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Jack’s Lantern

◆◆ · By Parker · Published 2024-10-18T04:00:48.792Z

Constructor's Note
Rebus is (lightly) used in this puzzle. Make sure to click on 34d to see the theme ‘light up’ (it’s even clearer before you complete the puzzle). Enjoy!
Made with love and a little parkmad
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  • yowzers 🤓7:51 · 2024-10-18T20:28:50.567Z
    nice job on the disconnected ones :)
    • Parker constructor · 2024-10-18T22:19:14.083Z
      Thanks! And thanks for solving!
    • pufferfish 5:35 · 2024-10-18T22:33:21.318Z
      extraordinarily creative, great entry!
      • Parker constructor · 2024-10-19T02:15:14.460Z
        🙏🙏🙏
      • Darth 🤓16:03 · 2024-10-20T19:45:35.878Z
        Awesome! A lot of fun! :D
        • Parker constructor · 2024-10-20T21:24:40.161Z
          Thank you greatly! Congrats on winning last month!
          • Darth 🤓16:03 · 2024-10-20T23:00:51.683Z
            Thanks! And good luck to you this month!
        • pufferfish 5:35 · 2024-11-03T04:37:48.686Z
          congrats!!!
          • Parker constructor · 2024-11-03T13:44:05.845Z
            Thank you thank you!
          • Ernie 12:01 · 2024-11-09T02:18:06.655Z
            Nice job, that was a clever construction
            • Parker constructor · 2024-11-09T04:30:03.558Z
              Thank you very much!
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            1A
            Crude movers?
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            Across
            1. 1A
              Crude movers?
            2. 5A
              “Save your ___ __ the rest of the trip”, common climbers’ advice regarding hands
            3. 9A
              In the the middle of starlight
            4. 10A
              Fluorine compound suffix
            5. 12A
              King topper
            6. 13A
              What 34d actually is
            7. 15A
              Happy ____ (34d season)
            8. 19A
              Obamacare initials
            9. 21A
              ___Kosh B'Gosh (where this puzzle creator would get his 34d season school clothes back in the day)
            10. 22A
              Rocker Brian (we all know it)
            11. 23A
              Curry-house stack, which can be made with 34d
            12. 24A
              Writer Copeland of “34d, 34d: Folklore, History, Planting Hints and Good Eating”
            13. 25A
              Be careful carving your 34d, you might end up here, briefly
            14. 26A
              Gretzky's org., sport that starts during 34d season
            15. 28A
              Land of the free, briefly
            16. 30A
              Link’s fairy guide in “The Legends of Zelda”, who will sometimes lead you to a 34d (1 word with 33a)
            17. 32A
              Backpedal from NNW
            18. 33A
              See 30a
            19. 35A
              “___, whatcha gonna carve this year…”
            20. 37A
              34d ____ (fall latte favorite)
            21. 41A
              Where this puzzle’s theme is often called a winter squash, briefly
            22. 42A
              Charlottesville sch. (with a secret society that delivers pies flavored like this puzzle’s theme with its letters of commendation)
            23. 44A
              Common word during 15a and 34d season
            24. 45A
              In the middle of moonlight
            25. 46A
              Popular diner chain
            26. 47A
              “_ ___ __ New York”, 1957 film
            Down
            1. 1D
              Big name in pest control
            2. 2D
              “_ ___ you” ❤️ (2 words with 36d)
            3. 3D
              Fibber (1 word with 43d)
            4. 4D
              Choice cuts of beef
            5. 5D
              Humpback relative
            6. 6D
              Vampire feature (1 word with 45d)
            7. 7D
              Peepers to a Roman (1 word with 41d)
            8. 8D
              Empty the sump again
            9. 11D
              Caramel and apple, and 34d and 37a (word)
            10. 13D
              Like a squashed 34d (1 word, with 20d)
            11. 14D
              Age bracket when trick-or-treating usually stops (1 word, with 22d)
            12. 15D
              Possible 34d patch destroyer
            13. 16D
              Another fall symbol, like 34d
            14. 17D
              Tedium feeling while prepping many a 34d for carving
            15. 18D
              Thumbs-downs, which is a homophone to the center hole carved in a 34d (represented by the center black square)
            16. 20D
              See 13d
            17. 22D
              See 14d
            18. 27D
              Where freshmen find their footing, and seniors see the finish line, briefly
            19. 29D
              Inflates a ball or tire
            20. 31D
              “___ if, whatever”
            21. 33D
              First two letters of what many think a 34d is
            22. 34D
              This puzzle’s theme, or a hint to all the circled squares
            23. 36D
              See 2d
            24. 38D
              Big Bird’s TV boss
            25. 39D
              Jupiter’s volcanic moon
            26. 40D
              Proof of genuineness: abbr.
            27. 41D
              See 7d
            28. 43D
              See 3d
            29. 45D
              See 6d
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