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#36 Meow! Catastrophes! Catural Disasters!

◆ · By Nate Clark · Published 2023-10-04T01:48:08.869Z

Constructor's Note
I got cat up on this idea and it turned out purrtty fun! Thanks for trying it out and I love you! Critiques always welcome.
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  • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓6:08 · 2023-10-04T14:16:57.343Z
    While I am not a "cat person" I enjoyed the theme — both the long entries and the bonus and the flavor clues! In addition, I thought 62A was nicely clued (I’ve always wondered about their product range).
    I don't know about the "incomplete word" clues. 46D and 53D were forced while still being clever, but 28D and 29A were over the line for me. (To be fair, I don’t know any ways to clue EDA that aren’t initialisms, but some of those could be interesting.)
    • Nate Clark constructor · 2023-10-04T19:04:40.050Z
      You make a great point. I was a bit conflicted on the "finish the word" clues. They were definitely forced, along with eda and atrice. I guess atrice means something, but it didn't make sense to me, and would never be anything I would say, so I went rogue! Haha thank you for the I put, I keep it in mind as I build more! Much appreciated.
    • Raven 19:20 · 2023-10-05T05:13:10.814Z
      As a cat lover, I found this cute. A few bits were forced but not too horribly. Works as a puzzle just fine.
      • Nate Clark constructor · 2023-10-05T15:48:42.180Z
        Thank you, I appreciate that :)
      Play today's daily mini crossword
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      What a calico is without catnip
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      Across
      1. 1A
        What a calico is without catnip
      2. 6A
        Roman God's 210
      3. 9A
        Coeur d'Alene's state capitol
      4. 14A
        Bird's nests of the Zodiac calendar?
      5. 15A
        Mauna _____
      6. 16A
        Title character's younger brother in 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' (1993)
      7. 17A
        Sleep like a feline
      8. 19A
        Newscaster Curry
      9. 20A
        Border plant
      10. 21A
        Toe beans tumbling down a snowy mountain in massive form?
      11. 24A
        Tabby twister?
      12. 29A
        Save th_ __te! We're getting married!
      13. 30A
        Skewed on level
      14. 31A
        Fritz the Cat's creator
      15. 34A
        Pre humbug?
      16. 37A
        Must-do on a drive
      17. 38A
        "You're it!" game
      18. 39A
        "Same here"
      19. 41A
        New Orleans levee breaker in 2005
      20. 44A
        "Oedipe" opera composer; (sounds very similar to a World Heritage grp.)
      21. 45A
        Spike TV, before it was Spike TV
      22. 46A
        Carp ending? (Got a ride)
      23. 47A
        Ended the engagement?
      24. 48A
        "_____ Be Hard" -Three Dog Night (1967)
      25. 50A
        Political podcast "_____ with Brian Tyler Cohen"
      26. 51A
        Musk label, abbr.
      27. 52A
        Divorcing parents' conundrum
      28. 54A
        Earth shaken by the happy rumblings of Garfield?
      29. 60A
        Like home team fans after a touchdown
      30. 61A
        PC port
      31. 62A
        Dirt bike and piano producer
      32. 68A
        Laces came loose solution
      33. 69A
        Rice-paddy or conger, e.g.
      34. 70A
        Delaney and Carvey, e.g.
      35. 71A
        Sends through post
      36. 72A
        Infamous Oswald
      37. 73A
        Orville Redenbacher competitor
      Down
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        Marsupial holder
      2. 2D
        Pop singer Rita
      3. 3D
        Chomped
      4. 4D
        The end of eight?
      5. 5D
        Mandela's land, abbr.
      6. 6D
        Tiger scratch weapon
      7. 7D
        Tending to come together from different directions
      8. 8D
        1980 Olivia Newton-John musical-fantasy flick
      9. 9D
        'Shrek' soundtrack contributors, _____ Men
      10. 10D
        ___ Ishii ('Kill Bill' character)
      11. 11D
        Where you'd be while touring the Jan. 6 insurrection site
      12. 12D
        "Phew", e.g.
      13. 13D
        Exxxxtra wide shoe
      14. 18D
        Oregon's largest city's crime prevention div.
      15. 22D
        Blood-filled tunnel to the heart
      16. 23D
        Female vampire
      17. 24D
        Milk source
      18. 25D
        Moralistically cleanse yourself
      19. 26D
        Like hillside rice paddies
      20. 27D
        AZ D-backs, e.g.
      21. 28D
        Comedian P_____ O'Neal (RIP)
      22. 32D
        "Hello! It's right there!"
      23. 33D
        Twirling sticks
      24. 34D
        Scouring pad brand
      25. 35D
        Trojan Horse epic
      26. 36D
        Lena _____; Cersei Lannister of 'Game of Thrones'
      27. 40D
        The most down to Earth character in 'Guardians of the Galaxy'?
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        Teach the way, provide advice
      29. 43D
        Type of joke joke?
      30. 49D
        Second part of the story
      31. 53D
        Scrooge McDuck's nephews, H_____, Dewey and Louie
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        "I'll take the chicken _____, please"
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        Nitrogen-containing waste from humans
      34. 56D
        Indian bread
      35. 57D
        Way to travel by
      36. 58D
        Uno, dos, _____
      37. 59D
        Ism or ist beginning? (You can handle it)
      38. 63D
        Fed. law protecting the deaf
      39. 64D
        'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" main character
      40. 65D
        'Avengers' Man
      41. 66D
        Japanese "yes"
      42. 67D
        "_____ see it, you're not a dog person. Maybe get a tabby."
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