Phil's Crossword Corner (PCC)
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I'm always happy to welcome any feedback, questions, typo-spotting, theme suggestions/requests, or if you just want to chat... You can reach me at pchow13@gmail.com
Meta puzzle and mechanism by Kelly McMahon. Crossword puzzle and clues by Philip Chow.
Hint #1: the meta answer is three letters long
Hint #2: please don't waste your food
Hint #3: 36-A and 69-A are hints as to what to do with the three courses and…
Hint #1: The meta answer is 9 letters long (and there are exactly 9 clues with asterisks)
Hint #2: 62-Across hints at anagrams... "Wandering" in the puzzle's title is another anagram indicator
Hint #3: "Hundred and One Acre Wood?!" I thought Pooh and…
Hint #1: Planet Fitness isn't in the grid but see if you can find some other well-known gyms (if you live outside the US or in a small town, some Googling will be needed)
Hint #2: There are a few clues that start with the exact same word
Hint #3: Tak…
Hint #1: 20A, 37A, 67A, 11D, 39D all have something in common
Hint #2: the two examples from these groups of 7 were randomly chosen - you don't have to manipulate them any further... focus on the title instead
Hint #3: the title doesn't have to do…
This puzzle is published under Muggle Meta Mondays (MMM) at the XWord Muggles forum, see link here: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=2570
Many thanks to @abide for test-solving and suggestions for improvement.
hint #1: the plate in the…
Hint #1: the meta will be easier if you've played the computer game "Oregon Trail"... if not, then lean heavily on the google machine
Hint #2: 68-A "I'll be crossing you in style"... but what are we crossing?
Hint #3: we are crossing rivers, the four…
Hint #1: an oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction such as "jumbo shrimp" and "wise fool"
Hint #2: the five theme answers all start with a surname... do these people have anything in common?
Hint …
Hint #1: Ten entries have emojis
Hint #2: The central Across entry 40A is important. Note that the title is an example of one
Hint #3: Combine the nudges from 21A and 38D
Hint #4: You will need to alphabetize the anime titles, not the individual grid…
Hint 1: the three grid spanners have a part of their clue italicized and bold
Hint 2: The italicized/bold clues relate in some way to their respective entries... "numbers" from the title gets us thinking about numbers... can you match each answer to…
hint 1: there are quite a lot of names and books in the puzzle
hint 2: the literary characters and corresponding books (see 46A) share something in common
hint 3: where do all these novels or books take place?