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◆◆ · By FiveCubed · Published 2024-02-04T02:16:21.196Z

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  • Philip Chow 🤓4:04 · 2024-02-04T16:56:55.741Z
    Nice puzzle... i don't get the clue for debrief? CTRL+O is open, so GOO?
    For 3D, Lingo came first: "While Lingo may seem like it's a rip-off of Wordle, it's actually the other way around. Lingo was first broadcast in 1987, and is only now being rebooted"
    • Philip Chow 🤓4:04 · 2024-02-04T17:03:25.247Z
      *control post, control freak, go commando.... ok i get it now (i don't own a mac so had to google it)... i just assumed they were all controls... so i didn't know what go controlo was... debriefed is the perfect clue for it!! i appreciate the puzzle so much more now 😊😊😊
      • Philip Chow 🤓4:04 · 2024-02-04T17:04:19.409Z
        *command post... sorry for all the spam... wish i could edit comments :P
        • kieranjboyd 🤓2:08 · 2024-02-04T20:43:37.897Z
          Ha! I had to figure out the themers after completion. 12A's clue is great!
          • Sendhil Revuluri 2:30 · 2024-02-05T01:35:41.103Z
            Very clever, thank you!
            Thanks to @pchow13 for the explanations! I had to read them a couple times (and this was after I stared and stared unfruitfully at the theme entries) so for anyone who wants a blatant spoiler:
            Macs use the Command key, while PCs use the Control key for the titular “Shortcuts”. So:
            • 8A: PRINT OST [Mac] = COMMAND-P OST = COMMAND POST
            • 12A: GO OPEN [Mac] = GO COMMAND-O = GO COMMANDO
            • 22A: FIND REAK [PC] = CONTROL-F REAK = CONTROL FREAK
            Play today's daily mini crossword
            1A
            Don't tear it!
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            Across
            1. 1A
              Don't tear it!
            2. 4A
              "It's not just an airline, it's Israel" airline
            3. 8A
              Military leader's spot [Mac]
            4. 10A
              Emergency exit feature
            5. 11A
              Attest to, as a scorecard
            6. 12A
              Debrief? [Mac]
            7. 16A
              Synonym for "frenzied" whose "o" sounds like a "u"
            8. 18A
              "Forget I said anything"
            9. 22A
              Super hands-on type [PC]
            10. 23A
              Skeleton necessity
            11. 24A
              "Cats" monogram
            Down
            1. 1D
              First dishes, informally
            2. 2D
              Robinson of "Killing It"
            3. 3D
              Game show hosted by RuPaul which is a blatant Wordle ripoff
            4. 4D
              "..., you get the idea"
            5. 5D
              Word aptly made of letters in "lowball"
            6. 6D
              Simile center
            7. 7D
              Paper size: abbr.
            8. 9D
              Boy of la casa
            9. 13D
              Catherine who married Henry VIII
            10. 14D
              "Nice to ___ you!" (Zoom greeting)
            11. 15D
              "Enough!" in El Salvador
            12. 17D
              "Nope" actress Palmer
            13. 18D
              Hypotheticals
            14. 19D
              Hodges of the Dodgers
            15. 20D
              Compass pt.
            16. 21D
              Uneven?
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