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The Queen's Gambit

◆ · By FiveCubed · Published 2023-09-09T05:24:48.201Z

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  • Andrea 🤓15:58 · 2023-09-09T19:11:48.407Z
    So fun, thank you!
    • Nate Clark 15:29 · 2023-09-09T20:42:50.217Z
      Great one!
      • lisajay 🤓14:34 · 2023-09-11T15:05:08.906Z
        Excellent!
        • Sendhil Revuluri 7:48 · 2023-10-01T12:28:37.034Z
          Really fun puzzle — thank you! Liked the theme (nice variety of entries and tie-ins), and especially loved the 41A/50A theme entry!
          The grid and clues frankly seemed uneven to me, though. There are unchecked squares, and here are some of the clue issues I had:
          • 54D didn’t make sense to me — alpaca are Andean, while TAPA are Iberian
          • In 17A I’d remove the “the” from the clue
          • The clue for 1A has a typo (should be “hieroglyphics”)
          • FiveCubed constructor · 2023-10-01T15:56:12.575Z
            Yeah, I regret the unchecked squares (which I didn't notice until after I submitted it). I'll do the fixes you mentioned, thanks!
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          Creatures depicted in some hieroglyphics
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          1. 1A
            Creatures depicted in some hieroglyphics
          2. 5A
            Influenced by yeast
          3. 10A
            Taj Mahal city
          4. 14A
            Hindi for "tea"
          5. 15A
            One end of a battery
          6. 16A
            Has a cow?
          7. 17A
            Triangle sound made up of letters in "triangle"
          8. 18A
            What it takes two do to
          9. 19A
            Clickable image
          10. 20A
            2019 movie about approaching checkmate?
          11. 22A
            Animal skin
          12. 23A
            Showcase of vocal range
          13. 24A
            2013 movie about someone who's really good at chess?
          14. 30A
            Not just my
          15. 31A
            "____ to please"
          16. 32A
            2008 movie about a chess piece?
          17. 39A
            Prefix with skeleton
          18. 40A
            It borders It.
          19. 41A
            With 50-Across, 2004 movie about two people who perform a certain chess move?
          20. 48A
            One who parrots
          21. 49A
            Frost
          22. 50A
            See 41-Across
          23. 57A
            Glitz
          24. 58A
            "Wicked Game" singer Chris
          25. 59A
            ___ video (YouTube upload cataloguing purchases)
          26. 60A
            Nastase of tennis
          27. 61A
            Sight at an eruption
          28. 62A
            Backs (out)
          29. 63A
            Stag
          30. 64A
            Woodland deity (this would make for a tough Wordle word)
          31. 65A
            Route-finding app
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          1. 1D
            Official records
          2. 2D
            Prison weapon
          3. 3D
            Item bought when window shopping?
          4. 4D
            Words before an X
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            XXX
          6. 6D
            Capable of being covered, as a cell phone
          7. 7D
            Men, to their parents
          8. 8D
            Fringe
          9. 9D
            Gas associated with bright colors
          10. 10D
            Girlfriends, in Guatemala
          11. 11D
            What you can drive before getting a driver's license
          12. 12D
            Dorm pal
          13. 13D
            Equally hot or cold?
          14. 21D
            ___ worker
          15. 24D
            Fry cousin
          16. 25D
            "what are you even saying"
          17. 26D
            Coolpix company
          18. 27D
            N. or S. state
          19. 28D
            Max's opposite
          20. 29D
            French friend
          21. 33D
            ___ Taco
          22. 34D
            &
          23. 35D
            FDA breakdown
          24. 36D
            One may follow the news
          25. 37D
            Mao's successor
          26. 38D
            D&D co.
          27. 41D
            Dish accompanied by "neeps and tatties" (what????!!?)
          28. 42D
            Recently-ended third-party Reddit app
          29. 43D
            List
          30. 44D
            Words before "wherefore"
          31. 45D
            Extreme attractive, as eyes
          32. 46D
            Here it is!
          33. 47D
            Actress Thurman
          34. 51D
            They keep a hula hoop afloat
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            Cuba, por ejemplo
          36. 53D
            Tense
          37. 54D
            Appetizer near an alpaca, perhaps
          38. 55D
            Skating jump
          39. 56D
            Ultimate word in an ultimatum
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