Thanks a Bunch
■ · By Brian Callahan
Constructor's Note
This is my 100th "mini" puzzle on Crosshare. Just want to take a moment and share my appreciation with those of you who regularly solve my silly puzzles! If you're an alum of Purdue University, I appreciate you, too...you may just want to skip 13-Across
Thanks for solving! A full archive of my puzzles can be found at OlioGrids.com or at crosshare.org/oliogrids.
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Ancient Celtic land
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Across
- 1AAncient Celtic land
- 5A"This crossword clue," e.g.
- 7A"Fat chance!"
- 8AThanks: Fr.
- 9AWhat you're bound to encounter if you wait too long to start watching a hit TV series like "Game of Thrones" (in case you're wondering, Bran Stark becomes king at the end of the series
- 12AThanks: Ger.
- 13ANo. 1 ___ (NCAA tournament team that's unlikely to lose its first round matchup...unless, of course, you're the 2023 Purdue Boilermakers
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- 1DThanks: Sp.
- 2DHundred Acre Wood worldbuilder
- 3DGrp. that sent Hope around the world
- 4DLongtime "Dancing with the Stars" judge Goodman
- 5DSAT ___ (course for some high schoolers)
- 6DJudean king
- 7DPrivate Twitter convos, for short
- 10DScrape (by)
- 11DMerlot or Shiraz