Seven-Up
◆◆ · By Priyanshu Pandey · Published 2023-04-29T06:38:48.506Z
Spoiler for 56D:
The ampersand is a ligature of et, latin for “and”
Hence an acceptable way of writing etc. is &c. I read it first in Hamlet and have not gone back to spelling etc. anymore.
Similarly et al can be abbreviated to &al; plural of the same would give us the answer &ALS. This clue was the reason I couldn't have the puzzle except "&" and (AND) as acceptable. I could have used a different word but I kind of fell in love with &ALS despite the plural form which I generally despise as a rule of thumb
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Volcanic Portuguese archipelago off the coast of Africa
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Across
- 1AVolcanic Portuguese archipelago off the coast of Africa
- 8ABonobo or orangutan
- 11A16A session on Reddit
- 14ApH scale adversaries?
- 16AChestnut finale for a seminar
- 17ADelicate name for a beautiful sport otherwise known as synchronized swimming
- 18AActress Thurman
- 19AActress Katic of Castle fame
- 20AEssentially a ransom paid to law enforcement
- 21AStubborn simile beast
- 22AKilling mockingbirds, for one
- 24AA volcano might be an “ash (or lava) ___”
- 27A99 Problems verse ”The year's '94, in my trunk is ___”
- 30ARoll preceder
- 32AChasm
- 35AAjar
- 37AHurricane org.
- 39AAcid: Ger.
- 40AAmerican pharmaceutical giant with a repetitive name
- 43AVisibly shocked
- 44AFella
- 45AState couples in D.C.
- 46APhilomena Cunk calls its follower “onion” thus triggering a digression on Russian vegetables
- 48AX, Y, Z
- 50AThe Concorde, e.g.
- 51AShun
- 53ASome old planes or comics
- 55ARihanna song that goes ”Na-na-na, come on”
- 57AMorales of "Bad Boys"
- 59A"Batman Theme" composer Neal
- 63ALegendary Emperor of ancient China
- 64AMoney magnification
- 66AKind of a camera
- 67AOf certain cabinets
- 68ARepeated twice, the name of the fly carrier of sleeping sickness
- 69AGru’s brother from Despicable Me 3
- 70ASymbol for the circled square appearing four times in this crossword
Down
- 1DFeral mouths
- 2D“___ may look at a king,” the perfect idiom for the feline sense of regality
- 3DTraditional Ethiopian lyre
- 4DPerfect places
- 5DTel Aviv based El Al competitor
- 6DGenre for 55A
- 7DRhyme scheme for Shakespearean sonnets
- 8D___ of the tongue
- 9DVeggie skinning appliance
- 10DIs in France?
- 11DFebruary borns, perhaps
- 12DColorful candy
- 13DBattery needs for clocks
- 15DEasy states to miss on the map
- 23DEl ___, Pacific Ocean weather event
- 25DOff or out partner
- 26DA-lister Chris; which narrows down this clue to absolutely nothing and I might as well had left the clue blank
- 27DIndian rulers
- 28DPhrase in disco names
- 29DPreferable response to, “Any left?”
- 31DChemical reagents that become dil. on adding water
- 33DTrippy signage option
- 34DNoted German engineer who is the great-grandfather of Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda
- 36DRazor clam genus
- 38DMultiple venture cartoon corp.
- 41DBit of info
- 42DColumn in the editorial section
- 47DCastles in ___: aimless fantasies
- 49DDrag
- 52DCollege athletics channel
- 54DNobel laureate known for his discovery of technetium
- 55DS of O.S., briefly
- 56DResearch paper list enders
- 58DRecurring cutaway from Phineas and Ferb,“___ horse in a bookcase!”
- 60DPlay or use preceder
- 61DSpanish aunties
- 62DLike some waterways
- 64DDefault .exe Microsoft program
- 65DRight now, for texters