The answer to the meta puzzle is a six-letter phrase that does not end in S.
Loved it!
Tough grid, but in the end I needed to google only twice: once each for the NE and SW corners. Meta then came quickly.
#51 - "Please Reiterate"
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ChrisKochmanski
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Al Sisti
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TMart
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Laura M
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Love this one! It felt like 72A violated a crossword convention, but maybe not... Otherwise I thought the clues were great. (Had to Google a few things of course.)
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LesY
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Great puzzle! I think I got it too.
And agree about 72A, although I kind of liked the flaunting of convention - very unexpected and seemed to make it harder not easier (which IMO made it ok?).
And agree about 72A, although I kind of liked the flaunting of convention - very unexpected and seemed to make it harder not easier (which IMO made it ok?).
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Dplass
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I had to Google a whole bunch, and got naticked in the SW...sheesh. Not even sure I got it...
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pgw
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I actually wrote a parenthetical for this clue that read something very similar to "(this clue violates a crossword convention)" but then decided to just do it unapologetically.
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Hector
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I'm confident I know approximately what a first step is here, and even have an answer, but it's nothing like a confident answer.
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Beth Tyrpin
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Got about 3/4 of grid without looking things up. Enjoyed the meta. I laughed when I got 72A.
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Meg
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Hector
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Submitted my answer after a reconsideration of the first step made it seem considerably more solid.
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anjhinz
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Tina
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Got stuck for a long time on what I was positive must be the right path. Now I see it was wrong. I'd be interested to see if anyone else went this way as well (after the deadline).
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FrankieHeck
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I didn't have much time to think about this yesterday, but took a fresh look today and had a very satisfying solving experience as I arrived at what I am going to assume is the right answer.
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anjhinz
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joequavis
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Think I got it. Neat to see it come together.
I, too, have a streak of two going, also marking a personal best!
I, too, have a streak of two going, also marking a personal best!
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joequavis
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I'll humbly add that my wife, who loathes crossword puzzles, helped me get the final answer once I found the mechanism. I was feeling pretty clever showing her how I'd figured out most of it, then she just blurted out the answer.
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burak
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This one was kinda unusual for me so I really liked it. I got a nice aha moment out of it.
Stay safe everyone!
Stay safe everyone!
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Hector
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Good one. I was stuck for a while on all "AD..." themers: ADULTERY, ADVERTISEMENT, ADHD, ADDO, ADDITION.