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Forward, Then Backward

◆◆ · By George · Published 2023-02-17T08:12:20.633Z

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Yo, Banana Boy! Sit on a potato pan, Otis!
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  • kieranjboyd 6:20 · 2023-02-17T21:16:32.686Z
    That's some dense palindroming! Good thing I don't have 20A. I only slipped up with HYAH/MAM (I had MUM) - once I realised that if there was no palindrome in the clue then the entry would be a palindrome, I was drawn onward to the finish.
    • George constructor · 2023-02-18T18:06:40.485Z
      Caught a mistake: 31D as clued should be DEVI, not DAVI.
      • squicc 19:46 · 2023-02-19T03:01:10.624Z
        so many palindromes!!!!!!!! i loved it. i screwed up mam with mum too :( really enjoyable solve
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        Flatbread common in 11A's country
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        1. 1A
          Flatbread common in 11A's country
        2. 5A
          Foam, like the type a kayak might touch in a lake
        3. 10A
          Won't lovers revolt now? Yes ____?
        4. 11A
          See 1A
        5. 12A
          Generous; or a type of slap that'll make your face redder
        6. 14A
          Always pestering, like shouting "Step on no pets!" when you have guests (but no pets)
        7. 15A
          Covered with moisture
        8. 17A
          British parent, familiarly
        9. 19A
          Barely make
        10. 20A
          Fear of palindromes?
        11. 25A
          Daniel ___ Kim, who had a gig on "Lost"
        12. 26A
          Chuckle
        13. 27A
          Was it a car or a cat I saw... out my office window? Quick, dear assistant, take _____ so I don't forget!
        14. 30A
          Detection device
        15. 34A
          Trolleys connected to the internet?
        16. 36A
          Circe's home, in Greek myth
        17. 37A
          Tel ____, a city just 16 feet above sea level
        18. 38A
          Dad?
        19. 39A
          In older slang, a boob; in more modern slang, a boy who's more than thirsty but not quite an incel
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          Midday
        2. 2D
          Borrow or rob... this Italian harp? I simply must have it!
        3. 3D
          Rare blood type for all sexes
        4. 4D
          Never odd or even... amounts of aspartame and corn starch, ingredients often made using biotech
        5. 5D
          Org. that approved Xanax
        6. 6D
          Split, like a cat might to a bird rib
        7. 7D
          Time to repaper the walls at Ye ____ Tea Shoppe
        8. 8D
          Home to LOLs and AMAs and several AIs which can draw some UFO tofu for you
        9. 9D
          Matsui, reviver of the Yankees' hopes in the 2009 World Series
        10. 13D
          "Evade me, Dave! Giddyup, horsey!" (sound made to imitate a whip)
        11. 16D
          Law enforcement grp. that tries to stop pots?
        12. 18D
          SOS if your speed gets above 100 of these
        13. 20D
          Oklahoma city
        14. 21D
          Comedian Bee's response to "Madam, I'm Adam"?
        15. 22D
          A certain German racecar maker, in slang?
        16. 23D
          Actress Melissa Joan, known to be a big fan of Adam and Eve
        17. 24D
          Family with the deed to Tara in Gone With the Wind
        18. 28D
          Polite address
        19. 29D
          Cookie designed like a palindrome, in a way
        20. 31D
          What the vice president's middle name is (instead of Alamaksirrah)
        21. 32D
          Demure individual?
        22. 33D
          We panic in a pew... because we never replied to this invitation request, so there won't be space for us at the wedding reception!
        23. 35D
          Hat that goes on the top spot of a Scottish head
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