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◆◆ · By Enric Adillon and Madeline Hicks · Published by The California Tech

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This is a Schrödinger puzzle (so it has two correct solutions) that plays off of the MIT/Caltech rivalry.
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  • angusg 8:52 · 2024-04-27T00:09:26.112Z
    Slight typo in 20A (frequence -> frequent?). Otherwise, that was fun! 3D is a great clue. Thanks :)
    • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓6:30 · 2024-04-27T03:54:48.828Z
      Fun and clever, thank you! I think some more squares in 24D and 38D also take some alternate solutions (and I believe that can be edited post-publish).
      • An Ephemeral Collation 9:33 · 2024-04-27T19:16:18.277Z
        This was very fun to solve save for the section around the SW where I think you intended to implement two other Schrödinger squares (square three of 44-A and square four of 46-A); if not, the clue for 38-D is only correct for the version of the solve featuring the school that comes alphabetically first as the resulting answer (if no other gimmick squares are truly present) is a nation where the clued substance in question is still illegal.
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        1A
        Defining feature of an armadillo
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        Across
        1. 1A
          Defining feature of an armadillo
        2. 6A
          Like "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
        3. 11A
          Bird box producer?
        4. 14A
          Home to Arcadia National Park
        5. 15A
          Like computer network or the lymphatic system
        6. 16A
          Marine Corp. battle cry, after "HOO"
        7. 17A
          A magnet always has two
        8. 18A
          5 Gum catchphrase: "___ your senses"
        9. 20A
          Frequence midwest March Madness contender
        10. 22A
          Mascot of 38-Across
        11. 23A
          Schadenfreude, in other words
        12. 25A
          One who tries to drive down the price
        13. 30A
          Petrochemical suffix
        14. 31A
          Dropped letters in the rebranding of a popular community center
        15. 34A
          Undress with one's eyes
        16. 35A
          "From my point of view"
        17. 37A
          Defining feature of the feud between 38-Across and its rival
        18. 38A
          The better STEM school
        19. 39A
          Not-so-defining feature of the feud between 38-across and its rival
        20. 40A
          Its usually shorter than a trailer
        21. 42A
          Have bad posture
        22. 43A
          British source of definitions: Abbr.
        23. 44A
          Pump purchase, in brief
        24. 45A
          Danielle Brooks' character in "Orange is the New Black"
        25. 46A
          They often require lenses
        26. 48A
          Many a graduate of 38-Across
        27. 51A
          Khrushchev, former leader of the Soviet Union
        28. 55A
          Inflationary influences
        29. 57A
          Pablo Escobar or Joaquin Guzmán, e.g.
        30. 60A
          Genetic material, in brief
        31. 61A
          Hit the clubs
        32. 62A
          Type of olympic lift
        33. 63A
          Approved, in text lingo
        34. 64A
          Jaguar driven by James Bond
        35. 65A
          Emoji with many variations
        Down
        1. 1D
          Current unit
        2. 2D
          Big name in pasta sauce
        3. 3D
          Fate of many nuts nowadays
        4. 4D
          Could be bills or coins
        5. 5D
          Musical pause
        6. 6D
          Roadside assistance in some cars
        7. 7D
          "Got it"
        8. 8D
          German brand when followed by-and maybe preceded by-"das"
        9. 9D
          Italian babies
        10. 10D
          Aimless adverb
        11. 11D
          ___ Maga
        12. 12D
          Antithesis of free will
        13. 13D
          First singer with a hit track using autotune
        14. 19D
          SoCal basketball team, on scoreboards
        15. 21D
          See 35-down
        16. 24D
          Direction from 38-across to the coast
        17. 25D
          Jump into action?
        18. 26D
          Get on the same page
        19. 27D
          LGBTQ advocacy group
        20. 28D
          Millenials and boomers
        21. 29D
          Summer retreat for many New Yorkers
        22. 31D
          "Hear _____"
        23. 32D
          Greek witch who turned men into pigs in "The Odyssey"
        24. 33D
          "_____ end of the day..."
        25. 35D
          With 21-down, encourage to commit a crime
        26. 36D
          Performance enhancing drugs popular with cyclists
        27. 38D
          State that voted to legalize recreational cannabis in 2016, familiarly
        28. 41D
          Acted maniacially
        29. 42D
          Canadian province north of Montana, familiarly
        30. 45D
          Sad (esp.)
        31. 46D
          Defined as zero celsius and one atmosphere of pressure: Abbr.
        32. 47D
          Green mushroom in Mario
        33. 48D
          Bygone bird
        34. 49D
          Animal noise from "Old MacDonald"
        35. 50D
          Impenetrable, after "iron"
        36. 52D
          Progress cautiously
        37. 53D
          Word after tall or fairy
        38. 54D
          Common topic for an SAT math question
        39. 56D
          Bashful
        40. 58D
          Traffic component
        41. 59D
          Canadian province or SoCal airport: Abbr.
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