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Intro to Vexillology

◆ · By Sara · Published 2024-03-04T15:45:07.215Z

Constructor's Note
Just a kinda self-indulgent puzzle involving my fascination with flags . . . just be warned that I really committed to the bit, so take it lightly
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  • elutionary 🤓5:53 · 2024-03-04T21:12:22.301Z
    Really fun, thanks!
    • Philip Chow 🤓7:32 · 2024-03-04T21:56:34.490Z
      very nice and educational puzzle! thank you for sharing :)
      • kurtalert 🤓4:18 · 2024-03-04T23:14:53.562Z
        Loved it. There are some great flags out there. Thanks!
        • grandperoxide 🤓7:54 · 2024-03-05T01:01:49.299Z
          i wiggled with delight when i figured out TMBG. thank you!
          • Craig Mautner 🤓11:09 · 2024-03-07T18:28:45.144Z
            That was fun. Except for spoiling The Game for me. That was a dirty trick :)
            • o0dano0o 🤓9:46 · 2024-03-07T19:43:07.463Z
              Really enjoyed it!
              • Makin 16:09 · 2024-03-07T21:26:42.510Z
                One of the best I've played, great work
                • joytato 🤓10:56 · 2024-03-08T08:40:48.363Z
                  56-down....the last place i expected to be betrayed. well played, friend......
                  Play today's daily mini crossword
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                  Bro's sib
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                  1. 1A
                    Bro's sib
                  2. 4A
                    Middle Eastern country that breaks the no-text rule of flag design in its current iteration, leading to the fascinating fact that flags with Arabic script have the hoist on the right side instead of the left
                  3. 8A
                    Salutes with bread?
                  4. 14A
                    Yoko
                  5. 15A
                    Toni Morrison's second novel
                  6. 16A
                    Chocolate lattes
                  7. 17A
                    Inc., in England
                  8. 18A
                    What you could replace the "t" with in "narcotic" to instead describe someone with a particular sleep disorder
                  9. 19A
                    One of two countries whose flag features a dragon (the other being Wales)
                  10. 20A
                    Pleasant smell
                  11. 22A
                    ___ Dazs ice cream
                  12. 24A
                    99% Invisible podcaster making vexillology cool again
                  13. 26A
                    Frisbees
                  14. 30A
                    Wedding words
                  15. 31A
                    Addams cousin
                  16. 33A
                    Archaic second person pronoun
                  17. 34A
                    State of high temperature (this unfortunately is not the kind of state that has a flag)
                  18. 38A
                    German for "marriage," though to me it looks like a scrambled laugh
                  19. 40A
                    Phone program
                  20. 41A
                    On a flag, the side opposite 42A
                  21. 42A
                    On a flag, the side opposite 41A
                  22. 44A
                    Sweet potato
                  23. 45A
                    Lead-in to ate, forming an apt descriptor for one who maybe ate too much turkey at Thanksgiving
                  24. 46A
                    House shoe
                  25. 47A
                    Love, in Lima
                  26. 49A
                    Universal call for help
                  27. 51A
                    Hubbub
                  28. 52A
                    Polynesian country whose flag has the Southern Cross constellation in its 62A
                  29. 54A
                    State whose flag was ranked the best US state flag by the North American Vexillological Association (also go check out the city flags, both the beautiful and the cringeworthy)
                  30. 59A
                    Sense of discomfort
                  31. 61A
                    Synthetic material . . . which may be used as a sturdy flag fabric
                  32. 62A
                    Upper left corner of a flag
                  33. 65A
                    Aid in crime
                  34. 67A
                    What I will claim as mine when I mine this mine
                  35. 68A
                    Color theory board game (in Britain)?
                  36. 69A
                    2049, in ancient Rome
                  37. 70A
                    Store-specific UPC counterpart
                  38. 71A
                    Buffalo hockey team, named for curved swords
                  39. 72A
                    Small whirlpool
                  40. 73A
                    Recipe meas.
                  Down
                  1. 1D
                    Lunar's opposite
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                    Lead-in
                  3. 3D
                    Biblical city featuring in the story of Lot's salty wife
                  4. 4D
                    Inhabitants of Puerto Rico or 52A, for example
                  5. 5D
                    Street in Paris, a city where the mayor has her own flag, in addition to the city flag
                  6. 6D
                    First letter of the NATO spelling method
                  7. 7D
                    Resident of an Arabian peninsula state, which is one of only two countries to feature maroon on their flag
                  8. 8D
                    Unusually tall band that potentially exists? (Abbr.)
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                    Reacted to a fireworks show, maybe
                  10. 10D
                    Window box to help beat the heat
                  11. 11D
                    Great Lake trekking rte
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                    Pagoda found in the Asian nation whose flag has a large red circle, or its red and yellow flagged neighbor
                  13. 13D
                    Taxpayer ID
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                    Easternmost US state, whose flag is unfortunately just another blue flag with the state coat of arms (like more than half the US states!)
                  15. 23D
                    Perennial flowers named for their resemblance to stars (thanks ma for making me study Greek roots in high school)
                  16. 25D
                    Plants that ostensibly prefer the north side of trees (at least in this hemisphere)
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                    Like some cheeses or musical notes
                  18. 28D
                    Mini-forest
                  19. 29D
                    Start to man, boy, and dog of comics
                  20. 32D
                    Where you might be if you're running from law enforcement, with "on"
                  21. 34D
                    Houseplants also known as a waxplants, though apparently the more common way to clue this is with a college sports team I hadn't heard of
                  22. 35D
                    44th president
                  23. 36D
                    On-screen parent like Carol Brady or Morticia Addams
                  24. 37D
                    Central Arizona city whose flag I really like, despite breaking the no-text vexillology rule (See it here: Red Rock News)
                  25. 39D
                    So it would seem
                  26. 43D
                    Clear resin
                  27. 48D
                    Wifi connecting box
                  28. 50D
                    Seedy street?
                  29. 53D
                    Battery terminal
                  30. 55D
                    Site that will probably tell you you're going to die, no matter what symptoms you're trying to look up
                  31. 56D
                    What you might say when you think of "The Game"
                  32. 57D
                    Bottle stoppers
                  33. 58D
                    An extra life for Mario
                  34. 60D
                    Music for Airports composer . . . and his siblings Roger and Arlette
                  35. 62D
                    Includes an extra person on an email
                  36. 63D
                    Pie ___ mode
                  37. 64D
                    Small lump
                  38. 66D
                    End-of-Ramadan festival
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