who played Thor's mother, ___ Russo
                                                    20. 31D
                                                      Amnesty Int. and the Red Cross, for example
                                                    21. 32D
                                                      Opera about an Ethiopian princess
                                                    22. 33D
                                                      Nickname for someone called Travis, probably
                                                    23. 34D
                                                      Key ingredient of Frangelico
                                                    24. 35D
                                                      How did this entry get into the grid? Hope the across entries are enough because this is unclueable!
                                                    25. 39D
                                                      "Desperate Housewives" actress, ___ Hatcher
                                                    26. 40D
                                                      Final
                                                    27. 43D
                                                      Peter Jackson movie, "Mortal ___"
                                                    28. 46D
                                                      Destiny's Child member
                                                    29. 48D
                                                      Neuter, as a horse
                                                    30. 49D
                                                      Scored a goal in soccer without using one's feet
                                                    31. 52D
                                                      Ed Sheeran song, "___ Of You"
                                                    32. 53D
                                                      Source of milk
                                                    33. 54D
                                                      Violinist's need
                                                    34. 55D
                                                      Have many ___ in the fire
                                                    35. 56D
                                                      Quantity of matter in a physical body
                                                    36. 57D
                                                      Exclamations when you solve the meta
                                                    37. 58D
                                                      Painting and sculpture, for example
                                                    38. 62D
                                                      Parisian water
                                                    39. 63D
                                                      Assistance
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