"This Place Looks Familiar" - March 7, 2024

[ricky]

This was delayed a week but here you go. Another one on the easy side. Enter through Crosshare; puz and PDF also available.

This month's meta answer is a famous singer who would be an apt sixth theme entry. Deadline is Tuesday, March 12 at 12 PM EST.

http://www.lexicondevil.live/2024/03/pu ... looks.html

[benchen71]

Solved! Fun one. Thanks @ricky!

[lbray53]

Tough grid. I had a couple of alternative answers until I reviewed the title and prompt.

[boharr]

Got it.

[ricky]

Tough grid. I had a couple of alternative answers until I reviewed the title and prompt.

Curious to know your alternative answers - DM me if you want to share.

[MatthewL]

Solved. Thanks for the fun diversion, Ricky!

[ricky]

Tough grid. I had a couple of alternative answers until I reviewed the title and prompt.

NOTE: Larry has identified an additional acceptable answer that I've added on Crosshare.

Crosshare shows the constructor all answers, right and wrong, so I can go back and mark submissions for this particular alternative answer as correct, so it shouldn't be a problem for that one.

But if you have an additional answer you feel is correct just send me a DM and I'll see if I can allow it.

[KayW]

That was fun - thanks!

[ChrisKochmanski]

Oops, forgot to post after solving. (About a week ago, as I recall.)

Got it! Thanks, Ricky!

[ricky]

Oops, forgot to post the answer to this one. Or the winners.

It's the administrative side of doing these metas that I'm always messing up. My apologies!

This one wasn't too tough. Theme entries - COCOCRISP, VAVAVOOM, OOHLALA, PAPASMURF, DANKMEME - all begin or end with a US state abbreviation repeated twice.

The famous singers whose names follow the same pattern are LADY GAGA and MAMA CASS.