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Themeless, Schmemeless!

◆ · By Aaron · Published 2022-02-09T22:46:45.220Z

Constructor's Note
15x15 70-word themeless. Mainly a practice run at a low-word open grid; the fill probably could be smoother and less PPP-heavy. Aiming for old-school NYT Friday difficulty.
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  • Mike D 10:10 · 2022-02-10T03:10:39.864Z
    Great puzzle! I couldn't get FSERIES but it seems so obvious now 😂
    • Bodegas 🤓12:16 · 2022-02-10T13:52:21.570Z
      Fun! I had DIRTPLATE for the longest time thinking "that's a fun way to phrase eat dirt". Whoops! :)
      • Aaron constructor · 2022-02-10T14:58:30.378Z
        I might like DIRTPLATE more actually! (IMO it's just as green-painty as DIETPLATE but somehow DIETPLATE's the one that scored on my wordlist)
      • ZeroPercentSneaky 37:37 · 2022-02-10T15:29:28.196Z
        nice
        • Ben Zoon 24:38 · 2022-02-10T21:41:09.857Z
          But two of the helper squares are necessary for the theme, so IMO they don't really count!
          • Aaron constructor · 2022-02-10T23:15:25.610Z
            I like that you call them helper squares instead. I'll have to remember that next time I add some to a grid!
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          Oil royalty?
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            Oil royalty?
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            Dance-punk's ___ Soundsystem
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            Amtrak service that's as close as the US gets to true high-speed rail
          4. 14A
            2010 landmark health legislation, informally
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            Like some battles
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            They're often exposed
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            Topic of Ted Stevens' 2006 infamous "Series of Tubes" speech
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            Modern umbrella term for describing people exhibiting variation in how their brains process and interpret the world
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            Maine motto ("I direct")
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            Cubes : 3 :: ____ : 4
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            Tropical map feature
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            Park in New York City?
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            "Someone call up an exterminator... now!"
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            2021 Denis Villeneuve epic
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            Lamp in a synagogue
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            Periodicals with "easy-to-swallow" articles
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            "Can you try out my new crossword puzzle?" "Sure! No ____!"
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            Lib. sec. for the OED
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            Treat along the Thames
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            Aleppo's land (abbr.)
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            Possible holy grails for collectors seeking the original unaltered Star Wars trilogy
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            Word preceding piano or scholar
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            Derisively-named crossword construction tools used four times in this grid, most notably to fit this clue and 19A
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            Attends a yoga or crossword-constructing class, perhaps
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            It's eaten by losers
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            Capstone of many HS Eng. programs
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            Pertaining to tautness
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            Reach, as point B from point A
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            Saccharine ending?
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            Sam of "Jurassic Park"
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            Former capital whose name is a homophone for "good" in a neighboring country's language
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            Busy as ___
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            "Old-World Style" sauce brand
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            US House "Squad" member Ilhan
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            Intercontinental defense alliance (abbr.)
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            "Livin' _____ Loca" (apt entry to a 1999 pop nostalgia playlist, right next to Mambo No. 5 and All Star)
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            Rock opening
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            Devoid (of), like the Kalahari
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            "Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin laid _____" (start of a classic playground chant)
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            Feature of Tarantino and Hitchcock films
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            Actress ____ Rachel Wood of Westworld
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            Carrefour purchase
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            Synonym of 23D
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            El ___ (Spanish hero)
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            Like junk bonds vis-a-vis Treasuries
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            Packs (down)
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            Synonym of 13D
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            Spanish address?
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            Stereotypical record-store clerk, perhaps
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            Location of many 5D members
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            Urban parking location, sometimes
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            Points of discontinuity
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            Bit of slapstick
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            Ayes
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            Bodega
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            En route
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            H.S. equiv. test
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            Line in a country song?
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            Dead Sea Scrolls writer
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            Send a check in the mail
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            Must
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            Deal
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            NBC newsanchor who moderated a 2016 Presidential debate
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            Saucepan vols.
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            ____ the air (apt descriptor for your plans when your flight's in a holding pattern)
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            Soothing succulent
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            Punjabi princess
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            Last wds. in a citation
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            Market, as a pitch
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            Weave through traffic
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