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Chro’math’tic Portmanteaus & Puns (#11)

◆◆ · By John S · Published 2024-09-21T02:02:18.373Z

Meta Prompt
Can you do color math & figure out the anagrams? See Puzzle #1 blog post by clicking the colormath^ tag for a full explanation of the series.
This puzzle’s meta requires you to solve an anagram using only the circled letters.
Meta Prompt: Unsolicited feedback, perhaps?
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  • pufferfish 🤓59s · 2024-09-21T05:17:41.493Z
    super cool!
    • Womble 3:52 · 2024-09-21T11:20:35.694Z
      Ahhh, I put TYSM for 11A! Couldn't work out what had gone wrong :') Thanks as always for a fab puzzle, John
      1A
      Ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, black pepper, allspice blend
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, black pepper, allspice blend
      2. 4A
        With 2D, anagram for “bacon producer”
      3. 5A
        Texter’s “No kidding?” letters
      4. 6A
        25/64 of 1”, and anagram of 6D
      5. 7A
        Tingly YouTube category letters
      6. 8A
        Nickname for Diggory who died in Harry Potter, perhaps?
      7. 9A
        Deviate from a course (in a plane, for example), and anagram of 10D
      8. 11A
        Texter’s “I’m so appreciative” letters
      9. 12A
        By way of
      10. 13A
        Poet Cummings
      11. 14A
        With 14D, an anagram for “shoot down (as an idea)”
      12. 15A
        DMV call, perhaps?
      Down
      1. 1D
        Red + White + hint of Orange + “statistical interdependence”
      2. 2D
        With 4A, an anagram for “bacon producer”
      3. 3D
        White + hint of Yellow + hint of Brown + “amount by which something increases (especially in a series)”
      4. 6D
        6A anagram; “Breaking Bad” network
      5. 10D
        9A’s anagram; texter’s letters to ask about your location
      6. 14D
        With 14A, an anagram for “shoot down (as an idea)”
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