CROSSHARE
Print Puzzle
Download .puz File
Account / Settings
Construct a Puzzle
Profile

Summer Newsletter - Challenge Mode

■ · By Sara · Published 2024-05-01T15:26:08.643Z

Constructor's Note
This puzzle is part of a pair, clueing the same grid differently. Find the regular-clued version here: https://crosshare.org/crosswords/N1t3llgihPgh1ROAYXry/summer-newsletter-normal-mode
Checking for previous play data...

Comments

Sign in with google to leave a comment of your own:

  • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓4:53 · 2024-05-01T21:48:48.966Z
    Fun theme, thank you! (It definitely sticks out to me when folks would clue entries in a Northern-hemisphere-centric way, so I got the vibe quickly.)
    One minor note that in 64A I think a 25A is actually called a THONG. (I am sure there is a way to tweak the clue but haven't figured it out yet.)
    I liked the clues for 17D, 60D, and 41D (that last was especially tricky!)
    I think the clues for 13A and 23D are a bit off (but I really like the idea of the latter).
    • Sara constructor · 2024-05-02T13:50:27.293Z
      thanks! Not sure what happened that I didn't finish the clue for 13A, I've corrected it
    Play today's daily mini crossword
    1A
    "It's just okay"
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    28
    29
    30
    31
    32
    33
    34
    35
    36
    37
    38
    39
    40
    41
    42
    43
    44
    45
    46
    47
    48
    49
    50
    51
    52
    53
    54
    55
    56
    57
    58
    59
    60
    61
    62
    63
    64
    65
    66
    67
    68
    69
    70
    71
    72
    73
    Across
    1. 1A
      "It's just okay"
    2. 4A
      1/2 oz.
    3. 8A
      Retailer for Rover
    4. 13A
      Much something about nothing
    5. 14A
      Horas de 20:00 a 6:00, more or less
    6. 15A
      Nut or squash
    7. 16A
      *What you might get after being outside too long in January
    8. 18A
      Giverny impressionist
    9. 19A
      Net
    10. 20A
      Language heard in Vientiane
    11. 22A
      Analytical Engine contributor
    12. 23A
      Bottomless pit
    13. 25A
      *Seasonally appropriate footwear, in January
    14. 28A
      Far from a good egg
    15. 31A
      Ring of islands?
    16. 32A
      Apt-sounding ginger drink often consumed when not feeling well
    17. 33A
      Mined material?
    18. 36A
      Err
    19. 39A
      *Sliding destinations, in January
    20. 43A
      Regarding
    21. 44A
      Part of 69A
    22. 45A
      See 37D
    23. 47A
      Snakelike attire?
    24. 49A
      Locale of an "incident" involving what definitely wasn't a weather balloon
    25. 52A
      *Move across the surface of a lake, in January
    26. 57A
      Underground rock
    27. 58A
      Eggs
    28. 59A
      Final resting place, maybe
    29. 60A
      The head in the "hidden chicken chef" of US states (Minnesota being the hat)
    30. 61A
      Less green
    31. 64A
      *Where you might be located for the starred answers to make sense
    32. 68A
      Contrarian online magazine (whose crosswords are now powered by Crosshare)
    33. 69A
      Space bears
    34. 70A
      Albums that likely need a turn halfway through
    35. 71A
      Charged a criminal?
    36. 72A
      Tertiary color named after a Eurasian duck
    37. 73A
      Talkative bovine?
    Down
    1. 1D
      How Taco Bell wants you to live
    2. 2D
      Email ender
    3. 3D
      Fruits that share a name with aphid secretion
    4. 4D
      Conflicted
    5. 5D
      Airport 13 km s. of Sagrada Familia
    6. 6D
      Continental (or insular) ___, the shallow area of sea surrounding a land mass
    7. 7D
      Bicycle propeller
    8. 8D
      Nonstick cooking spray
    9. 9D
      Friendly beginning
    10. 10D
      Language in which pitch matters
    11. 11D
      Statement of faith
    12. 12D
      Up next
    13. 14D
      Walt Whitman's lesser-known Civil War job
    14. 17D
      Fish in a band?
    15. 21D
      Essential substance?
    16. 23D
      In law grp.?
    17. 24D
      Airplane construction material, perhaps?
    18. 26D
      Cancun currency
    19. 27D
      Flaky Greek dough
    20. 29D
      Club music that gained popularity through pirate radio
    21. 30D
      Political platform?
    22. 34D
      Dangerous palindrome
    23. 35D
      Jelly that aptly derives its name from the Malay name for algae
    24. 37D
      Way you may have acted prior to being on the 45A
    25. 38D
      One of David's 150
    26. 40D
      Let ___
    27. 41D
      Othello, bog, or anchor
    28. 42D
      Bono leader
    29. 46D
      Chicago alternative
    30. 48D
      Sch. near Phoenix
    31. 50D
      *Chocolatey marshmallowy treat often consumed in January
    32. 51D
      Beloved Philly-based convenience store chain
    33. 52D
      Farthest from ideal
    34. 53D
      Home of Santa Teresa de Jesús
    35. 54D
      Beverage accompaniments in the land of 5D and 53D
    36. 55D
      Cabbage dish, for short
    37. 56D
      Harden by use
    38. 60D
      Leaning type, or leaning tower's country, for short
    39. 62D
      Summer on the Seine
    40. 63D
      Word with panda, herring, or fox
    41. 65D
      US agcy. distributing ID numbers
    42. 66D
      Pronunciation-providing letters
    43. 67D
      What you should not do, regarding what your country can do for you.
    Loading...