The Zone Of Interest
◆ · By pufferfish · Published 2024-11-21T00:41:56.074Z
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Game projectile in some bars
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Across
- 1AGame projectile in some bars
- 5ABaby dog
- 8ADr. Frankenstein's assistant
- 9AJay of late-night TV
- 10AFootball play caller, like Tom Brady (and a cryptic clue for what fraction of the grid contains reversed entries)
- 13AWest Point school, abbreviated
- 14AIt grows back stronger when torn
- 15A"So, without further ___..."
- 16AMassive quantity
- 18ANot him
- 19AAllergen from a pet
- 21ARep.'s counterpart in Congress
- 23ABear's abode
- 24AInquired
- 26A"Six-pack" muscles
- 27APre-___ student
- 28AEveryday article (but with 27A, what some parties and crossword puzzles, like this one, are)
- 29AOne more time
- 31AWhat a bow launches
- 33APrefix meaning "large" that can go before "economics"
- 34ARabbit's foot, for one
- 35AAnnoyed
Down
- 1DLarge, poisonous rattlesnake native to the US (and a cryptic clue for what encloses all of the reversed entries)
- 2DTaj Mahal city
- 3DDecompose
- 4DMinor earthquake
- 5DFuzzy fruit with a pit
- 6DScar, to Simba
- 7DTexas hold 'em, for one
- 9DA kg. is roughly 2.2 of these
- 10DLatin-derived root meaning "four"
- 11DMeat inspecting org.
- 12DParticipate in a marathon, say
- 16DOld ex?
- 17DPlunk preceder
- 20DYearn for
- 21DLadies
- 22DApply continuous physical force
- 24DJoin in holy matrimony
- 25D"Eureka!"
- 26DPetri-dish gel
- 29DFrench friend
- 30DAgree without a word
- 32DBetter than a bogey (but with 17D, the Crosshare user that loves making reverse-entry puzzles like this one)