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Five Ws, but No "Why"?

◆◆ · By elevatorz89 · Published 2025-04-16T03:14:06.200Z

Constructor's Note
There's a Who or two, and perhaps a clue that'll make you go "What?" when you look at it. Where? In this crossword. Why? I don't know.
This is my first puzzle, so please go easy on me. I'm not sure if the puzzle is willing to extend the same generosity, though...
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  • Connor D 4:37 · 2025-04-16T04:46:30.917Z
    Might be inadvertently tagged cryptic. These are tricky, but cryptic means something different :)
    • notaprotoype constructor · 2025-04-16T05:34:11.147Z
      I'm super new to this- what would qualify a puzzle as being a cryptic? I tagged the puzzle this way because the editor suggested it.
      • Connor D 4:37 · 2025-04-16T07:36:11.543Z
        A cryptic crossword is one where the clue has two parts: definition and wordplay.
        An example is, "Spanish is, confused parent circle concludes, a made up language (9)". The answer is "Esperanto".
        "A made-up language" is the definition - it defines Esperanto. But there are lots of made-up languages, so the precise answer has to be found using the wordplay.
        The Spanish word for "is" is "es".
        "Confused" is a way of saying "all muddled about", and if you middle about the letters in "parent" you get "perant".
        "O" is a circle, and it concludes the word.
        For a crossword to be cryptic, it should have clues of that nature.
    Play today's daily mini crossword
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    0°, in Spanish
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    Across
    1. 1A
      0°, in Spanish
    2. 5A
      Enemy Territory
    3. 9A
      Two and a half centimeters, give or take
    4. 10A
      Out of office
    5. 12A
      The state of this puzzle
    6. 14A
      Oversized beyblade?
    7. 15A
      What you'd say in response to at least one of these clues, I'd hope?
    8. 16A
      Shapes from a popular stacking game
    9. 20A
      For
    10. 21A
      Used by speedrunners
    11. 23A
      "Cats with wings", you could say.
    12. 25A
      24D, for example.
    13. 26A
      9x9s
    Down
    1. 1D
      Doesn't affect digital roots
    2. 2D
      Flipping a switch
    3. 3D
      Underrated Coca-Cola alternative
    4. 4D
      Pinball Wizards
    5. 6D
      Unrevealed tiles in a certain grid puzzle...
    6. 7D
      Never challenge one of these to a kickboxing match.
    7. 8D
      Ludicrous Speed!
    8. 11D
      Poison ...?
    9. 12D
      They're hardly united, nowadays...
    10. 13D
      Rolled a 20!
    11. 15D
      Twisting a key
    12. 17D
      Remove excess?
    13. 18D
      Once an empire, now a city- like the other 20 or so in the U.S.
    14. 19D
      Completely stuck, like some on this puzzle...
    15. 22D
      Feathered victors of a so-called "war"
    16. 24D
      By looking at this clue, you have _ the game.
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