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Celebrating Democracy

◆ · By JeffsPuzzles · Published 2022-09-11T16:36:12.135Z

Constructor's Note
This puzzle celebrates the UN's International Day of Democracy, September 15
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  • SporcleMirror 🤓9:53 · 2022-09-11T17:49:57.542Z
    I kept wondering what I had wrong, it was IONA instead of IONE (just another day of me mixing up my crosswordese - for some reason the name EDNA at 57D seemed to ring a bell but I was quickly proven wrong). I got the bed pun at 20D and I had ____H_E_S... I almost put in DEATHBEDS. What's wrong with me today?
    Great clue there but my favorite one is 33A.
    • JeffsPuzzles constructor · 2022-09-12T12:18:47.727Z
      Cool fact on Ione Skye - she's the daughter of the 60s singer Donovan, which I didn't learn til cluing this puzzle. HIs songs are heavily Buddhist-influenced and I listen to him pretty regularly. Any way, thanks for solving!
    • spikeydlux 🤓6:27 · 2022-09-11T21:46:54.104Z
      Full of excellent quotes and interesting facts. Thanks!
      • JeffsPuzzles constructor · 2022-09-12T12:19:35.907Z
        Thank you!
      • Cycleboy 25:20 · 2022-09-12T12:34:08.756Z
        Very relevant , I think we are close to oligarchy in this country. I hope everone votes this time.
        • JeffsPuzzles constructor · 2022-09-12T15:01:26.603Z
          Amen!
        • T. G. 11:59 · 2022-09-12T18:25:37.644Z
          Incredible theme density and very fun!
          • JeffsPuzzles constructor · 2022-09-12T20:16:03.832Z
            Thanks
          Play today's daily mini crossword
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          Across
          1. 1A
            Charm
          2. 8A
            Glacial maximum period
          3. 14A
            Party's candidate
          4. 15A
            1960s President who said "Democracy is a constant tension between truth and half-truth, and, in the arsenal of truth, there is no greater weapon than fact."
          5. 16A
            One-time Bond portrayer
          6. 17A
            Odd
          7. 18A
            Plant bristle (contained in "AW, NOT THIS AGAIN")
          8. 19A
            Mechanism for controlling margins on a typewriter
          9. 21A
            Water nymph in Greek mythology
          10. 24A
            Sat, as a legislature
          11. 25A
            Bovine mascot
          12. 30A
            Singer Lauper
          13. 31A
            In a democracy, exercises one's right to disagree
          14. 33A
            Denim:jeans::___:genes
          15. 35A
            Bio or chem, e.g.
          16. 36A
            Pinball no-no
          17. 37A
            What "Democracy" literally means
          18. 42A
            Lots
          19. 43A
            Bourbon relative
          20. 44A
            ___ Francisco (where the UN Charter was signed in June 1945)
          21. 45A
            Adjective often meaning "extreme," in political contexts
          22. 47A
            Fender guitar nickname
          23. 51A
            Gather wool
          24. 52A
            DOJ Bureau
          25. 54A
            _____ heel gait, as in sprinting
          26. 55A
            Itty
          27. 58A
            Stanley Cup org.
          28. 59A
            Holy month for Muslims
          29. 63A
            Successful 14 Across
          30. 66A
            "For us democracy is a question of human _____. And human _____ is political freedom." (Olof Palme)
          31. 67A
            First nation to abolish gender- and race-based requirements for voting and serving in government
          32. 68A
            Concedes
          33. 69A
            Cite meaning "these sources support my point as well"
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            How a full court sits
          2. 2D
            Country rated highest in the most recent Democracy Index (an annual survey by The Economist)
          3. 3D
            Casual words before or after "It's open"
          4. 4D
            He/___
          5. 5D
            ___ Arbor, Michigan
          6. 6D
            Tidy
          7. 7D
            Common coffee break time
          8. 8D
            Actress ___ Skye
          9. 9D
            ___ & Ladders (kids' game)
          10. 10D
            Pair of nines?
          11. 11D
            Home to the Sun Devils
          12. 12D
            Long-time Portuguese enclave in India
          13. 13D
            Make bigger (abbr.)
          14. 15D
            "If we are to keep our democracy there must be one commandment: Thou shalt not ration ____" (Judge Learned Hand)
          15. 20D
            They're made for kings or queens, but not presidents or prime ministers
          16. 22D
            Appendices, e.g.
          17. 23D
            T. Rex, e.g.
          18. 26D
            Allow to board
          19. 27D
            Small cut
          20. 28D
            "___ be a cold day in hell ..."
          21. 29D
            41 Down in Spanish
          22. 32D
            Nurses, as a drink
          23. 34D
            Hairstyle also called a "natural"
          24. 37D
            Cheering sounds
          25. 38D
            Six-sided State
          26. 39D
            Tales from the past
          27. 40D
            "The ___ of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy" (Montesquieu)
          28. 41D
            Sunrise direction
          29. 46D
            "Full faith and ___" clause (U.S. Const. Art. IV, Sec. 1)
          30. 48D
            ____ cars (Hertz offering)
          31. 49D
            "Birthplace of democracy"
          32. 50D
            Home to the AAA Mud Hens
          33. 53D
            Feudal land grants
          34. 56D
            Consumes
          35. 57D
            ___ Weisel (Holocaust survivor who wrote "Night")
          36. 59D
            For most adults, the ___ of vitamin D is 15 mcg
          37. 60D
            Help
          38. 61D
            Co. with movie and resort divisions
          39. 62D
            Singer DiFranco
          40. 64D
            WSW opposite
          41. 65D
            Acronym in weight loss supplements (contained in ECLAIR, which, alas, is not a weight loss supplement)
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