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Shining Through

■ · By Val Daquila · Published 2023-11-08T03:22:29.195Z

It's been a minute since I've constructed, so I'm easing back in with a simple theme.
Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash
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  • kurtalert 🤓3:17 · 2023-11-08T21:06:29.002Z
    Fantastic, thanks Val!
    • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓3:37 · 2023-11-10T03:03:04.940Z
      Very fun, welcome back! (Minor note: in the clue to 6A I think you intended a cross-reference to 3D rather than what's there now…)
      • Val Daquila constructor · 2023-11-10T04:43:49.651Z
        Whoops, thanks for pointing that out - not sure how that got past the dupe check! 😅
      Play today's daily mini crossword
      1A
      Gem created by irritation
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Gem created by irritation
      2. 6A
        Busy professionals in 3-Down
      3. 10A
        Informal term for a White House policy appointee
      4. 14A
        Louvre architect
      5. 15A
        "...ish"
      6. 16A
        Bubbly chocolate brand
      7. 17A
        Prince, 1984
      8. 19A
        ___ cut (military hairdo)
      9. 20A
        Giggled, as a texter
      10. 21A
        Make amends
      11. 22A
        Create a ragged edge
      12. 25A
        The Rolling Stones, 1971
      13. 28A
        Holiday Inn competitors
      14. 30A
        Ahh's partners
      15. 31A
        Cause of food recalls
      16. 32A
        "Flavored" tech release of 1999
      17. 33A
        Original "Not Ready For Primetime" player Aykroyd
      18. 36A
        The Beatles, 1966
      19. 40A
        "All your base ___ belong to us"
      20. 41A
        Oboe need
      21. 42A
        Not even once
      22. 43A
        Beep sent to a beeper
      23. 44A
        Syndication method for blogs
      24. 46A
        New Order, 1983
      25. 50A
        Link destinations
      26. 51A
        Donna Meagle's portrayer on "Parks and Recreation"
      27. 52A
        Bert's roomie
      28. 54A
        Performs a role
      29. 55A
        Cyndi Lauper, 1986 - and a nod to 17-Across, 25-Across, 36-Across, and 46-Across
      30. 60A
        Common name for a herding dog
      31. 61A
        NFL team that got Brady when he left the Pats
      32. 62A
        Caught in a ___ lies
      33. 63A
        Repeated word in a Doris Day song title
      34. 64A
        Debugger component?
      35. 65A
        Stew considered by many to be the Philippines' national dish
      Down
      1. 1D
        One of Gladys Knight's backup singers
      2. 2D
        Largest (and possibly most terrifying) native bird of Australia
      3. 3D
        Busy month for 6-Across (abbr.)
      4. 4D
        Filler of many an office email inbox
      5. 5D
        Adopter of Stitch, in a 2002 Disney movie
      6. 6D
        Implements to remove the inedible part of apples
      7. 7D
        Museum in Madrid
      8. 8D
        "So far ___ know..."
      9. 9D
        Daughter's brother
      10. 10D
        Stabby plant
      11. 11D
        Weightlessness felt by astronauts
      12. 12D
        Venue filled with Swifties, perhaps
      13. 13D
        Boat pilot who uses oars
      14. 18D
        Actor Idris of "The Wire"
      15. 21D
        Trash receptacles you might find next to charcoal grills
      16. 22D
        Norse goddess of love
      17. 23D
        Indy competitor
      18. 24D
        Whack-___ (classic carnival game)
      19. 26D
        Location of gestation
      20. 27D
        Linguist Chomsky
      21. 29D
        School project in a shoebox
      22. 32D
        Alternative to the pill, briefly
      23. 33D
        One who goes down under?
      24. 34D
        Slippery as ___
      25. 35D
        Candies that could be described as fruity pebbles
      26. 37D
        "And away ___!"
      27. 38D
        Spotted
      28. 39D
        Gassed up and got some road snacks, maybe
      29. 43D
        Where Fluffy and Fido go to get pampered and groomed
      30. 44D
        Least common
      31. 45D
        Match up data between a device and the cloud
      32. 46D
        Orchestra section with tubas and trumpets
      33. 47D
        Milk, in Madrid
      34. 48D
        Complete
      35. 49D
        Wild card, in some games
      36. 53D
        US state where hogs outnumber people 4 to 1
      37. 55D
        Unknown in a schedule (abbr.)
      38. 56D
        Bitterly regret
      39. 57D
        Negotiable, in ads
      40. 58D
        Steal from
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        Major airport between LAX and SEA
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