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Phlattened Phellow

◆◆ · By alloquest · Published about 1 year ago

Constructor's Note
This puzzle was a "no thanks" when submitted to the NY Times. It's a rebus puzzle. Let me know what you think.
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  • Philip Chow 11:08 · about 1 year ago
    i loved it but i could be biased just because i got to see my name in a rebus 😂
    • alloquest constructor · about 1 year ago
      :-)
    • Mike D 6:19 · about 1 year ago
      Nice one! I figured out the phil rebus (from AUDIOPHILE
      1DOne who appreciates great speakers[-------]
      ) but still found it tricky - only corner I cracked was the NW. I love the revealer 😂
      1A
      Play the fool?
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Play the fool?
      2. 4A
        Go time
      3. 8A
        Head and shoulders covers
      4. 14A
        Diminutive suffix
      5. 15A
        First name in gossip
      6. 16A
        "Hot dog!"
      7. 17A
        "Breaking Bad" govt. org.
      8. 18A
        Zen Master's starting squad?
      9. 21A
        Homonym of 51-Across
        51ASoy, in Seville[---]
      10. 23A
        Lickety-split, when repeated
      11. 24A
        Bustling
      12. 25A
        What's black and white and dread all over?
      13. 26A
        French automaker
      14. 28A
        Carnac's power
      15. 29A
        Genesis on Spotify?
      16. 31A
        Its most cited violation is "Fall Protection": Abbr.
      17. 32A
        "Father of Geometry"
      18. 33A
        Where two becomes one
      19. 35A
        Chip or Dale
      20. 36A
        Dominates, to gamers (slang)
      21. 38A
        Greet warmly, ironically
      22. 41A
        Circular windows
      23. 43A
        Computer shortcuts
      24. 45A
        Kirk's nemesis
      25. 48A
        Donahue's favorite question type? and a directive that applies 4 times in this puzzle
      26. 51A
        Soy, in Seville
      27. 52A
        Verb that might be associated with butter, barbecue sauce, or sunscreen
      28. 53A
        Like frittatas
      29. 54A
        Muse of memory
      30. 56A
        Start to do well?
      31. 57A
        Like the chances that a 16 seed beats a 1 seed in March Madness
      32. 58A
        Founding member of the Nike cycling team?
      33. 62A
        Celestial 33-Across
        33AWhere two becomes one[-----]
      34. 63A
        Gets busy on eBay
      35. 64A
        One in a hundred
      36. 65A
        Step on the scale
      37. 66A
        Okey-dokeys
      38. 67A
        Creep
      39. 68A
        Prog. that featured Matt Foley, motivational speaker
      Down
      1. 1D
        One who appreciates great speakers
      2. 2D
        Plain as the nose on your face
      3. 3D
        Fans of Conan O'Brien
      4. 4D
        Oprah launched his TV career
      5. 5D
        Agency once headed by RFK
      6. 6D
        Pain reliever with caffeine
      7. 7D
        Ted Turner vehicles
      8. 8D
        Former TV home of show hosted by 39-Down
        39DNPR luminary[--------]
      9. 9D
        One of Eight Great Traditions of Chinese cuisine
      10. 10D
        Chow lines?
      11. 11D
        Puts in black and white
      12. 12D
        Over the top
      13. 13D
        Mountain escort
      14. 19D
        Conway's comedic partner
      15. 20D
        Mars
      16. 22D
        Kind of artist
      17. 26D
        El ___
      18. 27D
        If you know it, "you may dial it now": Abbr.
      19. 30D
        "Mod Squad" member
      20. 31D
        Soothsayers
      21. 34D
        Whale obsessor
      22. 36D
        Like Gumby
      23. 37D
        Kind of squash
      24. 39D
        NPR luminary
      25. 40D
        A 3 or 4 but not an 8 or 9
      26. 42D
        Difficult
      27. 43D
        La Méditerranée, e.g.
      28. 44D
        Plane old catalog?
      29. 45D
        Soviet Union double agent
      30. 46D
        Dapper wiper
      31. 47D
        Changes bills?
      32. 49D
        Shy people tend not to break it
      33. 50D
        Made like "Babe"
      34. 52D
        Go from point A to point B
      35. 55D
        What comes before America or Saigon
      36. 59D
        Dell alternatives, familiarly
      37. 60D
        Sch. subject
      38. 61D
        Map line: Abbr.
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