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Lingua Franca

· By Velocipedist · Published 2023-05-23T06:13:38.254Z

Constructor's Note
Warning: this puzzle is written for a local audience so has a couple very Utah clues...
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  • seanm 9:55 · 2023-05-23T14:00:00.530Z
    Très bon!
    • Velocipedist constructor · 2023-05-23T15:58:02.744Z
      Hahahahaha Merci!
    • kurtalert 🤓4:27 · 2023-05-23T16:42:09.939Z
      oui oui, merci!
      • Neathery 7:09 · 2023-05-23T17:19:23.381Z
        Thanks!
        • Derek M 🤓8:49 · 2023-05-24T05:44:27.474Z
          Nicely done
          • Velocipedist constructor · 2023-05-24T11:52:44.935Z
            May use this for the college magazine: an issue on language…
          • Brian Callahan 🤓3:47 · 2023-05-24T16:04:59.026Z
            You could have clued 45D in many different ways - love that you took the Napoleon Dynamite angle!
            • Velocipedist constructor · 2023-05-24T17:19:44.161Z
              😂 A local hero!
            • JR 🤓2:53 · 2023-05-30T15:39:54.848Z
              Nice puzzle, thanks! (and the Utah references weren't too bad for this Illinoisan 😀 )
              1A
              ___ quarter (horse's caboose)
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              Across
              1. 1A
                ___ quarter (horse's caboose)
              2. 5A
                Dish served on a conveyor belt
              3. 10A
                Student helpers in large sections: Abbr.
              4. 13A
                "Dies ___" (part of a Latin requiem mass)
              5. 14A
                Word before peek or after quarterback
              6. 15A
                Comedic sketch
              7. 16A
                "I’ve now realized for the first time in my life the vital importance of Being Earnest," e.g.
              8. 19A
                Popular photo-sharing app, for short
              9. 20A
                Bengal or Biscay
              10. 21A
                Maiden name word
              11. 22A
                Harry's nemesis, Malfoy
              12. 26A
                Mythological hammer-wielder
              13. 30A
                Formula 1 race
              14. 32A
                Multiplication : product :: addition : ___
              15. 33A
                Have children, biblically
              16. 34A
                Creates, as a coin
              17. 36A
                LDS : Bishop :: Episcopal : ___
              18. 39A
                Hiker's path
              19. 41A
                Glass of "This American Life"
              20. 42A
                Government overthrow
              21. 46A
                Vulcan mind ___
              22. 48A
                Shade-loving plant
              23. 49A
                Pub order
              24. 50A
                2002 Winter Olympics host country: Abbr.
              25. 52A
                Native Alaskan
              26. 54A
                "Sorry—not sorry—for the spicy language"... and a hint to 16A, 30A, and 42A
              27. 60A
                Wall-climbing plant
              28. 61A
                Q: What did the ___ say to the pelvis? A: This is a real hip joint!
              29. 62A
                End in ___ (require overtime)
              30. 63A
                "___ whiz!"
              31. 64A
                Crockett's last stand
              32. 65A
                Q: What do you call 19th-century Russian sci-fi? A: ___ Wars!
              Down
              1. 1D
                Corrie Ten Boom's autobiography, "The ___ Place"
              2. 2D
                Press agent?
              3. 3D
                Queasy feeling
              4. 4D
                What causes one to sing, "I owe, I owe, it's off to work I go!"
              5. 5D
                SLC to Provo direction
              6. 6D
                French (indefinite, singular, feminine) article
              7. 7D
                One of 100 in DC
              8. 8D
                Bonnet holder
              9. 9D
                Store where you can buy a POÄNG and a PÅDRAG
              10. 10D
                "We still need to figure it out," for short
              11. 11D
                2023 flick about a shoe
              12. 12D
                Rue ___.-Catherine, Montréal
              13. 17D
                I’m going to shout from the roof top: “Who took my ___?!”
              14. 18D
                Big Apple paper, in brief
              15. 23D
                Dungeons & Dragons, e.g., for short
              16. 24D
                Reply to "Am not!"
              17. 25D
                Q: Why does the yogi always meditate under the ___ tree? A: It's a sublime spot
              18. 27D
                QVC alternative
              19. 28D
                Ump's call
              20. 29D
                Many YSA ward members
              21. 31D
                UT Jazz league
              22. 34D
                Trapeze artist's workplace
              23. 35D
                ___ de la Cité, home of Notre Dame de Paris
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                Vigor's partner
              25. 37D
                Anger
              26. 38D
                Baseball great Ripken
              27. 40D
                Appropriate
              28. 42D
                Coco, designer of the "little black dress"
              29. 43D
                Mocks from the stands
              30. 44D
                Singer Keys or Actress Silverstone
              31. 45D
                ___ball (Napoleon Dynamite game)
              32. 47D
                Flop
              33. 51D
                Couch
              34. 53D
                Swell
              35. 54D
                Orm-fay of atin-lay
              36. 55D
                Caesar's greeting
              37. 56D
                Grass in a Salinger title
              38. 57D
                UFC fighting style
              39. 58D
                "Delish!"
              40. 59D
                To and ___
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