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BZU Themeless #6.5

◆ · By BZU · Published 2024-03-30T20:27:54.332Z

Constructor's Note
An easy 76-worder themeless that definitely didn't start as a themed puzzle where I realized the theme was faulty halfway through cluing... Ok, maybe it did. Bonus points to anyone who can spot the intended theme and realize why it failed!
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  • Slime Hudson 11:20 · 2024-03-30T23:40:42.963Z
    something about the final word of 32D? a few of the longer words had those letters in them...
    • LasersharpAurora 🤓7:23 · 2024-03-31T01:13:51.974Z
      Ohhhh... whoops, ATNE ain't ANTE
      • BZU constructor · 2024-03-31T02:22:07.744Z
        You got it! I completed the entire grid before realizing I did my initial query wrong, and my themed entries had ATNE instead of ANTE going "up" the themed entries, which is... embarrassing.
    • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓4:04 · 2024-03-31T04:29:54.328Z
      Fun, thank you!
      Play today's daily mini crossword
      1A
      Dam in Egypt
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Dam in Egypt
      2. 6A
        Sweet sandwich, for short
      3. 9A
        Overwhelm with work
      4. 14A
        Gustavus Adolphus, e.g.
      5. 15A
        "Let You Love Me" singer Rita
      6. 16A
        Ancient Anatolian region
      7. 17A
        Japanese martial art that uses bamboo swords
      8. 18A
        Tide ___
      9. 19A
        Butcher shop buys
      10. 20A
        Baseball team with "Mr." and "Mrs." mascots
      11. 21A
        Gear for a cyclist
      12. 23A
        Train station info
      13. 24A
        A little ditty
      14. 25A
        Word that may be followed by an ellipsis for dramatic effect
      15. 26A
        Like blue skies
      16. 28A
        ___ gritty
      17. 30A
        With much confidence
      18. 31A
        "Farewell for now!"
      19. 32A
        Thurman of the "Kill Bill" franchise
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        It can be aided and abetted
      21. 36A
        Japanese honorific
      22. 37A
        Place for a pin
      23. 39A
        Blitzer's network, abbr.
      24. 40A
        Self denial?
      25. 42A
        Tussle
      26. 43A
        Alternative to sparkling
      27. 44A
        Prefix with -pedic
      28. 45A
        Cosmetics company whose name includes an apostrophe and an accent
      29. 48A
        Musician Payne of One Direction
      30. 50A
        Denouement
      31. 52A
        Flexible work schedule hours for a hospital, say
      32. 54A
        ___ Yaga (folklore villain mentioned in "John Wick"
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        "___ Hall" (Academy Award winning movie)
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        Feature of a megalomaniac
      35. 57A
        Ball's husband of classic sitcom fame
      36. 58A
        Yank
      37. 59A
        Wild group, abbr.?
      38. 60A
        Info on a movie poster
      39. 61A
        Squash, e.g.
      40. 62A
        Norm, abbr.
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        Some spa treatments
      Down
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        Words following "If you have any questions..."
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        Tasty earful
      3. 3D
        Risked it all, say
      4. 4D
        Supplements
      5. 5D
        Keanu Reeves' role in "The Matrix"
      6. 6D
        Drop by to say "hello"
      7. 7D
        Car bulb in need of repairs
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        Material of many Chinese artworks
      9. 9D
        Anti-theft feature in a jewelry store
      10. 10D
        ___ mammoth
      11. 11D
        "Cowboy Bebop" genre
      12. 12D
        Warzone hazards
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        They can be checkered
      14. 21D
        Hide, as a time capsule
      15. 22D
        Jabba, for one
      16. 24D
        Rep who recommends roles
      17. 27D
        Genre for a club, for short
      18. 29D
        Actor Somerhalder of "Lost"
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        Loop in surreptitiously, for short
      20. 32D
        Raise stakes
      21. 33D
        Component of a fruit salad
      22. 34D
        Amber ___
      23. 36D
        Letters on a Cardinals cap
      24. 38D
        See 45-Down
      25. 41D
        Some of Van Gogh's supplies
      26. 42D
        Pequod, e.g.
      27. 43D
        Soon-to-be grad
      28. 45D
        Hurdles for an aspiring 38-Down
      29. 46D
        Confess (to)
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        Star Starr
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        Quitter's declaration in a casino
      32. 51D
        Confused states
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        Farm layers?
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        Charcuterie staple
      35. 57D
        Org. for Federer
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