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◆ · By DRitters · Published 2024-03-16T17:07:58.731Z

Constructor's Note
For Crosshare's March Midi Contest
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  • SporcleMirror 🤓4:39 · 2024-03-16T17:43:09.155Z
    This gave me flashbacks of me as a kid trying to hide behind the DRAPES - with my shoes clearly visible. Not my brightest moments.
    Just as a heads up - the ALUMNA clue should be singular (the plural is ALUMNAE).
    • DRitters constructor · 2024-03-18T14:16:27.176Z
      Thanks! That's what I get for not taking Latin and (mis)using Google Translate
    • A738840496 🤓5:59 · 2024-03-16T19:12:15.330Z
      Nice theme! 11A got me for a sec… GPT 4? Gemini? Crosshare needs a different font 😂
      • DRitters constructor · 2024-03-18T14:17:06.223Z
        That was actually one of the reasons I wrote the clue - font misdirect ;)
      • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓6:08 · 2024-03-16T19:39:57.760Z
        Fun, thank you! The SE gave me some trouble, partly because of the 25D that @SporcleMirror mentioned. As I understand it, ALUMNA is singular and feminine, while "grads" implies plural — which would either be ALUMNI (which is the right length) for masculine (which is also used for mixed gender) or ALUMNAE for feminine. Also, Wesleyan has been co-educational for years (1970s?) so it was more challenging (this didn't make it wrong of course).
        • DRitters constructor · 2024-03-18T14:18:40.583Z
          I fixed the plural issue - but while Wesleyan University is coed, Wesleyan College is not. I edited the clue to specify this, though. Thanks!
          • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓6:08 · 2024-03-18T17:09:59.679Z
            Today I learned! Thank you. I knew about Illinois Wesleyan (closer to home for me) but not Wesleyan College.
        • sss 🤓5:29 · 2024-03-18T02:55:47.536Z
          21d: amnio is not amino
          • DRitters constructor · 2024-03-18T14:19:42.335Z
            Thank you. I can't tell you how many times I saw this word and it never registered with me that it was not AMINO :( Fixed the clue
          • Capn Rick 8:18 · 2024-03-18T16:53:12.046Z
            Lot's of fun, DRitters! Thanks!
            • kieranjboyd 🤓4:29 · 2024-03-21T04:24:40.367Z
              Very cute! Found ya!
              Play today's daily mini crossword
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              IKEA's home
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              Across
              1. 1A
                IKEA's home
              2. 7A
                My goal
              3. 11A
                Talented Al
              4. 12A
                70s NBA star _____ The P_____ Monroe
              5. 13A
                * be in here...if there's no monsters
              6. 14A
                Lead-in to starred clues
              7. 15A
                " _____ well that ends well"
              8. 16A
                Dog food, for some
              9. 18A
                Sir Elton John accomplishment in 2023
              10. 20A
                Jason whose name was 12A from 05-09
              11. 21A
                One scammers might pull?
              12. 24A
                "That bet's not enough"
              13. 26A
                Fool pitier of the 80's
              14. 27A
                Scorpio's season
              15. 29A
                Bugatti boosters
              16. 31A
                Grade A givers
              17. 35A
                "...and if ____ before..."
              18. 36A
                * be in here...if it's not too smelly
              19. 38A
                Onion-like creature as of 2001
              20. 39A
                Camp-goer and Christmas-saver of film
              21. 40A
                Your goal
              22. 41A
                Gives an enthusiastic high-five
              Down
              1. 1D
                Watchdogs for watchdogs
              2. 2D
                * squeeze between here and 22D...
              3. 3D
                Environ. sci. course
              4. 4D
                Speaks of your mother, roughly
              5. 5D
                LAX to LGA heading
              6. 6D
                "False!"
              7. 7D
                King Charles before 2022
              8. 8D
                Champ's biopic of 2014
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                * be behind these...if they're not too thin
              10. 10D
                Parisian Paradise?
              11. 17D
                Key to starting over?
              12. 19D
                "Leave NOW!"
              13. 21D
                Some prenatal tests, shortly
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                ...if it's not too cold [see 2D]
              15. 23D
                Wear
              16. 25D
                Wesleyan College grad
              17. 28D
                Result of a major burn
              18. 30D
                Smell strongly
              19. 32D
                FPS is one
              20. 33D
                * be under here...if Mom's not working from home today
              21. 34D
                Sciences' counterpart
              22. 37D
                The law has a long one
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