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Themeless #1

◆◆ · By Philip Chow · Published 2023-08-30T21:23:47.164Z

Constructor's Note
This is my first themeless puzzle ever! I've only made themed puzzles before... in my head, a puzzle felt naked without a theme, but au contraire, a themeless puzzle gives you so much more freedom... it's quite liberating actually being able to find whatever fun fill you like to put into a puzzle... sorry i went a little bit name-heavy with this one... hope you enjoy!
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  • JeffsPuzzles 6:11 · 2023-08-31T01:06:39.233Z
    Really well done - smooth and interesting. Thanks for sharing!
    • Nate Clark 12:58 · 2023-08-31T02:08:56.984Z
      Great one, I had to cheat!
      • witchmina 🤓7:11 · 2023-08-31T02:51:13.634Z
        That was fun!
        • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓3:33 · 2023-08-31T14:47:25.372Z
          Totally agreed, very nice long entries, smooth going otherwise, and some really interesting fill. Looking forward to more! (And I totally agree with 52A!)
          • Philip Chow constructor · 2023-08-31T16:25:03.851Z
            Thank you! Are you a speed-solver? You have really fast times 😱
          Play today's daily mini crossword
          1A
          "GoodFellas" Oscar winner Joe
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          Across
          1. 1A
            "GoodFellas" Oscar winner Joe
          2. 6A
            Forbes magazine named him "King of Online Brokers"
          3. 12A
            Grasp
          4. 13A
            Levels, as floorboards, in woodworking lingo
          5. 15A
            Colorful garment from West Africa
          6. 16A
            Try, try again?
          7. 17A
            "Same old, same old"
          8. 19A
            Smart ___ (wisecracks)
          9. 20A
            ___ work (drudgery)
          10. 21A
            Advanced shot in pickleball
          11. 22A
            Sex ed topic
          12. 23A
            Letters on an invitation
          13. 24A
            High spirits
          14. 25A
            Neurologist's test, briefly
          15. 26A
            Old foolish person
          16. 27A
            Indian lentil dish
          17. 28A
            "Why are you criticizing me for this thing I like?! You know it's perfectly OK to have different tastes"
          18. 33A
            Transplant sites, briefly
          19. 34A
            "... to ___ and to hold"
          20. 35A
            Motorist's concern, for short
          21. 37A
            "Somebody Feed ___" (travel docuseries)
          22. 39A
            Figures out
          23. 40A
            "Where ___ go wrong?"
          24. 41A
            Brings charges against
          25. 42A
            Go bananas
          26. 43A
            Greek column style
          27. 44A
            Rocky's was set to "Gonna Fly Now"
          28. 47A
            "America's Got Talent" performance, perhaps
          29. 48A
            Where finished paperwork may pile up
          30. 49A
            "A very good" restaurant rating, per the Michelin Guide
          31. 50A
            Pinch pennies
          32. 51A
            Lover in a Shakespeare title
          33. 52A
            I cringe when guests forget to remove them upon entering my apartment
          Down
          1. 1D
            Made some money turning a corner?
          2. 2D
            Law school subject
          3. 3D
            Kickboxing weapons
          4. 4D
            Pepsi rival
          5. 5D
            Sentiment from a clingy person even though you JUST talked to them on the phone for the past hour
          6. 6D
            Peter who collaborated with Stephen King on "The Talisman" and "Black House"
          7. 7D
            High point
          8. 8D
            Rwandan people
          9. 9D
            Underhanded, as a dishonest contractor (how did such a cute animal get such a bad reputation?)
          10. 10D
            Promise
          11. 11D
            Flammable gas
          12. 12D
            Served poorly, in tennis
          13. 14D
            "The King of Football"
          14. 15D
            MySQL alternative (whose initial letter could be a stand-in for "data")
          15. 18D
            Deep-fried gastropub staple (that is brown on the outside, white in the middle, and yellow on the inside)
          16. 23D
            Clothing store section
          17. 24D
            Marvin of Motown
          18. 26D
            PC key
          19. 27D
            Places with stereotypically long lines, briefly
          20. 29D
            Most unpleasant to the ear, say
          21. 30D
            Model who controversially quipped "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels"
          22. 31D
            Protesting vigorously, or what a wacky waving inflatable tube man often is
          23. 32D
            Supplemental health insurance
          24. 36D
            Pretty iffy
          25. 37D
            Puppy Chow maker
          26. 38D
            NBC's "The Good Place" locale, supposedly
          27. 39D
            Bridge-like overhead structure
          28. 40D
            "Here Comes My Baby Back Again" singer West
          29. 41D
            D-Day invasion town
          30. 42D
            Puerto or Costa follower
          31. 43D
            Opening remarks
          32. 45D
            Grp. whose alphabet includes Romeo and Juliett
          33. 46D
            "That hurt!"
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