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◆ · By The Kennedy Center · Published 2024-07-23T17:45:33.277Z

Constructor's Note
In honor of Clue (Sep. 17–Oct. 6), professional puzzler Adrienne Raphel put together a performing arts-themed crossword puzzle. The puzzle is featured in the September/October issue of CENTER magazine.
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  • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓4:37 · 2024-07-24T14:12:51.836Z
    Well done! (I almost got there downs-only but for a misstep in the NE.) And if you like this site, you'll probably like her book as well!
    • Jessica 11:09 · 2024-08-04T17:35:45.160Z
      Good puzzle, thanks
      Play today's daily mini crossword
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      Drives the getaway car for, say
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      1. 1A
        Drives the getaway car for, say
      2. 6A
        Like many attics
      3. 11A
        Theater backdrop
      4. 14A
        Gold standard
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        Iconic "hard-knock" musical that had a pre-Broadway tryout here
      6. 16A
        Affirming words
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        Impactful ___, partnership with DC public libraries to provide access to free cultural programming
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        "Mamma ___!," musical set on a Greek island and on stage here in summer 2024
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        Italian dessert
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        Areas of theaters where you might find the Opera House Orchestra
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        Diamond pattern
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        First-ever production from the BCS series to transfer to Broadway
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        Teeny-weeny
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        Blubber
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        Stalk in the produce aisle
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        Offshore
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        Muse of astronomy
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        Washington, D.C. cultural hub since 1971
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        Fir trim?
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        "Dear ___ Hansen," six-time Tony Award-winning show
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        Name, as a successor
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        FedEx rival
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        Politician at the center of "Doña Peron," performed here in 2022 by Ballet Hispánico
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        NSO co-commission "Wake Up!", for one
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        Classic video game consoles
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        Performing ___
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        More trendy
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        Bad thing on a motorist's record, for short
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        Competition at the center of the musical based on the play "C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E"
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        "___ Not Your Negro" (2016 documentary using James Baldwin texts)
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        Star-crossed role sung by tenor Adam Smith in his 2023 WNO debut
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        "Straight ___ Compton"
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        Vote for
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        On the ball
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        Waste line
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        Dog show org.
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        Steamed bun
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        West end?
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        Piquant
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        Toughens
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        Facts and figures
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        Meters and liters
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        Pry
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        Christopher ___, composer of new "Turandot" ending for WNO
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        "Absolutely!"
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        As clean as a whistle or like a fish out of water
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        Newspaper worker
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        Warm and cozy
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        Queen of the Nile, informally
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        An opera singer might practice when to raise a soft ___
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        In the style of
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        Board game originally released in France as "The Conquest of the World"
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        Elation
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        Rough patch?
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        Word after lo or chow
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        Pals
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        Capers
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        Deli bread, often
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        Rights advocacy org.
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        Musical in 23-24 BCS season based on the film "8 1/2"
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        ___'acte
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        "___ After," Act I Finale of "Into the Woods" (most recently seen here in 2023)
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        Coltrane who collaborated with DJ Jazzy Jeff and "God MC" Rakim here in April 2024
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        "Illmatic" rapper who gave a 30th anniversary concert with the NSO
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        National park in Maine
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        One of the Scandinavian countries featured in our 2013 International Festival
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        Prompt
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        Daddy, en español
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        Shorthand writers, for short
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        Motif
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        Floating fuel carrier
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        Dispute
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        Plan a murder (as in "Shear Madness" or "Clue")
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        Spanish title: Abbr.
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        D.C. insider
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        Texter's segue
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        Summer on the Riviera
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        Musical skill
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