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Check Your Corners

◆ · By Nick · Published 2023-04-04T18:43:18.609Z

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  • Jack Hopey 🤓13:11 · 2023-11-21T18:42:46.390Z
    alright... i dont get this one. I loved it, but I don't get the theme at all
    • Nick constructor · 2023-11-21T21:28:15.959Z
      Hey! Thanks for solving and I'm glad you enjoyed. I'm pretty new at making puzzles so still figuring out what works and what doesn't And this was one of my first ones so I don't blame you for being confused. It's a little wonky in retrospect.
      The theme answers are HID and DEN. So it's a HIDDEN theme. The movie referenced is HIDDEN FIGURES which was about black female NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson (pictured above).
      The title is CHECK YOUR CORNERS and I reference "stemming from the corners" in 31A. If you go from each of the four corners diagonally you get: -- (FIGURE) IT OUT 🤔 -- (FIGURE) HEAD 🗿 -- (FIGURE) EIGHT ♾️ -- (FIGURE) SKATE ⛸️
      So there are "hidden figures." I tried to allude to it with the emojis, too.
      • Jack Hopey 🤓13:11 · 2023-11-27T13:54:27.002Z
        Ooooh I see now. Clever. Maybe some shaded boxes would've helped. Either way, I absolutely love your puzzles so I've just been going through your entire catalog. It's really cool to see your growth as a constructor from this one to your most recent (this is coming from someone who has never constructed a good puzzle).
        • Nick constructor · 2023-11-27T16:35:06.041Z
          I think you're probably right. I'm sure I've seen words stemming from the corners like that before but it is a bit rare.
          And thank you so much! I really appreciate you saying that and solving the puzzles. Really means a lot.
    Play today's daily mini crossword
    1A
    Translated Rene Magritte painting caption: "This ____ a pipe"
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    Across
    1. 1A
      Translated Rene Magritte painting caption: "This ____ a pipe"
    2. 6A
      Political or religious splinter group
    3. 10A
      Library hushing
    4. 13A
      Hoard secretly
    5. 14A
      Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan
    6. 15A
      Perfection phrase: "To ____"
    7. 16A
      Green vegetable with smaller florets and thinner stalks than its "parent"
    8. 18A
      G-rated expression of frustration
    9. 19A
      First captive killer whale to perform with humans whose name rhymes with a more famous orca
    10. 20A
      Common choice to close out a to-go order on a coffee shop tablet
    11. 21A
      Multiple genome samples
    12. 22A
      You can find them on clowns or Jersey Shore houses
    13. 24A
      Stockpiled not-so-secretly
    14. 26A
      Operatic piece or a Las Vegas resort
    15. 28A
      Run off the track
    16. 31A
      Combined with 41A, the first word in an Oscar-nominated movie chronicling the real-life story of three black women at NASA in the 1960s (and also a hint to what might be stemming from the corners of this puzzle 🗿 ♾️ 🤔 ⛸️)
    17. 34A
      Pre-Internet Google Maps
    18. 37A
      FDA nutritional guidance, briefly
    19. 38A
      Present state of being
    20. 39A
      Human-powered taxi
    21. 41A
      See 31A
    22. 42A
      Common Tuesday night dinner fare
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      Make a speech
    24. 45A
      Nine-digit code issuer
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      Outer tooth layer
    26. 48A
      All-"American" actress Suvari with roles in a sex-romp and a gorgeous yet tragic best-picture winner
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      Jennifer Lopez, Sofía Vergara, or Sonia Sotomayor
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      Hard Italian cheese
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      Honey-loving yellow bear
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      A floating flower, yoga position, or high-end British sports car
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      Door opener
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      Common Russian woman name
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      Shorten a word or phrase
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      Apt name for quite a few past leaders of Vatican City
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      Close-knit group or Scottish family
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      Pre-printing changes
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      Opposite of WSW
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      Collections of tennis games
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      Koosh-flinging talk show host, futuristic cartoon maid, or inspirational poster flexer
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      13-digit book IDs
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      Classic guitar type, for short
    3. 3D
      WTA's Osaka or model Campbell
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      Mouth-like openings of a sponge
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      Brownie ingredient that gives more than just a sugar high
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      Spotlight-shining moment
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      Gives off, as light
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      "____ you nit!" from Violet Beauregarde to Veruca Salt in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" after the latter demands an Oompa Loompa from her father
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      iPhone holder for TikTok dances, maybe
    10. 10D
      Something single people tout to avoid regrettable hookups
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      Greek counterpart of Juno
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      Coop egg layers
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      Those pounding the + on calculators
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      Like some surprise inspections
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      Walkie-talkie confirmation once a snare or cage is in place
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      Sandwiches with Russian and Swiss influence
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      Fashionable shoe company
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      Caesar's fateful mid-March time
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      Singer Del Rey
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      Abhor
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      Current day Persia
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      Ten Commandments, as translated from Greek, initially
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      One of MJ's first and simplest nicknames
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      Like an email from a Nigerian prince
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      Welcome command from a military superior
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      Peyton Manning screams before a snap, often
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      Pretty purple flowers
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      Modern, less-lethal Japanese martial art
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      Common descriptor for knights
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      Hit or walk on the diamond
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      Diarist Nin
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      Mobster played by Travolta in 2018
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      Eric Cartman or Peter Griffin, medically
    34. 57D
      Title for 65A
    35. 58D
      Former Saints and Bears center Kreutz
    36. 60D
      Ash holders
    37. 64D
      To see (Sp.)
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