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Steal-a-Clue #1

◆ · By SporcleMirror · Published 2023-01-27T20:02:09.892Z

Constructor's Note
Themeless whose seed entry has a clue from another crossword that I found particularly inspiring (but with a different answer).
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  • SporcleMirror constructor · 2023-01-27T20:03:15.116Z
    “One with a need for speed” in some LAT puzzle was just RACER. I went with… a different interpretation.
    • Frisco17 🤓3:19 · 2023-01-28T05:11:25.021Z
      yours was better
    • JeffsPuzzles 🤓3:56 · 2023-01-28T01:35:17.953Z
      Nice! Lots of interesting fill.
      Play today's daily mini crossword
      1A
      Surprised greeting
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      2
      3
      4
      5
      6
      7
      8
      9
      10
      11
      12
      13
      14
      15
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      17
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      20
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      31
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      34
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      36
      37
      Across
      1. 1A
        Surprised greeting
      2. 5A
        Sound’s opposite
      3. 11A
        ____ for Speed
      4. 12A
        Former alternative
      5. 13A
        Mistreat (someone)
      6. 15A
        Peak in European geography
      7. 16A
        Pickaxe-shaped lift (kind of)
      8. 17A
        Prove the negation of, as a mathematical conjecture
      9. 19A
        “L'État, c'est ___!” (King Louis XIV quote)
      10. 22A
        Ones with a 11-Across for speed?
      11. 25A
        Grp. that famously kidnapped Patty Hearst
      12. 26A
        Informal words that 17-Across
      13. 27A
        He was called “Sharkbait” by his tankmates (…that’s a word now)
      14. 29A
        Cartoon monkey whose name appears on Middle East maps
      15. 30A
        Where the Holy Spirit first manifests as a dove, in the Gospels
      16. 34A
        Spoken manner-ism?
      17. 35A
        DVD part
      18. 36A
        Got closer to in a race, with “on”
      19. 37A
        34-Across fully
      Down
      1. 1D
        “We’re not going to stop now!”
      2. 2D
        They keep the party going in role-playing games
      3. 3D
        Like pointers
      4. 4D
        Texter’s written shrug
      5. 5D
        “Well, stick me in a dress and call me Sally!” (…At least that’s how they said it in a Fairly OddParents episode)
      6. 6D
        Queen-to-be in “The Lion King”
      7. 7D
        Enter abruptly
      8. 8D
        A Mario Kart kart, I guess, briefly (I mean, they work wonders on asphalt, dirt, sand, chocolate, cheese, rainbows, etc.)
      9. 9D
        Answer that made me wonder why they wanted me to know so many women’s middle names, as a beginner crossword solver
      10. 10D
        Make like autocorrect, at times, ironically
      11. 14D
        Lead-in to “boy” that the LA Times editor refuses to clue as anything but “palindromic flour”
      12. 18D
        One whose flag features a grey crowned crane
      13. 20D
        Apt name for a soprano with a wide vocal range?
      14. 21D
        “We made the right choice”
      15. 23D
        Designer in radio reruns?
      16. 24D
        Skeptic’s request, maybe
      17. 28D
        Lack of hardness?
      18. 30D
        Image extension that may be extended by inserting E
      19. 31D
        Greeting that drops H from its Spanish counterpart
      20. 32D
        Outdoor gear retailer
      21. 33D
        Face cards?
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