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Themeless 53

◆◆ · By JeffsPuzzles · Published 2023-05-21T11:58:50.783Z

Constructor's Note
The seeds for this were 1A and 4D (I'm still on a major poetry kick), but I was thrilled to include 10D as well, after triple-checking the spelling. This one's difficult, but I hope you find it worth the effort!
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  • Shae 🤓47:43 · 2023-05-22T13:35:31.906Z
    A struggle
    1A
    A "vast ____" (what then-FCC Chairman Newton Minow called television)
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    Across
    1. 1A
      A "vast ____" (what then-FCC Chairman Newton Minow called television)
    2. 10A
      Where Beloit U. is
    3. 13A
      Any party to the 1940 Tripartite Pact
    4. 14A
      When
    5. 16A
      Roots
    6. 17A
      Matter description
    7. 19A
      Henry, to Falstaff
    8. 20A
      Not-so-stout Guinness
    9. 21A
      Long-time leader of the Arkestra
    10. 22A
      Canadian aboriginal group
    11. 24A
      Julep-sipping spots, perhaps
    12. 26A
      High-end Italian wine
    13. 28A
      Citrus drink
    14. 29A
      Some pleasurable Zoom meetings
    15. 30A
      Pet food brand originating in Allentown, Pennsylvania
    16. 31A
      "___ Bleus" (France's national football team)
    17. 32A
      2018 Drake hit ("___, fifty thousand on my head, it's disrespect")
    18. 34A
      7, some times
    19. 37A
      "Tea" alternative, especially in the UK
    20. 38A
      Generals' advisors
    21. 43A
      The original Spiderwoman?
    22. 45A
      Tinker follower in a John Le Carre title
    23. 46A
      Magic
    24. 48A
      Prefix meaning "heaven"
    25. 49A
      "As a friend" (Fr.)
    26. 50A
      Roti relative
    27. 53A
      Owner of ProFlowers
    28. 54A
      Overcame an anagram of the answer, maybe
    29. 55A
      Where $200,000 or so of your money may have gone
    30. 58A
      Draw
    31. 59A
      In Tibetan, it's "Chomolungma" ("Mother Goddess of the World")
    32. 60A
      Its main hubs are Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Oslo
    33. 61A
      Rights-of-way
    Down
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      Wit
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      Chopper part
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      The "Chairman of the Board"
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      Poet whose most famous poem is "The [1 Across]"
    5. 5D
      TSCA regulator
    6. 6D
      Kinks song that Weird Al parodied in "Yoda"
    7. 7D
      Mil. infraction
    8. 8D
      Desert where Be'er Sheva is located
    9. 9D
      Alkaline batteries, e.g.
    10. 10D
      Bullwinkle's 55 Across
    11. 11D
      Having matched an oboe
    12. 12D
      Teapot Dome, e.g.
    13. 15D
      Brokerage with a star
    14. 18D
      Relaxes
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      Acronym for a UK award and a law grad's challenge
    16. 23D
      Classic winter diversions
    17. 25D
      Least green, perhaps
    18. 27D
      "Puppy Love" singer
    19. 30D
      5:__::1600:SATs
    20. 33D
      Common credential
    21. 34D
      Yakked
    22. 35D
      Fixture featuring a fake fly, perhaps
    23. 36D
      His purported first tomb is in Bethany
    24. 39D
      Its classes include Y, J, and F
    25. 40D
      Level
    26. 41D
      Most taken with
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      B'way status
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      Its products may be blown up
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      Famed conference site
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      Where the Cyclones play
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      Church part that's a man's name backwards
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      The first letter of Moshe
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      Some O-line players
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