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Debunked!

◆◆ · By Blaize Pennington · Published 2022-05-20T00:49:40.733Z

Constructor's Note
A puzzle about all of the fantastic myths we grew up believing, that just weren't true.
This is my entry for the may contest of "Myths." I thought it would be interesting to try a different take on these. With a lot of puzzles focusing on mythology, I decided to go with incorrect facts or "Myths" that we once believed. It was a fun puzzle to create. I tried to focus on adding as many myths as possible, while leaving a few easy answers to help get the guesser started. There is a little Crosswordese in there to fill out a few answers, but I'm happy with the minimal amount there was.
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  • T. G. 5:01 · 2022-05-20T01:54:35.585Z
    Very cool!
    • kieranjboyd 🤓6:46 · 2022-05-20T06:49:03.197Z
      A great selection of factoids!
      • Mike D 4:15 · 2022-05-20T11:43:25.602Z
        Great theme!
        • Aaron 5:47 · 2022-05-26T19:08:38.012Z
          Tricky, but impressive theme density! I've never seen TZAR before so that got me in the end.
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          Short-vowel mark
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          Across
          1. 1A
            Short-vowel mark
          2. 6A
            Sports VIPs
          3. 10A
            A cocktail for those who don't believe the myth that 10am drinking is a problem.
          4. 12A
            Usher song where this is sang twelve times in a row.
          5. 13A
            George Washington was incorrectly said to have these.
          6. 15A
            Cartoon "___ Kat"
          7. 16A
            Doll's cry
          8. 19A
            This dish is not actually Italian, but rather Mexican.
          9. 23A
            English river
          10. 24A
            Abv of a strategy card video game by riot games
          11. 25A
            Exist
          12. 26A
            "The Little Mermaid" is Danish, but many people still believe it is from this culture
          13. 28A
            Outer limit
          14. 29A
            Quick reference
          15. 31A
            This saying is phony as their vision is three times as good as humans.
          16. 37A
            Contrary to health blogs, the color of these have nothing to do with nutrition.
          17. 38A
            It is believed hell smells of this.
          18. 39A
            Leonardo Di Vinci never invented this military vehicle as the stories go.
          19. 40A
            It is bad luck to have three lit candles on this according to performance myths.
          Down
          1. 1D
            This company's logo is said to look like a spinning propeller. It's not.
          2. 2D
            This city has a nudist beach, but going topless outside of it is illegal.
          3. 3D
            The myth was "It's just a phase"
          4. 4D
            While some brands would have you believe they are "Gluten-free" all of these are truly gluten-free.
          5. 5D
            Weights of Denmark.
          6. 6D
            "That's baloney!"
          7. 7D
            Flight formation
          8. 8D
            Gentle touch
          9. 9D
            Usher's Scolding
          10. 11D
            Contrary to the movies, there is actually little evidence that these animals have ever eaten a human.
          11. 14D
            Russian ruler
          12. 16D
            Jason Statham stars in this movie about a mythological giant shark, with THE.
          13. 17D
            May have been used to chop down a cherry tree, if that actually happened.
          14. 18D
            "Fruits de ______"
          15. 20D
            Melancholy
          16. 21D
            A pirates cry
          17. 22D
            Dakota Indian
          18. 24D
            Touch down
          19. 27D
            The capital of Belarus
          20. 28D
            Place on a pedestal
          21. 30D
            A Celtic Mythological Being
          22. 31D
            TV Channel that aired "The Oval" in 2019.
          23. 32D
            JFK Alternative
          24. 33D
            Video game review website
          25. 34D
            Artist's deg.
          26. 35D
            The declaration of independence wasn't actually signed in JUL, but rather in this month.
          27. 36D
            A nickname for the III in the family.
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