Save the Last for Me
◆ · Di Mikey G · Pubblicato 2025-05-24T17:00:56.967Z
Meta Prompt
[Level 4] The answer to the meta is a 2-word phrase in the form (5, 4).
Wednesday Nudges (same as Muggles):
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Themers #2 and #4 are really contrived, so there must be some self-imposed constraint there - and there is on all of them.
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Think of the title and note the hint. What might that suggest is important about the themers?
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Per the last down entry, the ENDs of the four horizontal themers are important.
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More specifically, take the last letter of each word in each themer.
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These groups of letters are not all words, per se, but they look promising! Hmmm...how could I complete them?
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All of these groups of letters form a valid English word when the same group of letters is placed before it.
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What might that group of letters be? Think of the puzzle, the title, and the hint!
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We have four new words. What does that often signal we need to do?
Controllo se esistono file di gioco salvati...
Great concept and execution!
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Label anew
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Orizzontali
- 1ALabel anew
- 6AWithstand
- 11AAOL, once
- 14ATop-notch
- 15AMan of La Mancha
- 16AClassic Pontiac initials
- 17AGo the out-of-the-way way
- 19AWord in Montana's state motto
- 20APole, e.g.
- 21ARounded the bases after a homer
- 23A"Such a revolting person!"
- 26ANamed, briefly
- 28ABobby Witt, Jr., for one
- 29ADictionary definition for the verb "vindicate"
- 33AMolokai neighbor
- 34A"We'll let you know" letters
- 35A"I Can't ___" (song by The Who)
- 39ASalad green
- 45A"You put goat cheese and honey on your pastry? To each his ___!"
- 47AEstablish
- 48A"Hey, is it just me or..."
- 51A"What do you think of my drawing of this 'Frozen' snowman?" "___ it!"
- 53AChinese menu general
- 54AMy ___ business is going downhill!
- 55AApprove, in a way
- 59A"Shiny Happy People" band
- 61ASee 3-Down
- 62A3-word piece of furniture that holds a small screen (this is probably not a thing)
- 68AWhat crossword constructors say when they see a mouse: "___! Out a living!"
- 69A"Humble" place to live
- 70ASing like Connick
- 71AHalf a fly?
- 72AIts first-ever televised broadcast featured a speech by Al Gore
- 73AArose, by another name (har har)
Verticali
- 1DLP (what's that?) speed
- 2DPitching stat
- 3DWith 61-Across, app my students spend way too much time on
- 4DEd who sang "My Cup Runneth Over"
- 5DSergei Bobrovsky, for one
- 6DLetter closing (non-meta-related dupe with 48-Across)
- 7DWager
- 8DPlaying a fifth qtr., perhaps
- 9DAdjective that becomes its own synonym when its first letter is changed to an "S"
- 10DWhat this clue have two off
- 11D"Roger that!"
- 12DPlace to visit if you're told to go with the flow
- 13DToy, perhaps
- 18DBaby's first word (mine was "polynomial")
- 22DAbout 143 stones
- 23D"I feel so seen by this lolcat meme"
- 24DWin over, perhaps
- 25DSingle-serving coffee option
- 27D"Do I have to use a period here?" "Yep, ___'s the way it is!"
- 30DDogpatch diminutive
- 31DBucks, for some, briefly
- 32DHammer location
- 36DTempe sch.
- 37D"Look at my frozen sculpture!" "What an ___ job you did!"
- 38D11th of 12, briefly
- 40DGI hangout
- 41DShow that was the apropos answer to my 86th meta
- 42DElec., e.g.
- 43DFounder of "Time" magazine
- 44DEmulated
- 46DIt's not gross at all
- 48DJudge, for one
- 49DSwitch position
- 50DTurner who's a senior advisor to the Las Vegas Raiders (use 4 of 6 letters in VERONA)
- 51DThe planets now (sorry, Pluto)
- 52D"___ good!"
- 56DApple variety
- 57DTeases (about one's barbecue fare, perhaps)
- 58DQueue before Q
- 60DList-finishing abbrs.
- 63DNAACP co-founder B. Wells
- 64DBase of log x
- 65D[Isn't my costume scary?]
- 66DOld card game
- 67DConclusion (and a hint to the meta in two ways)