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Self-described: Let the Puzzle Tell Its Own

· By Toomtam Mario · Published 2023-03-08T07:32:06.599Z

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  • Toomtam Mario constructor · 2023-03-08T07:35:20.289Z
    A few Thai-related facts! Siamese fighting fish is called ปลากัด 'pla kat' in Thai; ปลา means fish and กัด means to bite (i.e. to fight, figuratively). The United States subprime mortgage crisis was also dubbed specifically by Thai journalists as "Hamburger crisis", analogous to "Tom Yam Kung crisis".
    • Toomtam Mario constructor · 2023-03-08T07:32:36.322Z
      A word that describes itself is called autological word or autonym (e.g., "word" is a word, "English" is an English word). The grid spanner 39A has struck me with the above quality so I started from it and looked for other autonyms. 18A and 60A are not only symmetrical but also concern linguistics duo: semantics and syntax respectively. Hope you like clues for 25A, 43A, 12D and 28D!
      • spikeydlux 🤓6:02 · 2023-03-08T23:19:04.503Z
        Great puzzle, I really enjoyed this!
        • frostyjhammer 9:58 · 2023-03-09T04:18:04.514Z
          a lot of fun, thank you
          • Lobsterboys 🤓7:28 · 2023-03-09T17:37:17.358Z
            Took me bit to find my way, but very nice once I got a foothold!
            • emmie 🤓5:16 · 2023-03-12T03:43:30.355Z
              Really fun!
              • Fatekeeper 🤓15:18 · 2023-04-28T07:20:17.454Z
                nice man
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                1A, e.g.
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                Across
                1. 1A
                  1A, e.g.
                2. 5A
                  See 33-Down
                3. 9A
                  Death notices, for short
                4. 14A
                  Leaves home?
                5. 15A
                  Quaint preposition
                6. 16A
                  One mainly involved in global celebration on March 8th
                7. 17A
                  Comedians, or comedians' senses
                8. 18A
                  Like 18A, semantically
                9. 20A
                  Those opposed
                10. 22A
                  Adele's song verse after her titular word "Hello"
                11. 23A
                  Like 23A, when you observe it
                12. 25A
                  Windows screens?
                13. 30A
                  Victorian or Elizabethan
                14. 31A
                  Disgustingly lewd
                15. 32A
                  Wedding affirmation
                16. 35A
                  Shine brightly
                17. 38A
                  ___ in China
                18. 39A
                  Like 39A, alphabetically
                19. 43A
                  And Oscar goes to... one of their spelling alphabet!
                20. 44A
                  High male voice like Pavarotti's notable one
                21. 45A
                  "forgiv me pls!"
                22. 46A
                  Bogey score, in golf
                23. 49A
                  Manhattan sch.
                24. 51A
                  Leather worker, or what leather becomes after the work
                25. 52A
                  Like 52A, when you complete it
                26. 57A
                  Rapper Kendrick
                27. 59A
                  Circus employee for lions
                28. 60A
                  Like 60A, syntactically
                29. 65A
                  "That's so funny!"
                30. 66A
                  French love
                31. 67A
                  He performed his hit "Miss Independent" in Miss Universe 2018
                32. 68A
                  Farming prefix
                33. 69A
                  Intro to physics?
                34. 70A
                  Actress Rae of "Insecure"
                35. 71A
                  71A, e.g.
                Down
                1. 1D
                  Engaged in battle
                2. 2D
                  Distasteful solution for many recipes?
                3. 3D
                  Siamese fighting fish, or when capitalized, its entire genus
                4. 4D
                  Live in permanently
                5. 5D
                  Mai tai ingredient
                6. 6D
                  Baseball legend Buck
                7. 7D
                  America's Georgia, but not Caucasia's Georgia
                8. 8D
                  Brooklyn Joseph and Romeo James, to David Beckham
                9. 9D
                  Possessive people?
                10. 10D
                  Swampy spot
                11. 11D
                  U.N. agency who gave Thailand financial support in Tom Yam Kung crisis
                12. 12D
                  Greek leader of Thales?
                13. 13D
                  "Weekend Update" show, in brief
                14. 19D
                  Website with an upcoming Oscars recap (real soon!)
                15. 21D
                  Three-stripe soldier, informally
                16. 24D
                  Hay bundle
                17. 26D
                  Highest point
                18. 27D
                  Fruits in many still life paintings
                19. 28D
                  Terminator's look-a-like?
                20. 29D
                  Like figs and papayas
                21. 31D
                  It might be a bad sign
                22. 32D
                  ''As a backup plan . . .''
                23. 33D
                  With 5-Across, "Female Entertainer of the Century", per Billboard
                24. 34D
                  More than occasionally
                25. 36D
                  ___'acte (play intermission)
                26. 37D
                  Dark drink at a bar
                27. 40D
                  SpongeBob or Popeye
                28. 41D
                  Nobel novelist Morrison
                29. 42D
                  Lovers' secret get-together
                30. 47D
                  Nylon fastener trademark
                31. 48D
                  Middle of Q.E.D.
                32. 50D
                  Beehive State resident
                33. 52D
                  Roof overhangs
                34. 53D
                  Looks inside the chests, maybe?
                35. 54D
                  Insect's adult stage
                36. 55D
                  Indian prime minister Jawaharlal
                37. 56D
                  Unit of salt difficult to measure
                38. 58D
                  Word for many a smaller model's name
                39. 60D
                  Battery in many TV remotes
                40. 61D
                  Chats on Insta
                41. 62D
                  Write down quickly
                42. 63D
                  U.K. continent
                43. 64D
                  Hawaii's Mauna ___
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