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Fruitful Adaptations

◆ · By alloquest · Published 2022-01-26T19:13:44.581Z

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  • Mike D 🤓12:08 · 2022-01-26T21:55:08.232Z
    Fun one! Took me a while to start getting the themers but then it fell together 😊
    • alloquest constructor · 2022-01-27T00:06:48.811Z
      Thanks
    • jasonwestley 39:49 · 2022-01-27T21:14:36.064Z
      Gloriously specific theme, and an impressive grid to go with it. I was one letter away from completing without help, but I made a silly mistake that I didn't spot when I rechecked everything. Great puzzle!
      • alloquest constructor · 2022-01-28T01:21:59.850Z
        Thanks
      Play today's daily mini crossword
      1A
      Life preservers?
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Life preservers?
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        Managed
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        Plus
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        Secular
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        Like a home-town hero
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        Meaty anagram of 12-Down12DBlonde anagram of 17-Across[----]
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        Anthony Burgess / Malcolm McDowell
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        Pork 17-Across17AMeaty anagram of 12-Down[----], possibly
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        Losing ground
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        Circus performers
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        Bloke
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        Elizabeth Strout / Frances McDormand
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        Recipient
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        Free advances
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        Pelican's home, in brief
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        Series finale?
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        Word before point or piece
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        Silent communication, for short
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        Thus far
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        Programming language
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        Meat market
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        Batman and Superman
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        Lorraine Hansberry / Sidney Poitier
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        Asian occasion
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        Begin to open the door
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        Abstains from
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        "Lawrence of Arabia" best actor nominee
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        John Steinbeck / Henry Fonda
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        Turkey
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        Cheesy actor
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        Famous last words
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        Mishmash
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        High-flier?
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        Line of clothing
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        Menu words
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        Beat fast
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        Firing range?
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        Terrier type
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        Defiant response
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        Madison Avenue magazine
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        End of Fred's catchphrase
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        Get it all wrong
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        Fake, at the rink
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        Like carbon monoxide
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        Mythical rubber
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        Blonde anagram of 17-Across17AMeaty anagram of 12-Down[----]
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        Essence of 40-Across40ASilent communication, for short[---]
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        Ten C-notes
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        Longs for
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        Jungle warning
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        One of 24, for most people
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        Dump
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        Western
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        Stretchy fabric
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        Green or black
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        "___ mind?"
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        High-flying John
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        Puts away
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        "Salt-N-___"
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        Wikipedia back-and-forths
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        It's perfect
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        Bide your time
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        He played Churchill in "The Crown"
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        Lucy of "Ally McBeal"
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        Traveler's stopover
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        Places for lottery tickets, spinning hot dogs, and overpriced toilet paper, for short
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        Forward-looking person?
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        Financier Pickens
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        Mad about
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        JFK guesses
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        It can be cheap
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        Give up
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        Pickle
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        After the buzzer
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        Bluesy James
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        Music genre
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        Japanese honorific
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        Sound of efficiency
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