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■ · By Glenn Cook · Published 2023-06-21T17:50:22.057Z

Constructor's Note
If this theme looks familiar, the New York Times ran a similar puzzle on Nov. 30, 2022. I originally wrote this in October 2022 and had submitted it to a couple of publications, but have published it here on Crosshare now that I have rejections in hand. :) .
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  • Nicole F 🤓4:57 · 2023-06-22T00:12:04.176Z
    I enjoyed 21D!
    • kurtalert 🤓4:01 · 2023-06-22T14:53:15.128Z
      Love it!
      Play today's daily mini crossword
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      Imitated
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Imitated
      2. 5A
        Singular aquatic bloom
      3. 9A
        Overrun (in)
      4. 14A
        Small sheltered inlet
      5. 15A
        Rihanna's Instagram handle @badgirl____
      6. 16A
        Compact Renault model of the 1970s
      7. 17A
        Casual tops
      8. 18A
        "Let's go already!"
      9. 19A
        Follows orders
      10. 20A
        K
      11. 22A
        Stashed away
      12. 23A
        Cincinnati baseballer
      13. 24A
        House monitor?
      14. 26A
        Slimy
      15. 29A
        K
      16. 33A
        "Lord of the Rings" baddie
      17. 34A
        University of New Mexico athlete
      18. 36A
        Sesame or Easy
      19. 37A
        A living child in a New York Post headline, per a John Mulaney bit
      20. 38A
        Put a halt to
      21. 39A
        U.S. aircraft overseer
      22. 40A
        Layer of toilet paper
      23. 41A
        Discomfort
      24. 43A
        Patch a hole, say
      25. 44A
        "____ Maria"
      26. 45A
        K
      27. 47A
        New York NHL team, for short
      28. 49A
        Ages and ages: Brit.
      29. 50A
        Under-the-table gift?
      30. 51A
        RR stop
      31. 52A
        K
      32. 57A
        280-character social media post
      33. 59A
        Clickable image
      34. 60A
        Some lingerie trim
      35. 61A
        "Rumour has it ..."
      36. 62A
        "Lion King" love interest
      37. 63A
        Draw in
      38. 64A
        Who kids cry for when they have an owie
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        Pleased
      40. 66A
        Wall support
      Down
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        Inhabits a role
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        One who writes verses
      3. 3D
        Even one time
      4. 4D
        Strong want
      5. 5D
        Followed a semicircular path
      6. 6D
        Stretch goal?
      7. 7D
        One of the Marx Brothers
      8. 8D
        "Say It ____": Weezer song
      9. 9D
        It last hosted the Pro Bowl in 2016
      10. 10D
        Online workshop
      11. 11D
        Nailed, as a test
      12. 12D
        Utter
      13. 13D
        Units of 60 mins. each
      14. 21D
        Modern vehicle feature
      15. 25D
        ____ Perimeter: Defensive line in the Korean War
      16. 26D
        Rose to one's feet
      17. 27D
        Maine college town
      18. 28D
        Group of eight
      19. 29D
        Not yet set, in a sched.
      20. 30D
        Only nation with a non-rectangular flag
      21. 31D
        Dive deeply (into)
      22. 32D
        Eyelid maladies
      23. 35D
        "Faithful ____ Unchanging": hymn
      24. 39D
        Presenting as a woman
      25. 42D
        Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp or Albequerque Isotopes
      26. 43D
        Play where songs drive the plot forward
      27. 46D
        Adding black lines to comic art
      28. 48D
        Odors
      29. 50D
        Reproductive gland
      30. 51D
        Appear
      31. 53D
        Showgirl in song
      32. 54D
        Pulled tight
      33. 55D
        Off-white shade
      34. 56D
        Woodwind insert
      35. 57D
        Doughnut chain namesake and former NHLer Horton
      36. 58D
        What Horton heard
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