Not sure I follow the connection between the clue and STYLE. Below are the most relevant crossword answers we have found for the clue Subject of a Wonderland trial.Nice tie-in with the title with the clue for 38d.I also enjoyed the connection of the double entries for, PIC and SHOT.I enjoyed the French “Que la lumiere soit!” or “Let there be light!” spoken in The Bible by God, or the French DIEU.Finally, I had wished that the EARTH letters, when rearranged, would remain contiguous, which is the case for the first three of the five entries. (It might’ve given a bit more resistance without the hint at 49d.) I also didn’t like the fact that two of the theme entries had a Wonderland vibe, all five or just one would seem more appropriate to this solver. Truth be told, I would say this is one of my least favorite metas in the WSJ canon to date–the meta mechanism seemed almost too straightforward that I questioned if I missing a deeper level. Those “left over” letters spell WASTE from top-to-bottom, and I guess can be seen as the byproduct of our recycling efforts. Here, each entry has a six-letter word with five of those letters taken from EARTH (in various rearrangements, or “recycling”), leaving one letter remaining. So, regular meta solvers to this blog should make an initial assumption that if we’re looking for a five-letter word and have five theme entries, each entry should “donate” a letter to the final answer. , HEAT ER PLUG – so diesel fuel needs to be heated as opposed to regular gas? , MAD HAT TER – I wonder why the judge gets a definite article, but not this character? , THE KING OF HEART S – this and the next entry made me think we might be looking at an Alice Through the Looking Glass tie-in for the meta , ARETH A NOW – I guess another famous singer, EARTHA KITT would give too much away here , PINE WREATH – not sure I’ve ever heard a wreath referred to by the type of boughs that it is made of, I would say pine seems the most common type around New England Let’s look at the theme entries and see how they might lead us to this word: WSJ Contest – 4/22/16 – “Recycling” Our weekly WSJ contest puzzle today honors Earth Day, asking for a five-letter word.
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