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First Grade Desk Nostalgia

· By JeffsPuzzles · Published 2023-06-14T11:34:29.764Z

Constructor's Note
Being a grandfather has amped up my natural nostalgia to an unprecedented level. Hence this tribute to my first grade desk.
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  • kurtalert 🤓2:16 · 2023-06-14T16:23:41.888Z
    Fun theme, thanks!
    • JeffsPuzzles constructor · 2023-06-14T17:29:37.018Z
      thank you!
    • capybara 11:27 · 2023-06-14T18:47:15.766Z
      Very sweet, enjoyed it.
      • JeffsPuzzles constructor · 2023-06-14T22:03:10.806Z
        Thanks!
      • emmie 🤓2:57 · 2023-06-14T22:29:38.887Z
        Very fun! One of the only memories I have about preschool is getting scolded for using too much 39A.
        • JeffsPuzzles constructor · 2023-06-15T00:19:16.851Z
          Glad you liked it!
        1A
        *It was lined to teach neat handwriting (it didn't work for me)
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        Across
        1. 1A
          *It was lined to teach neat handwriting (it didn't work for me)
        2. 6A
          Ache
        3. 10A
          Friend on one side of the Pyrenees
        4. 11A
          Zeno of ___ (the paradox guy)
        5. 12A
          *Their covers (which I drew all over) never closed right
        6. 15A
          ___ off (drove or annoyed)
        7. 16A
          CBS procedural that ended in May after 15 years
        8. 17A
          Big name in coolers (the whole Himalaya thing I guess)
        9. 19A
          ___ the 15th letter of the English alphabet (I own my dreck fill)
        10. 20A
          *I remember the first time it showed up with centimeter markings - this was way back when there was a slight chance the US would go metric.
        11. 23A
          *Usually a salami sandwich on Wonder bread and a couple of Oreo cookies
        12. 25A
          With four sharps (major)
        13. 26A
          Org.
        14. 28A
          "You're The One That I Want" musical
        15. 30A
          ____ Nebula
        16. 34A
          *"The Poky Little Puppy", "The Little Red Hen," and others from this publisher
        17. 36A
          Look that sounds like a tragic (fictional) King
        18. 37A
          Any music from before 2015, apparently
        19. 38A
          Contact ___
        20. 39A
          *A tub of Elmer's finest, which I used far too liberally
        Down
        1. 1D
          Component
        2. 2D
          Friend on one side of the Pyrenees
        3. 3D
          Knotty wood
        4. 4D
          Easter coloring
        5. 5D
          Mixed-up bro?
        6. 6D
          *Ticonderoga #2s, many with tooth marks
        7. 7D
          Supermarket that I get mixed up with Lidl
        8. 8D
          Actor Liam
        9. 9D
          Mandatory pizza topping, as far as I'm concerned
        10. 13D
          QB goof
        11. 14D
          Window part
        12. 18D
          *When you finished using them you'd scrape the rubber crumbs into a pile and blow on them
        13. 20D
          British acting legend Diana ____
        14. 21D
          Prepare the yoga mat
        15. 22D
          Actress/artist Sobieski
        16. 24D
          7 Up nickname (with "the")
        17. 27D
          Rep. counterpart
        18. 29D
          Yemeni port city
        19. 31D
          Stewart, Sterling, and Steiger
        20. 32D
          One Harington? (As I said in 19A, I own my dreck fill!)
        21. 33D
          Undergrad deg. for some engineers
        22. 35D
          Verb for Little Bunny Foo Foo
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