I debated long and hard with myself where to put that stem. Still torn. But honestly I'm just patting myself on the back this shape is definitely recognizable as a pear. This might be the limit of my artistic-crossword-shape ability though.
Cindy Heisler 🤓14:14 · 2022-01-13T11:25:22.390Z
Very cleverly done puzzle. Loved the shape!
Adam Doctoroff 🤓2:35 · 2022-01-13T15:39:47.584Z
I think both you and Crosshare passed the test! Been a while, hope all is well.
Type of machine only doctors seem to have nowadays (why??)
11A
___ projection (fantasy/sci-fi super power, or a term in esotericism)
13A
Exceptional aviator
14A
Take out for ice cream, perhaps
16A
Actress Ferrera of "Superstore"
18A
Folded food
20A
Errors
22A
Urgency
24A
The A of IPA
25A
Botanical swelling
27A
River crossed by Charon
28A
Stereotypical teenage woes (I'm not sure why we as a society refuse to acknowledge that adults can still suffer from these, but I'm here to confirm that they can)
30A
Decree
32A
Jewish calendar month that's one letter off from an Israeli airline
34A
Patronize, as a restaurant
36A
"The ___ of Pooh" (book by Benjamin Hoff)
37A
First American woman in space (third overall, after Tereshkova and Savitskaya)
38A
Fundamentally transformed
42A
Hone, as a skill
43A
Some NPR giveaways
44A
A sentence where you end the sentence and the next sentence gloms on and it just keeps going (like this one).