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This was just one of those wide-open constructions where I couldn’t believe I was getting away with it. The eight long answers all sort of interlocking with each other forcing the shape of the rest of the grid and to have the rest of the areas comply. That’s a constructor’s dream right there. Hope you enjoy it.
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Looking for more puzzles? The Hub Crossword (Sunday puzzles by me and Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon) and Marching Bands year seven have begun. So if that To Do list needs even more puzzles, you know what to do.
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The Hardest Puzzle I’ve Ever Solved In My Life!!!
(Very lovely though…thanks, Brendan.)
35D: I have to say that Scooby Doo the Canine Sleuth is the King of ……35D. 15A: Great clueing! I’d catch on quick but must admit most people would not. The Grid is slightly Zeta-shaped, what with a sliver in the backbone there. One of your damn best crosswords, Brendan!