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BLACK FRIDAY

◆ · By Hoyt Arcane · Published 6 months ago

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  • Hoyt Arcane constructor · 6 months ago
    • Mike D 🤓10:24 · 6 months ago
      Woo! Very nice! The only thing I found tricky is that the first two themers I got (IMAGINARY
      55A IMAGINARYWith 57-Across, invisible playmate
      END
      57A END(See 55-Across)
      and ULTIMATE
      27A ULTIMATEWith 29-Across, sport that was originally played with a Wham-O Master disc
      SBEE
      29A SBEE(See 27-Across)
      ) had the FRI as a word beginning so it took me a while to realize the other themers didn't follow that rule. Once I did, though, it was a breeze 😊
      • Hoyt Arcane constructor · 6 months ago
        Thanks Mike!
      • Emily Carpenter 🤓10:52 · 6 months ago
        Really liked the theme, fun to discover! Only complaints are EOLIAN
        43A EOLIANWind-related (var.)
        /NUG
        45D NUGBit of weed
        /ARO
        61D AROLabel often combined with "ace"
        none of which I have heard of.
        • Hoyt Arcane constructor · 6 months ago
          Thanks for the input!
        • Aaron 🤓5:11 · 6 months ago
          Incredibly clean fill and I enjoyed the look into the construction process (specifically the look into how Crossfire's features helped with the grid as I am looking into buying construction software). Enjoyed seeing Tuesday fill with a Thursday theme.
          • Hoyt Arcane constructor · 6 months ago
            Glad I could offer some helpful insight. Also thanks for letting me know how difficult you found it; for themes like this I aim for tricky clues combined with a few gimmes here and there.
          • prog plus chat 🤓15:47 · 6 months ago
            Love the mechanics of this puzzle.
          • Veni Vidi Ascii 28:45 · 6 months ago
            Really well done. Professional level quality. I thought having NUG
            45D NUGBit of weed
            as an answer was fine. I'm all for adding more short words to the crossword Lexicon. It took me 0.001 seconds to come up 'African Queen' as an answer, but it took me a while to connect the dots and realized that I forgot the 'the'.
            Play today's daily mini crossword
            1AOatmeal, if prepared improperly
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            Across
            1. 1A
              Oatmeal, if prepared improperly
            2. 5A
              Some digital well-wishes
            3. 11A
              Cooling units, briefly
            4. 14A
              First word in "The Raven"
            5. 15A
              Opened the door for
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              "Cool cool"
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              Something frozen for future generations?
            8. 18A
              "Kill Bill" weapon
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              __ Lanka
            10. 20A
              With 21-Across
              (See 20-Across)[---------]
              , baker's convenience
            11. 21A
              (See 20-Across
              With 21-Across, baker's convenience[---]
              )
            12. 23A
              Props for hula hoops
            13. 25A
              Pronoun on a towel
            14. 26A
              Fold, as a flag
            15. 27A
              With 29-Across
              (See 27-Across)[----]
              , sport that was originally played with a Wham-O Master disc
            16. 29A
              (See 27-Across
              With 29-Across, sport that was originally played with a Wham-O Master disc[--------]
              )
            17. 31A
              "Oh well, I can live without it"
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              Place
            19. 34A
              Texter's "No way!"
            20. 37A
              Paid position, e.g.
            21. 38A
              Syllable from the awestricken
            22. 40A
              Game played in the web series "Critical Role", for short
            23. 41A
              Internacional striker Guerrero
            24. 43A
              Wind-related (var.)
            25. 46A
              With 47-Across
              (See 46-Across)[--------]
              , Humphrey Bogart film whose title refers to a steamboat
            26. 47A
              (See 46-Across
              With 47-Across, Humphrey Bogart film whose title refers to a steamboat[----]
              )
            27. 51A
              "Well __ that special"
            28. 53A
              Kit Kat variety
            29. 54A
              Dish eaten with tzatziki sauce
            30. 55A
              With 57-Across
              (See 55-Across)[---]
              , invisible playmate
            31. 57A
              (See 55-Across
              With 57-Across, invisible playmate[---------]
              )
            32. 58A
              What Blue uses to mark her clues
            33. 59A
              Like "Repo! The Genetic Opera", compared to any PG-13 movie
            34. 61A
              Beer cave selection
            35. 62A
              "Caught red-handed!"
            36. 63A
              "__ we speak..."
            37. 64A
              Take a breather
            38. 65A
              Letters for crafty folk
            39. 66A
              Speed trap devices
            40. 67A
              __ Octavius, a.k.a. Doctor Octopus
            Down
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              Chinese takeout offering
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              Present to the public
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              Make out of Play-Doh, say
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              It's in stitches
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              Estes Park critter
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              Vanish off the face of the earth
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              Dresses
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              Multicolored horses
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              __ beetle
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              What a music major writes their notes on
            11. 11D
              Drew in
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              Blue Crayola shade
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              Commotion
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              Chastity's counterpart, per Dante
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              22-Down
              Chastity's counterpart, per Dante[----]
              , e.g., per Dante
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              Video game franchise that includes a "slipspace" element
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              Charming quality
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              Cartoon character usually referred to as "Double D"
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              Time for a revolution?
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              Basketball star in a well-memed Gold Bond commercial, familiarly
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              Choose, with "for"
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              Food fish that'll repeat on you?
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              Makes oneself scarce
            24. 39D
              Sound from a sty
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              Fritz __, director of "M"
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              Instrument in a "Legend of Zelda" title
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              Bit of weed
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              Hole in your shoe
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              "Ready Player One" author Cline
            30. 50D
              Greets in a stereotypically masculine way
            31. 52D
              Hobbes, for one
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              Had the audacity
            33. 55D
              Portable device that can run Across Lite
            34. 56D
              TV program with recent episodes titled "Bat Superpowers" and "Particles Unknown"
            35. 60D
              __ Reader (app)
            36. 61D
              Label often combined with "ace"
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