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The One With the Princess and the Triforce

· By seanm · Published 2023-05-10T17:50:08.478Z

Constructor's Note
It seems like all I can think about is the new Zelda game that is about to come out, so I channeled that into a themed crossword. I wrote it with non-Zelda players in mind, so you might pick up on some fun references if you've played, but no inside knowledge needed. Also, this is my first full-size crossword, so feedback is very welcome! Thanks to jackofallspades98 and clobug for testsolving.
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  • Brian Callahan 🤓8:58 · 2023-05-11T16:33:08.411Z
    Delightful! Love how you linked the LINKs, plus nice bonus answers with RAINPARKA and CATTREATS. I'm going to have to give you a little grief for not giving DIN a secondary Zelda-related clue, though.
    • seanm constructor · 2023-05-11T19:40:58.676Z
      Thanks for the kind words! Also-- you're totally right about DIN! I must have known that at one point but forgot it. Clue rightly updated now :)
    • Paul Smith 🤓30:30 · 2023-05-11T17:41:34.172Z
      I enjoyed the theme :)
      • seanm constructor · 2023-05-11T19:41:14.797Z
        Thanks for solving!
      • emmie 🤓8:43 · 2023-05-11T18:10:34.983Z
        So good! I love your cluing style.
        • seanm constructor · 2023-05-11T19:41:20.568Z
          Thank you!!
        • Larry Edelstein 🤓7:22 · 2023-05-11T20:29:45.772Z
          I liked it
          • seanm constructor · 2023-05-12T00:09:43.608Z
            Thanks!
          • Strawberry Mango 16:47 · 2023-05-12T01:13:59.459Z
            Fun!
            • seanm constructor · 2023-05-12T12:46:18.689Z
              Thanks for solving!
            • Shae 🤓13:21 · 2023-05-12T01:52:25.234Z
              Worthy
              • seanm constructor · 2023-05-12T12:46:30.291Z
                Thanks!
              • Devin McIntyre 🤓21:19 · 2023-05-12T04:50:54.871Z
                Well done!
                • seanm constructor · 2023-05-12T12:46:35.907Z
                  Appreciate it
                • lisajay 🤓27:10 · 2023-05-13T03:17:15.463Z
                  That was dope!
                  • seanm constructor · 2023-05-13T04:51:48.960Z
                    Lol--rad!
                  1A
                  Pump (up), like I need to do to my Spelling Bee game to keep up with my mother-in-law
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                  1. 1A
                    Pump (up), like I need to do to my Spelling Bee game to keep up with my mother-in-law
                  2. 4A
                    Like some fancy-schmancy communities
                  3. 9A
                    It represents E in Morse, or A in Braille
                  4. 12A
                    Bacon, lettuce, and tomato, for example. The triforces, for another.
                  5. 13A
                    Quaff that might give you eternal life (or let you prance around a volcano in your underwear in Hyrule)
                  6. 15A
                    "You wanna talk about a supply and demand problem? I sell __ for a living." -Kristoff, once permanent winter set in in Arendelle
                  7. 16A
                    * The one where the hero played hooky
                  8. 18A
                    The original in-ground pool
                  9. 19A
                    Foolproof way to make a kitty not completely resent your existence
                  10. 20A
                    Nice option for a baby name when your short list is the NATO alphabet
                  11. 22A
                    "___, please advance to c3." (How I address my knights in a chess game)
                  12. 23A
                    "The pictures made this look like a nice house of sticks, but this place is a ___!": possible bad review on AirBnB
                  13. 25A
                    Like, sooo many
                  14. 26A
                    Me: "Okay, I'll do it in a ___." My kids: "One. Time's up!" ALL. THE. TIME.
                  15. 29A
                    "I don't want to order a whole drink, I'll just have a ___ of yours": mantra of drink-stealers like myself
                  16. 31A
                    It's a good listener
                  17. 33A
                    One beats ace high
                  18. 35A
                    * The one where the hero had the same taste in jewelry as Mr. T
                  19. 40A
                    Played the fool, say
                  20. 42A
                    Private comms.
                  21. 43A
                    Something you might pick up as you draw with a Smencil(R), such as Blue Slushie (my favorite)
                  22. 45A
                    * The one where the hero downed too many Monsters?
                  23. 48A
                    Giant broccoli (or does broccoli look like a tiny this?)
                  24. 49A
                    Lamb's mama
                  25. 50A
                    When I was 10: "I'll feel ___ when I'm 20." When I was 20: "This isn't ___. I'll feel ___ when I'm 30," etc., etc... Me now: "Eh, 100's not that ___. You still have your whole life ahead of you!"
                  26. 52A
                    Totally destroy, in a match
                  27. 53A
                    Someone must have been really bad at alphabetizing, because this is definitely the last letter of its alphabet but somehow got misfiled between epsilon and eta.
                  28. 56A
                    Family dr., maybe
                  29. 59A
                    Platform that has this great feature where it lets me record myself singing the Paw Patrol theme song with an animated shark head for my 3 year old and then somehow accidentally send it to all his daycare teachers
                  30. 61A
                    Clutch at the invisible knife in my chest and fall on the floor after someone tells me something like "all escape rooms are boring," for example
                  31. 63A
                    Coat for all cold weather
                  32. 68A
                    CA Angels, on a scoreboard
                  33. 69A
                    * The one where the hero wore a hot dog costume
                  34. 71A
                    'Tis a grievous wrong where one doth attack another's honor with foul speech, in the parlance of modern times
                  35. 72A
                    "___ Change-o"
                  36. 73A
                    Base x height / 2, for a triangle
                  37. 74A
                    Second account for the weird stuff, often
                  38. 75A
                    Like an error-free crossword solve (and unlike the fill in this grid)
                  39. 76A
                    What you cause pink slime Gannon to do when you light-arrow him right in the triangles (until he's brought back to life in the next one, along with the hero)
                  Down
                  1. 1D
                    Prima donna speciality
                  2. 2D
                    You might get sprayed with it in the produce aisle
                  3. 3D
                    "'Being Off Instagram Has Been Good for Me,' Says Friend Who Now ___ 90 TikToks a Day" -Reductress headline
                  4. 4D
                    Like products such as Kit Kots, Prongles, or Thick Mints
                  5. 5D
                    Pond scum unit
                  6. 6D
                    Slants
                  7. 7D
                    Did you know that when you're not thinking about the rest of us, we cease to ___? We're all a figment of your imagination. Kind of weird that you had to find this out in a crossword, but it's probably time for you to know. Anyway, next clue.
                  8. 8D
                    Racket, or a Hyrule goddess
                  9. 9D
                    Type of ball with an average of 8,347.2 mirrors (don't check my math)
                  10. 10D
                    One making waves?
                  11. 11D
                    Sad juice (or the first word in the soon-to-be-released Zelda title)
                  12. 12D
                    Channel for film lovers, briefly
                  13. 14D
                    Original "King Kong" studio back in the day
                  14. 17D
                    Some dogs have a hazel one and a blue one
                  15. 21D
                    Like a diet where you can eat ice cream for every meal, but ONLY ice cream (Can't say I recommend this; don't ask me why)
                  16. 24D
                    Japanese bread
                  17. 26D
                    "This is not a ___." -me trying to reason with my 6 year-old who won't get out of the bath
                  18. 27D
                    Per
                  19. 28D
                    Upgrade for when you've got 2 wheat and 3 ore burning a hole in your pocket and your plucky little settlement is ready for the big-time
                  20. 30D
                    Musician Collins with the power ballads that can hit you in the feels (see "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)")
                  21. 32D
                    Yankovic and Pacino, for two
                  22. 34D
                    Appropriate setting to listen to 30-Down's mentioned song on if you were going through a breakup in 1984
                  23. 36D
                    Pierre's bestie
                  24. 37D
                    "There ___ I in TEAM"
                  25. 38D
                    Roman emporer who had many impostors "come back" as him after he died
                  26. 39D
                    Sensed
                  27. 41D
                    "Do the ___" (call-to-action that's made easier to stomach by hiding its yellow color in a green bottle)
                  28. 44D
                    Number of things I hate about you in a 90s romcom
                  29. 46D
                    Cred
                  30. 47D
                    Alien Star Trek race who might insult you by saying "Hab SoSlI' Quch" (Your mother has a smooth forehead)
                  31. 51D
                    Rad
                  32. 53D
                    Princess referred to in the title who may or may not have been amused by the antics of the hero in the starred clues
                  33. 54D
                    Thing that triggers an exciting little two note jingle when it shows up on my phone
                  34. 55D
                    Twice-cooked dough
                  35. 57D
                    Meaner than mean, like the subway conductor closing the doors RIGHT as I get to them
                  36. 58D
                    Not chic
                  37. 60D
                    Anything + mayonnaise = this, apparently
                  38. 62D
                    Skill I can use to guess the number you're thinking of right now (7, right?)
                  39. 64D
                    Flighty organization for places like LAX, ORD, or JFK
                  40. 65D
                    "Umbrella" singer, to fans
                  41. 66D
                    Joint that a single leg-dip may target
                  42. 67D
                    What quotes around a middle name might mean
                  43. 70D
                    Flight path of a porcelain vase, for example?
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