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A Match Made From Seven

· By Pandora's Blocks Meta Crosswords · Published 2020-10-18T11:38:40.261Z

Constructor's Note
The answer to this week's meta is something that can be shuffled. This week's puzzle is constructed by Dani Raymon.
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  • Mike D 🤓11:59 · 2020-10-18T13:27:05.891Z
    Great puzzle Dani! Always impressive to see a clever new way to clue OREO 😂
    • Mike D 🤓11:59 · 2020-10-18T14:22:38.039Z
      Think I just figured out the meta - nice construction! The solution reminds me of me of evenings spent at the local dive bar - missing that this year!
    • Byron 🤓10:20 · 2021-10-28T16:33:25.221Z
      The Scrabble theme is clear, the meta not so much.
      1A
      Minor anomaly
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Minor anomaly
      2. 5A
        Like -40 °C and -40 °F, surprisingly
      3. 10A
        Word with black or car
      4. 14A
        Cray-cray
      5. 15A
        Desensitizes
      6. 16A
        Musk associated with space travel
      7. 17A
        Memorable times
      8. 18A
        Like a fork
      9. 19A
        Fast-swimming shark
      10. 20A
        Deteriorated
      11. 22A
        Bone-to-muscle connector
      12. 23A
        Onyx or opal
      13. 24A
        Turn her name upside down, and... wow!
      14. 25A
        Grid that has the same exact dimensions as a regular crossword puzzle
      15. 32A
        Be a bad winner
      16. 33A
        Times New ___
      17. 34A
        Modern address
      18. 36A
        It's almost a meter
      19. 37A
        Privileged people
      20. 38A
        Ice sheet
      21. 39A
        N.Y.C. sports venue
      22. 40A
        Group of witches
      23. 41A
        Directors Ethan and Joel
      24. 42A
        One of several usually needed to succeed (which can be done by focusing on tile values, special squares, and the official online dictionary)
      25. 45A
        Issa ___ of "Insecure"
      26. 46A
        Objective
      27. 47A
        "Gosh, that's so annoying!"
      28. 50A
        Crooner who was nicknamed "Mr. C."
      29. 56A
        Sci. course
      30. 57A
        Oregon's capital, though the city name is most associated with Massachusetts
      31. 58A
        Cookie with two discs (in two senses)
      32. 59A
        A Hemsworth
      33. 60A
        San Antonio landmark
      34. 61A
        Chrissy ___ of "This Is Us"
      35. 62A
        Unprepossessing
      36. 63A
        Headlight gas
      37. 64A
        Wan
      Down
      1. 1D
        Sucked, or the opposite of sucked
      2. 2D
        Old stories
      3. 3D
        Words of confidence
      4. 4D
        Like a course taken by an alum
      5. 5D
        Bury
      6. 6D
        Wisecrack
      7. 7D
        Denial with a fake moment of deliberation
      8. 8D
        Aid's partner
      9. 9D
        Acid
      10. 10D
        Aunt who will be going away, per a 2020 announcement
      11. 11D
        Disney composer Menken who became an EGOT winner in 2020
      12. 12D
        Something commonly consumed, or an illegal substance
      13. 13D
        "I ___, right?"
      14. 21D
        Nipple
      15. 22D
        Any day now
      16. 24D
        Execs' degrees
      17. 25D
        Date line?
      18. 26D
        Queen Elizabeth's last one died in 2018
      19. 27D
        "Great job!"
      20. 28D
        Big fan
      21. 29D
        Fix, as text
      22. 30D
        Sovereign
      23. 31D
        Long-distance shooter?
      24. 32D
        School area that sounds like a guy's name
      25. 35D
        ___ Miz
      26. 37D
        Inventor Elias or N.H.L. M.V.P. Gordie
      27. 38D
        Lethargic state after a 49-Down
      28. 40D
        Last name associated with the movies "Shanghai Chest" and "Shanghai Noon"
      29. 41D
        Sch. in Hamilton Hts., Manhattan
      30. 43D
        One of five won by Billie Eilish in 2020 (or by FINNEAS, her brother)
      31. 44D
        Religious address
      32. 47D
        Legal rights org.
      33. 48D
        Supporter of the American Revolution
      34. 49D
        Repast
      35. 50D
        Wan
      36. 51D
        Flamboyance
      37. 52D
        San ___, Italian city after which a luxury C.P.W. building is named
      38. 53D
        Mine finds
      39. 54D
        "Breaking Bad" drug
      40. 55D
        Seeping
      41. 57D
        Adolphe with an instrument named after him
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