Apt acronym for the Australian National Political Attitudes Surveys
19A
Switz. neighbour
20A
"___ Misbehavin'"
21A
"CSI:NY" actress, ___ Kanakaredes
22A
"Grouse!" (but far more current)
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Famous Australian bushranger, ___ Kelly
24A
Exhibit
25A
Clown's height enhancer
27A
Final
28A
Last year's jrs.
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"___ ye not yon narrow road, So thick beset with thorns and briers? That is the path of righteousness, Though after it but few enquires." ("Thomas The Rhymer" lyrics)
30A
Patient people
33A
Appropriate name for terms like "PIN number" and "ATM machine"
36A
Clothing colour that doesn't fade
37A
Taylor Swift song "We Are Never ___ Getting Back Together"
40A
Windows or DOS
43A
Kermit's greeting
44A
Nimble
45A
Official communication
47A
Navigational aid
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Digital-watch face (abbr.)
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Toward the rear of the boat
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Objects in the Tatooine sky
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With 52 across: English post-punk band, known for "Dogs of Lust"
53A
American singer-songwriter whose debut studio album, "Goodies", spawned four singles
54A
Become thinner because of illness or lack of food
56A
"Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" actress, ___ Gillan
57A
Lake of crosswords
58A
"This will ___ that smile off your face!"
59A
Phone text, briefly
60A
Nervous twitches
61A
Eve's grandson
Down
1D
Cross-referencing phrase
2D
Finds innocent
3D
More crunchy, as bread
4D
___ generis (unique)
5D
Friend in the 'hood
6D
Make corrections to
7D
Torn
8D
Aesop character contrasted with a grasshopper
9D
Students
10D
Two-dimensional
11D
English assignments
14D
Eminent conductor
15D
What's inside a sleeve
17D
Emulate a hot dog
21D
500 bid where you have to lose tricks
24D
Better translation of the Aramaic word "abba" than "father"
26D
Stem-and-___ plot
27D
"Get Shorty" actor, Delroy ___
30D
Give, as homework
31D
"___ way..." ("Incidentally...")
32D
"Red Dwarf" curse word
34D
Dry as a desert
35D
Common soap opera trope that might involve an actor filming certain scenes twice
38D
Joaquin Guzman's byname
39D
Late-night flights
40D
Hits with an open hand
41D
Affirmative reply
42D
Cool giants with approximately equal quantities of carbon and oxygen in their atmosphere
44D
Cathedral recess
46D
Withered
47D
Harmonious sounds
48D
Poker payments
51D
Indian garment
54D
Sopping
55D
Leave speechless
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Loved the inclusion of THETHE as a somewhat oddball form of repetition
ReB 3s · about 2 years ago
Unique cluing as well
Bird Lives 3s · about 2 years ago
I could have been the first solver if I'd been up when it hit the board -- 1 a.m; in the morning. (Not quite a legit RAS, but close, and one I hear frequently, though only about the wee small hours.)
JHSeeman 4s · about 2 years ago
I'll need to crank up some good music as now I have EDM earwig going.....thanks Ben.
Darth 🤓8:43 · about 2 years ago
MOAT Tuesday... Good one! :D
Sharkicicles 2s · about 2 years ago
I thought this was a little easier than the standard Benchen; as always amazing construction and I really enjoyed the puzzle!
Tyrpmom 4s · about 2 years ago
Nice one.
KayW 🤓10:31 · about 2 years ago
haha. Got it on the second try. Forgot to make it redundant on the first entry. Nice one Ben - thanks!
Ergcat 🤓14:43 · about 2 years ago
Took a moment to realize why my first “guess” of EDM wasn’t accepted! So I added the repetition! Good one, Ben! Thank you and Happy Pi Day! Is it Pi Day Down Under? Or not ? Aren’t Your dates expressed 14/03/2023 instead of our 3/14/2023 ?
Fun one Ben, and having to deal with all the "do we have enough PPE equipment" during the pandemic this was an easy jaunt home. Now I assume you put in Eve's grandson to give us a hint, but to me Brian Eno is more EEM than EDM I knew the world would soon be coming to an end when I heard Jim Morrison songs in an "ambient music" format....