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Cookie Cutter #4

◆◆ · By kieranjboyd · Published 3 months ago

Constructor's Note
This is part of a series of crosswords in which a particular shape is revealed once complete. In this puzzle, five clues hint at the theme for all these shapes (which I'm sure you've identified by now). The grid shape is revealed in all cells in the final grid that appear in that word. [Hopefully the tough fill will be worth the reveal!]
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  • kieranjboyd constructor · 3 months ago
    Explanation: The theme of these Cookie Cutter crosswords is CHRISTMAS (as referenced in the clues for 12A
    12ADay before (the theme, for example)[---]
    , 16A
    16AYear before the first theme event[-----]
    , 20A
    20AThose sharing a name with Ms Carey, whose thematic song you've probably heard recently[-------]
    , 26A
    26ASense of wonder one might experience when looking at a giant version of the grid shape[---]
    , and 31A
    31A_____ année (words spoken by a Parisian soon after the theme event)[-----]
    ). The letters of CHRISTMAS in the grid reveal a Christmas tree.
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    1A
    Baseball rival of BOS
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    34
    Across
    1. 1A
      Baseball rival of BOS
    2. 4A
      Puppy's bite
    3. 7A
      Added change to, as a parking meter
    4. 10A
      Letters on some wide shoes
    5. 11A
      Campfire residue
    6. 12A
      Day before (the theme, for example)
    7. 13A
      Commit financially to, as a portion of a company
    8. 16A
      Year before the first theme event
    9. 17A
      Record again
    10. 18A
      Female schoolteachers of old
    11. 20A
      Those sharing a name with Ms Carey, whose thematic song you've probably heard recently
    12. 22A
      Took away (from)
    13. 24A
      "La Dame de ___" (nickname for the Eiffel Tower)
    14. 25A
      One (day) __ _ time
    15. 26A
      Sense of wonder one might experience when looking at a giant version of the grid shape
    16. 28A
      Friend of Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Kenny McCormick, in an irreverent cartoon
    17. 31A
      _____ année (words spoken by a Parisian soon after the theme event)
    18. 32A
      __, ___ n Eddy (cartoon about three friends with very similar names)
    19. 33A
      Oui's opposite
    20. 34A
      Direction from the letter U in this grid to the letter P in this grid
    Down
    1. 1D
      Mountain found in one book of the Bible [and literally hidden within this clue]
    2. 2D
      Steven ____, South Korean-born American actor from 'Okja' and 'Nope'
    3. 3D
      Style of '60's French pop music whose name comes from a repeated positive exclamation in English
    4. 4D
      Daytona 500, for example
    5. 5D
      Sorta suffix
    6. 6D
      Publicly-funded insurance proposed by Justin Trudeau in 2019 (but still not implemented)
    7. 7D
      Sense
    8. 8D
      High grade kitchen fat (abbr.)
    9. 9D
      C-H chain?
    10. 14D
      Fitness product that's designed to help with core workouts
    11. 15D
      City where you can by some fresh tea, found in Iran [and literally hidden within this clue]
    12. 19D
      Lasso
    13. 20D
      Breed of sheep with soft wool
    14. 21D
      Mariners who often appear in dirty maritime jokes
    15. 22D
      _____ Williams, three-time NBA All-Star
    16. 23D
      Nickname for a twelve-time NBA All-Star [take that, 22D
      22D_____ Williams, three-time NBA All-Star[-----]
      !]
    17. 24D
      Month in which there's an uptick in rose sales, I presume (abbr.)
    18. 27D
      Conclusion
    19. 29D
      MSNBC competitor
    20. 30D
      Abbreviation for the insecticide Tetrachlorodiphenylethane
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