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Donkey Kong

◆◆ · By Ernie · Published 2021-07-06T15:36:25.461Z

Constructor's Note
July 9, 1981 was when the original Donkey Kong arcade game was released, making this Friday the 40th anniversary! Hope you find all the collectibles in this puzzle!
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  • Mike D 11:11 · 2021-07-06T16:29:38.076Z
    Nice one! Took me a long time to figure out that there were DK rebuses but after that it mostly came together quickly 😊
    • stbrolaf 🤓11:23 · 2021-07-06T18:50:09.173Z
      NICE
      • Fran 29:06 · 2021-07-07T10:03:47.903Z
        Nice puzzle. The amount of names and American stuff made it extra hard, though. Also, treinta minutos was an impossible clue for me, as a Spanish native. Would never have guessed it without help.
        • Ernie constructor · 2021-07-09T04:04:03.206Z
          I'm sorry about that! I thought "medio" was equivalent to "half past" when telling time? Should I just say "Half past (Sp.)" or something like that?
          • Fran 29:06 · 2021-07-10T03:33:22.533Z
            It's ok! Spanis is weird. What I thought when I saw it was "media hora", which could at most be reduced to "media". But that's a loooong stretch, I think. The difference may not seem like much, but it is! It's like saying "my name _ Fran" and expecting the answer to be "are".
        • Joah The Protozoa 15:28 · 2021-07-08T01:02:12.949Z
          Dang it! I knew there was a rebus with FIRSTAIDKIT17AOne often includes gauze and shears[----------] but thought it was the AI for some reason. Obviously DK makes a lot more sense!
          • Fran 29:06 · 2021-07-10T03:39:35.633Z
            Sorry continuing in another comment. For "medio", problem is that many "half" clues could also tie to "mitad". Unique clues could be "growth medium, for a spanish researcher"; or "Ranma y _, for latinamerican kids", as a reference to an old popular anime.
            1A
            Daddy, to J.Lo
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            Across
            1. 1A
              Daddy, to J.Lo
            2. 5A
              Common cause of acne
            3. 10A
              Handle
            4. 14A
              "Aw, man!"
            5. 15A
              Declogging brand
            6. 16A
              State with first primary caucus
            7. 17A
              One often includes gauze and shears
            8. 19A
              Drink of astronauts
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              Suffix for many fuels
            10. 21A
              Former governor of Ohio
            11. 23A
              Post-workout remark
            12. 26A
              Creates a rainbow
            13. 30A
              Ghostly enemy of Mario
            14. 31A
              2910, to Maximus
            15. 33A
              Genre of music, games, and films
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              Shed feathers
            17. 36A
              School meeting grp.
            18. 37A
              Rufous raptor, or an album by Sarah Cracknell
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              CPR providers
            20. 40A
              Yoda or Obi-Wan
            21. 41A
              Plastic used to open hotel doors
            22. 44A
              TV show with dragons and white walkers (abbr.)
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              March Madness org.
            24. 49A
              Boosted, as a guitar
            25. 50A
              ___-It Ralph
            26. 52A
              Pokemon Go, e.g.
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              Focus of a paragraph body
            28. 55A
              *Power-up Item
            29. 57A
              Perk of living with parents, often
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              Puppy bite
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              Roll call response
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              Nursery rhyme royalty
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              Sour substance
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              With joy
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              Regretted
            36. 70A
              Musicians Keith or Mac
            37. 71A
              Word with enough or familiar
            38. 72A
              Elevator company
            Down
            1. 1D
              Common file ext.
            2. 2D
              Shapiro of All Things Considered
            3. 3D
              *Collected Item 1
            4. 4D
              ___ joke ("I'm serious")
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              Church that observes the Sabbath (abbr.)
            6. 6D
              The Phantom of the Opera's real name
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              Result of misdeeds
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              Gender neutral
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              Recurring theme
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              Friends and family, in old times
            11. 11D
              Donkey Kong publisher, stateside (abbr.)
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              50A50A___-It Ralph[-----], to gamers
            13. 13D
              *Collected Item 2
            14. 18D
              Bit of lingo
            15. 22D
              Wept
            16. 23D
              Processor producer (abbr.)
            17. 24D
              "Old MacDonald" lyric
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              Pessimistic half
            19. 27D
              Game format known for cheesy Zelda cutscenes (abbr.)
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              Chickadee relative
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              Match, in poker
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              X-ray scans (abbr.)
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              Senator with brothers John and Robert
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              React to a stench
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              Half, in Mexico
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              Biden, familiarly
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              Device used for Twitch
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              Reddit Q&A thread
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              Oldest tech. university in the U.S.
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              Son's son, e.g.
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              Boy Scout event
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              Donkey Kong or King Kong
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              Tax mo.
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              "When I was but a ___..."
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              Futuristic Avengers foe (with "the Conqueror")
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              Daenerys' husband in 44A44ATV show with dragons and white walkers (abbr.)[---]
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              Start for soft or wave
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              Work the land
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              *Collected Item 3
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              Green prefix
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              Tease amicably
            42. 64D
              "Big Apple" MLB team
            43. 65D
              Maui neckwear
            44. 66D
              Actors Harris and Helms
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