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Horns and Halos

◆ · By JeffsPuzzles · Published 2024-04-21T12:10:57.413Z

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  • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓3:55 · 2024-04-21T18:15:49.894Z
    Fun, thank you! Nice grid and spanners — loved 52A.
    • JeffsPuzzles constructor · 2024-04-21T19:34:43.413Z
      Thanks, Sendhil!
    • Cycleboy 20:01 · 2024-04-21T20:21:16.497Z
      I agree very nice as always.
      • JeffsPuzzles constructor · 2024-04-21T21:38:43.341Z
        Thank you!
      • An Ephemeral Collation 🤓4:07 · 2024-04-29T15:09:47.509Z
        Really strong grid! A few crossings read as a bit niche relative to the the average solver so you may want to consider alternative cluing for some of those (the regional airport will be tough no matter how its clued).
        • JeffsPuzzles constructor · 2024-04-29T17:05:23.912Z
          Thanks for solving, and I appreciate the feedback. Cluing difficulty is always a trade-off for me, between interest level of the clue and widespread solvability. I usually try for clues that require a bit of thought, although it depends on the puzzle. Themed puzzles like this I try to make gentler than the themeless ones, where I usually have a no holds barred approach to cluing. As for the airport clue, I agree it's lousy fill but I had no choice by that point!
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        "The ___ Witch Project"
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          "The ___ Witch Project"
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          Hep or lap follower
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          Rental car giant
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          Wrestler Rousey
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          Redding or Spunkmeyer
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          Portnoy's creator
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          W.H. who was a contemporary of T.S.
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          Wizard
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          Ingrid's role in "Casablanca"
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          "We were just talking about you"
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          Word before "a jolly good fellow"
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          ___ lines (mystical paths)
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          Choice words?
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          Last category in 21 Down
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          Alb. or Ont.
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          Zwei follower
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          Like some progressions
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          Barbara Kingsolver bestseller
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          Clear
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          Chances
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          ____ stick
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          Leb. neighbor
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          "What's up?," mi amigo
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          Dismissive laugh
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          Mandible
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          "Millenium Approaches" and "Perestroika," collectively (Tony Kushner)
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          A lemon one is doubly so
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          Some (Sp.)
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          Clement
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          Sun, stress, or life in general, because that's how it works
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          Exam for Jrs.
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          Frequently
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          Meter maid of song
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          Lord's Prayer possessive
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          So five minutes ago
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          Cocksure
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          Jeweler's eyepiece
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          Aconcagua's range
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          Thought
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          Annoy
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          The ___ chair (Spanish Inquisition torture device, per Monty Python)
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          Camel-like Star Wars combat vehicle
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          Prop for a funambulist
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          Spring sign
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          XC60 or XC90, e.g.
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          What a sports announcer might say about a goal
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          Oil source
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          Assure a safe arrival
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          Its 2023 wd. of the year was "rizz"
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          One with tanks, maybe
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          National park near Bryce
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          Remedy for GI distress
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          HST successor
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          "Oedipus ___"
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          Genre for Dashboard Confessional and Fall Out Boy
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          Oppose
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          Mjolnir wielder
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          "___ Shoes" (Elvis Costello)
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          DCA alternative
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          Record store purchases (I'm living in the past)
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          Asian country whose name anagrams to a kind of code
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          Throw a fastball when the catcher called for a curve, e.g.
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          Descartes' "sum"
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          Cyndi Lauper hit, also the title of a book by Lucy O'Brien subtitled "A Definitive History of Women in Rock, Pop, and Soul"
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          2022 World Cup host
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          Eel, in sushi
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          White heron
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          Jordan's "Rose City"
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          Rushed
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          Leaves at the altar
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          Peaks
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          Fountains of _____ ("Stacy's Mom" band)
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          "Born a Crime" author
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          Nadal nickname
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