Measure Twice, Solve Once
◆◆ · By KrishKross · Published 2022-04-01T04:01:10.802Z
Constructor's Note
The theme is a bit tricky and abstract. Just remember that some g's measure and others are measured.
My third ever puzzle. I hope you like it :-)
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Across
- 1APolitical alliance
- 5ASurvey
- 9A"The World According to ____" : classic novel by John Irving
- 13ATheatrical show consisting of skits, music, and dance, perhaps at Moulin Rouge
- 15ARoot vegetable also known as ube, kalo, or dasheen
- 16A"This ____": Michael Jackson documentary
- 17AQuick or nimble
- 18A*The smallest possible measure of 68-Across
- 19ATitular singer on The Velvet Underground's debut album, "The Velvet Underground and ___"
- 20A*An electric car owner never has to buy one
- 23APolynesian garland
- 24A*They come between families and species
- 25A501(c)(4) with political ammo
- 27ACover or surround (like flames)
- 32AD.C. area airport code
- 35AKing of Narnia
- 39ADash, entrepreneur; or Kapoor, actor
- 40A*It can be whole, ancient, or a measure of 11-Down
- 42A"___ Hill": publication covering Congress
- 43AFamed Spanish party island
- 44A____ Brute?
- 45ASee 9-Down
- 47AInk, slangily
- 48AHole sizer
- 51APost-NFL malady
- 53ADame Smith who stars in Downton Abbey
- 57ALunes o martes, por ejemplo
- 60A*Maritime sail fillers and potential storm harbingers
- 65A*Ron Stoppable's pet, or a whole lot of 68-Across
- 66AIn opera, a piece for one voice, like "La donna è mobile"
- 67APractice composition
- 68A*Many buy it when the market gets choppy; see 18-Across and 65-Across
- 69AForbidden fruit locale
- 70AParthenon and Lincoln Memorial column type
- 71AMani-pedi settings
- 72AElevated upper room often used for storage
- 73AOne of R&R
Down
- 1DA child who's just the wurst?
- 2DLike marrying your cousin in California
- 3DSheepish
- 4DKieran who plays Roman
- 5D*A fifth of the way through 55-Down, or a place to play
- 6DFictional land with ore, wheat, sheep, brick and wood
- 7DIt would smell as sweet by any other name
- 8D"______ tears": baby shampoo promise
- 9D*With 45-Across, a measure of income inequality (America's is at 0.48, the highest in decades)
- 10DN, Nancy connector
- 11D*Ankle sprain acronym, or see 40-Across
- 12DVac. days, e.g.
- 14DGov't mandated non-discrim. hiring practice
- 21DNBAer's shots
- 22DA BYO-console type of party
- 26DOperated
- 28DGift of ___
- 29D*G-____: 50 Cent rap group and a clue to approaching the starred clues and circled boxes. Hint: some g's measure and others are measured.
- 30DMinelli who recently presented at the Oscars
- 31DIn the US, it's classier than an apartment; in Britain, less so
- 32DCEO Bob replaced by another Bob
- 33DCommedia dell'___: early Italian theater
- 34DIt's been called digital oil
- 36Dc u __
- 37D"Eureka!"
- 38DCatch (as a criminal or a fish)
- 41DPeriodic table ending
- 43DWhat your wifi-enabled thermostat and fridge (and maybe toilet?) are part of, in short
- 46DSlushie brand and Slurpee cousin
- 49DSuffix to phon-, graph-, and morph-
- 50DClay king Nadal
- 52DRed pen wielder, perhaps
- 54DLizzie McGuire's platonic best friend
- 55D*See 5-Down, or what class clowns give their teachers
- 56DMillennial or Gen Zer's expression of disbelief
- 58DFortify, harden, accustom to accept
- 59DEthiopian capital ___ Ababa
- 60DOft-ridiculed purveyor of jade eggs, $123 frozen crepes, and candles that smell like private parts
- 61D"In the style of," in Arezzo
- 62DFairy lights, traffic signals and some car lamps, e.g.
- 63DEspouse
- 64DThe Amish and the Seveners are examples of one
- 65D*A thousand of them make a g