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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!
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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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