"Puberty 2", "Laurel Hell", "Bury Me At Makeout Creek", etc.
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Across
1A
"Puberty 2", "Laurel Hell", "Bury Me At Makeout Creek", etc.
6A
Series of ambient releases by Nine Inch Nails (yes, THAT Nine Inch Nails)
11A
With 52D, a rapper that's worked with TOBACCO, Blockhead and Homeboy Sandman
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Brian, guitarist for Queen (Note: holy crap lois that reminds me of the time brian played guitar at Live Aid)
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Thigh bone that's famously broken in the SCP universe
15A
"You thought you just did something there, didn't you? Well, sorry to burst your bubble, but numerous sentences could be constructed without the use of the first glyph of the English lexicon." "Fuck you."
17A
"Bad _______", a song where Lady Gaga claims that you and her could both write the song (which means that the song is actually directed at... (checks Wikipedia) Nadir Khayat? I mean, alright)
19A
"Takin' Care of Business" band (abbv.)
20A
Famously memed Childish Gambino song (haha get schrodingered)
22A
Justin Timberlake single from the 2nd part of his 20/20 Experience (which has an extremely noticeable lack of lines about COVID)
23A
Where MC Ride breaks mirrors with his face (abbv.)
24A
Tally Hall song that's just a symbol (no the entry isn't the symbol STOP PUTTING 9 HASHTAGS IN A ROW)
26A
Heck 'yes'? (This is a clue specifically designed for my friend group, do not feel ashamed if you don't know this)
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"...and implements of destruction..."
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Consumed
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Will Toledo sang near one
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A Common album?
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Gave your walls a new look, say
48A
"It's you!" / "You're the [Windows version released in 2000]!"
49A
"___ Ng and I are getting old / And we still haven't walked in the glow of each other's majestic presence"
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Microphones song that got an album-sized sequel (still by the Microphones)
52A
The Weasley you know
53A
With 'haha', Left at London vine quote joking about relatable memes
55A
"It would be so _______, it would be so cool..."
57A
Princess _____, rapper with "1992 Deluxe"
58A
(Inhales and exhales harder) NOT RELATED TO 4D IN ANY WAY.
59A
Fred Jones wears an orange one (and yes, you know who Fred Jones is)
60A
Toyota minivan that started production in 1997 (Sidenote: Why the fuck do car companies have the model years one ahead of what the actual release year is? It's really fucking annoying)
61A
(Allegedly) the word Archimedes yelped after discovering a principle of water and density
Down
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Video calls on Google
2D
: in analogies
3D
Baby or tater
4D
(Inhales for 5 seconds, exhales for 5 seconds) A TYPE OF WHALE.
5D
"Mom, look! _____ it onto TV!"
6D
Greek food that's sorta like burritos
7D
With 'and Monsters', the William Tenn novel that (most likely) inspired the "Little Talks" band
8D
___ of Thieves, a game made by Rare (who I honestly thought were defunct, shoutout to them)
9D
A multitude of tortoises named after Renaissance artists
10D
Antonym... and synonym for blows? Words are aw(e)ful
11D
What the 1A clue references
14D
Touches up your tan lotion, say
16D
If opposites attract, then like minds...
18D
"Have you tried turning it _____ off again?"
21D
"I'm having trouble _________ in..." (from 'Avant Gardener', a great song by Courtney Barnett that you should totally check out after the puzzle)
24D
A four-wheeler that withstands sands, grasses, gravel roads, etc.
25D
___: The Third and Final Report by Throbbing Gristle
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If you wanna row a boat you better bring at least one
29D
Beep, beep, I'm a female sheep
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If you get a high score on this, it'll help you get into college
31D
Originally called or born as (usually used in marriages where one of the partners is insecure)
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"Totally tubular!"
33D
Gaming company that was really just Atari's way to circumvent their contractual obligations
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Singer locked inside a heart-shaped box
36D
The "proper" way to address a man
37D
"_____ Games", the most recent Bloc Party album
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Let through
39D
FF0000 (AKA my favorite color, this will be on the pop quiz)
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1995 film that (apparently) starred Sandra Bullock as a systems analyst
42D
FNAF: Security Breach enemies that are just the animatronic's bones
44D
"The Black Phone" villain Hawke
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Insurance company founded in 1853
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Make someone ecstatic
47D
Online fashion
48D
Aquaman (with Jason)
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DJ Steve, who despite being a (somewhat) known name in his scene is NEVER talked about
52D
What the R in RPS stands for (In unrelated news: the S stands for shotgun)
54D
What happens in RPS when you just keep giving each other the same symbol
56D
Somewhere very downward and just a smidgen to the right