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Coming of Age (meta)

· By rickybillingsgate · Published 2024-04-25T05:54:30.048Z

Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a five-letter word.
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  • kurtalert 🤓6:32 · 2024-04-25T17:56:18.498Z
    Very nice, smooth meta - thanks Ricky.
    • I K Snamhcok 3s · 2024-04-25T19:06:07.797Z
      Quite nice!
      • Hector 🤓8:42 · 2024-04-25T21:13:48.727Z
        Nice (as those ABOVE AVER)!
      • Laura M 🤓13:05 · 2024-04-26T21:34:26.256Z
        Enjoyed this, thanks!
        • Abide 🤓11:45 · 2024-04-26T22:04:43.980Z
          Very effective "penny drop" moment! Thanks for the puzzle.
          • An Ephemeral Collation 🤓5:14 · 2024-04-28T21:10:43.296Z
            I wish I fully understood how I was supposed to get to the meta (I got lucky guessing five-letter words that felt related to the theme implied by the title), but honestly I'm just glad that I got it. Nice work, Ricky!
            • rickybillingsgate constructor · 2024-04-30T01:41:15.867Z
              Thanks for solving! I will post the answer on xword-muggles.com after tomorrow's deadline
            • Capn Rick 🤓10:10 · 2024-05-06T13:43:53.505Z
              Nicely done, Ricky! Enjoyed it!
              1A
              Lose strength
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              Across
              1. 1A
                Lose strength
              2. 5A
                High-end camera
              3. 10A
                Arthur of tennis
              4. 14A
                Noted human rights lawyer Clooney
              5. 15A
                ___ shirt (colorful short-sleeved attire)
              6. 16A
                Festooned with bathroom tissue, informally
              7. 17A
                Apple variety named for a town in Ohio, not Italy
              8. 18A
                Quick snacks
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                Be in charge of
              10. 20A
                * River creature creation
              11. 22A
                Asia's shrinking ___ Sea
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                Dumbbell abbr.
              13. 24A
                Issa of "Insecure"
              14. 25A
                Like a body no longer at rest?
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                Falls flat on one's face
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                * Green Day or Black Sabbath
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                Places for shooting stars?
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                Thai currency
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                Drinking spot?
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                * Catholic liturgy from 1570 to 1969. familiarly
              21. 38A
                Company with a bucket list?
              22. 41A
                Lukas of "Inception"
              23. 42A
                Suffix with disk
              24. 45A
                * Crossbar supporter
              25. 48A
                Six-point throw, briefly
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                Bang up, say
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                Injury application, sometimes
              28. 52A
                Call letters of the 80s?
              29. 53A
                Eggnog ingredient
              30. 54A
                * Male news crew employee
              31. 57A
                University of Hawaii campus locale
              32. 58A
                Snarl
              33. 59A
                Something often stuck to an envelope
              34. 60A
                Coarse powder
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                Pertaining to the iris
              36. 62A
                Once again
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                Holders of some dry bouquets
              38. 64A
                They're raised by farmers
              39. 65A
                Salon selections
              Down
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                Tweet
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                Slide presentations?
              3. 3D
                It means "I bow to you" in Sanskrit
              4. 4D
                Mt. hgt.
              5. 5D
                Beady-eyed maze explorer
              6. 6D
                Drop in speech
              7. 7D
                Bit
              8. 8D
                HS class with lots of bonding
              9. 9D
                Batteries for remotes, perhaps
              10. 10D
                Pumping
              11. 11D
                Give a keynote before, say
              12. 12D
                Ancient Greek
              13. 13D
                Genre for Skrillex
              14. 21D
                US benefits plan law of 1974
              15. 22D
                Aviary cry
              16. 25D
                Legal deeds
              17. 26D
                Hush-hush compact
              18. 28D
                Letters on Cards hats
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                Charged, in a way
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                Resistance units
              21. 32D
                Prejudice
              22. 35D
                Red-bearded god
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                Annual dinner
              24. 37D
                Indy 500 initials
              25. 38D
                CIA enemy in many a Cold War novel
              26. 39D
                More sudsy
              27. 40D
                An official language of Barcelona
              28. 43D
                Boss Tweed's Hall
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                Certain runner
              30. 46D
                Majs.' superiors
              31. 47D
                Cue preceder
              32. 48D
                Immune system circulators
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                Muscle-bone connectors
              34. 51D
                "That is to say..."
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                Spanish sparkling wine
              36. 55D
                Assert as a fact
              37. 56D
                Opposite of extremely
              38. 57D
                "Get in contact," in textese
              39. 58D
                Manipulate, as a sore muscle
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