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Puzzle #64 "Instruments, not tools"

◆ · By Philip Chow · Published 2023-07-14T05:46:19.599Z

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  • Philip Chow constructor · 2023-07-14T05:53:49.339Z
    Constructor's notes: this is a revamped version of a puzzle I made back in 2013 when I used to work at a dental office as an assistant. I had to learn and memorize the name of the different dental instruments such as the "sickle" for removing plaque or the "spoon" for excavating decay. My boss would always yell "they're instruments, not tools!... you wouldn't want a TOOL in your mouth, would you?"
    • capybara 11:35 · 2023-07-15T23:23:20.021Z
      Haha, the backstory really completes this one - thank you!
    • damefox 🤓5:36 · 2023-07-14T14:57:26.990Z
      Two puzzles from you in less than a week?? Love it! The clue for ASLEEP is my favorite lol
      • Philip Chow constructor · 2023-07-14T16:46:32.311Z
        Haha thanks Emma! Yeah just cranking them out… I have a few more queued up… stay tuned!
      • kurtalert 🤓4:49 · 2023-07-14T14:55:53.724Z
        Good puzzle, thanks!
        • FrankieHeck 🤓6:22 · 2023-07-27T13:07:31.150Z
          Loved it!
          Play today's daily mini crossword
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          Deviant, slangily
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          Across
          1. 1A
            Deviant, slangily
          2. 5A
            Algonquian chief
          3. 11A
            Airport I live the closest to (but prefer to fly out of JFK instead... and would rarely consider EWR unless I'm super desperate or the flight is mad cheap)
          4. 14A
            Forearm bone
          5. 15A
            Airline based in Seoul
          6. 16A
            Magic, on scoreboards (Shaq's first NBA team)
          7. 17A
            TV series inspired by "The Twilight Zone" that touches upon contemporary social issues (you can try their interactive film "Bandersnatch" on Netflix where you choose your own adventure)
          8. 19A
            Drumstick
          9. 20A
            International peace group that designates "World Heritage Sites": Abbr.
          10. 21A
            World capital closest to the equator
          11. 23A
            Cross swords or exchange cross words
          12. 26A
            Make dirty money appear clean
          13. 28A
            Symbol of communism
          14. 32A
            Female reproductive cells
          15. 33A
            "Star Wars," for example
          16. 34A
            Baton Rouge campus: Abbr. (where Shaq played college basketball)
          17. 35A
            Himalayan legend
          18. 37A
            Snap, crackle, or pop
          19. 39A
            With 40-Down, "Ouch!"
          20. 43A
            ___ and cheese
          21. 45A
            Strives for victory
          22. 47A
            Actor Tognazzi of "La Cage aux Folles"
          23. 48A
            Fictional adventurer with a map and a talking backpack
          24. 53A
            ___ set (toy that a future civil engineer might play with although as a kid I played with LEGO and K'Nex... shout out to all my civil engineering friends - hi Alyssa!)
          25. 54A
            One-up
          26. 55A
            Clergyman's residence
          27. 56A
            Breakfast dish with a Denver variety
          28. 60A
            One by one?
          29. 61A
            One being cuddled
          30. 66A
            One being coddled, perhaps
          31. 67A
            Puzzle
          32. 68A
            "Whoops"
          33. 69A
            Kiki who sang "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" with Elton John
          34. 70A
            Arizona city nicknamed "The Old Pueblo"
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            Drill, to a dentist, or what the last word of 17A, 28A, 48A, or 61A is, in the world of dentistry
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            Place to raise your spirits?
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            Right-angled plumbing pipe
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            Single-helix genetic material: Abbr.
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            Sucky appliance?
          5. 5D
            "Ditto"
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            "Warts and all," at a garage sale
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            Magazine audience statistic: Abbr.
          8. 8D
            He and Kumar went to White Castle and ordered 30 sliders, 5 fries, and 4 large cherry cokes each (diet coke for Kumar)
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            Ambient music pioneer Brian who composed the "Microsoft sound"
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            French nobleman like de Sade (who wrote "it is always by way of pain one arrives at pleasure" and from where we get the term "sadism" from)
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            "Haha... no freakin' clue" in textspeak ¯\__(ツ)_/¯
          12. 12D
            She and her brother got lost in the woods because birds ate the trail of breadcrumbs they left behind
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            Former vice president known for environmental activism (and is super cereal about ManBearPig in "South Park")
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            Kicks in the groin, perhaps
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            Like pure cocaine
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            Chips ___ (nautically named cookie brand)
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            Dance party in an abandoned warehouse
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            Future MBA's exam
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            Living the dream?
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            ___ Cucamonga (California city where "Flamin' Hot" Cheetos were created)
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            "A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away..."
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            Born yesterday, so to speak
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            They're non-PC?
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            It shares a key with a caret
          25. 40D
            See 39-Across
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            Like quality steak or whiskey
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            El ___, wooden roller coaster in Six Flags Great Adventure whose name is Spanish for "the bull"
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            Decorative metal skewer for serving hors d'oeuvres (No idea this was a thing... way too fancy for me, I just use toothpicks)
          29. 46D
            Gin flavorings
          30. 48D
            Brought out to show, as new software
          31. 49D
            Self-descriptive fruit
          32. 50D
            Go back on one's word (like when you accept a job offer elsewhere but change your mind because your current company offers you even more money to stay)
          33. 51D
            Like XXX-rated material
          34. 52D
            Yield
          35. 57D
            Staff gatherings: Abbr. (why do we even have them if most of them can be summed up in an email?)
          36. 58D
            "Sesame street" character with a "tickle me" toy
          37. 59D
            First word in a "fighting machine" phrase
          38. 62D
            Shiba ___ (Japanese dog breed)
          39. 63D
            Ending for two four-letter NYC neighborhoods, one North of Houston St and one South of Houston St
          40. 64D
            The Land of ___ is the setting for Finn and Jake's Cartoon Network show "Adventure Time" (or counterpart of XXX in either "tic-tac-toe" or "hugs and kisses")
          41. 65D
            Org. with Ducks, Penguins, and Maple Leafs
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