The One With the Princess and the Triforce
◆ · By seanm · Published 2023-05-10T17:50:08.478Z
Constructor's Note
It seems like all I can think about is the new Zelda game that is about to come out, so I channeled that into a themed crossword. I wrote it with non-Zelda players in mind, so you might pick up on some fun references if you've played, but no inside knowledge needed. Also, this is my first full-size crossword, so feedback is very welcome! Thanks to jackofallspades98 and clobug for testsolving.
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Pump (up), like I need to do to my Spelling Bee game to keep up with my mother-in-law
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Across
- 1APump (up), like I need to do to my Spelling Bee game to keep up with my mother-in-law
- 4ALike some fancy-schmancy communities
- 9AIt represents E in Morse, or A in Braille
- 12ABacon, lettuce, and tomato, for example. The triforces, for another.
- 13AQuaff that might give you eternal life (or let you prance around a volcano in your underwear in Hyrule)
- 15A"You wanna talk about a supply and demand problem? I sell __ for a living." -Kristoff, once permanent winter set in in Arendelle
- 16A* The one where the hero played hooky
- 18AThe original in-ground pool
- 19AFoolproof way to make a kitty not completely resent your existence
- 20ANice option for a baby name when your short list is the NATO alphabet
- 22A"___, please advance to c3." (How I address my knights in a chess game)
- 23A"The pictures made this look like a nice house of sticks, but this place is a ___!": possible bad review on AirBnB
- 25ALike, sooo many
- 26AMe: "Okay, I'll do it in a ___." My kids: "One. Time's up!" ALL. THE. TIME.
- 29A"I don't want to order a whole drink, I'll just have a ___ of yours": mantra of drink-stealers like myself
- 31AIt's a good listener
- 33AOne beats ace high
- 35A* The one where the hero had the same taste in jewelry as Mr. T
- 40APlayed the fool, say
- 42APrivate comms.
- 43ASomething you might pick up as you draw with a Smencil(R), such as Blue Slushie (my favorite)
- 45A* The one where the hero downed too many Monsters?
- 48AGiant broccoli (or does broccoli look like a tiny this?)
- 49ALamb's mama
- 50AWhen I was 10: "I'll feel ___ when I'm 20." When I was 20: "This isn't ___. I'll feel ___ when I'm 30," etc., etc... Me now: "Eh, 100's not that ___. You still have your whole life ahead of you!"
- 52ATotally destroy, in a match
- 53ASomeone must have been really bad at alphabetizing, because this is definitely the last letter of its alphabet but somehow got misfiled between epsilon and eta.
- 56AFamily dr., maybe
- 59APlatform that has this great feature where it lets me record myself singing the Paw Patrol theme song with an animated shark head for my 3 year old and then somehow accidentally send it to all his daycare teachers
- 61AClutch at the invisible knife in my chest and fall on the floor after someone tells me something like "all escape rooms are boring," for example
- 63ACoat for all cold weather
- 68ACA Angels, on a scoreboard
- 69A* The one where the hero wore a hot dog costume
- 71A'Tis a grievous wrong where one doth attack another's honor with foul speech, in the parlance of modern times
- 72A"___ Change-o"
- 73ABase x height / 2, for a triangle
- 74ASecond account for the weird stuff, often
- 75ALike an error-free crossword solve (and unlike the fill in this grid)
- 76AWhat you cause pink slime Gannon to do when you light-arrow him right in the triangles (until he's brought back to life in the next one, along with the hero)
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- 1DPrima donna speciality
- 2DYou might get sprayed with it in the produce aisle
- 3D"'Being Off Instagram Has Been Good for Me,' Says Friend Who Now ___ 90 TikToks a Day" -Reductress headline
- 4DLike products such as Kit Kots, Prongles, or Thick Mints
- 5DPond scum unit
- 6DSlants
- 7DDid you know that when you're not thinking about the rest of us, we cease to ___? We're all a figment of your imagination. Kind of weird that you had to find this out in a crossword, but it's probably time for you to know. Anyway, next clue.
- 8DRacket, or a Hyrule goddess
- 9DType of ball with an average of 8,347.2 mirrors (don't check my math)
- 10DOne making waves?
- 11DSad juice (or the first word in the soon-to-be-released Zelda title)
- 12DChannel for film lovers, briefly
- 14DOriginal "King Kong" studio back in the day
- 17DSome dogs have a hazel one and a blue one
- 21DLike a diet where you can eat ice cream for every meal, but ONLY ice cream (Can't say I recommend this; don't ask me why)
- 24DJapanese bread
- 26D"This is not a ___." -me trying to reason with my 6 year-old who won't get out of the bath
- 27DPer
- 28DUpgrade for when you've got 2 wheat and 3 ore burning a hole in your pocket and your plucky little settlement is ready for the big-time
- 30DMusician Collins with the power ballads that can hit you in the feels (see "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)")
- 32DYankovic and Pacino, for two
- 34DAppropriate setting to listen to 30-Down's mentioned song on if you were going through a breakup in 1984
- 36DPierre's bestie
- 37D"There ___ I in TEAM"
- 38DRoman emporer who had many impostors "come back" as him after he died
- 39DSensed
- 41D"Do the ___" (call-to-action that's made easier to stomach by hiding its yellow color in a green bottle)
- 44DNumber of things I hate about you in a 90s romcom
- 46DCred
- 47DAlien Star Trek race who might insult you by saying "Hab SoSlI' Quch" (Your mother has a smooth forehead)
- 51DRad
- 53DPrincess referred to in the title who may or may not have been amused by the antics of the hero in the starred clues
- 54DThing that triggers an exciting little two note jingle when it shows up on my phone
- 55DTwice-cooked dough
- 57DMeaner than mean, like the subway conductor closing the doors RIGHT as I get to them
- 58DNot chic
- 60DAnything + mayonnaise = this, apparently
- 62DSkill I can use to guess the number you're thinking of right now (7, right?)
- 64DFlighty organization for places like LAX, ORD, or JFK
- 65D"Umbrella" singer, to fans
- 66DJoint that a single leg-dip may target
- 67DWhat quotes around a middle name might mean
- 70DFlight path of a porcelain vase, for example?