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i've been here the whole time

· By heron · Published 2024-04-25T20:11:04.709Z

my first full 15x15 grid! this completes the size side quest, so i've now made a crossword of every size from 2x2 to 15x15! i'm very proud of this one. thanks to @Jamixiy and @tarunkrishnamurthy for testsolving (especially @tarunkrishnamurthy, who helped me with changing up some fill)!
thanks for playing--feedback welcome :)
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  • Shae 🤓9:03 · 2024-04-25T20:47:51.481Z
    Fun and tasty
    • heron constructor · 2024-04-25T21:22:50.762Z
      thank you!
    • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓4:20 · 2024-04-25T20:53:31.232Z
      Fun, thank you! Congratulations on the quest 👑
      • heron constructor · 2024-04-25T21:23:02.056Z
        thank you! the quest has been a fun journey haha
      • nate 🤓8:07 · 2024-04-25T21:23:52.252Z
        Super smooth, love the GAMECHANGER reference. Congrats on completing the set!
        • heron constructor · 2024-04-25T22:18:50.376Z
          thank you! i absolutely love GAMECHANGER
        • Jake A 🤓5:29 · 2024-04-25T21:13:53.342Z
          Well done!
          • heron constructor · 2024-04-25T22:18:34.058Z
            thank you!
          • kurtalert 🤓3:42 · 2024-04-25T21:12:14.369Z
            This was great! Congrats on the first non-minor... I mean biggie... puzzle.
            • heron constructor · 2024-04-25T22:18:28.216Z
              thank you haha
            • Glenn Cook 🤓4:23 · 2024-04-25T22:06:54.722Z
              Very nice! Lots of good fill in this one, not too much crosswordese. Keep up the good work!
              • heron constructor · 2024-04-26T00:16:48.315Z
                thank you!! i worked really hard on the fill haha
              • Wally 🤓7:10 · 2024-04-25T22:53:06.974Z
                Very nice puzzle! (I also love GAMECHANGER!!!!)
                • heron constructor · 2024-04-26T00:18:00.180Z
                  thank you! glad to see there's overlap with GAMECHANGER and crossword fans haha
                  • The Noah 🤓16:31 · 2024-05-02T15:40:15.901Z
                    Right up our alley!
                • kieranjboyd 🤓4:39 · 2024-04-25T22:55:00.167Z
                  Well done on completing the set!
                  • heron constructor · 2024-04-26T00:18:09.597Z
                    thank you!
                  • acommonrose 🤓3:55 · 2024-04-25T23:43:58.602Z
                    Fun puzzle! Love Game Changer
                    • heron constructor · 2024-04-26T00:18:19.770Z
                      thanks!
                    • SethPuzzles 🤓10:49 · 2024-04-26T00:53:51.218Z
                      Good job
                      • heron constructor · 2024-04-26T03:46:22.821Z
                        thank you!
                      • Jack M 🤓5:54 · 2024-04-26T01:31:18.976Z
                        Nice theme and tons of great fill. Some of my favorites were 27A, 64A, 68A, 10D, 27D and 50D. Thank you!
                        • heron constructor · 2024-04-26T04:01:08.119Z
                          thank you! i'm very happy with the clues for KNEE, EDGE, and LUCKYGUESS. originally i thought EMDASH was too obscure, but i'm glad the clue was amusing :)
                        • FrankieHeck 🤓10:32 · 2024-04-26T02:48:37.798Z
                          Fun puzzle! Congrats!
                          • heron constructor · 2024-04-26T04:01:14.304Z
                            thank you!
                          • CapriciousDewy 10:12 · 2024-04-26T10:17:19.304Z
                            Game Changer mentioned Game Changer mentioned
                            • heron constructor · 2024-04-26T14:57:15.724Z
                              the overlap between people who watch game changer and crossword fans is surprisingly large
                            • Tomi 🤓13:04 · 2024-04-26T03:21:18.730Z
                              Sooo fun, love Game Changer!! (the title immediately caught me) the themed clues specifically were amazing and i also thought 67A, 9D, and 46D were pretty funny lol. Great job!
                              • heron constructor · 2024-04-26T14:56:50.641Z
                                thank you so much! i was so proud of 67A when i realized HOTDOG was also in the grid :P
                              • creyes123 30:05 · 2024-04-26T14:41:01.962Z
                                Well done
                                • heron constructor · 2024-04-26T18:04:55.077Z
                                  thanks!
                                • ditfos 🤓8:15 · 2024-04-26T14:42:36.439Z
                                  This is a great puzzle, love the theme and title reference
                                  • heron constructor · 2024-04-26T18:05:05.554Z
                                    thank you so much!
                                  • dadsonvacation 🤓9:59 · 2024-04-26T17:53:53.531Z
                                    Nice work, a lot of clever clues on this one! I especially appreciated 47D. Very funny. And great choice of theme :)
                                    • heron constructor · 2024-04-26T18:05:25.544Z
                                      thanks! i'm really proud of the clues in this puzzle--HARPS was a fun one to write :P
                                    • ycat 9:14 · 2024-04-27T05:49:41.760Z
                                      "The only crossword where the game changes every crossword" Great puzzle. Fill and clues were very nice. Love Game Changer too! (I'm on team Nuevo Stop 42D Hate: The New Chapter)
                                      • heron constructor · 2024-04-27T14:36:46.898Z
                                        thank you! a crossword where the game changes every crossword would be really funny haha
                                      • An Ephemeral Collation 🤓5:07 · 2024-04-28T02:40:14.424Z
                                        A fantastic puzzle, but I'd expect nothing less from someone who can dance The Wenis.
                                        Also, 15-A is delicious! Just make sure that's fresh if you ever do try it; otherwise it kind of tastes like battery acid.
                                        • heron constructor · 2024-04-28T04:03:49.914Z
                                          omg the wenis has been stuck in my head for the past few days help
                                        • eledile 🤓7:24 · 2024-04-28T22:13:08.401Z
                                          oh this was so cool! it took me a sec to get the revealer even though i've been BINGING CLIPS all week and it was the first thing i thought of reading the title
                                          • heron constructor · 2024-04-29T03:57:24.550Z
                                            haha i'm so glad i made that the title, it's been so cool seeing the overlap between crossword and dropout fans
                                          • PolygonPuzzles 🤓9:28 · 2024-04-29T10:01:53.517Z
                                            Woah. This is great! Nice one there!
                                            • heron constructor · 2024-05-03T05:56:01.294Z
                                              thank you!
                                            • JR 🤓5:09 · 2024-05-02T15:39:07.556Z
                                              Love the theme, thanks!
                                              • heron constructor · 2024-05-03T05:56:08.482Z
                                                thanks for solving!
                                              • The Noah 🤓16:31 · 2024-05-02T15:39:41.469Z
                                                I did it!
                                                • heron constructor · 2024-05-03T05:56:18.416Z
                                                  congrats :D
                                                • Lshfoster 🤓10:17 · 2024-05-02T18:21:04.648Z
                                                  Love this! Feels like I knew all the answers in advance! (I must be a genius)
                                                  • heron constructor · 2024-05-03T05:56:37.383Z
                                                    thank you--glad it was a smooth solve!
                                                    • heron constructor · 2024-06-14T05:27:22.292Z
                                                      wait I JUST got the wenis reference here haha
                                                    • Philip Chow 🤓7:56 · 2024-05-03T03:28:36.205Z
                                                      Wow impressive - if this is the quality-level for your very first full size grid, we are definitely in store for lots of greatness from you in future… lovely theme and fun and lively clues all-around… LUCKYGUESS was my favorite… the clue for UNPACK is exactly how I unpack after a vacation lol and if you haven’t tried UNI you are missing out!!
                                                      • heron constructor · 2024-05-03T06:00:41.503Z
                                                        thank you! i've been building up to this 15x15 grid by doing every possible size before it so i didn't completely crash and burn while doing a full size crossword :P i had a lot of fun cluing the puzzle--cluing has become my favorite part of making a crossword! i'll definitely try UNI at some point haha
                                                      • Steve Johnson 🤓5:51 · 2024-05-04T14:01:16.988Z
                                                        Congrats on finishing them! I loved solving this puzzle. Great theme. LOL at 46D
                                                        • heron constructor · 2024-05-05T19:08:25.795Z
                                                          thank you! i'm glad people enjoy the clue for UNPACK haha
                                                        • joytato 🤓6:40 · 2024-05-23T08:31:07.487Z
                                                          fun!!! cube rule is iconic
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                                                          Get a grip
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                                                          Across
                                                          1. 1A
                                                            Get a grip
                                                          2. 5A
                                                            Battle site to "remember"
                                                          3. 10A
                                                            Like my phone's battery after literally 2 hours of use
                                                          4. 13A
                                                            Food found at a sushi bar (absolutely delicious!)
                                                          5. 14A
                                                            It's no biggie?
                                                          6. 15A
                                                            Food found at a sushi bar (I've never had it so I don't have an opinion on it!)
                                                          7. 16A
                                                            2.2, for Geometry Dash, or 2.0, for Animal Crossing: New Horizons
                                                          8. 18A
                                                            Includes on an email
                                                          9. 19A
                                                            Elementary school org. that holds fundraisers
                                                          10. 20A
                                                            Weekday day before the weekday end (abbr.)
                                                          11. 21A
                                                            One-night stand, for one
                                                          12. 23A
                                                            Like video on really bad cellular data
                                                          13. 26A
                                                            Makes a normal egg an Easter egg
                                                          14. 27A
                                                            —, but not – or -
                                                          15. 30A
                                                            "Is a ___ a sandwich?" (internet debate)
                                                          16. 33A
                                                            Projectile that, when pluralized, becomes a game where you throw a projectile
                                                          17. 34A
                                                            "You get money if you land on Free Parking," in Monopoly
                                                          18. 37A
                                                            Miracle-___ (garden booster)
                                                          19. 38A
                                                            Stop spot where trains stop
                                                          20. 40A
                                                            Okay, hear me out with this!
                                                          21. 41A
                                                            Imploding Kittens, for Exploding Kittens
                                                          22. 43A
                                                            Genre of videos that might involve whispering
                                                          23. 44A
                                                            Discuss with
                                                          24. 45A
                                                            Handbags
                                                          25. 47A
                                                            One of two on the ends of a basketball court
                                                          26. 49A
                                                            Flagship Apple product
                                                          27. 51A
                                                            Whenever you want
                                                          28. 54A
                                                            Kind of snake that's an anagram of SPA
                                                          29. 55A
                                                            Choose (for)
                                                          30. 58A
                                                            Highway, for short
                                                          31. 59A
                                                            Revolutionary innovation ...or a literal description of 16-Across, 34-Across, and 41-Across?
                                                          32. 63A
                                                            The P in MPH
                                                          33. 64A
                                                            Color associated with #000000
                                                          34. 65A
                                                            Like hair in a perm
                                                          35. 66A
                                                            "r u ___?"
                                                          36. 67A
                                                            What 30-Across, sub sandwiches, and pie slices are, according to the Cube Rule
                                                          37. 68A
                                                            Supporter of a certain proposal?
                                                          Down
                                                          1. 1D
                                                            Flying annoyance (which is also a fly)
                                                          2. 2D
                                                            Indian prince, or an anagram of AJAR
                                                          3. 3D
                                                            "Fourscore and seven years ___..."
                                                          4. 4D
                                                            Population count increasers
                                                          5. 5D
                                                            Increase, as energy
                                                          6. 6D
                                                            Item that stops you from spilling the beans, perhaps
                                                          7. 7D
                                                            Actress de Armas
                                                          8. 8D
                                                            It makes a cocoon (which is apparently different from a chrysalis)
                                                          9. 9D
                                                            Cookie that is 75% vowels
                                                          10. 10D
                                                            "Okay fine, that's right, but you didn't actually know the answer"
                                                          11. 11D
                                                            As rehearsed
                                                          12. 12D
                                                            Thin streaks of smoke
                                                          13. 13D
                                                            Ref at a baseball game
                                                          14. 17D
                                                            "This isn't great..."
                                                          15. 22D
                                                            Smell
                                                          16. 23D
                                                            Katy Perry's Kitty Purry, for one
                                                          17. 24D
                                                            Picture-perfect moment?
                                                          18. 25D
                                                            "Deal?"
                                                          19. 27D
                                                            What I used on a new Windows computer to download Chrome
                                                          20. 28D
                                                            Comedian Groucho or philosopher Karl
                                                          21. 29D
                                                            Attractions that let you down?
                                                          22. 31D
                                                            General ___'s chicken
                                                          23. 32D
                                                            Where the lion sleeps tonight
                                                          24. 34D
                                                            Country that borders the Dominican Republic
                                                          25. 35D
                                                            "Booooring!"
                                                          26. 36D
                                                            Makes a typo in a crosswerd clue, maybe
                                                          27. 38D
                                                            NBC show that consists of skits
                                                          28. 39D
                                                            Disapproving sound
                                                          29. 42D
                                                            ___ Heritage Month (celebration in May)
                                                          30. 43D
                                                            "___ we there yet?"
                                                          31. 45D
                                                            Fancy
                                                          32. 46D
                                                            Start a fun journey after a vacation where you leave the suitcase in the corner of your room and over the course of multiple days, slowly take things out of it and put it back to its original place
                                                          33. 47D
                                                            Rambles on and on (about musical instruments?)
                                                          34. 48D
                                                            Extremely cute sea animal that eats 25% of its body weight every day
                                                          35. 50D
                                                            Breaks into the mainframe, according to movies
                                                          36. 52D
                                                            Acronym often accompanied by Q+
                                                          37. 53D
                                                            "___ Land" (film that was part of a mixup at the Oscars)
                                                          38. 55D
                                                            Shrek, for example
                                                          39. 56D
                                                            Iconic Brazillian football player
                                                          40. 57D
                                                            "Give it a shot!"
                                                          41. 60D
                                                            ___ and cheese
                                                          42. 61D
                                                            Environmental prefix
                                                          43. 62D
                                                            Religious sister
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