Crossword clues for Puzzling 4 letters:METAPuzzle-within-a-puzzle puzzleFOURNumber of times this puzzle's theme word appears diagonally in the grid (to complete the puzzle, shade those words plus the Down answers that begin where they meet)METAPuzzle within a puzzleMETAPuzzle that unites several other puzzlesCASEWord that can follow the starts of this puzzle's five longest answersAHASPuzzle maker's hoped-for responsesETTU(Puzzle by F. Piscop) Words to a traitorDIAGUnlike any ans. in this puzzleLEAPEvent celebrated in this puzzle, and an example of how the theme worksEVILLike writers of hard puzzlesCLUEPuzzle pieceJAWS(Puzzle byB. Gordon)Benchley best sellerJAMB(Puzzle by R. Santrey) Window sideCAPSToppers, and this puzzle's themeCARS2006 Disney film, and the ends of the eight longest entries in this puzzleERNEBird hiding in the four longest puzzle answersSOAPBar found at the end of this puzzle's seven longest answersMAZEPencil puzzleMENTSuffix with bewilder or puzzleCARDWith 35-Down, what the novels in this puzzle begin withLASSGirl, in this puzzleTURNWord that can come before the last word of this puzzle's longest entriesLASTFinal (and a word that can precede the first word of this puzzle's longest answers)POOLGame played in a hall (and a hint to this puzzle's theme in 17-, 28-, 48-, and 64-Across)HINTPuzzle helpROMP(Puzzle Editor J.N. Lewis) FrolicWETS(Puzzle by R. Santrey) Hoses downSTOW(Puzzle by D.C. Baldwin) Pack awayTESTSurprise quiz found in the eight longest puzzle answersEXEDMarked, as a ballot, and as the territories in this puzzle's themeGIGI1958 Best Picture, and this puzzle's titleDONTWith 66-Across, mom's admonition upon seeing this puzzle's theme?BDAYBrief cause for celebration, and this puzzle's titleMAZELanguage-neutral puzzleNONENumber of G's in this puzzle's gridSNOWSeasonal coating or, read another way, correction you might make when entering the answers to this puzzle's starred cluesZEESWhat this puzzle is full ofERNOPuzzle cube inventor RubikGRIDPuzzle patternEROSWord hidden in three answers of this puzzleOREOCookie that predates crossword puzzlesAREAField hidden in five puzzle answersSTOPWord before the first word in this puzzle's theme answersMAZEPathfinding puzzleRAFTGeorge of "Night After Night" (source of this puzzle's quotes)BUGSThey're found at the end of this puzzle's longest answersATNO79, for the chem. symbol at the heart of the four longest puzzle answersDOWNNot the way to look if you need help with this puzzle's themeQUIPStart of a ___ (first clue in a themed puzzle that likely elicits a groan)CASA(Puzzle by R. Hartman) Hidalgo home