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Themeless 65

◆◆ · By JeffsPuzzles · Published 2023-11-19T12:54:34.263Z

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  • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓6:14 · 2023-11-20T00:32:11.137Z
    Very nice! Fresh long entries. Also liked the clues; 20A, 13D, and 28A were clever, 36D was funny, but 56D was hilarious. Certainly some glue (34A) but very gettable. A few opinions:
    • I liked 37A but felt the clue was a little bit askew; maybe “4x4 ride during a safari, colloquially”
    • I see 6D as more Australian slang than British, so I might have chosen “Bruce”.
    • I didn’t quite get 51A.
    • JeffsPuzzles constructor · 2023-11-20T12:34:21.083Z
      Thanks for the thoughtful comments! The clue for 51A comes from the idea that a criminal defendant should be guilty "beyond the shadow of a doubt". I agree, though, that the clue is clunky.
    • dooiemus 🤓18:27 · 2023-11-20T09:56:14.212Z
      A real tester for me. Thank you.
      • JeffsPuzzles constructor · 2023-11-20T12:34:33.445Z
        Thanks for solving!
      Play today's daily mini crossword
      1A
      First Chinese dynasty, as traditionally spelled (it's an anagram of one of the main branches of Islam)
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      Across
      1. 1A
        First Chinese dynasty, as traditionally spelled (it's an anagram of one of the main branches of Islam)
      2. 5A
        "Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's ___ ...." (Rolling Stones)
      3. 9A
        Equivalent of "make good decisions"
      4. 15A
        Outburst on a brigantine
      5. 16A
        Bite
      6. 17A
        "___ de mitad" (midterm)
      7. 18A
        Word after "Pussy" or "Quiet" in a band name
      8. 19A
        "Meh"
      9. 20A
        Class that might be integral to getting college credits, briefly
      10. 21A
        Enough coffee to keep me awake through a trip to the fabric store
      11. 22A
        Beginning of a question that's usually rhetorical and annoying
      12. 24A
        Sir Paul, alternatively
      13. 26A
        Food scraps, in crosswords and maybe in 19th century England. (It's also an anagram of what happens to food if you leave it out too long)
      14. 27A
        Aleve, e.g.
      15. 28A
        American company founded by a Turkish Kurd to make Greek yogurt
      16. 30A
        Letters on an ambulance
      17. 32A
        Apt.:residence::___:office
      18. 33A
        "___ cat" (one who might be too cool for school)
      19. 34A
        ___ rug (Scandinavian floor covering)
      20. 35A
        "___ not the favor of the multitudes; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means" (Immanuel Kant)
      21. 37A
        4x4 safari, colloquially
      22. 42A
        Verbal tap on the shoulder
      23. 43A
        Gov't agency since 1970
      24. 44A
        Blissed out
      25. 45A
        Understanding sounds
      26. 48A
        Poet Laureate ___ Limón
      27. 49A
        "Take Five" composer and Brubeck bandmate
      28. 51A
        It casts a metaphorically (or at least legally) small shadow
      29. 53A
        Fool
      30. 55A
        "Don't wanna die in a Super 8 ___" (Jason Isbell, "Super 8," a great song from his brilliant album, "Southeastern")
      31. 57A
        Oft-requested information, I'm assuming
      32. 60A
        "___ Little Teapot"
      33. 61A
        Possible benefit
      34. 62A
        "Well, Did You ___!" (Cole Porter tune sung by Sinatra/Crosby and Deborah Harry/Iggy Pop, among others)
      35. 63A
        Arrived home, perhaps, for a bird
      36. 64A
        Arrived home, perhaps, for an Oriole
      37. 65A
        Handle
      38. 66A
        Vet ___
      39. 67A
        Believe in them backwards and forwards!
      40. 68A
        Passel
      41. 69A
        "___ quam videri" ("To be, rather than to seem")
      Down
      1. 1D
        Procol ____ ('60s psychedelic rock band ("A Whiter Shade of Pale") named after a friend's cat, which is not a hint, just a neat factoid); or, ___-scarum
      2. 2D
        Condiment also known as "rooster sauce"
      3. 3D
        Longstanding cooking competition
      4. 4D
        "But is it ___?" (Question asked by someone who isn't sure if a song is being sung by Mr. Garfunkel)
      5. 5D
        ISO kin in the US
      6. 6D
        "Congrats, Nigel"
      7. 7D
        Sennacherib or Sargon, e.g.
      8. 8D
        ___ the moon (ploy in Hearts)
      9. 9D
        React to fabulous news
      10. 10D
        Budget parts
      11. 11D
        They might be carried by Papá Noel
      12. 12D
        Some Whirlpool products
      13. 13D
        Was reminded of a workout, maybe
      14. 14D
        Protect, in a way
      15. 22D
        Brylcreem amount
      16. 23D
        Says "Boo," maybe
      17. 25D
        Coconut product
      18. 29D
        Curved
      19. 31D
        Some landforms
      20. 36D
        It's all the buzz!
      21. 38D
        "Two thumbs down"
      22. 39D
        Times that ended in the 15th century, except for certain dinner theatres
      23. 40D
        Goyim
      24. 41D
        Species that live only in a particular location
      25. 45D
        Twiddle, to use the technical term
      26. 46D
        Mott the ___ ("All the Young Dudes")
      27. 47D
        Replaces
      28. 50D
        Title for Defarge or de Staëhl
      29. 52D
        Cinematic partner for Frankenstein or Chucky
      30. 54D
        Many women at Bletchley Park
      31. 56D
        "In every wood shop, turn, turn, turn, there is a ____, turn, turn, turn" (forgotten verse from an old Byrds hit)
      32. 58D
        Peat sources
      33. 59D
        Masticate
      34. 63D
        Masticated, maybe
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