Thanks. I feel like I've improved at gauging the difficulty of my own puzzles but everyone's knowledge and life experience is different. Your easy Tuesday could be my tricky Thursday.
Great puzzle! And I have to say, I really liked the theme. I chuckled at 19D, and I wouldn't say 37A was difficult per SE, but the "aha" definitely took a couple seconds and was a very fun clue.
Thanks! I just started working through the contest submissions and now I feel bad for "taking" your theme. Definitely a bit eerie that we posted our puzzles around the same time.
"Paper _____ Dream Balloon" (2015 King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard LP)
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Horizontales
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"Paper _____ Dream Balloon" (2015 King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard LP)
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Certain Star Wars robot, in crossword-speak
11A
Netflix crime drama
12A
Litigating
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Ursula K Le Guin's "The _____ of Heaven"
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Musical homonym of 22A
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Noise from a toy?
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Opponent of Wade
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Social reformer Jacob
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Sines over cosines, for short
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P.S. 161 in Queens is named after him
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Creative homonym of 14A
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St. Valentine, on February 14, perhaps
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"Would you like fries ___ milkshake with your burger?"
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Description of one's feelings after a Valentines' day split... or one way to describe the theme of this puzzle
34A
Lauder at a Macy's counter
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Star _____
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Often "dank" Internet content
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Leave cake out on the counter, say
Verticales
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Gnasher in a mouth
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Simpsons voice actor Hank
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Lure, as with a fake identity
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Regal acronym
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Scratch (out)
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"You're as cuddly ____ cactus..."
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Robotic drama
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Perform a chemical test
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Flavor profile of some bagels
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Architectural arches
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HBO competitor
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Coolest member of Green Day?
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Mac OS's Stickies or Android's Keep, for two
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Biblical peak
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Christmas ornament shape
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Edge
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End of a tongue
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rn
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Des'___ (R&B singer often found on old "worst lyrics ever" lists - sample: I don't want to see a ghost/ It's a sight that I fear most/ I'd rather have a piece of toast...)