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That's a Wrap!

◆ · By kieranjboyd · Published 2022-08-18T00:36:17.394Z

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My entry for the August 2022 midi contest, using the specified theme 'Film'. I'm trying out a new way to clue harder entries, let me know what you think!
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  • karolinadean 9:04 · 2022-08-18T02:05:04.215Z
    Killer job on the "Sound of a murder?" clue! Also really dug the one for ALPACA.
    • SporcleMirror 🤓4:29 · 2022-08-18T10:12:08.348Z
      ...Yes, this is definitely a film-themed puzzle.
      Loved the clue for POW! (it stands for Puzzle Of the Week if anyone's curious). So I guess his favorite clue would be a COW? Doesn't sound as awesome.
      And on today's episode of "me overthinking clues", I was thinking "Warmer?" at 6D would be something that warms, like a BOILER maybe (I had the final ER filled in when I saw the clue).
      • SporcleMirror 🤓4:29 · 2022-08-19T02:14:09.147Z
        UPDATE: Yesterday’s NYT puzzle clued ATOMIZERS as “Misters”, without the question mark. Now THAT is a mean clue, potentially.
        • kieranjboyd constructor · 2022-08-19T06:47:21.900Z
          That one was a doozy! Oh the English language with its ambiguities. I'm always impressed with the cleverness of the NYT's Thursday and Friday cluing.
          Thanks for sharing your CAW, I mean COW!
      • Mike D 🤓6:03 · 2022-08-18T11:13:20.301Z
        Great puzzle! Loved the interpretation of the theme. And I couldn't agree more about CARA
        • T. G. 7:22 · 2022-08-18T13:25:48.869Z
          31A had me in stitches. Well done!
          • Glenn Scheyd 🤓3:56 · 2022-08-18T17:30:36.348Z
            Nice job with the theme. I was thinking of 1980s Bill Murray until I had a few of the crossings filled in.
            • Joah 🤓8:34 · 2022-08-18T17:25:02.003Z
              Amazing puzzle! The [and literally within this clue] definitely helped me with some of the crosses! As long as those clues are as clever as the ones you wrote here, I think they're great for the harder entries!
              • Maxish 🤓7:41 · 2022-08-18T17:33:40.192Z
                I liked the cluing! I found it difficult but a lot of fun!
                • emmie 🤓6:54 · 2022-08-18T17:26:48.626Z
                  So fun! Love the unexpected, technically true, twist on the theme.
                  • Frisco17 🤓4:21 · 2022-08-19T20:05:17.094Z
                    Sure is film! Great puzzle.
                    Play today's daily mini crossword
                    1A
                    Local of Italy's second-largest island *
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                    1. 1A
                      Local of Italy's second-largest island *
                    2. 10A
                      Australian coin that was briefly (and bizarrely) reduced in value to 2½ cents before decommissioning in 1966
                    3. 11A
                      Related to the part of Africa south of its desert *
                    4. 12A
                      Art able to
                    5. 13A
                      ___ Ishii, warrior enemy who appears in 'Kill Bill' [and literally within this clue]
                    6. 14A
                      Company's initials seen on those security stickers outside businesses
                    7. 15A
                      Organic chemistry suffix or secondary intercardinal direction
                    8. 16A
                      Director whose movies all feature Bill Murray, except his first [hey, a bonus film entry!]
                    9. 22A
                      Reed, Rawls, or Bega of music
                    10. 23A
                      Computer's programmed underpinning? (abbr.)
                    11. 24A
                      Army rank for Steve Rogers or Sam Wilson in the MCU (abbr.)
                    12. 26A
                      Passerine finch found in many Mediterranean countries [and literally within this clue]
                    13. 28A
                      Joe Biden's debate partner, once *
                    14. 30A
                      "Good heavens!"
                    15. 31A
                      Type of film featured literally by the starred entries
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                    1. 1D
                      Shoves
                    2. 2D
                      Some Wall Street traders (abbr.)
                    3. 3D
                      𝄻, 𝄼, 𝄽, or 𝄾, in musical notation
                    4. 4D
                      Hank Schrader's organisation in 'Breaking Bad' (abbr.)
                    5. 5D
                      One in every five mobile devices, roughly
                    6. 6D
                      Warmer?
                    7. 7D
                      Concerning, in a memo
                    8. 8D
                      "Open _ ___ of whoop-ass"
                    9. 9D
                      Robb ___, preeminent MLB pitcher who appeared in the 2002 World Series [and literally within this clue]
                    10. 10D
                      צ [that's the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, for goys like me]
                    11. 12D
                      Sound of a murder?
                    12. 15D
                      URL ending
                    13. 17D
                      "What did the llama say when he was invited on vacation?" "______ my bags!"
                    14. 18D
                      Not somethin'
                    15. 19D
                      "Every summer we can rent a cottage / In the Isle of Wight / If it's not too dear / We shall _____ and save"
                    16. 20D
                      Give a take
                    17. 21D
                      Sister [I was tempted to do another Hebrew alphabet clue, but decided it wouldn't help none]
                    18. 24D
                      ____ Delevingne, English model and actress whose character in 'Only Murders in the Building' I find miiighty suspicious
                    19. 25D
                      Evergreen coniferous found near areas of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia [and literally within this clue]
                    20. 26D
                      Dino's tail?
                    21. 27D
                      The only non-teenaged (honorary) Disney princess
                    22. 28D
                      Kofi Annan, Ban Ki-moon, and António Guterres, in their roles at the UN (abbr.)
                    23. 29D
                      Onomatopoeic acronym for one of Jeff Chen's favourite NYT crosswords
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