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Capital Idea!

◆ · By Cory Calhoun

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Hint: Find a 7-letter proper noun associated with chocolate.
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  • benchen71 39s · 2024-12-01T03:08:43.471Z
    Nice and straightforward! :-)
    • Cory Calhoun constructor · 2024-12-01T04:16:38.567Z
      This one's more of a geography test than anything... ha! Thanks.
    • Cory Calhoun constructor · 2024-12-01T02:46:11.884Z
      The meta answer is BELGIUM (Hint: Find a 7-letter proper noun associated with chocolate). 8 Across answers had the capitol of a country as its first word. (The title "Capital Idea!" punned on that; different spelling, but sounds like the theme answer's gimmick.) You may then have wondered: Which countries are they capitols of, again? From top to bottom:
      [HAMILTON]BEACH > Bermuda
      [MOSCOW]MULEMUG > Russia
      [LONDON]FOG > United Kingdom
      [VICTORIA]PRINCIPAL > Seychelles
      [STOCKHOLM]SYNDROME > Sweden
      [CAIRO]TIME > Egypt
      [TRIPOLI]POWDER > Libya
      [DAMASCUS]STEEL > Syria
      Speaking of "capital"--as in capital letter--the 1st capital letter in each theme answer, from top to bottom, spells BRUSSELS ... which is an 8-letter proper noun associated with sprouts, not a 7-letter proper noun associated with chocolate. But you know what is? Its corresponding country, BELGIUM, which satisfies the puzzle's hint.
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      Topped on eBay
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Topped on eBay
      2. 7A
        Made a memo
      3. 13A
        Visualize
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        Cook too long
      5. 21A
        Daughter of Zeus
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        L'Oreal alternative
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        Appliance maker that sounds like a seaside destination
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        Makes fountain-like sounds
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        "V" formers
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        Like some martinis
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        Party handout
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        Entrance requirements, perhaps
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        Dimpled copper vessel for a vodka-and-ginger-beer cocktail
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        Actress Kelly Marie ___
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        "Yeah, right!"
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        Flowery verse
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        Words before distance or glance
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        Trenchcoat maker ironically based in the US
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        Env. contents
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        Spring birds
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        Auction offering
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        Sits around doing nothing
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        Puzzle
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        Actor/wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy ___
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        "You're telling me," in texts
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        Tomatoes used in sauce
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        She played Pamela Ewing on the '80s drama "Dallas"
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        Wrestler's goal
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        Sushi fish
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        Key above G
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        Disney's deer
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        Do something well, in modern lingo
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        Amount past due?
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        Captive's coping mechanism
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        Jumps (out)
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        ___ Hill (R&B group)
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        Does some housework
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        Make big decisions for others
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        Preserver of one's dignity
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        Captain's journal
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        Ford of fashion fame
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        Sounds of woe
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        Best Canadian Film winner of the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
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        Convened
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        Scottish cap
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        Scornful cries
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        Uptight
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        Abrasive metal polish made from rottenstone
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        Centers of activity
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        Down ___ knee
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        Ol' what's-___-name
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        Actress Hathaway and author Rice
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        Plague
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        Premium sword-blade material
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        Sing-along activity
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        Cover
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        Wed in secret
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        Trimmed
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        Superficiality
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        Piglike Malayan mammals
      Down
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        "___ la la!"
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        Charlottesville sch.
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        Pro ___ (for now)
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        Highwayman
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        Ne'er-do-well
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        Lavished affection (on)
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        "Grace and Frankie" actress Fonda
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        Place to put down stakes?: Abbr.
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        What punctual people arrive on
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        Eye drops?
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        Multivolume ref. work
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        "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-___"
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        World of Warcraft, for one
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        Words on a candy heart
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        Yuletide tune
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        Big striped 'gato'
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        Web browser entry
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        Caviar
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        Chicago trains
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        Harden
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        DVD remote button
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        "___ cost ya!"
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        More wilted
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        Biblical song of praise
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        Prefix with -phone
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        ___ cloud (region beyond Pluto)
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        Postal delivery
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        ___ Reader (alternative magazine)
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        Big name in pressure relief
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        The Red Sox, on scoreboards
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        Margarine
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        Adult Ralphie's "A Christmas Story" voiceover, e.g.
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        Disney+ series co-starring Owen Wilson
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        What one who holds their breath too long may do
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        Division-problem leftover
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        Kind of agreement
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        Data-transfer meas.
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        Bit of driver's license info
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        Visit on a whim
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        Scoreboard fig.
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        Edges
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        Check for accuracy
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        Poker declaration
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        World Series prelude: Abbr.
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        Neighbor of Iran: Abbr.
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        Engine part
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        Writer's framework
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        "This makes me furious!"
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        Bill ___, the Science Guy
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        12th graders: Abbr.
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        Herb in stuffing
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        Tolkien creatures
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        Old Spanish coin
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        "See ya!"
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        Termite, e.g.
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        Yarn spinner
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        High: Prefix
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        Anxiety about exclusion, for short
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        Lasting effect
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        "That's nice!"
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        Four-armed Hindu diety
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        Salon supply
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        Cursor interval in a Word doc
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        Like some windows
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        Orang
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        Harangue
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        Frigid
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        Burger topper
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        "Lost" character named for an English philosopher
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        Humpback, e.g.
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        Exorcist's target
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        Beginning
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        Electrical pioneer Nikola
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        Tennis serving whiz
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        Alias preceder
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        Rage
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        To and ___
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        Early seventh-century year, to a Roman
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        Seashell seller
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        Prefix with center
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        Bard's "always"
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        Mormons: Abbr.
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