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"Peaches of Immortality"

■ · By Philip Chow · Published 11 months ago

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This is my submission for Crosshare's monthly midi contest for May 2022 (theme: myth) - I hope you enjoy ❤️
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  • kieranjboyd 🤓4:58 · 11 months ago
    So so good! Great to see some more non-Hellenic mythology in the competition. Loved the Latin pair, the extra theming, and the ASCII art!
    • Jimmy James 🤓2:38 · 10 months ago
      Good work on the theme, I also enjoyed the classic Jeopardy reference in 5D
      5DThis term for a long-handled gardening tool can also mean an immoral pleasure seeker[----]
      • Frisco17 🤓2:52 · 10 months ago
        Banger puz! Liked the extra touch of the ODI
        31DLatin for "I hate"[---]
        and AMO
        17ALatin for "I love"[---]
        clues.
        • Mike D 🤓2:55 · 10 months ago
          Really fun!
          • p 🤓3:36 · 10 months ago
            nice one !
            • PANOPTES 🤓4:12 · 10 months ago
              Nice!
              Play today's daily mini crossword
              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)...
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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
                11ANickname 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[----------]
                , 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
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                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
                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[----]
                , which then separated...
              21. 36A
                ...The lighter ___ rose to create the sky, 35A
                35AAccording 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...[---]
                formed earth and Pangu made sure both were held in place with his hands and feet
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                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!
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                This term for a long-handled gardening tool can also mean an immoral pleasure seeker
              6. 6D
                "___ Baba and the Forty Thieves"
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                Throat tissue that may be removed during childhood
              8. 9D
                Time long past, such as China's Three Kingdoms Period
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                Disney's "Darby ___ and the Little People" (hint: Darby has an Irish surname)
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                Ticklish "Sesame Street" Muppet
              11. 16D
                Candy with collectible dispensers
              12. 17D
                Time of your life?
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                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?"
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                Kind of party
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                Latin for "I hate"
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                Michael who directed "Transformers," "Revenge of the Fallen," "Dark of the Moon," "Age of Extinction," and "The Last Knight"
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