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◆◆ · By kieranjboyd · Published 2024-03-15T22:53:41.139Z

Constructor's Note
Four squares in this grid contain rebuses, and their contributions to the corresponding Across and Down entries might not match. To solve the puzzle, enter either contribution as a rebus, or just the letter "X" (for simplicity).
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  • Capn Rick 9:17 · 2024-03-18T00:47:04.535Z
    Excellent puzzle, kieranjboyd! And some interesting historical trivia to boot!
    • Wayne Mesard 4:08 · 2024-03-18T20:35:16.483Z
      Nice tribute! I've been obsessed with this story ever since hearing the Throughline episode about it.
      • Tuffy 🤓7:18 · 2024-03-21T17:34:03.900Z
        Fantastic fill! Funnily enough I was trying to get a Monopoly rebus in originally for my entry, this is leagues better than I could implement though! Def my favorite so far!
        1A
        Dismounted or disembarked
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        Across
        1. 1A
          Dismounted or disembarked
        2. 4A
          "Why does a ___ stand on only one leg? Because if it stood on no legs, it'd fall to the ground!"
        3. 11A
          Spag ___ (Aussie slang for a classic Italian dish with a meat-based sauce and thin pasta)
        4. 12A
          Phantom
        5. 13A
          Expression of affection, in a DM
        6. 14A
          [There's more about this below]
        7. 15A
          Cocktail garnishes
        8. 17A
          Military denial
        9. 18A
          Laced
        10. 20A
          Snakes and spiders, for some
        11. 21A
          ___graph, geometric drawing device that makes those cool circular patterns
        12. 23A
          Sleeveless undergarment, for short
        13. 26A
          More like Flotsam and Jetsam, from 'The Little Mermaid'
        14. 30A
          Set straight
        15. 32A
          Rotate
        16. 33A
          Independent city in Virginia, likely named for a Native American word for a sea shell currency
        17. 35A
          "When ___ door not a door? When it's ajar!"
        18. 36A
          Signed up for
        19. 37A
          Muslim celebration whose full name translates to "Holiday of Breaking the Fast"
        20. 38A
          A lot of cars?
        21. 39A
          Calling on again
        Down
        1. 1D
          One (fittingly) caged up
        2. 2D
          Page of a manuscript
        3. 3D
          In like ___ (successful)
        4. 4D
          Speak truthfully
        5. 5D
          Speak untruthfully
        6. 6D
          Sea port that currently serves as the seat of the Yemeni government
        7. 7D
          Board game represented in four cells placed accurately in this grid
        8. 8D
          "The game is yours"
        9. 9D
          Tag line?
        10. 10D
          They're toast
        11. 16D
          Lizzie Magie, for 7D (her creation was stolen and sold to the Parker Brothers, before she was then paid $500 for her patent)
        12. 19D
          Foodstuff that might be filled with custard, rabbit, or pumpkin
        13. 22D
          Withdraw
        14. 23D
          Totally unworried
        15. 24D
          Word after "sing" or "string"
        16. 25D
          Sporty Mazda model
        17. 27D
          Less friendly
        18. 28D
          Cartoon mascot of the Borden Dairy Company
        19. 29D
          Alter again
        20. 31D
          ___ Ephron, American writer/director of "You've Got Mail" and "Julie & Julia"
        21. 34D
          Common feature of a frat party
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