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Bonding Event

● · By pufferfish · Published 2024-09-19T00:44:21.385Z

Constructor's Note
It's bonding time! Get your 40A and scour the grid for bonded, cross-referential clues in order to unearth this puzzle's theme!
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  • pufferfish constructor · 2024-09-19T00:53:26.992Z
    explanation: the periodic table of elements is divided into four sections known as blocks— named s, p, d, and f— based on the atoms' electron configuration. and what do atoms do? they bond!
    • Puzzled in CNY 🤓5:18 · 2024-09-19T01:10:14.178Z
      Definitely a cross-referentialooza!
      • pufferfish constructor · 2024-09-19T04:02:26.930Z
        true, haha, thanks!
      • Capn Rick 🤓4:06 · 2024-09-19T01:18:56.358Z
        Fun one, pufferfish!
        • pufferfish constructor · 2024-09-19T04:02:46.249Z
          thank you, captain 🫡
        • Parker 🤓9:04 · 2024-09-19T04:10:30.103Z
          That was lovely puffer!!
          • pufferfish constructor · 2024-09-19T06:50:06.073Z
            thank you, parker !!
          • John S 🤓6:10 · 2024-09-19T12:26:37.486Z
            Really great stuff! I enjoy the chemistry theme and the block clues helped me solve it
            • pufferfish constructor · 2024-09-19T17:31:52.848Z
              thank you, john!
            • kurtalert 🤓1:38 · 2024-09-19T15:11:46.870Z
              Fantastic - thank you for a good theme!
              • pufferfish constructor · 2024-09-19T17:42:27.891Z
                thanks for playing!
              • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓1:37 · 2024-09-19T16:17:12.348Z
                Loved it! Haven't thought about electron orbital structure for too long.
                • pufferfish constructor · 2024-09-19T17:42:38.246Z
                  thank you so much!
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                U-turn from 19A (or 202.5° on a compass)
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                Across
                1. 1A
                  U-turn from 19A (or 202.5° on a compass)
                2. 4A
                  Hand-cleaning bar
                3. 8A
                  Tennis legend Andre
                4. 11A
                  Actor Omar of "House M.D."
                5. 12A
                  Send back to a lower court
                6. 13A
                  Smartphone downloads
                7. 14A
                  The arrow in the Amazon logo implies that they have everything from _ __ Z!
                8. 15A
                  Nautical vessel (that sinks to 4D when wrecked)
                9. 17A
                  Pat baby on the back
                10. 19A
                  U-turn from 1A (or 22.5° on a compass)
                11. 20A
                  Greek prefix for "around" ...but with 22A, it's a certain table used in chemistry that features four blocks— kind of like this puzzle
                12. 22A
                  Lyrical, like a poem ...or see 20A
                13. 25A
                  Tolkien monster
                14. 27A
                  Powdery precipitation
                15. 29A
                  Goes for enthusiastically (two words)
                16. 33A
                  Words between "cool" and "cucumber"
                17. 34A
                  "__ __ anything for you!"
                18. 35A
                  Richie or Messi
                19. 37A
                  Likelihood
                20. 38A
                  Result
                21. 39A
                  Wall Street's Big Board: Abbr.
                22. 40A
                  Number one pal, in texts
                Down
                1. 1D
                  Government fund org. that issues 2D
                2. 2D
                  Nine-digit IDs issued by 1D
                3. 3D
                  Make broader
                4. 4D
                  Ocean floors where many a wrecked 15A lie
                5. 5D
                  Synonym for antonym, briefly
                6. 6D
                  Flying arrowheaded bison in Avatar: The Last Airbender
                7. 7D
                  Sibilant attention-grabber
                8. 8D
                  Middle Easterner
                9. 9D
                  Arise (two words)
                10. 10D
                  Love : English :: _____ : Italian
                11. 16D
                  "Come on, it's _ __-brainer!"
                12. 18D
                  Pop the question
                13. 21D
                  Tax-collecting org.
                14. 23D
                  Totally ludicrous
                15. 24D
                  Reciprocal of sine, briefly
                16. 26D
                  Biblical spy
                17. 28D
                  Animator Disney, whose media company made "The 29D King"
                18. 29D
                  Ferocious, furry cat who can be found in 35A
                19. 30D
                  Small whirlpool
                20. 31D
                  Puts two and two together
                21. 32D
                  Spat, scrap, or squabble
                22. 36D
                  Unplugged
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