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Ornithological Midi

· By Miriam Sicherman · Published 2024-06-27T22:30:26.094Z

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  • Sendhil Revuluri 👇2:10 · 2024-06-28T00:48:52.100Z
    Very fun, thank you! Liked some of the anti-crosswordese clues, in addition to the theme content! 🕊️🦅🦆🦜🐥🦢🐓🦃🦉🐧🐤🐦🦤🦩🐦⬛🪿
    • Miriam Sicherman constructor · 2024-06-28T11:31:24.728Z
      Glad you enjoyed it and that is a very comprehensive series of relevant emojis!
    • dilly 🤓3:50 · 2024-06-29T13:25:24.955Z
      I remember reading an interesting set piece (I believe it was in Rising by Elizabeth Rush & it's been a second, so, grain of salt, etc.) about trophic cascade among 35A, where warmer climate caused the birds to be born with shorter beaks, making it impossible for them to reach the horseshoe crabs in their wintering grounds, and thus forcing them to rely on roots, etc. for sustenance, which contributed to coastal erosion in those areas.
      We don't have any 22D/31A where I live, but I did see a killdeer a couple days ago apparently running(?) drills with his/her 2 chicks, which was also very adorable.
      Thanks for the puzzle!
      1A
      Ave, en inglés
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      3
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      5
      6
      7
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      10
      11
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      28
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      31
      32
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      35
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Ave, en inglés
      2. 5A
        The only African fly that most Americans have ever heard of
      3. 11A
        Thing that you think of with your mind
      4. 12A
        Heavenly messenger, in italiano
      5. 13A
        The only British boarding school that most Americans have ever heard of
      6. 14A
        Much-maligned urban 1A that comes in an amazing array of colors
      7. 15A
        Rural homes to many 1A nests
      8. 17A
        Gives someone free tickets
      9. 18A
        Yellow blobs that provide nutrients for embryonic 1As
      10. 20A
        Feed initials
      11. 21A
        Enemy
      12. 22A
        Poet who wrote about a large black 1A
      13. 25A
        Common NYC 1A whose ancestors, according to urban legend, were brought here by a guy who wanted all of the 1As mentioned by Shakespeare to come live in America
      14. 27A
        Halls, en español
      15. 30A
        Market, hero, or nova
      16. 31A
        See 22D
      17. 33A
        Annoy
      18. 34A
        Grandmother, en español
      19. 35A
        Red ____, 1A that needs horseshoe crabs to survive; what can make it hard to brush hair
      20. 36A
        Burden, weigh down (with)
      21. 37A
        Mil. people who run drills (is "run" the correct verb?)
      Down
      1. 1D
        The other Justin, the one who wasn't just arrested in the Hamptons
      2. 2D
        Bearers of important information for many pets, but usually not pet 1As
      3. 3D
        Changes in the way a company is set up
      4. 4D
        Nickname for Daniel
      5. 5D
        Pat backwards
      6. 6D
        Laughs meanly
      7. 7D
        The most famous toaster waffles of them all
      8. 8D
        Homophone of the word that famously has no I
      9. 9D
        What some inhabitants of 15A eat
      10. 10D
        Bright gassy lights, minus the first letter
      11. 16D
        Gentle way of getting someone to buy something
      12. 19D
        Mauna that's not Kea
      13. 22D
        Very hot; with 31A, adorable 1A whose nests are protected by closing certain NYC beaches
      14. 23D
        Land unit, usually for a single building
      15. 24D
        1As that can be little, great, or snowy
      16. 25D
        Didn't throw away
      17. 26D
        Hangs out in the shadows
      18. 27D
        Places where people relax
      19. 28D
        Of the Jessicas who are always in puzzles, this one is first alphabetically
      20. 29D
        How you should not be, if you're trying to see lots of 1As
      21. 32D
        Actress, writer, and producer Issa
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