Probability 101
■ · By Puzzled · Published 2023-04-25T05:12:14.071Z
Constructor's Note
The starred clues comprise one of the most common phrases from statistics. It's coincidental that all three words fit perfectly in a midi grid. Don't worry, this puzzle shouldn't require any specialized knowledge.
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Sound of a fall
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Across
- 1ASound of a fall
- 5AWith "veil", the name of 26 falls in the United States
- 11ASee 37A
- 12ASynonym of 25A
- 13A*Unconnected, and not just uncorrelated (of a set of random variables)
- 15AClosest relative of the giraffe
- 16AGave medication to
- 17AAnd so on, for short
- 19ACorn portion
- 20A*With 34A, having the same probability as each other (of a set of random variables)
- 25ASynonym of 12A
- 26ATotal
- 27ADon't let ___ to you
- 30AAwaken
- 34A*See 20A
- 36APopular murder defence?
- 37AAn 11A by any other ___ would...
- 38AElectronic dance music
- 39AWater down
Down
- 1DThreesome
- 2DUntitled Goose Game sound
- 3DSNAP administrator
- 4DKeep digging
- 5DBefore AD
- 6DStochastic number generator, in CS (or author Ayn)
- 7DProto-___-European
- 8DEco-friendly engine, but only during emissions tests
- 9DHeat and cool
- 10DHang on a clothesline
- 14DSouthwest PA university, to locals
- 18DNot trans
- 20DIf ___: memoir whose author didn't 21D ("If" is actually hidden on the cover to emphasize the light-heartedness of the topic)
- 21DSee 20D
- 22DTerrifying wellspring of spiders
- 23DObstacle commonly hopped with a wheelie
- 24DNumber
- 28DEngrave
- 29DCult film with groundbreaking computer animation
- 31DSuccessor of the proposed State of Deseret
- 32D18-wheeler
- 33DForbidden fruit orchard
- 35DDebut on Wall St.