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A Thorny Subject

· Di Capn Rick · Pubblicato 2022-07-11T09:16:07.854Z

Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a Gothic novel.
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  • Rufus T Firefly solved 2022-07-11T11:52:41.566Z
  • Hector solved 2022-07-11T12:29:57.731Z
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  • DIS solved 2022-07-11T14:27:36.614Z
  • oldjudge solved 2022-07-11T14:50:34.194Z
  • I K Snamhcok solved 2022-07-11T15:41:31.942Z
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  • Schmeel solved 2022-07-11T16:06:29.092Z
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  • Paul S solved 2022-07-11T16:51:08.603Z
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  • Laura M solved 2022-07-11T18:29:02.926Z
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  • Cindy Heisler 2s · 2022-07-11T10:25:17.626Z
    Very nice puzzle to start the week. Literature much more to my liking than some other topics. Loved it! Thanks!!
    • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-11T18:25:04.503Z
      Thanks, Cindy. Glad you enjoyed it.
    • Hector 4s · 2022-07-11T12:34:57.474Z
      Sounds like a horror novel -- were they all named Clark?
      What a polished grid; a joy to solve. Thanks, Rick!
      • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-11T18:26:12.754Z
        Thanks a lot, Hector. I do think they were all named Clark!
      • DIS 🤓4:38 · 2022-07-11T14:28:04.550Z
        Impressive construction -- thanks.
        • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-11T18:27:00.591Z
          Thanks, DIS. It took quite a few attempts to get all those GABLES to match up symmetrically.
        • I K Snamhcok 2s · 2022-07-11T15:42:29.034Z
          Quite the construction! Thanks, Cap’n!
          • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-11T18:27:17.575Z
            Thanks, Chris. Glad you liked it.
          • whimsy 11:47 · 2022-07-11T16:34:06.311Z
            I remember liking this one a lot!
            • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-11T18:27:36.072Z
              Thanks again for the pretesting help, Claudia!
            • madhatter5 3s · 2022-07-11T16:29:44.666Z
              Clever! Thanks Capn!
              • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-11T18:27:53.031Z
                Thanks, Josh. I appreciate it!
              • Wendy S HeadinHome 🤓3:06 · 2022-07-11T17:03:41.822Z
                Used to be an English teacher and now am an architectural designer. Right up my alley! (except not a fan of gothic architecture necessarily). Also, hello, Isaac!
                • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-11T18:29:00.228Z
                  Thank you, Wendy. A perfect puzzle for you! And you were the first solver to mention Isaac!
                • Carolyn 3s · 2022-07-11T17:48:54.869Z
                  Fun! Found lots of other gothic words in the grid before I realized what was going on! Loved it.
                  • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-11T18:29:37.857Z
                    Thanks for solving, Carolyn!
                  • Laura M 🤓7:04 · 2022-07-11T18:30:54.926Z
                    Nice one! Suspected the answer as soon as I finished the grid, but took a little longer to justify it.
                    • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-11T20:55:25.762Z
                      Thanks, Laura. Glad you liked it!
                      • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-11T21:36:38.340Z
                        Nice job, Laura! I tried my best to hide those GABLEs!
                      • Tyrpmom 2s · 2022-07-11T19:10:07.194Z
                        Perfect Monday Meta.
                        • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-11T20:56:00.301Z
                          Thanks for solving, Tyrpmom.
                          • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-11T21:37:03.376Z
                            Thank you, Tyrpmom. I'm glad you liked it.
                          • Hidden in 3D 6s · 2022-07-11T21:28:10.684Z
                            All the Bs in the grid were really bothering me until my brain finally registered that there was a very good reason for that! What a fantastic puzzle and meta! Thanks, Rick!
                            • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-12T00:39:04.244Z
                              Thank you, Hidden! Glad the Bs led you to the GABLES.
                            • Ergcat 3s · 2022-07-12T00:02:27.183Z
                              Very clever! Took me a while to put it together as I was overthinking it! Finally got the “aha”!
                              • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-12T00:41:19.120Z
                                Nice job, Ergcat. Glad you experienced the "aha moment".
                              • Teamdoubletow 3s · 2022-07-12T00:21:58.656Z
                                Sorry for the inadvertent incorrect answer. I hit submit a before getting it all in. We had a blast figuring out this one! I liked that the grid provided reinforcement of the idea. Thanks so much!
                                • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-12T00:54:41.389Z
                                  Glad you enjoyed it, Team! I just thought I'd keep it local again. The House is about 10 minutes from my house.
                                • Bbaack 12:37 · 2022-07-12T01:01:51.174Z
                                  Nicely done! Had to google to figure out the punny title!
                                  • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-12T02:19:47.489Z
                                    Way to go, Bbaack!
                                    • dplass 🤓3:40 · 2022-07-12T14:02:14.927Z
                                      I still don't get it. :(
                                      • ReB 6s · 2022-07-12T20:17:43.837Z
                                        The author of the The House of Seven Gables is Nathaniel HawTHORNe
                                    • michaelm 🤓10:19 · 2022-07-12T06:16:29.779Z
                                      As always, thanks Cap’n Rick. What a creative mind! Never read it but now on my short list.
                                      • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-12T12:17:13.097Z
                                        Thanks for solving, Michael! Enjoy the read!
                                      • ReB 6s · 2022-07-12T11:07:01.207Z
                                        I saw the probable answer almost immediately (from 21A + 27A + 55A), but it took a fresh look just before heading to bed last night to see the first GABLE that unlocked the mechanism and prove that my surmise was correct. The title was icing on the cake.
                                        Very clever to create a grid that you could fit them all in symmetrically. (I knew something was up with the unusual grid symmetry, but it's clear in retrospect you needed that layout to fit in the seven GABLES in an aesthetically-pleasing pattern.)
                                        • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-12T12:22:58.105Z
                                          Thanks, ReB! Yes I had to use vertical symmetry to get those 7 GABLES to fit into a decent pattern. It was challenging, but I'm glad the end result is turning out to be fun for solvers.
                                        • Qmark 5s · 2022-07-12T20:35:22.967Z
                                          enjoyed it!
                                          • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-12T21:43:16.879Z
                                            Thanks for solving, Qmark!
                                          • KayW 🤓7:48 · 2022-07-14T19:39:46.807Z
                                            Fun puzzle and elegant construction - thanks!
                                            • Capn Rick costruttore · 2022-07-14T20:43:40.145Z
                                              Thanks for solving, Kay!
                                            1A
                                            Trade blockade
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                                            Orizzontali
                                            1. 1A
                                              Trade blockade
                                            2. 8A
                                              Little crawler sometimes called a roly-poly
                                            3. 15A
                                              Spanish treasure ship
                                            4. 16A
                                              Of service
                                            5. 17A
                                              Swiss cheese
                                            6. 18A
                                              IBM nickname
                                            7. 19A
                                              U-turn from NNW
                                            8. 20A
                                              Blue Jays, on scoreboards
                                            9. 21A
                                              Real-estate listing
                                            10. 24A
                                              Sched. placeholder
                                            11. 27A
                                              Capital of Oregon
                                            12. 31A
                                              Weapons, to Caesar
                                            13. 32A
                                              Cries loudly, like a banshee
                                            14. 34A
                                              Hefty volume
                                            15. 35A
                                              Confederate soldier, for short
                                            16. 36A
                                              Decorative garden "guardian"
                                            17. 37A
                                              Orioles, on scoreboards
                                            18. 38A
                                              Wendy's last name in "Peter Pan"
                                            19. 41A
                                              Ready for market
                                            20. 44A
                                              Candied, as fruits
                                            21. 45A
                                              "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" singer Crystal
                                            22. 46A
                                              Workers without stingers
                                            23. 52A
                                              Back muscles, for short
                                            24. 55A
                                              Number of times a Gothic feature is depicted in this grid
                                            25. 56A
                                              Sunrise direction
                                            26. 60A
                                              Sphere
                                            27. 61A
                                              "Love Boat" character
                                            28. 62A
                                              Where 61-Across worked
                                            29. 63A
                                              Carpenter's punch tool
                                            30. 66A
                                              Pleasant
                                            31. 69A
                                              Construction beams
                                            32. 70A
                                              Inscribe
                                            33. 71A
                                              Confuses
                                            34. 72A
                                              Belittled
                                            Verticali
                                            1. 1D
                                              Omelet ingredient
                                            2. 2D
                                              Deface
                                            3. 3D
                                              ___-ray Disc
                                            4. 4D
                                              Actress and activist Milano
                                            5. 5D
                                              Actress Witherspoon
                                            6. 6D
                                              "Earth in the Balance" author
                                            7. 7D
                                              Inseparable
                                            8. 8D
                                              Place for a pint
                                            9. 9D
                                              "___ soup yet?"
                                            10. 10D
                                              Kids' building blocks
                                            11. 11D
                                              Maze-running rodent
                                            12. 12D
                                              OPEC unit
                                            13. 13D
                                              Curved Alaskan knife
                                            14. 14D
                                              "Golly!"
                                            15. 21D
                                              Good start?
                                            16. 22D
                                              Hair product, Preference by L'___
                                            17. 23D
                                              Eclipse shadow
                                            18. 24D
                                              NASA beverage
                                            19. 25D
                                              Life story, for short
                                            20. 26D
                                              Charitable donations
                                            21. 28D
                                              Hotel area
                                            22. 29D
                                              Online shopping mecca
                                            23. 30D
                                              Free-for-all
                                            24. 32D
                                              Chicago superstation
                                            25. 33D
                                              Poseidon's domain
                                            26. 39D
                                              Some TV screens
                                            27. 40D
                                              Comparative suffix
                                            28. 42D
                                              Bigger than med.
                                            29. 43D
                                              Peer Gynt's mother
                                            30. 47D
                                              Basketry willows
                                            31. 48D
                                              Hatchlings' homes
                                            32. 49D
                                              Zsa Zsa's sister
                                            33. 50D
                                              Blues street of Memphis
                                            34. 51D
                                              California live oak
                                            35. 52D
                                              Middle of May?
                                            36. 53D
                                              "It's ___!" (speakeasy cry)
                                            37. 54D
                                              Classic Ford, for short
                                            38. 57D
                                              Arafat's successor
                                            39. 58D
                                              Soothing ointment
                                            40. 59D
                                              Cornered
                                            41. 64D
                                              "Bad" cholesterol
                                            42. 65D
                                              Observe
                                            43. 67D
                                              Soviet spy org.
                                            44. 68D
                                              Coach Parseghian
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