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Suspicious Characters 2

鈼嗏梿 路 By FiveCubed 路 Published 2023-04-08T01:56:26.061Z

Constructor's Note
One of the white squares is to be filled with a character not usually seen in crosswords. Since Crosshare doesn't allow this character to be in a puzzle, use a rebus with the name of the punctuation mark (ex: COMMA).
Thanks for taking the time to solve! :)
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  • emmie 馃4:25聽路聽2023-04-08T17:06:57.570Z
    I like these!
    • frostyjhammer 7:44聽路聽2023-04-09T15:26:44.132Z
      Maybe "bang"?
      • FiveCubed constructor聽路聽2023-04-09T16:16:45.072Z
        Yeah, one of my issues with these is that with a rebus with a lot of letters (16) it might be hard to tell, for example, if you mistyped it. Ideally I could just say "type in the character" but it's not supported. If you have any ideas for how to circumvent this I'm happy to hear them!
        • frostyjhammer 7:44聽路聽2023-04-09T23:35:18.342Z
          I couldn't even read "exclamation point" but I guessed what it said. "Bang Sign" is nine, but not everybody knows that character by that name.
          With some JavaScript -- maybe even clever CSS -- a developer could pop up a modal with bigger, more legible characters.
          Anyway: great puzzle! I did all three and am looking forward to four.
          • Brian Callahan 6:39聽路聽2023-04-10T04:29:24.403Z
            I'm enjoying this series, but ran into the same problem as frosty. Maybe have the solver enter the first letter or letters of the character? I think most people would be able to get "EXC" or something like that. Definitely a fun puzzle though!
            • frostyjhammer 7:44聽路聽2023-04-10T15:59:00.971Z
              First Three Letters is a very good work-around.
              I see the source code here: https://github.com/crosshare-org/crosshare; maybe some enterprising developer can add a special key, like the Escape=Rebus key, to enter a special character into a cell?
              • Mike D 1s聽路聽2023-04-10T16:18:05.625Z
                There are a variety of reasons why Crosshare doesn't support arbitrary characters in the grid, though we have added support for some (i.e. &). If anybody is interested in discussing this definitely hop on discord and post a message about it.
        • LCL 17:01聽路聽2023-04-11T06:03:01.066Z
          I tried bang, exclamation, exclamationpoint, and shriek. At that point I gave up. Of course the letters were so small I couldn't even read the reveal.
          Only now do I realize you meant the smallest physical size of currency. I was thiking "mill," but that didn't fit.
          Despite my difficulties with this puzzle, I'm enjoying your concept.
          • FiveCubed constructor聽路聽2023-04-11T14:23:22.704Z
            EXCLAMATIONPOINT should be accepted, no? And this one鈥檚 definitely a little bit devious but I鈥檓 glad you鈥檙e enjoying the concept at least!
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          Smallest unit of US currency
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          1. 1A
            Smallest unit of US currency
          2. 5A
            Sierra ____
          3. 9A
            Not roman, as type: abbr.
          4. 10A
            Data structures which may be two-dimensional
          5. 13A
            Housewife antonym
          6. 15A
            E. follower
          7. 16A
            "Eureka!"
          8. 17A
            Celery snack
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            Venetian blind unit
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            Elon Musk (for Tesla) and Elon Musk (for Twitter)
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            Willa Cather novel
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            Khan of Khan Academy
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            Suit to ____
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            Red king topper
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            Weird Al's "______ Be Stupid"
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            Walking speed
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            Women in Oaxaca: abbr.
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            Like potatoes and unlike Medusa
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            OED part
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            Diminutive Spanish suffix
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            Render imperfect
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            Decide
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            Actress Thomas
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            Steve the Crocodile Hunter
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            Letters with no vacancy?
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            Dishes that'll make you say "shucks"?
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            Search engine I'm pretty sure nobody uses anymore
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            Snafus
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            Godly lip balm?
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            Camel's cousin
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            The people who crucified Jesus, e.g.
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            Farm size
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            "Boo-hoo!"
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            Perot's bane: abbr.
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            Spirit of a people
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            Shoe size of people who do crosswords
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            'Bove
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            Line with one endpoint
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            It may be in a four-in-hand
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            Norm
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