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According to Chinese myth, the ___ Emperor held a race and decreed that the years on the calendar would be named for each animal in the order they reached him (4 of the 12 animals are highlighted in this puzzle)...
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  1. 1A
    According to Chinese myth, the ___ Emperor held a race and decreed that the years on the calendar would be named for each animal in the order they reached him (4 of the 12 animals are highlighted in this puzzle)...
  2. 5A
    ...this animal won the race by sneakily riding on the head of the ox and leapt ahead at the finish line, becoming the first animal of the Chinese Zodiac
  3. 8A
    "____'s Gold" (film starring Peter Fonda as a beekeeper, which Will Shortz confirms with Ted and his friends on "How I Met Your Mother" that it frequently appears in crossword puzzles "because of all the vowels!")
  4. 9A
    Bear in "The Jungle Book" who sings "The Bare Necessities"
  5. 11A
    Nickname of Sun WuKong, whose powers include riding on clouds, immortality, shapeshifting, super strength, and wielding a giant staff that can expand and shrink at his command
  6. 13A
    A Shih Tzu or Chow Chow might be one
  7. 14A
    Shirt size bigger than medium (Abbr.)
  8. 15A
    Try some oolong or pu'er, say
  9. 17A
    Latin for "I love"
  10. 18A
    Mahjong piece
  11. 19A
    Anime series featuring the hero Goku, who is inspired by 11A, a character in the Chinese novel "Journey to the West"
  12. 23A
    Lion's hair
  13. 24A
    Shape of orecchiette pasta
  14. 25A
    Pimple, informally
  15. 26A
    Reference work (Abbr.) whose entry for "myth" is: A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events
  16. 27A
    Stomach muscles, for short
  17. 30A
    Steadfast companion of the lunar goddess Chang'e and often depicted with a mortar and pestle pounding away making the elixir of life (this legend is associated with China's Mid-Autumn Festival)
  18. 33A
    Home to more than a billion people
  19. 34A
    General vicinity
  20. 35A
    According to Chinese myth, the Big Bang happened when the god Pangu cracked the egg that he was sleeping in. This egg contained ___ and 36A, which then separated...
  21. 36A
    ...The lighter ___ rose to create the sky, 35A formed earth and Pangu made sure both were held in place with his hands and feet
Down
  1. 1D
    Flip or Salchow, in figure skating
  2. 2D
    Kind of jelly found in some bubble tea shops (hint: crosswordese succulent plant)
  3. 3D
    Make a bad impression on?
  4. 4D
    Shriek when you freak at a squeak …ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ!
  5. 5D
    This term for a long-handled gardening tool can also mean an immoral pleasure seeker
  6. 6D
    "___ Baba and the Forty Thieves"
  7. 7D
    Throat tissue that may be removed during childhood
  8. 9D
    Time long past, such as China's Three Kingdoms Period
  9. 10D
    Disney's "Darby ___ and the Little People" (hint: Darby has an Irish surname)
  10. 12D
    Ticklish "Sesame Street" Muppet
  11. 16D
    Candy with collectible dispensers
  12. 17D
    Time of your life?
  13. 18D
    Paving material
  14. 19D
    Buffer along the 38th parallel between North and South Korea where no fighting is allowed (Abbr.)
  15. 20D
    Sam who directed "Spider-Man," "Spider-Man 2," and "Spider-Man 3"
  16. 21D
    Lover in a Shakespeare title
  17. 22D
    "___ bing, ___ boom" ("Poof! Just like that!")
  18. 26D
    "Come ___, the water's fine!"
  19. 27D
    Start of a magician's incantation
  20. 28D
    Possible reply to either of the two questions: "¿cómo estás?" or "ça va?"
  21. 29D
    Kind of party
  22. 31D
    Latin for "I hate"
  23. 32D
    Michael who directed "Transformers," "Revenge of the Fallen," "Dark of the Moon," "Age of Extinction," and "The Last Knight"
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