Sub(ject)traction

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• kieranjboyd 🤓4:39 · 7 days ago

  Fun fill ... but I don't understand the theme entries or revealer. Could you share an explanation? Thanks!
• Thomas Peri 🤓14:01 · 6 days ago

  (There's also at least one typo in my comments about your typos. I meant 34 Across, not 32 Across which doesn't exist.)
• Thomas Peri 🤓14:01 · 6 days ago

  I can't work out what the theme means either, apart from the middle section of each clue being the actual clue, in the format "[other stuff] to [actual clue] without [other stuff]?"

  Also, you've got a couple typos in the clues:

  • 32 Across has an extra "a".
  • The clue for 22 Down isn't parallel with the answer unless you add a preposition, like "show up at by schooner."

  Fun puzzle! I learned a new word in 16 Across.

  • karolinadean constructor · 6 days ago

    Thank you for the fixes! Proofreading has never been my strong point lol so I appreciate you taking the time
• JeffsPuzzles 🤓3:25 · 6 days ago

  I figured out two of the themers: In 1A

  1A REACTChange light to respond without Mme.?

  , "without Mme." means there's an FR (French class) missing in the middle, so REFRACT becomes REACT

  1A REACTChange light to respond without Mme.?

  . The clue for AGE

  27A AGECaptivate to grow older without Prof.?

  (without Prof.) means ENG is missing, in this case at the beginning, so ENGAGE becomes AGE

  27A AGECaptivate to grow older without Prof.?

  . I can't figure out the "without Sra." clue - presumably SP or SPAN is missing from the answer, but I couldn't relate it to the answer. Perhaps after my coffee fully kicks in.

  • karolinadean constructor · 6 days ago

    Ha yes that's it, I've never worked with rebuses before so I just reclued the revealer to hopefully make it easier to understand - thank you for the help!
  • Thomas Peri 🤓14:01 · 6 days ago

    Ohh, so maybe SPACE, as in spacing out, ignoring things?

    • JeffsPuzzles 🤓3:25 · 6 days ago

      that must be it - thanks!