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Themeless #7

◆ · By SporcleMirror · Published 16 days ago

Constructor's Note
Intended difficulty: The "good" kind of challenging, so to speak. NYT late week-ish? Let me know if it felt that way for you.
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  • kieranjboyd 🤓12:29 · 16 days ago
    Lots of excellent cluing, as per usual. I saw through the 11A
    11AA couple of tricks?[-------------]
    clue immediately, but didn't want to commit to any act immediately. I reckon you got the difficulty about right!
    • carter 🤓8:06 · 16 days ago
      nice!
      • JeffsPuzzles 🤓6:06 · 16 days ago
        I'd say Friday-ish. Thoughtfully and interestingly clued, as always! I got a particular kick out of the clues for EDITORS
        33DThey're behind the Times[-------]
        and INCH
        3DHospital unit for newborns?[----]
        .
        • Hoyt Arcane 🤓13:11 · 12 days ago
          Very nice work. Some nice misdirects that I didn't see coming, like 26-Across
          26AOne out of Seventeen, say[------]
          , 45-Across
          45APrivate instructor, briefly[---]
          , and 49-Across
          49AAccord that won't go anywhere, e. g.[-----]
          . Favorite clue was 1-Down
          1DProvider of fresh beats?[---------------]
          .
          Play today's daily mini crossword
          1A
          Means of climbing in a certain Disney movie
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          Across
          1. 1A
            Means of climbing in a certain Disney movie
          2. 5A
            Hero from Troy with his own epic poem
          3. 11A
            A couple of tricks?
          4. 14A
            The thing, as in "you know, the... the thing"
          5. 16A
            Grounding too much, perhaps
          6. 17A
            Abbreviation that drops "un"
          7. 18A
            Sensational, in showbiz
          8. 19A
            Pretentious
          9. 20A
            Key in a parking lot, say
          10. 21A
            Parrots Down Under
          11. 22A
            Animal depicted in a Japanese maneki-neko statue
          12. 23A
            Want a lot
          13. 25A
            Piggy lead-in
          14. 26A
            One out of Seventeen, say
          15. 28A
            Overhaul
          16. 30A
            Leek relative
          17. 32A
            Turns in for the night
          18. 35A
            Birdbrain
          19. 37A
            Crack
          20. 38A
            Milliliter equivalents, for short
          21. 40A
            American drugstore chain (which was unknown to me, I thought it was something religion-related)
          22. 42A
            Clip, e. g., slangily
          23. 43A
            Stance introduction?
          24. 45A
            Private instructor, briefly
          25. 46A
            Spanakopita ingredient
          26. 47A
            Cop ____ (bargain in court)
          27. 48A
            Grp. with headquarters in Langley, VA
          28. 49A
            Accord that won't go anywhere, e. g.
          29. 50A
            Arachnids named after the camouflaged pits they make
          30. 53A
            Basketball picks, by another name
          31. 54A
            Centaurs have two of them
          32. 55A
            "____ Got Rhythm" (Phineas & Ferb song about a former drummer)
          Down
          1. 1D
            Provider of fresh beats?
          2. 2D
            Like Simba going "Dad! Dad! Come on, Dad. We gotta go. Wake up!"
          3. 3D
            Hospital unit for newborns?
          4. 4D
            Vocal spur for the Spurs, maybe
          5. 5D
            Secret ____
          6. 6D
            Indication to pluralize a last name, in some crossword clues
          7. 7D
            Japanese computer company that's also the first three quarters of a body part
          8. 8D
            Added details
          9. 9D
            Words before "nothing"
          10. 10D
            Quitting bad habits, e. g.
          11. 11D
            Moses' adoptive grandfather, for one
          12. 12D
            Crossword constructor Last with a palindromic name
          13. 13D
            More abundant (with)
          14. 14D
            Deals with moles, in a way
          15. 15D
            Scrap
          16. 20D
            Study on the side
          17. 21D
            Brief rave
          18. 23D
            One analyzing head lines
          19. 24D
            Suffix with two
          20. 27D
            Wallach or Whitney
          21. 29D
            "Drop" prop
          22. 31D
            One using hands and knees to move around, perhaps
          23. 33D
            They're behind the Times
          24. 34D
            Where families are driven together
          25. 36D
            Cravings
          26. 38D
            Group following a stream
          27. 39D
            Geographical namesake of some pants
          28. 41D
            Awe-inspiring?
          29. 44D
            First half of a medicine that treats indigestion and nausea
          30. 46D
            Pecked at, maybe
          31. 48D
            Pseudonym that replaced "Gabrielle Bonheur" in fashion
          32. 49D
            2018's Super Bowl
          33. 51D
            Many leave them with scars (abbr.)
          34. 52D
            Gp. discussing class issues
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