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Crude movers?
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Across
- 1ACrude movers?
- 5A“Save your ___ __ the rest of the trip”, common climbers’ advice regarding hands
- 9AIn the the middle of starlight
- 10AFluorine compound suffix
- 12AKing topper
- 13AWhat 34d actually is
- 15AHappy ____ (34d season)
- 19AObamacare initials
- 21A___Kosh B'Gosh (where this puzzle creator would get his 34d season school clothes back in the day)
- 22ARocker Brian (we all know it)
- 23ACurry-house stack, which can be made with 34d
- 24AWriter Copeland of “34d, 34d: Folklore, History, Planting Hints and Good Eating”
- 25ABe careful carving your 34d, you might end up here, briefly
- 26AGretzky's org., sport that starts during 34d season
- 28ALand of the free, briefly
- 30ALink’s fairy guide in “The Legends of Zelda”, who will sometimes lead you to a 34d (1 word with 33a)
- 32ABackpedal from NNW
- 33ASee 30a
- 35A“___, whatcha gonna carve this year…”
- 37A34d ____ (fall latte favorite)
- 41AWhere this puzzle’s theme is often called a winter squash, briefly
- 42ACharlottesville sch. (with a secret society that delivers pies flavored like this puzzle’s theme with its letters of commendation)
- 44ACommon word during 15a and 34d season
- 45AIn the middle of moonlight
- 46APopular diner chain
- 47A“_ ___ __ New York”, 1957 film
Down
- 1DBig name in pest control
- 2D“_ ___ you”
(2 words with 36d) - 3DFibber (1 word with 43d)
- 4DChoice cuts of beef
- 5DHumpback relative
- 6DVampire feature (1 word with 45d)
- 7DPeepers to a Roman (1 word with 41d)
- 8DEmpty the sump again
- 11DCaramel and apple, and 34d and 37a (word)
- 13DLike a squashed 34d (1 word, with 20d)
- 14DAge bracket when trick-or-treating usually stops (1 word, with 22d)
- 15DPossible 34d patch destroyer
- 16DAnother fall symbol, like 34d
- 17DTedium feeling while prepping many a 34d for carving
- 18DThumbs-downs, which is a homophone to the center hole carved in a 34d (represented by the center black square)
- 20DSee 13d
- 22DSee 14d
- 27DWhere freshmen find their footing, and seniors see the finish line, briefly
- 29DInflates a ball or tire
- 31D“___ if, whatever”
- 33DFirst two letters of what many think a 34d is
- 34DThis puzzle’s theme, or a hint to all the circled squares
- 36DSee 2d
- 38DBig Bird’s TV boss
- 39DJupiter’s volcanic moon
- 40DProof of genuineness: abbr.
- 41DSee 7d
- 43DSee 3d
- 45DSee 6d
