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Year in Review

◆ · By John Cowlishaw · Published 2023-12-29T14:19:07.049Z

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  • John Cowlishaw constructor · 2023-12-29T14:19:35.302Z
    Contains 20 theme-related answers.
    • Sendhil Revuluri 4:55 · 2023-12-30T01:48:05.198Z
      Thanks! Impressive quantity and diversity of themers. Great idea for a theme for sure.
      Some of the other fill was a bit rough, like non-standard abbreviations (15A got me) and two-letters that were a bit ambiguous, but eventually gettable!
      • John Cowlishaw constructor · 2023-12-30T15:01:04.366Z
        Thanks for taking the time to do it and to reply. I was more chagrined by 28 Across. But it's hard to build in 20 answers. One after another, the crossword rules fall away. I admire Natan Last, whose Atlas Obscura course I took, who was able to build in 9 theme-related answers in a 15x15, on the same topic, 2023 review, without breaking a rule (and probably without breaking a sweat! - Hah)
        • Sendhil Revuluri 4:55 · 2023-12-31T00:22:23.299Z
          I was at the AO course (earlier this year) too! Yes, he and Brooke made (and consistently make) it look easy…
          • John Cowlishaw constructor · 2024-01-01T20:50:59.948Z
            Yes, yes. Thanks for mentioning
      • Pboodang 50:29 · 2023-12-31T20:56:12.016Z
        I am dying to know what bras are supposed to protect chests from? 😅Impressive number of themed answers, though and a generally enjoyable puzzle.
        • John Cowlishaw constructor · 2024-01-01T20:52:08.770Z
          About 70 yrs ago, I knocked my mom in the breast, and she said, Dont, you might give me cancer.
          Maybe that is what was in my mind.
        Play today's daily mini crossword
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        Galápagos lizard
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        Across
        1. 1A
          Galápagos lizard
        2. 7A
          Speedometer numbers
        3. 10A
          Implicitly understood
        4. 15A
          The ___ ___ raised interest rates to a 16 year high (abbr)
        5. 16A
          Dancer who played the scarecrow in Wizard of Oz
        6. 18A
          Dough
        7. 19A
          Prince Harry published his memoir called ___
        8. 20A
          Performances by two
        9. 24A
          Coffee dispenser
        10. 25A
          Where to stay while traveling
        11. 27A
          Sexually stimulating books or art (abbr)
        12. 28A
          31-yr-old American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and producer. (Abbr)
        13. 29A
          US air quality suffered due to wildfires in ___
        14. 32A
          Artist's digs
        15. 35A
          ___, amas, amat
        16. 36A
          What the Latin mathematician claimed about the first number
        17. 38A
          Italy's longest river
        18. 39A
          Kevin McCarthy's successor
        19. 41A
          She became Queen when Charles became King
        20. 42A
          Dude
        21. 43A
          Spanish bear
        22. 44A
          Prefix meaning again or backward
        23. 45A
          Winner of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
        24. 46A
          No longer working (abbr)
        25. 48A
          Egyptian god of the sun
        26. 49A
          Balderdash
        27. 53A
          The internet country code top-level domain for Republic of Serbia
        28. 54A
          Swamp of statistical facts
        29. 56A
          What you're handed in a restaurant
        30. 57A
          Texas Gov. Greg ___ has been bussing migrants to NYC
        31. 60A
          The two first person pronouns
        32. 61A
          Glare blocker in a car
        33. 62A
          "Just Walkin' In The ___"
        34. 63A
          Sun
        35. 65A
          Gross income minus adjustments to income (Abbr)
        36. 66A
          The Russian-Ukraine war has become a ___ war.
        37. 68A
          Predecessor of "X"
        38. 72A
          Egg ___
        39. 73A
          Lend a hand
        40. 74A
          "Great performance!"
        41. 76A
          "___ ___ can you see"
        42. 78A
          Minimum degree needed to become a registered nurse
        43. 79A
          Uncooperative
        44. 83A
          A physician who has graduated from an alternative medical school (abbr)
        45. 84A
          The mathematical field of x's and y's
        46. 86A
          Flood from a broken dam killed 11,000 people in ___
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          Packet for tea leaves
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          The Hawaiian town destroyed by wildfire
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          South American country on the equator (abbr)
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          Chest protector
        Down
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          "___ ___ be the food of love, play on."
        2. 2D
          Ex-President Trump was booked in the Fulton County Jail in the state of ___.
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          Thick Japanese noodle
        4. 4D
          US Military research and development group (abbr)
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          Teachers' org.
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          Campfire residue
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          ___ and Mrs.
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          Ziti or rigatoni
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          Overblown publicity
        10. 10D
          Trunk of the body
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          Pub pint
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          Imaginary point in a body of matter where the total weight of the body may be thought to be concentrated (abbr)
        13. 13D
          Iraq War roadside danger, for short
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          Factual
        15. 17D
          China sent a spy ___ over the United States
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          "Taylor Swift: The ___ Tour"
        17. 22D
          The day after today
        18. 23D
          When the Lascaux caves were painted
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          20,000 Gazans have been killed as the IDF has tried to eradicate ___
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          Poem of praise
        21. 29D
          Cost-of-living stat
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          Animal Rescue Leag.
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          Zilch
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          Norwegian coastal feature
        25. 34D
          Where the navy goes
        26. 37D
          Age-old method of long-distance communication
        27. 38D
          Sing Sing or Alcatraz
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          2023 has been the ___ year on record.
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          The doll who captured Hollywood's heart
        30. 47D
          County prosecutor (abbr)
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          Cuba's capital
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          Informal "Holy cow!"
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          Popular card game
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          Alex ___, South Carolinian convicted of the murder of his wife and son
        35. 55D
          Simone ___ returned to gymnastics competition.
        36. 57D
          Another one knocked in by Alex Rodriguez
        37. 58D
          Prohibition
        38. 59D
          Five lives were lost when a submersible imploded while diving to view the ___
        39. 64D
          Great Plains tribe
        40. 67D
          Character in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
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          Liberal arts degree from the Morgantown University
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          US-based civic crowdfunding platform
        43. 71D
          Storm-tracking device
        44. 74D
          Crap (abbr)
        45. 75D
          Audition goal
        46. 77D
          Lotus position discipline
        47. 80D
          West ender?
        48. 81D
          Motorists' org.
        49. 82D
          Largest California city (abbr)
        50. 85D
          The 6th note of the scale in the solfege system
        51. 87D
          Youngster's bullet
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