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Mind-Boggling Fun

· By Kjersti Chippindale · Published 2022-12-16T22:55:39.605Z

Constructor's Note
This is a two-for-one! Play some boggle using the middle grid and record the words on your own time. Some of the answers are hidden in the grid, indicated by the starred clues. The middle grid letters are given in the clue - this puzzle is probably best enjoyed printed out but hopefully the non-boggle parts are fun as well!
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    1A
    *Stage name of Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, front man of The Police
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    Across
    1. 1A
      *Stage name of Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, front man of The Police
    2. 6A
      *"It was the best of times, it was the ___ of times"
    3. 11A
      Slices one's hand through the air, as in karate
    4. 16A
      Lock's mate
    5. 19A
      Big time cooler brand since 1947
    6. 20A
      Inspire or permeate with, as a performance
    7. 21A
      The A in A/V Club
    8. 22A
      "A Man Called ___", novel by Fredrik Backman
    9. 23A
      An evening in a song of the same name that may be described as holy, calm, and bright (2 words)
    10. 25A
      Star Wars has three of them: 1977-1983, 1999-2005, and 2015-2019
    11. 27A
      Russian/Soviet leader Vladimir
    12. 28A
      Make again
    13. 30A
      Because, in shortened slang
    14. 32A
      Class in which one might learn about maps or capital cities
    15. 35A
      "___ of strength? Au contraire! Now that you are here with me, what we have is great strength of feet!" - line from Mel Brootks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights
    16. 37A
      Hate on, slangily (esp in a rap track?)
    17. 38A
      Poet Kaur, who became famous for her instagrammable writings
    18. 39A
      Debtor's note (abbv)
    19. 40A
      Boring and colorless
    20. 42A
      "Carry On My Wayward Son" band
    21. 46A
      What maple syrup is, before it's processed
    22. 47A
      People in video games or RPGs who speak from a script and often deliver information or add atmosphere (abbv)
    23. 50A
      A messy head of hair (that might need cleaning up?)
    24. 52A
      Hat in Harry Potter that places students in their houses
    25. 54A
      Piece of paper a runner or biker wears in a race
    26. 56A
      Plano, IL Amtrak code
    27. 57A
      Sunburn salve
    28. 58A
      MERRY
    29. 63A
      Ages 10-12, generally
    30. 65A
      "__ __ the teeth", meaning to supply with copious weapons (2 words)
    31. 66A
      CHTIN
    32. 67A
      *Dessert wine made from white Spanish grapes
    33. 68A
      Willing and __
    34. 69A
      KISRG
    35. 70A
      Milk's favorite cookie
    36. 71A
      *One for a guitar may be made from steel or nylon (or, in olden times, intestine!)
    37. 73A
      NTHOW
    38. 74A
      Notes played together, often harmoniously (or, when multiple of 71A are played together)
    39. 76A
      "_ ___ bit of Monica, in my life!" - opening line to Lou Bega's Mambo No. 5 (2 words)
    40. 78A
      EMASP
    41. 79A
      "Whip It!" band
    42. 80A
      Crumpled paper
    43. 81A
      Scatter seeds in the ground, a necessary precursor to reaping
    44. 82A
      *Hold dear
    45. 86A
      Asian flavor additive
    46. 87A
      NASA's James __ Space Telescope, launched 112A in 2021
    47. 90A
      Easy as 1 2 3, in a Jackson 5 song
    48. 93A
      Homework for English class
    49. 94A
      Ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia
    50. 97A
      Garfunkel's first name, for short
    51. 99A
      Prefix to -more, -lyze-, or -graph
    52. 101A
      Like dynamite! In an AC/DC song
    53. 102A
      Fashionable clothing, slangily (or a nickname for Skip Bayless?)
    54. 104A
      Put up a fight for, in a popular phrase (2 words)
    55. 107A
      Month for 112A (abbv)
    56. 108A
      Particle long thought to be massless that made headlines in 2012 for transmitting information through a wall
    57. 110A
      What The Dude promises to do, in The Big Lebowski
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      *With 115A, celebrations that may involve gift giving, family gatherings, and nativity scenes (2 words)
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      See 112A
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      Popular outdoor retailer (abbv)
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      A little bit of, as a guilt
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      Noble gas
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      More recent
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      Even so, in a poem perhaps
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      Poker bets placed to stay in the game
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      Vintage
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      *Gets taller
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      Bro's sibling
    2. 2D
      Fast-casual dining establishment __ Friday's
    3. 3D
      Sick
    4. 4D
      Fielding (of Great British Baking Show) and Gallagher (of Oasis), for two
    5. 5D
      "___ with the Wind"
    6. 6D
      Boozier, specifically
    7. 7D
      Mysterious
    8. 8D
      "Notorious" Supreme Court Justice
    9. 9D
      Slangily say "What's up?", with dude
    10. 10D
      Four, prefix
    11. 11D
      Understand (2 words)
    12. 12D
      Get a move on! (2 words)
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      Garfield's dog frenemy
    14. 14D
      Rice dish cooked in broth and spices
    15. 15D
      Covered and clogged with, as a fireplace
    16. 16D
      Fish found in Japanese gardens
    17. 17D
      12/24, with 112A
    18. 18D
      Approval word
    19. 24D
      Star Trek series airing 1987-1994, for short
    20. 26D
      A toothed wheel, sometimes referred to as a cog
    21. 29D
      Prefix with -pen or -demic
    22. 30D
      "Ta ta!" in Italy
    23. 31D
      Military sea org. that may be called up to active duty (abbv)
    24. 33D
      A number very important to a valedictorian or salutatorian, for short
    25. 34D
      Tear
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      Messed or interfered with, as evidence
    27. 37D
      Dick's Sporting Goods ticker symbol on the NYSE (abbv)
    28. 41D
      Ravel's most famous piece of work, also the name of a Spanish dance in triple time
    29. 43D
      Illuminated by the sky, on a moonless night
    30. 44D
      Illnesses
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      Booger
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      Mounties that might work closely with the US, by their official acronym
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      Ian McKellen, Elton John, and Anthony Hopkins, for three
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      Samwise Gamgee's friend Bill is this kind of animal
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      GM/Suzuki joint venture, __Metro
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      It is appropriate or suitable
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      MCKNE
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      EHITM
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      RTSHA
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      RIROS
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      YNGWP
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      Dreams one cannot wake up from, with "night"
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      Shortened, as a book
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      Etta James classic song
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      Fourth pillar of Islam, which translates to "fasting"
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      Radiate, as with light or joy
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      Gov. org interested in public health (abbv)
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      Laugh via text that might communciate tomfoolery
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      Female sheep
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      "I'm not feeling well, it must have been something ___" (2 words)
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      On the same page, with "in"
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      Time zone for Honolulu
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      Berrate, as with artillery
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      Fries and then stews, as meat
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      Primate
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      Scrooge's favorite exasperated sound
    57. 92D
      Maker
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      With -thopter, a machine that flies by flapping it's wings (used in the book and movie "Dune")
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      Afternoon nap, in Spain
    60. 98D
      Cat on a hot __ roof
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      Lacking melanin
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      Russian leader Vladimir
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      Up till now
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      Actress in Lord of the Rings and Armageddon, daughter of Stephen Tyler
    65. 107D
      Dissuade
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      Acronym for cartoon crime fighters who live in a sewer
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      Small dent in a car
    68. 112D
      Weep
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      1960's variety show "__-Haw"
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      University focused on STEM, located in the Finger Lakes region of New York
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      Before, to a poet
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      Rank above Cpl
    73. 118D
      __ Jima
    74. 119D
      "Gross!" sound
    75. 120D
      "R U ___", text of disbelief
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