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Themed #3 — A Very Cleveland Crossword

· By Evan Shapiro · Published 2022-05-22T23:11:33.696Z

Constructor's Note
When you're done, read the circled squares top to bottom and left to right to spell out a message!
The inaugural school newspaper crossword. The message won't make any sense to anyone outside of the school community, so just ignore it
This one was tricky to make because I had to be sure it was doable by someone who doesn't really do crosswords. So crosswordese was definitely not an option, and I went for limited proper nouns so I wouldn't have to obsess over fair crossings. I think like four made it in. If there's anything I can improve, please let me know (preferably by tomorrow!) so I can change it before submission.
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    "What was the method?"
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    1. 1A
      "What was the method?"
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      The "19" one was bad
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      Green Gables protagonist
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      Only slightly
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      Battery-powered two-wheeler
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      State of mind
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      Joke around
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      Respectful denial to a man
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      Brought into the world
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      Direct taunts towards
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      Certificate of graduation
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      Bolt runner
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      Contend (for)
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      Tool with many teeth
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      One who enjoys wordplay
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      Test taken as a sophomore
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      Rule by a small group
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      Word that may take the place of "ought to" for a 31-Across
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      Of the moon
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      Hardy-___ (snide laugh)
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      Sushi eel
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      Largest Nebraska city
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      "The Pirates of Penzance" and "H.M.S. Pinafore," for two
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      Defunct Mach 2 flier
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      What clones share
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      Suffix for some chemical compounds
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      It comes before -o and -ope
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      Al ___ (pasta order)
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      Come into one's own, like a flower
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      Left of them starts
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      Squabbles
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      Tightly packed
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      Caramel-and-chocolate candy
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      Cuba, locally
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      "An ___ in the Ashes" (Sabaa Tahir fantasy novel)
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      Not a gain
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      Website for arts & crafts
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      Chairs, e.g.
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      Half of an old dance trend
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      Pilgrimage to Mecca
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      Woodwind often tuned to
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      Sage
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      Mythical horse/man
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      "... but the price is flexible" (abbr.)
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      Word on either side of "-a-"
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      "Just joking," formally
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      Obtain by reason, in math
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      Walk leisurely
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      Darth Vader's famous Episode III uttering
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      Standard one might deviate from, with "the"
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      Poet St. Vincent Millay
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      Drive-___ (Starbucks sign)
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      Long green vegetable
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      Ballet twirl
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      "I've got an ___ you" (Something I might say to someone 5' 4" tall)
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      Resembling the 14th letter
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      Songs for one
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      Ones who have recieved their 22-Across
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      Be victorious in
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      Gibson of "2 Fast 2 Furious" and "Transformers"
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      Washington or Wisconsin
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      Started
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      Come up, as complications
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      Cry of frustration
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      Explosive for Wile E. Coyote
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      Causes to become
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      Wears away
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      English class assignment
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      ___ Grey tea
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      Soft French cheese
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      Supernatural long-runner filmed in Hawaii
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      Athena's birds
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      Nyan Cat, for example
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      Canadian dollar bird
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      "Let it Go" singer
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      Valentine's Day flower
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      Lakers org.
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      Group of objects
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