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◆◆ · By Leonard Williams · Published 2021-08-11T18:36:01.601Z

This is a sample puzzle from Black Blocks, White Squares: Crosswords with an Anarchist Edge, a forthcoming book from AK Press. For more information about the book and to preorder a copy, go to https://www.akpress.org/blackblockswhitesquares.html.
Hope you enjoy these puzzles. Read Cross-pollination at https://crosspollination.substack.com/. On Threads or X (a.k.a. Twitter), follow me @polslaw.
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  • Mike D 🤓16:04 · 2021-08-11T19:42:24.746Z
    Very fun puzzle, and congrats on the book! I really enjoyed the themers here. Just FYI the clue for ELLEN is a bit out of date - he is Elliot Page now
    • Leonard Williams constructor · 2021-08-11T23:53:10.737Z
      A friend also caught that. I’ve updated the clue now. The pitfalls of book publishing lead times. Glad you liked the puzzle!
    • Ajay 23:17 · 2021-08-13T15:25:42.599Z
      Great puzzle! Loved it!
      • Leonard Williams constructor · 2021-08-13T23:34:39.758Z
        Thanks so much, Ajay.
        • Leonard Williams constructor · 2021-08-13T23:34:37.844Z
          Thanks so much, Ajay.
        • spikeydlux 15:17 · 2021-08-30T01:29:20.832Z
          Clever theme! Looking forward to the book - congrats!
          • Leonard Williams constructor · 2021-08-31T05:40:42.461Z
            Thanks! There will be a variety of theme types, hopefully something for everyone.
            • Leonard Williams constructor · 2021-08-31T05:40:38.873Z
              Thanks! There will be a variety of theme types, hopefully something for everyone.
            Play today's daily mini crossword
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            Author of "The Rebel"
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            1. 1A
              Author of "The Rebel"
            2. 6A
              Big name in eyewear
            3. 12A
              Jamaican music genre
            4. 15A
              Taken aback
            5. 16A
              Shoreline hazard
            6. 17A
              Tolkein creature
            7. 18A
              Defund the ___! Come as you are!
            8. 20A
              Really exciting
            9. 21A
              Symphony dedicated to heroism
            10. 22A
              Insult
            11. 23A
              Overturn ___! Who needs it anyway?
            12. 30A
              Je t'___
            13. 31A
              Small point to obsess about
            14. 32A
              San Francisco happenings, once
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              Ruins, as a parade
            16. 35A
              Frankie of the Four Seasons
            17. 37A
              1960's Russian chess champion
            18. 38A
              Forerunner to Python?
            19. 39A
              Sources of legal precedent
            20. 41A
              End ___! Don't buy "Risk"!
            21. 46A
              Large amount, idiomatically
            22. 47A
              Any hit by 35-Across
            23. 49A
              Yo te ___
            24. 52A
              Sandwich with "the meats"
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              Welsh football side
            26. 55A
              Onesie protector
            27. 57A
              ___ poetica
            28. 58A
              Numeric guesses: Abbr.
            29. 59A
              A toxic waste dump is a ___. Clean it now!
            30. 63A
              Fla. neighbor
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              Insects noted for pincers
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              "The Greatest"
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              Ban the ___! RIP OED!
            34. 73A
              Prefix to place?
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              Perennial
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              "Goosebumps" author
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              Prattle
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              Musical prodigy of the 18th century
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              "CBS This Morning" competitor
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              Part of a rhyming latte order
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              Turkish title
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              Some advanced degrees: Abbr.
            4. 4D
              Show to a seat, shortly
            5. 5D
              Elevator pitch
            6. 6D
              Reformation-era fighting word
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              Steve's role on "Boardwalk Empire"
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              Dwight's two-time opponent
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              Hitter's stat
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              Secreted resin
            11. 11D
              Poetic "before"
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              Ask for something
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              "Bhagavad Gita" figure
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              Comedian's set
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              Isolate, as with a winter cabin
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              University town in Maine
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              Dr. of rap
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              Message from a Manx: Var.
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              Acid found in protein
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              Nissan make
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              Daytime TV's DeGeneres
            22. 27D
              Missouri city near the Ozarks
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              Pilot
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              Noted fashion monogram
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              Sleeve insert
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              Professorial handouts
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              "Let's go!" in Nuevo Laredo
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              Snarky "Not likely ..."
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              Commander of 1950s serials
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              Wonka portrayer
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              Style of column
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              Yabba ___ Doo! (toon catchphrase)
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              Pindar, for one
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              Sweet, once
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              Majority of fluff
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              Paragon of easiness
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              Jackson of gospel fame
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              Washington Monument, e.g.
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              Royal headgear
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              Savory jelly
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              Singing Sumac
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              Civil disobedience outcome, perhaps
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              "Futurama" character
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              Kitchen tool
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              Disgorge
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              Non-governmental Schumer
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              Icon for Aries
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              Max Stirner's concern
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              Moroccan city or cap
            50. 69D
              Battle of Seattle target
            51. 70D
              Human- or fact- follower
            52. 71D
              Genetic polymer
            53. 72D
              Largo, for one
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