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#38 Get To The Point? (It's Pointless!)

◆ · By Nate Clark · Published 2023-10-07T16:09:59.795Z

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  • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓4:43 · 2023-10-15T20:49:59.217Z
    Fun puzzle — interesting fill and dimensions!
    Liked a lot of the clues; not sure I got the "point" of the "pointless" clues, and also still confused by 54A.
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    Professional point guard org.
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    Across
    1. 1A
      Professional point guard org.
    2. 4A
      _____ Mae; the spiritual point-woman in 'Ghost' (1990)
    3. 7A
      Vivobook and Zephyrus manufacturer
    4. 8A
      Replies to the appointment request, for short
    5. 11A
      Filmdom's 'Paul _____', who disappointedly failed to become a state trooper for 7 years
    6. 12A
      (Fills the belly bigger with gas)
    7. 14A
      A bovine makes this sound (fun fact: they also tend to point north or south while grazing)
    8. 15A
      (Slimes)
    9. 17A
      (Skyside floater)
    10. 19A
      How a bard penpoints "before"
    11. 20A
      Double-pointed capital letters
    12. 21A
      Words on a flirty note with a phone number
    13. 22A
      _____ Burton; host of a children's show pointing out the benefits of literature
    14. 24A
      Coll. in the same town as Yucca Point Overlook
    15. 26A
      (Some 45s, abbr.)
    16. 27A
      City on a sea point about 275 miles south of Kyiv
    17. 29A
      "He _____ my wallet at gunpoint!"-Mug Gedperson
    18. 31A
      Author Roberts or Ephron, e.g.
    19. 32A
      (A-maize-ing spicy chip dip?)
    20. 37A
      (Uninteresting conversation)
    21. 39A
      Captivated by a point of view
    22. 40A
      Dawn's point of reference
    23. 41A
      _____ Point Observatory, New Mexico
    24. 43A
      Satellite-based radio navigational-point network owned by the US gov.
    25. 46A
      Doble "yes"
    26. 48A
      "To bes" to Jacque
    27. 49A
      Infamous city of David Koresh in the state w/ a 5-pointed star on the flag
    28. 51A
      TV Guide program slot, not yet appointed a time
    29. 53A
      Dinner crumb
    30. 54A
      (Summer camp lake layers you can take off from?)
    31. 55A
      "Pointy _____ arrow"
    32. 56A
      Parisian pronoun
    33. 57A
      One who eloquently speaks to the point, on a soapbox
    34. 59A
      Not-so-pinpointed estimate
    35. 61A
      Putin to Zelenskyy
    36. 62A
      Cigar endpoint?
    37. 63A
      For ea. _____ Tour event, players are awarded points based on their hopefully low numbers on the course
    38. 64A
      Trippy drug made from ergot, for short
    Down
    1. 1D
      Paul M. Nakasone was appointed director of this DOD org. in 2018
    2. 2D
      (American fast food staples)
    3. 3D
      Formerly, Racing Point F1 team: _____ Martin F1 Team
    4. 4D
      (Globes)
    5. 5D
      ssorcA-46
    6. 6D
      (Mexican drug cartel fruits)
    7. 7D
      Sharply pointed soothing succulent
    8. 9D
      (Dark plume of black smoke overhead)
    9. 10D
      "He _____ my wallet at gunpoint!"-Mug Gedperson
    10. 11D
      Once believed to be pointless, research shows this has unexpected benefits; apathy
    11. 13D
      (Liquid collection pit which might require a pump)
    12. 14D
      (Cantaloupe and honeydew, e.g.)
    13. 16D
      This Buckeye's sch. b-ball team scored a record 121 points during one game in 1995
    14. 18D
      One point of interest in _____ Moines, Iowa is McRae Park
    15. 21D
      Larry_____; former Miami Dolphin with 408 points over his career
    16. 23D
      "We're having ___!"; store announcement
    17. 25D
      PC corner key
    18. 28D
      It's probably a very long play if they begin an _____
    19. 30D
      Point of purity in gold
    20. 33D
      (The "O's" of Cheerios)
    21. 34D
      In the Premiere _____ League, there is a unique feature, the two-point line
    22. 35D
      (4-Down)
    23. 36D
      Nuclear experiments, for short
    24. 38D
      Ending point of a walk
    25. 42D
      (Plane snacks)
    26. 43D
      BHO predecessor, who appointed Justices Alito and Roberts
    27. 44D
      _____ Alto, California is considered the "starting place and point of Silicon Valley"
    28. 45D
      Earn a point
    29. 47D
      "_____ a bird! _____ a plane!..." (while pointing)
    30. 50D
      Scottish resort town known for whisky
    31. 52D
      (Roll served with cream cheese)
    32. 55D
      _____ Stark's pointed weapon was named "Needle" in 'Game of Thrones'
    33. 58D
      Texting gasp
    34. 60D
      Itinerary abbr.
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