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Musical Chairs

· By JD Crosbie · Published 2023-03-11T13:10:38.807Z

Constructor's Note
Puzzle I developed just as I was starting out a few years ago that I brushed off/cleaned up a bit this winter. Goal Monday NYT difficulty.
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  • JeffsPuzzles 🤓4:05 · 2023-03-11T16:23:56.111Z
    Really nicely done - great theme answers and clean fill!
    • Shae 🤓5:41 · 2023-03-11T16:33:16.470Z
      Smooth
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      Southwestern landscape features
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Southwestern landscape features
      2. 6A
        Barack's older daughter
      3. 11A
        Prom photo nightmare
      4. 14A
        Confess to
      5. 15A
        Co. bigwigs
      6. 16A
        Glass of "This American Life"
      7. 17A
        Medical prefix for specialties treating the brain
      8. 18A
        Music sheet?
      9. 20A
        Musically inclined cathedral benefactor?
      10. 22A
        Cacophony
      11. 23A
        Received
      12. 24A
        "As ____ would have it"
      13. 25A
        Pirate prosthetic
      14. 29A
        Anthropomorphic being made from clay
      15. 32A
        One member of the Bruins-Trojans crosstown rivalry
      16. 33A
        Itty-bitty
      17. 35A
        Website ending for 32-across32AOne member of the Bruins-Trojans crosstown rivalry[----] or 40-down40DOne member of the Bruins-Trojans crosstown rivalry[---]
      18. 38A
        Musical instruments made in a French wine province?
      19. 41A
        Swiftly won a boxing match
      20. 42A
        Self-centered type
      21. 43A
        Dance move
      22. 44A
        Material for bags made by 27-down27DHefty competitor[----]
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        Text formatting for emphasis
      24. 47A
        Seven days
      25. 49A
        de Armas of "Knives Out"
      26. 50A
        Role call reply in 48-down48DPlace for Parisian pupils[-----], perhaps
      27. 51A
        Audience responses in a big band musical competition?
      28. 58A
        Movie musical conductor's cheatsheet?
      29. 60A
        Away from each other
      30. 61A
        It may be torn in sports
      31. 62A
        ____ d'Or, coveted prize at Cannes
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        Famous Child
      33. 64A
        Cinema icon West of "She Done Him Wrong"
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        Zones
      35. 66A
        One of the fathers of academic medicine
      Down
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        Not in stereo
      2. 2D
        Large water jug
      3. 3D
        Comfy below the blankets, say
      4. 4D
        Personal atmosphere
      5. 5D
        Cake variety
      6. 6D
        Forget-____ flowers
      7. 7D
        Nerve cell feature
      8. 8D
        Jared of "Dallas Buyers Club"
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        Cake illustrator, perhaps
      10. 10D
        Venomous snake
      11. 11D
        "Not another peep!"
      12. 12D
        Destructive 2011 East Coast hurricane
      13. 13D
        Blanchett 2022 Oscar-nominated film role (pending tomorrow night, might be "Oscar-winning")
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        Pop rocker Lambert
      15. 21D
        Forms of military ID
      16. 24D
        Touch
      17. 25D
        Sprite of "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
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        Alexa's body, perhaps
      19. 27D
        Hefty competitor
      20. 28D
        On the ___
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        Lamp fixture?
      22. 30D
        Singles
      23. 31D
        How Schwarzenegger originally got into the biz
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        Actor's grand slam, in short
      25. 35D
        James who sang "I'd Rather Go Blind"
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        ____ cut, a lesser known work
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        They're known for braving the elements, abbr.
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        Pinnacle
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        One member of the Bruins-Trojans crosstown rivalry
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        Director of "Dead Poets Society"
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        Southwestern Nation
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        Modern Pagan religion
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        Place for Parisian pupils
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        Southern mountain range
      35. 51D
        It leaves a lasting impression
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        Corduroy texture
      37. 53D
        Eponymous film role within 2022 HBO drama
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        Magnum ___
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        Type of tale
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        Cleveland's Great Lake
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        Night sky guide
      42. 58D
        "Play it again, ___"
      43. 59D
        Feds with a mission to reduce emissions
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