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Sam's Sunday Cryptic VII: Oscars Edition

◆ · By sammisamsam · Published 2023-03-12T05:00:09.368Z

This is my first attempt at a themed cryptic! I'm mostly happy with how it turned out, but definitely open to criticism. Thanks for solving!
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  • NICK717 🤓17:22 · 2023-03-12T19:19:57.498Z
    Some of those were stretches, but overall nice!
    • frostyjhammer 25:40 · 2023-03-14T00:43:03.881Z
      Some very fun stuff in here.
      Play today's daily mini crossword
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      Soft power is extravagant (5)
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      Across
      1. 8A
        Before the lead of 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' is the shape of a leaf (10)
      2. 9A
        Viewed evenly, 'Triangle of Sadness' comes two stages after it? (4)
      3. 11A
        Oscar runner-up 'Tár' a communist? Put an asterisk on that... (7)
      4. 12A
        'The Fablemans' director takes one for a crook (5)
      5. 13A
        Someone official for 'The Banshees of Inisherin' let directors cook an egg for a runny yolk (4, 4)
      6. 15A
        Scowl at German translation of 'Women Talking' (5)
      7. 17A
        Celebration of film school graduates' third charge with stabbing face (7, 6)
      8. 21A
        'Top Gun: Maverick' ending: lost to a bird (5)
      9. 22A
        Muss up 'Elvis'? He'd be shaking! (8)
      10. 26A
        Fawn over man, almost the star of 'Babylon,' before going both ways (5)
      11. 27A
        One who shows up outside 'Avatar: The Way of Water' (7)
      12. 29A
        Sumo, going into the center, axed 'All Quiet on the Western Front' (4)
      13. 30A
        Pacino introduces 'The Whale''s heart, Roger Moore, initially to punch the source of a wake-up call (5, 5)
      Down
      1. 1D
        Soft power is extravagant (5)
      2. 2D
        Kendrick discovers a new sodium (4)
      3. 3D
        Eastern Mediterranean capital speaks for the underground part of a laurel (6)
      4. 4D
        Knight losing yetis' skin to cheery acceptance (4, 2)
      5. 5D
        Reader of Stephen King novel took a slice, slangily, for an answer to the question "What's the second largest city in Oklahoma?" (2'1, 5)
      6. 6D
        Partial calf runs hot-to-cold (4)
      7. 7D
        Iron starts to rust, mentions losing charged particles to get funky (7)
      8. 10D
        In Zambia, Francis visits a breakaway state (6)
      9. 14D
        In line just when needed (2, 3)
      10. 16D
        Classic hit with ethanol, diesel contents (5)
      11. 18D
        Smeared around without energy, achieved aspirations (6)
      12. 19D
        Central position for a mediocre pasture (8)
      13. 20D
        Identities consume a thousand true selves at start of Easter competition (3, 4)
      14. 23D
        Leers at noisy flights (6)
      15. 24D
        Eric ate nothing at first before he started to gain wealth (6)
      16. 25D
        Children's vehicle knocking down ten pins without starting to slip (5)
      17. 26D
        Coalition breaks the end off of Lego (4)
      18. 28D
        Volatile liquid or gas starts providing daily Youtube updates (4)
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