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PCC#4 "Spoiled Rotten"

◆ · Di Philip Chow · Pubblicato 2023-08-19T17:14:34.805Z

Meta Prompt
[Level 3] Meta prompt: The answer to the meta is a two-word term enumerated (6, 8) that my friend Yim uses to describe her puppy Peanut... all she does is lie in bed doing nothing all day long!
Hint #1 reminder: The meta answer has 6 letters in the first word and 8 letters in the second word
Hint #2: The central clue hints at "Royals"... maybe the starred clues are somehow connected?
Hint #3: The starred clues are all associated with the word "princess"
Hint #4: Isn't 12A such an odd way to clue Leia? Why wouldn't you clue it with a Star Wars reference? oh wait a minute...
Hint #5: Each of the 6 starred "princess" entries can match up with a clue elsewhere in the puzzle... Read out the first letter of the corresponding entries for those clues in grid order (from top to bottom)
Controllo se esistono file di gioco salvati...

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  • Hector solved 2023-08-19T17:57:14.030Z
  • FrankieHeck solved 2023-08-19T18:17:43.522Z
  • damefox solved 2023-08-19T21:00:54.312Z
  • merlinnimue solved 2023-08-21T15:17:49.303Z
  • kurtalert solved 2023-08-22T01:32:20.019Z
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  • FrankieHeck 🤓5:41 · 2023-08-19T18:22:21.916Z
    The problem with hints is I don't have the self-control to ignore them! Fun puzzle. I always like grids that include Super Mario characters and sugary cereals. Two of the few things I know anything about. Peanut looks like she has every right to lie in bed and do nothing at all. Sounds like the perfect pet to me :-)
    • Hector 🤓7:52 · 2023-08-19T18:02:49.969Z
      Fun solve, thanks!
      • Philip Chow costruttore · 2023-08-20T22:24:18.477Z
        Solution is "Pillow Princess" - the starred clues relate to princesses: Princess Mononoke, The Princess Bride, Princess Beatrice, Princess Leia, Xena: Warrior Princess, and Princess Peach... each of these princesses can be the answer to another clue: Princess Mononoke is a Miyazaki film (as is PONYO), The Princess Bride gave us the INIGO Montoya quote, Beatrice is a niece of King Charles (as is LOUISE), Leia is LUKE's twin, Xena is a sword-wielding character played by Lucy Lawless (ORENISHII from Kill Bill is played by Lucy Liu), and Peach is a playable character in Mario Party (as is WARIO)... The first letter of the answers of the alt clues spell out PILLOW... and so the answer is PILLOW PRINCESS (which is a slang term for a partner that just lies in bed and doesn't do anything but expects to receive all the pleasure in the world... which is pretty befitting of Peanut - she just lies on her mountain of pillows all day long and expects tummy rubs and treats)... I shall work on answer key graphics and eventually add them to my Google Drive folder so it's easier to visualize the solution
        • merlinnimue 🤓8:33 · 2023-08-21T15:28:15.550Z
          Another amazing puzzle, I want to know how you geniuses do it but my lack of any skills creates a very low ceiling that I cant break through
          I saw the metanism for pillow fairly easily, but it took embarrassingly long to figure out that they were all princesses, even with the hint to royals in the center... I think my brain is in another castle, hope I can find it some day (and that its existence is not a made up legend)
          • Philip Chow costruttore · 2023-08-21T17:15:14.231Z
            Thank you for solving merlin! Stop putting yourself down you’re an excellent solver and everyone has their own unique talents ☺️… crosshare is extremely user-friendly and you can try your own hand at constructing if you’re interested… it takes time and practice to develop any skill… I remember when I first started, my puzzles were extremely unpolished and full of bad entries (obscure, uninteresting, or even made up words) because I was desperate to make things fit
          • kurtalert 🤓4:59 · 2023-08-22T01:36:32.122Z
            Terrific! I was on the right track with PILLOW but somehow I was oblivious to the fact that all of these were actually referencing princesses. Needed hint 2 to figure that out.
            • Qmark 5s · 2024-05-05T13:20:17.924Z
              fun one...thanks Phil!
              • KayW 🤓5:37 · 2024-05-17T21:56:46.921Z
                Very clever Phil - thanks!
                Play today's daily mini crossword
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                Hello Kitty accessory
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                1. 1A
                  Hello Kitty accessory
                2. 4A
                  Canned meat product popular in Hawaii
                3. 8A
                  Come together
                4. 12A
                  * Violin virtuoso Zhu who performed at prestigious concert halls around the world by age 12
                5. 13A
                  "Beloved" novelist Morrison
                6. 14A
                  No ___ barred
                7. 15A
                  What Yim's puppy Peanut is too lazy to fetch
                8. 16A
                  "The Dukes of Hazzard" deputy
                9. 17A
                  Source of the quote "Hello. My name is ... You killed my father. Prepare to die"
                10. 18A
                  Slogan with the same sentiment as "drugs are bad, m'kay?"
                11. 20A
                  Baby kangaroos
                12. 21A
                  Ticklish "Sesame Street" character
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                  Suffix with "Caesar" or "Euclid"
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                  Prefix with "normal" or "chute"
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                  Explosive chemical weapon
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                  Put down
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                  Household appliance that sucks
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                  Nirvana singer Cobain
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                  Potato or pasta, for short
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                  "Royals" singer
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                  Pinza of "South Pacific"
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                  Frozen drink brand
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                  Niece of King Charles III
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                  Suffix with "Gator" or "Power"
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                  Word preceding "to Betsy!" or "to Murgatroyd!"
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                  Skywalker twin from "Star Wars"
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                  Light brown
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                  Blue marshmallow shape in Lucky Charms cereal
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                  Group of bees
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                  Sword-wielding character portrayed by actress Lucy L.
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                  Playable character in "Super Mario Party"
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                  Places to hibernate
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                  Geological periods
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                  "Sound mind, sound body" shoe company
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                  Secluded valley
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                  * Former name of the dwarf planet Eris
                37. 64A
                  Clarified butter used in Indian cuisine
                38. 65A
                  ___ machine (casino fixture)
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                  NFL gains or losses
                Verticali
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                  Boyfriend
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                  Canola, olive, and peanut products used in cooking
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                  Bryan Cranston's "Breaking Bad" character ___ White
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                  One way to cook vegetables
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                  Miyazaki animated fantasy film
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                  "Author unknown" byline
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                  Black cod with ___ (Nobu's signature dish)
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                  * Vengeful spirit in Japanese mythology
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                  "Night" novelist Wiesel
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                  Boldly unconventional
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                  General ___ chicken
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                  Initials of the president who was married to Lady Bird
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                  Traditional Muslim head covering
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                  Croat or Serb
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                  "Hanna" actress Creed-Miles and "Game of Thrones" actress Bianco
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                  * Fruit whose emoji is commonly used for "buttocks"
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                  "... sitting in ___, K-I-S-S-I-N-G..."
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                  PC whizzes, for example
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                  German automaker with a four-ring logo
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                  Background tunes you might hear while you're on hold
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                  * Figurine on many a wedding cake
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                  ___-fi
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                  "Howl" poet Ginsberg
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                  Masked critter, for short
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                  Part of a foot
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                  * "Divergent" heroine
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                  Victims of the Morlocks in "The Time Machine" (hidden in "The Letters of Abelard and Heloise")
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                  "Let's go!," in Spanish
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                  Not attractive
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                  "The Wizard of ___ Park" (Edison)
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                  Beginning or early stages
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                  Promotional goodies handed out at events
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                  Cleanse
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                  "Steady Love" singer India.___
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                  292.2 million to 1 against winning the Powerball, for example
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                  Genuine
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                  Did some garden work
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                  Travelers' lodgings
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                  "Life ___ Fairytale" ("Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale" theme song)
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