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NaCl’s partner2
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Across
- 1ANaCl’s partner
- 4A
Cu or “pig” - 5A
“That’s me in the ____” R.E.M. lyric - 7A
Stovetop surface - 8A
Yellow pallet? - 10A
Dress shirt feature - 12A
Big-toe base bony bump; Homophone of lumberjack Paul - 14A
Character overrepresented in boomer memes; ”Despicable” companions - 15A
Centimeter - Millimeter - ______; shuffle the letters in macaroni and remove the duplicate letter - 16A
With filet, extra tender piece of a tenderloin
Down
- 2D-
- 3D-
- 4DObscure restaurant Haven knows with Mama
- 6D-
- 7D-
- 9D-
- 11Dobnoxious tiktok sound, sort of
- 13D”Cotton-headed __ muggins”
- 14Dmy grandmother
Each word across is a 6 letter word with two letters in each cell (use the rebus tool with esc key or “more” on mobile). One cell changes each step down the ladder. Horizontal lines separate cells that changed. As always Emojis as always may or may not be misleads. I think I overdid it with the hidden hints so use them to scale difficulty and challenge yourself. Have fun!