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Mini 69 - Even Better Than

◆ · By Sendhil Revuluri · Published 2024-05-28T12:49:06.124Z

Constructor's Note
Grid inspired by solving dozens of @LasersharpAurora's excellent 9x9 series. Lightly themed, with a sprinkle of entries for AAPI Heritage Month. And I had one more gimmick to get out of my system too. Enjoy!
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  • An Ephemeral Collation 🤓3:17 · 2024-05-28T13:14:09.082Z
    SW was brutally hard! Not sure if recluing could make it more accessible or if it's a construction thing, but that corner feels disproportionately challenging. Otherwise, really good!
    • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-05-28T15:15:16.353Z
      Thanks for solving and for the feedback!
      • Raven 6:52 · 2024-05-30T05:07:31.158Z
        Agreed.
      • JeffsPuzzles 🤓1:57 · 2024-05-28T17:03:30.214Z
        NIce and chewy! I didn't know 20 or 25 Across but they were gettable from the crosses.
        • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-05-28T18:37:53.458Z
          Thanks for solving! I'd definitely recommend 25A. (Not so sure 20A holds up to the latest developments… that's all I'll say about that.)
        • kurtalert 🤓1:53 · 2024-05-28T20:16:24.372Z
          Nice.
        • AuLeaf 🤓3:06 · 2024-05-28T22:31:10.667Z
          Nice!
        Play today's daily mini crossword
        1A
        Practice boxing
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        26
        Across
        1. 1A
          Practice boxing
        2. 5A
          Stylish, '60s-style
        3. 8A
          Crossword awards named for a toothed whale
        4. 9A
          Not too exciting
        5. 10A
          Sow's mate
        6. 11A
          Colors
        7. 12A
          TLC series set at a tattoo shop (the first of several)
        8. 14A
          Black Methodist church initials / Suffix with lemon or lime / Whiz / Fermented brew / Big name in body sprays
        9. 15A
          CBS series in its 46th (!) season
        10. 20A
          Chef, restaurateur, and TV personality Ming of Blue Ginger
        11. 21A
          Preferred fencing weapon of crosswords (come on, when's the last time you saw a foil around here?)
        12. 23A
          Companions of ifs and buts
        13. 24A
          Coin of the realm, if the realm is Iran, Oman, or Yemen
        14. 25A
          Oscar-winning animated short written & directed by Domee Shi
        15. 26A
          Holler
        Down
        1. 1D
          Blubber
        2. 2D
          The theme of ours was "Under the Sea"
        3. 3D
          Brazilian berry (sans çedilla and accent)
        4. 4D
          Classic crosswordese for "one in a million" (or literally, "rare bird")
        5. 5D
          Lead role in Moana (and soon, Moana 2!)
        6. 6D
          Portent
        7. 7D
          It puts the "bureau" in "bureaucracy"
        8. 9D
          American EDM duo ________ Corporation active since 1995 (or, the act of stealing another person's property)
        9. 13D
          Odd Roman numeral
        10. 15D
          Attempt
        11. 16D
          Annapolis alma mater of astronaut Sunita Williams
        12. 17D
          Swiss watch brand known as the "Master of Materials"
        13. 18D
          Mayberry kid (whose portrayer also voiced the narrator on "Arrested Development")
        14. 19D
          What 12A and 15A claim to be
        15. 22D
          Right-angle shape
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