Themeless #21 (for The Comet, Dec. '24)
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Themeless #21 (for The Comet, Dec. '24)

◆ · By Cory Calhoun

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First published December 2024, this is the 21st themeless crossword I created for The Comet, a 21+ arts & entertainment magazine in Wenatchee, WA. (The puzzle is SFW!)
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  • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓7:11 · 2024-12-11T01:05:52.549Z
    Fun, thank you!
    Quick question: In 24A, should “marking” be “marketing”? If not, could anyone explain how to parse? Thank you!
    • Cory Calhoun constructor · 2024-12-11T16:44:18.907Z
      Fixed, thanks!
    • JeffsPuzzles 🤓5:44 · 2024-12-12T06:07:06.189Z
      Enjoyed it, thanks!
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      1A
      Microwave popcorn brand
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Microwave popcorn brand
      2. 6A
        Not perfectly round
      3. 11A
        Suffix with chlor-
      4. 14A
        Tips off
      5. 15A
        Kuwaiti currency
      6. 16A
        Syndicate
      7. 17A
        Sorority letters
      8. 19A
        Group getting into the act?
      9. 21A
        Common YouTuber plea
      10. 23A
        Cicatrix
      11. 24A
        Online marketing metric, for short
      12. 25A
        Cornerstone abbr.
      13. 26A
        It's built for use by a 19-Across
      14. 28A
        Cambodian temple Angkor ___
      15. 29A
        "Witness" and "Inception" actor Haas
      16. 31A
        Took place
      17. 32A
        Hot tub maintenance task
      18. 35A
        Citrus drink
      19. 36A
        "American ___"
      20. 38A
        Words accompanying a head slap
      21. 39A
        Wise Biblical king
      22. 41A
        Brouhaha
      23. 42A
        France's Belle-___
      24. 43A
        Starts of 'años'
      25. 44A
        Quart divs.
      26. 45A
        "Ghostbusters" actor Hudson
      27. 47A
        "Mazel ___!"
      28. 48A
        Goodies given away at events
      29. 50A
        Yours, in Tours
      30. 52A
        Highlands negative
      31. 53A
        Big name in movie theater chains
      32. 54A
        Allergy med type for staying alert
      33. 60A
        Safely run the clock out, in football
      34. 61A
        "Taken" actor Liam
      35. 62A
        Legal attachment?
      36. 63A
        City near Florence
      37. 64A
        Part of a train
      38. 65A
        Dump
      39. 66A
        Labor partner?
      40. 67A
        Plural French word that, when spelled backwards, is its singular English counterpart
      Down
      1. 1D
        Military no-show
      2. 2D
        Sleeveless top, briefly
      3. 3D
        Long haul
      4. 4D
        Anything that's eaten, medically speaking
      5. 5D
        Only author to have a published book in every Dewey Decimal library category except for Philosophy
      6. 6D
        "What are the ___?"
      7. 7D
        Reasons for vaccines and masking up
      8. 8D
        How some dares are carried out
      9. 9D
        Schoolyard retort
      10. 10D
        "Hotel Transylvania" role
      11. 11D
        Frasier's catchphrase on "Frasier"
      12. 12D
        Misgivings
      13. 13D
        Fell off
      14. 18D
        Fly in the ointment
      15. 20D
        Engender
      16. 22D
        Used as a reference
      17. 26D
        Handy opener, of a sort
      18. 27D
        "Do the Right Thing" pizzeria owner
      19. 28D
        Question asked after an interruption
      20. 29D
        Use a surgical beam
      21. 30D
        Japanese noodle dish
      22. 32D
        Sorority letter
      23. 33D
        Arias, usually
      24. 34D
        Overly sentimental
      25. 37D
        Windows forerunner
      26. 38D
        Reflexive pronoun
      27. 40D
        Fake gold used in cheap jewelry
      28. 41D
        Sault ___ Marie
      29. 44D
        Current
      30. 46D
        It gets grilled
      31. 48D
        Sycophant, say
      32. 49D
        Any day now
      33. 50D
        Chips in?
      34. 51D
        Words to a bride and groom
      35. 52D
        "Indestructible" Finnish phone brand
      36. 55D
        Irritate
      37. 56D
        Pro votes
      38. 57D
        Grp. concerned with courses
      39. 58D
        Cabbage
      40. 59D
        Musician Wilson and journalist Curry
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