"In A Mirror, Darkly" by benchen71

Can you storm the castle by getting across the MOAT? A weekly meta crossword constructed by forum member Ben (aka benchen71). These metas range from relatively easy to more challenging, depending on how many Australianisms he puts in them! Puzzles are posted in a new thread every Tuesday, with nudges appearing on Saturdays, and the solution coming out on Mondays. (At least, that's the plan. Given he lives in Australia, and they are so far ahead of the US time-zone-wise, things may get posted early!)
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At the end of the second day, a day that just happens to be my birthday, 12 more solvers have joined the ranks bringing us to 51:

Ergcat
Charles Montpetit
ChrisCross
Rayyan Choudhury
GR
Mr Tex
Darrell
BarbaraK
KayW
Berto
DrTom
Cindy Heisler
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Solver update before late nudges!

Cate C
J
MrTheHan
K7
JHSeeman
Johnny Luau
Deb W
Jim23809

That brings us to 59. Let's see if nudges can shake a few more loose...
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Nudges, in order of increasing blatancy:

1. 1 across and 67 across together form an illustration of what you need to look for in order to solve the meta: ECHOONCE.

2. There's something going on with the 4 long entries.

3. The title (and blog post that accompanied this puzzle's announcement) references 1 Cor. 13:12. The import of this is poor reflections.

4. If you placed a mirror in the centre of each entry, one side almost reflects the other side.
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Catching up on the week and crossed the moat (no nudges). Fun puzzle in between ballgames at the little league park! Thanks Ben!
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Cool little theme, and while "Cloud Cuckoo Land" per 50-D is a chonky book, it was wildly ambitious. Don't felt 50-D landed everything quite exactly, but it was an intriguing read. (His "All the Light You Cannot See" is perhaps more famous, and it's one I need to get to down the line!)

Thanks for the puzzle!

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Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 92. It's a Breeze
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Solver update before the answer reveal:

kamashdad
DCBilly
lbray53
edestlin
Mikey G

That comes to a final total of 64.
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Here's the solution to "In A Mirror, Darkly":

In A Mirror, Darkly (solution).png
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