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◆ · By Evan Bernstein & Malaika Handa · Published by Malaika Handa

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  • Mike D 🤓15:00 · 2021-02-22T13:10:16.500Z
    Very fun puzzle! Thanks Evan and Malaika! I just re-looked at EIDERS28AThey can bring you down[------] which was one that had me stumped for a while 😂😂
    • Tarot And Rye 🤓10:15 · 2021-02-22T17:11:42.103Z
      HOOOO that was a tough one!
      • Tarot And Rye 🤓10:15 · 2021-02-23T17:02:32.501Z
        Is it bad I immediately realized it was SETTLERSOFCATAN33AStrategy board game that rewards holders of 17-across and 53-across[---------------], despite having rarely played it?
      • Ben Shindel 🤓14:20 · 2021-02-22T19:31:07.665Z
        Top-notch, NYT+ quality puzzle! The theme is great, and too many clever, unique clues to count. Especially loved the chocolatier reference, I had completely forgotten that game existed!
        • Eric K 22:12 · 2021-02-22T19:57:14.561Z
          I liked the theme.
          • smartbohemian 🤓9:08 · 2021-02-23T03:30:52.228Z
            That was fun! Though I am embarrassed at how long I stared at 17-across17AExcessive force?[-----------] missing one letter, even having 33-across33AStrategy board game that rewards holders of 17-across and 53-across[---------------].
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              Let in
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              Article banned from Congress until 2019
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              D.O.J. heads
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              ___ Moriarty, author of "Big Little Lies"
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              Airport that contains a 72-foot-long Brachiosaurus skeleton
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              Axe
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              Excessive force?
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              Current
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              Off-roader, for short
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              For whose sake?
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              Letter that sounds like a fish
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              Modified
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              Blot
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              Subtle feature?
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              They can bring you down
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              Degrade
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              Half of some comparisons
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              Strategy board game that rewards holders of 17-across17AExcessive force?[-----------] and 53-across53AMain course?[-----------]
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              Ankle-related
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              Elements maker
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              "King ___" (Kendrick song with they lyric "the yam is the power that be")
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              Network std. for smartphones
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              One can be electrifying
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              Penne ___ vodka
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              threadless.com purchase
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              Where frequent fliers check in?
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              "10 Things ___ About You"
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              Kay competitor
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              Places for a choora
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              Solange's sis
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              Author of "Things Fall Apart"
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              Tear-stained instrument in an early Taylor Swift hit
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              Day of Irish pride, informally
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              Notice
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              Billy Bob Thornton Christmas movie
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              Vial
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              Reason for a large turnout?
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              Molded
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              Software used for crunching numbers: Abbr.
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              Movie in which Zooey Deschanel gets manic-pixie-dream-girl-ed by Will Ferrel
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              Awareness-raiser, for short
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              Temperature takers
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              Historic period
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              Shriek in a grocery store line, nowadays
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              Mark up
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              ___ Valley, San Francisco
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              Start of a writ
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              What Martin Luther King Jr. famously had
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              Tree huggers?
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              Cries of understanding
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              They're often raised
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              Expensive bar
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              Port that sells coffee beans in "Chocolatier: Decadence by Design"
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              It's paradise!
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              Place for a dance, perhaps
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              Network that becomes a measurement when you add a letter
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              Cheer from a crowd
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