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SHADE BRAID

◆ · By KrishKross · Published 2022-02-13T19:58:00.810Z

Constructor's Note
The title references the aesthetics of the grid and also the format of certain clues. Shaded clues are on theme. Happy solving!
This is an edited version of Shade Braid. I redid the middle section after learning I used an unconventional spelling for SPOILER: "in synch". Enjoy! You can play Version 1 from my constructor blog page: www.crosshare.org/rajbaj
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  • Slim 33:54 · 2022-02-13T22:52:33.224Z
    RICE PRICE
    • Raja K constructor · 2022-02-16T19:26:58.448Z
      Hehehe
    • Nick 14:22 · 2022-02-14T23:11:40.314Z
      I had it as Ben (Solo) instead of Ren for ages and couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. Overall nice!
      • Raja K constructor · 2022-02-16T19:27:03.922Z
        Thank you!!!
      • Noelia Gravotta 7:25 · 2022-02-16T07:13:30.476Z
        John Legend clue had me feeling dummm . Great stuff!!
        • Raja K constructor · 2022-02-16T19:27:15.555Z
          Thanks Noelia! You got it in the end :)
        • Joe Sutherland 45:01 · 2022-02-27T15:50:09.372Z
          The keywords across were hilarious. Thanks!!
          Play today's daily mini crossword
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          Preserve meat with salt
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          Across
          1. 1A
            Preserve meat with salt
          2. 5A
            State agcy. in charge of schools on Maui
          3. 10A
            Confused or stunned state of mind
          4. 14A
            Prayer ender, for some
          5. 15A
            Success metric for many tech startups
          6. 16A
            Surrounded by
          7. 17A
            Law enf. agy. reporting to Mayor Garcetti
          8. 18A
            Where a Kyrgyz fugitive might hide?
          9. 20A
            Unit of time (as on a clock)
          10. 22A
            Popular pet food maker
          11. 23A
            Fake, especially to Holden Caulfield
          12. 25A
            Pressure, for short
          13. 28A
            Produce a still life or portrait
          14. 31A
            Easy way to draw a foul in the NBA?
          15. 33A
            "Rubber Duckie" singer and Bert bestie
          16. 34A
            Tabletop RPG with a DM to keep things moving
          17. 35A
            Cash only pub fixtures
          18. 36A
            John Legend and Rita Moreno ech. have one
          19. 37A
            Buddhist shrine
          20. 39A
            Site prefix
          21. 43A
            Pop. co-stat, often
          22. 44A
            Set standard to clear
          23. 47A
            Online periodicals, for short
          24. 49A
            Sticker on a bag of basmati?
          25. 52A
            See 7D
          26. 53A
            A drupe or legume might be confused for one
          27. 54A
            Bird that haunted Poe
          28. 55A
            Contraction introducing Christmas Eve?
          29. 57A
            Moron
          30. 58A
            Bowling score?
          31. 63A
            "That hurts"
          32. 66A
            "Walk next to me," to a dog
          33. 67A
            With -emology, the study of knowledge itself
          34. 68A
            21-time men's singles tennis Grand Slam winner, affectionately
          35. 69A
            Intentionally misspelled battle cry of some cryptocurrency enthusiasts
          36. 70A
            "Si se _____" : "Yes we can."
          37. 71A
            A Glaswegian
          Down
          1. 1D
            UC Berkeley nickname
          2. 2D
            Actress Thurman frequently in Tarantino films
          3. 3D
            Half-man half-lizard, often in conspiracy theories
          4. 4D
            One of many in a choose-your-own-adventure book
          5. 5D
            Throw hard, as a frisbee
          6. 6D
            DLSR camera setting
          7. 7D
            With 52-Across, star of The Green Knight and Slumdog Millionaire
          8. 8D
            Mined resource necessary for city building in Catan
          9. 9D
            Maker of ArcGIS
          10. 10D
            A terrifying waking hallucination
          11. 11D
            Entertaining
          12. 12D
            Gender neutral third-person pronoun
          13. 13D
            NYC hours after springing forward
          14. 19D
            It might be rolled to prove a point
          15. 21D
            with -ophobia, a fear of dogs
          16. 23D
            Alaska citizen's ann. oil check
          17. 24D
            A free range one has access to the outdoors
          18. 25D
            Model (after)
          19. 26D
            Shang-Chi lead
          20. 27D
            Check a restaurant for rats, perhaps
          21. 29D
            Chinese Tesla rival
          22. 30D
            New Year in Ho Chi Minh City
          23. 32D
            ___ de deux (Hint: see 56-Down)
          24. 38D
            It might cross a st.
          25. 39D
            Liven (up)
          26. 40D
            On Reddit, an invitation to inquire broadly
          27. 41D
            Warned, as a snake
          28. 42D
            What fine wine or a predictive tweet will hopefully do
          29. 44D
            To camp with little shelter, like a mountaineer
          30. 45D
            Royal flush high card
          31. 46D
            Solo's son
          32. 48D
            Crush it, like a drag queen on the runway
          33. 50D
            Not an amateur
          34. 51D
            Philosophical guidelines that help shave away unlikely explanations
          35. 56D
            Dance style originating in Africa and heavily emphasizing footwork
          36. 57D
            Basic unit of digital storage
          37. 58D
            Sound of fear or relaxation, depending on the tone
          38. 59D
            One born in early August
          39. 60D
            Controversial Kwik-E-Mart proprietor
          40. 61D
            Fudge
          41. 62D
            "Dropped" hallucinogen
          42. 64D
            Exec. in charge of the company coffers
          43. 65D
            ___ trick
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