![]() ![]() While googling is considered cheating (to some) in solving a crossword, googling is encouraged in solving metas.Īs described in the Contest Rules, the meta answer for each puzzle will be a reasonably well-known song, band, album, or something else music-related. An obscure crossword clue like can be answered in a second using Google (“OLD KINDERHOOK”), but you can’t do the same for a meta. ![]() Metas are well-suited to contests, since it’s hard to cheat on a meta. ![]() If you’re thinking, “Hmmm…maybe this is it,” you probably haven’t found the meta yet! If I’ve done my job as a constructor, once you get the meta, you’ll know it. Hints to the answer can come from the title, the theme entries, the clues, or the grid. First popularized by Matt Gaffney (who runs a great weekly contest), a meta challenges the solver to come up with a single answer somehow hidden in the puzzle. A meta crossword puzzle provides the ultimate “aha” moment for a solver. ![]()
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