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Murder Mystery

◆ · By SporcleMirror · Published 2024-08-17T08:23:28.339Z

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  • SporcleMirror constructor · 2024-08-17T08:26:52.903Z
    CROW is a hard string to hide in longer answers but it works great with the CROWBAR revealer and the "murder" mystery pun, so I had to go for it.
    • Darth 🤓10:56 · 2024-08-17T14:22:04.001Z
      Fun. Loved it! Well constructed.
      • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓2:54 · 2024-08-17T17:14:39.412Z
        I freely admit I had no idea what was going on while I was solving… but now I see it and that's so clever!
        • Selene St Satellite 🤓6:24 · 2024-08-18T17:43:16.456Z
          I'm right there with you, lol
        • lukadisgre 🤓4:31 · 2024-08-17T23:08:57.768Z
          Shout out to that great Veritasium video for giving me the answer, great work! Also enjoy the Cuphead reference
          • Jessica 12:02 · 2024-08-21T02:45:54.574Z
            Nice puzzle, I liked 22A.
            I don't get 14A, 16D, 23A, 35D, and 38A.
            • SporcleMirror constructor · 2024-08-21T05:27:04.914Z
              "-" clues typically indicate a continuation of an answer that starts somewhere else in the grid. CROWBAR means that each of the four bars in the grid represents the word CROW, so you get 13A OVERCROWDED, 8D DECROWNED, 26D ESCROWING, and 36A MICROWAVING.
              • Jessica 12:02 · 2024-08-22T02:50:34.014Z
                Thank you for the explanation, I get it now!
            • snag 🤓10:28 · 2024-08-22T01:12:13.772Z
              🦉🍻
              • Zimodo 🤓11:02 · 2024-09-03T17:02:49.312Z
                excellent theme and revealer
                • quatrevingtneuf 🤓6:36 · 2024-09-05T14:49:24.268Z
                  Great puzzle - and the Sept 2024 midi contest winner! Get in touch with me for theme selection 👍🏼 Congratulations!
                  • SporcleMirror constructor · 2024-09-05T20:37:33.152Z
                    I just emailed @mike about the next contest. Glad you enjoyed this!
                  • plesiosaur 🤓20:47 · 2024-09-27T17:46:05.987Z
                    Le.Gen.Dary! It's no wonder this won last month's contest. Great theme and execution! 😎
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                    1A
                    They’re good to know
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                    Across
                    1. 1A
                      They’re good to know
                    2. 4A
                      Fridge emission
                    3. 7A
                      Acrobat product, for short
                    4. 10A
                      Head-turning angle?
                    5. 12A
                      Camping gear retailer
                    6. 13A
                      Like some packed vehicles
                    7. 14A
                      -
                    8. 15A
                      Entry on the diagonal of an identity matrix
                    9. 17A
                      ____ New Guinea
                    10. 18A
                      Prefix for 20A or 2D
                    11. 20A
                      Latin “I”
                    12. 22A
                      Low-end treatment, briefly?
                    13. 23A
                      The murder weapon represented in this puzzle
                    14. 25A
                      Actress Hatcher or Garr
                    15. 27A
                      Ad follower
                    16. 28A
                      Phrase next to an expiration date
                    17. 30A
                      “Believe me!”
                    18. 34A
                      “Two no trump” in bridge, e. g.
                    19. 36A
                      “____ Grapes Makes Plasma” (video on the Veritasium YouTube channel)
                    20. 38A
                      -
                    21. 39A
                      Star Wars nickname
                    22. 40A
                      Is inclined
                    23. 41A
                      Provider of corporal punishment, at times? (abbr.)
                    24. 42A
                      Indefinite adjective
                    25. 43A
                      Vessel for polenta
                    Down
                    1. 1D
                      Chain whose menu includes the heading “World Famous Pancakes”
                    2. 2D
                      “New” on a map of Canada
                    3. 3D
                      ____ by ____ (gradually)
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                      Tried
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                      HI strings
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                      Array in a certain cabinet, familiarly
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                      Not common in grammar
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                      Stole a record from
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                      Guy known for his show with an alliterative title
                    10. 11D
                      Bone attached directly to the sternum
                    11. 16D
                      -
                    12. 19D
                      In the sky
                    13. 21D
                      Animal sometimes depicted wearing a graduation cap
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                      Due recognition
                    15. 24D
                      Kind of computer code that programmers don’t write
                    16. 25D
                      Instruments that go “BWAAAAA” in a Cuphead level
                    17. 26D
                      Holding in trust, as property
                    18. 29D
                      Letters “drawn” with one’s arms in a ‘70s song
                    19. 31D
                      Reason to discuss a pop star’s thongs?
                    20. 32D
                      Gushing about, perhaps
                    21. 33D
                      Achievement for Elton John and John Legend, briefly
                    22. 35D
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                    23. 37D
                      Name for “a magician without magic”, in a dad joke
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