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Mini 40

◆◆ · By Sendhil Revuluri · Published 2024-04-15T21:07:03.232Z

Constructor's Note
The seeds for this puzzle should be pretty apparent from the cover pictures. I may have erred with my black square placement, so I appreciate both your patience and your feedback (and especially any advice on how to improve it). Hope you (still) enjoy!
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  • kurtalert 🤓2:13 · 2024-04-16T02:50:24.448Z
    Thanks Sendhil! Some good challenges in here.
    • heron 2:40 · 2024-04-16T04:50:56.921Z
      thanks for the puzzle! i agree--the black square placement made the fill a bit rough. 8 (!!) intersecting spanners is really tough to do, especially with two of them being seed entries. ABTHROW made me laugh with how the clue was worded, and RPE also gave of ettu etui vibes haha
      Play today's daily mini crossword
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      Southern corn bread variety named for where it's baked
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      1. 1A
        Southern corn bread variety named for where it's baked
      2. 8A
        Painter and collagist Romare associated with the Harlem Renaissance and civil rights movement
      3. 9A
        Junction between the jawbone and the skull, for short
      4. 10A
        Terminal academic degree, typically (abbr.)
      5. 11A
        Postal abbreviation of the state of birth of the 44th President
      6. 12A
        Jovian moon named after a lover of Zeus who was turned into a cow
      7. 13A
        Scale for Rate of Perceived Exertion developed by Gunnar Borg (don't overthink it) (this is not the worst entry in this puzzle)
      8. 15A
        Code for currency of the most populous country in the world
      9. 16A
        Staple flowers for corsages
      10. 18A
        Native of the forest planet Kashyyyk (in sci-fi, not reality, in case that was unclear)
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      1. 1D
        To send the muscles of one's midsection through the air with force? (?) (??)
      2. 2D
        Not a complete amateur… but not quite major-league
      3. 3D
        Pilgrimage to Mecca
      4. 4D
        Common code for chromium or Costa Rica
      5. 5D
        Big inits. in check processing or payroll services
      6. 6D
        American painter known for naturalistic portraits that reference "Old Masters"
      7. 7D
        Throw one's support behind, as a candidate
      8. 14D
        Prefix with -friendly, -tourist, -system, or -conscious
      9. 15D
        Right on the dial of a clock
      10. 17D
        ISO country code that is no (longer) a country
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