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Puzzle #54 "I've got you covered"

◆ · By Philip Chow · Published 2021-10-31T20:47:22.095Z

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  • Mike D 7:46 · 2021-10-31T21:38:19.583Z
    Very nice! ☔
    • Emma Oxford 🤓4:54 · 2021-10-31T23:37:11.522Z
      Cute!
      • Frisco17 🤓6:26 · 2021-11-01T01:57:23.584Z
        Wow, you really managed to fit a ton of themers into this one! Color me impressed.
        • Philip Chow constructor · 2021-11-01T02:38:06.137Z
          Thanks!! I tried to squeeze in a HIMYM reference with the yellow umbrella and also a Ryoga (character from Ranma 1/2) reference, but I gave up trying to cram too much - quality of the fill started to suffer
        • Relentless001 🤓10:01 · 2021-11-01T01:58:29.782Z
          Man you don't mess around with your puzzles lol each one is a bit of a pain in the butt
          • Philip Chow constructor · 2021-11-01T02:39:38.592Z
            pain in the butt... in a good way i hope ;)
          • Dan Wagner 22:22 · 2021-11-01T03:22:55.797Z
            How and why do you know Polly's favorite drink? Lol!
            • Philip Chow constructor · 2021-11-01T14:28:52.838Z
              AC Wiley-Schwartz commented on a puzzle once and said that Polly is a crossword enthusiast and that she would get super excited anytime she sees 69A69ATropical cocktail sometimes decorated with a mini 63-Across (Polly Trottenberg's favorite drink!)[------] in a puzzle
            • Tom Hinkle 16:59 · 2021-11-23T01:14:14.186Z
              That was fun!
              Play today's daily mini crossword
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              Texting shorthand that may be followed by "thx"
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              1. 1A
                Texting shorthand that may be followed by "thx"
              2. 4A
                Come to the rescue
              3. 8A
                Artist whose "Girl with 63-Across63AThe most difficult shape to cut out in the honeycomb challenge on "Squid Game" (and this puzzle's theme)[--------]" was created to sympathize with the people of New Orleans devastated by Hurricane Katrina
              4. 14A
                Yoplait's French style yogurt named after the French word for "yes"
              5. 15A
                South Indian steamed breakfast cake made from fermented black lentils and rice (hint: rhymes with Ridley)
              6. 16A
                Olga Merediz's role in the Broadway musical "In the Heights" (hint: Spanish for "grandmother")
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                Action spy film in which Eggsy's mentor uses a 63-Across63AThe most difficult shape to cut out in the honeycomb challenge on "Squid Game" (and this puzzle's theme)[--------] in a pretty epic bar fight scene
              8. 19A
                Popcorn topping
              9. 20A
                Brand with a "Thick & Fluffy" variety
              10. 21A
                ___ Poppins (magical nanny portrayed by Julie Andrews who flies away with a 63-Across63AThe most difficult shape to cut out in the honeycomb challenge on "Squid Game" (and this puzzle's theme)[--------])
              11. 23A
                College ___ (Ithaca, for Cornell)
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                Singer whose hit song 63-Across63AThe most difficult shape to cut out in the honeycomb challenge on "Squid Game" (and this puzzle's theme)[--------] from her "Good Girl Gone Bad" album is about something you can "stand under"
              13. 27A
                Friend in battle
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                Suffix with "rigor" or "vigor"
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                Actress Kravitz of "Big Little Lies"
              16. 31A
                Mauna ___ (Hawaiian peak)
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                ___ Salt (company with the motto "When it rains, it pours," whose logo features a young girl in a yellow dress holding a 63-Across63AThe most difficult shape to cut out in the honeycomb challenge on "Squid Game" (and this puzzle's theme)[--------])
              18. 38A
                City whose protest movement is symbolized by a 63-Across63AThe most difficult shape to cut out in the honeycomb challenge on "Squid Game" (and this puzzle's theme)[--------], which was used as protection from pepper spray and tear gas used by the police
              19. 40A
                My favorite one at Subway is Italian Herbs & Cheese
              20. 41A
                ___ la Table (high-end cookware store where Randy buys a Margaritaville in "South Park")
              21. 42A
                One who travels the Appalachian Trail
              22. 43A
                ___ Pitstop (character in "Wacky Races" that drives car #5, the Compact Pussycat, equipped with personal grooming products and a 63-Across63AThe most difficult shape to cut out in the honeycomb challenge on "Squid Game" (and this puzzle's theme)[--------]) (hint: her name is alliterative)
              23. 45A
                "My Neighbor ___" (Miyazaki animated fantasy film in which Satsuki offers the titular character her 63-Across63AThe most difficult shape to cut out in the honeycomb challenge on "Squid Game" (and this puzzle's theme)[--------] during the bus stop scene) (hint: his name has the same three vowels)
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                Shakespeare's Sir Toby Belch, for one
              25. 47A
                "___ tu" (Verdi aria)
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                ___ Force 1 (Nike's top-selling sneaker of all time)
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                "Whose Line __ __ Anyway?" (show where everything is made up and the points don't matter)
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                Batman villain who carries around a 63-Across63AThe most difficult shape to cut out in the honeycomb challenge on "Squid Game" (and this puzzle's theme)[--------]... in fact he has a large collection of them that function as hidden weapons and devices
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                Subject of interest in the question "Who are you wearing?" (on the red carpet)
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                Actor ___ Kelly whose classic song-and-dance number "Singin' in the Rain" included a prop 63-Across63AThe most difficult shape to cut out in the honeycomb challenge on "Squid Game" (and this puzzle's theme)[--------]
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                Opposite of ecto-
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                It's hard to understand
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                The most difficult shape to cut out in the honeycomb challenge on "Squid Game" (and this puzzle's theme)
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                Change for the better
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                ___ minimum
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                Roadside bomb: Abbr.
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                Tropical cocktail sometimes decorated with a mini 63-Across63AThe most difficult shape to cut out in the honeycomb challenge on "Squid Game" (and this puzzle's theme)[--------] (Polly Trottenberg's favorite drink!)
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                Piece of cake
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                They're worth six points in (American) football: Abbr.
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                Game you should play with a straight face
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                Nintendo character who wears a green hat with an "L" and sucks up ghosts in a mansion with a vacuum cleaner
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                Golfer Vijay who has won over $71 million to date on the PGA tour
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                Sue Grafton's "__ __ for Homicide"
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                Oilers, on NHL scoreboards
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                Some South American natives
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                ___ colada
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                Nebuchadnezzar's realm that included the Hanging Gardens
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                Aladdin's mischievous and kleptomaniac monkey
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                Like a fruitcake
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                High-fat, low-carb diet
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                Oodles
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                Knitting material
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                “We all __ __ little mad sometimes” -Norman Bates in "Psycho"
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                Type of clam
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                Udon and soba
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                Mother Teresa, for one
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                Looney Tunes rooster, Foghorn ___ who says things like "Boy, I say boy, pay close attention to me, 'cause you're a burrito short of a combination plate"
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                Gorilla who learned sign language and was reported to have a nipple fixation
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                Cabinet department concerned with nuclear power: Abbr.
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                Italian for "sour," as seen in ___dolce, a sweet and sour sauce traditionally made by reducing sugar and vinegar
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                It measures internet download and upload speeds: Abbr.
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                Snack with a "Double Stuf" variety
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                $2 for Mediterranean Avenue or $50 for Boardwalk
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                ___ kwon do
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                Palette selection
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                "Gimme a break, gimme a break, break me off a piece of that ___ Kat bar"
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                Deliberately hurt
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                Subject of the 2008 documentary "Between the Folds"
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                I never remember how to ___ a ___, so I would Google how to do it whenever I need to wear one for a wedding
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                Hypothetical missing link
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                Gold bar
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                "___ whiz!"
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                Dark
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                Kept the engine running
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                A nice thing about Crosshare, the site that I use to publish crosswords (2 words)
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                Kind of warfare
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                __ __ Day (vitamin brand)
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                Coffeehouse amenity
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                Worn-down crayons, for example
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                Blood vessel imaging machine: Abbr.
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                Bikini part
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                What a Q Score measures, informally
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