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<title>Al’s Trick</title>
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createExolve(`
======REPLACE WITH YOUR PUZZLE BELOW======
exolve-begin
exolve-width: 15
exolve-height: 15
exolve-prelude:
<p>
In eight clues, the definition parts have been replaced by the words
“Al’s Trick.” Once you’ve figured out Al’s Trick, you can replace each
“Al’s Trick” in these eight clues with one of the eight words revealed in
the puzzle by applying Al’s Trick.
</p>
<p>
Al's Trick is a technique for altering what a printed sheet of paper depicts. Here’s a down clue that reveals what Al’s Trick is:
</p>
<blockquote>
If held upside-down, sneaking old man finally reveals Al’s Trick (4-2)
</blockquote>
<p>
Once you enter the right solution to this clue in the designated space
under the grid, you might even be able to see Al’s Trick in action!
</p>
<p>
Al’s Trick has been a regular feature in X Y for over 55 years.
Discerning solvers can also find the words X and Y in this puzzle.
After solving, please click on "Reveal all" to read some additional
notes.
</p>
exolve-nina: h12 h11 h10 i15 i13 i11 i9 i7 i5 i3 i1
exolve-question: If held upside-down, sneaking old man finally reveals Al’s Trick (4-2) FOLD-IN
exolve-question: Al’s Trick has been a regular feature in what? (Two Words) MAD MAGAZINE
exolve-question: What are the eight words that need to replace “Al’s Trick,” <i>in the order of the clues in which they are used as definitions</i> (viz, 3a, 11a, 12a, 43a, 48a, 3d, 23d, 38d)? (65)* SEASON, MENTOR, LEGION, THESIS, CORPUS, PHOTON, IMPACT, TITLED
exolve-explanations:
<h3>Notes</h3>
<p>
I had started work on this grid quite a while back. The "MAD Fold-In"
connection possibility had suggested itself inevitably to me, when I was
thinking of ideas for a grid with some special visual elements. The
follow-up thought was to animate the folding of the grid as a special
effect, and this idea in fact was a bit of a motivator for me to write
the Exolve software.
</p>
<p>
In the middle of setting this grid, I learned of the sad closure of MAD Magazine. What
a loss! Hats off to the team, and especially to Al Jaffee, who turned one hundred years
old on March 13, 2021, and who has spent his years fabulously, creating MAD Fold-Ins
through over 55 years of his life.
</p>
<p>
If you are not familiar with this amazing artist, please do take a minute to peek into
his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jaffee">Wikipedia page</a>.
</p>
exolve-postscript:
<iframe style="width:100%;height:400px;border:none" src="index.html"
title="Links to all puzzles by Gussalufz (and doppelgängers)">
<a href="index.html">All puzzles by Gussalufz (and doppelgängers)</a>
</iframe>
exolve-id: gussalufz-15
exolve-title: Al’s Trick
exolve-setter: Gussalufz
exolve-copyright: 2019 Viresh Ratnakar
exolve-maker:
Software: <a target="_blank" href="http://exet.app">Exet</a><br>
Version: v0.32 March 6 2021<br>
Lexicon: ukacd18-lufz-v0.02<br>
Timestamp: Tue Mar 09 2021 16:03:17 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time)<br>
exolve-grid:
S E A |L A C E . M A N E |S O N
E . F |I . A . . . O . G |I . U
T _I _T +G U R U . A R M Y |L E D
A . H |H . T . M . T . P |K _. E _
T H E |T E R M A G A N T |S I S
Y . R |. . I . D . . E . I . I
P H _O +H I D E . A T O P |T O N
I . C |I . G . . . R . A |E _. G
C O R |T E E M . Z E A L |P U S
A . A |. R . . P . A . . R . O
L _E _G +C A P S A I C I N |I O N
F . S |L . L . D . H . A |M _. G _
I M P |I D E A . N E E M |A C T
L . I |M . A . . . R . E |P . A
M E N |B O D Y . E Y E D |T O R
exolve-across:
1 ~{Main}~ sources of slanderous election ads (3) [SEA] Acrostic {sources of ...}: S(-landerous) E(-lection) A(-ds).
3 Al returns, this time for ~{Al’s Trick}~ (4) [LACE] Def: SEASON (Al’s Trick). AL<< CE.
5 Dude's partner's ~{long hair}~ (4) [MANE] MAN {dude} + {'s} E {partner}.
8 Wife, perhaps has new ~{child}~ (3) [SON] SO (wife, perhaps) + {has} N {new}.
10 ~{A bird}~ heading west as well (3) [TIT] Palindrome {... heading west as well}.
11 Visiting Uruguay to show ~{Al’s Trick}~ (4) [GURU] Def: MENTOR (Al’s Trick). Hidden answer {... to show}: (-visitin)G URU(-guay).
12 ~{Al’s Trick}~ bewildered many, with RxN (4) [ARMY] Def: LEGION (Al’s Trick). MA(+R-n)Y* {bewildered ...} {... with RxN = "rook takes knight"}.
13 ~{A low-wattage lamp}~ ~{showed the way}~ (3) [LED] Double def.
17 Me?? In camp of this ~{article}~ of impeachment, badly! (3) [THE] Composite Anagram {... badly}: (ME IN CAMP OF THE) = (OF IMPEACHMENT)*.
18 ~{Angry woman}~’s target: man at fault (9) [TERMAGANT] TARGETMAN* {... at fault}.
20 Speed, for starters, is ~{relative}~ (3) [SIS] S(-peed) {... for starters} IS.
22 ~{Soup}~ found in top hotels? (3) [PHO] Hidden answer {found in ...}: (-to)P HO(-tels).
23 Do not start to lecture; ~{keep away}~! (4) [HIDE] (-c)HIDE {to lecture} {do not start ...}.
24 ~{Over}~ a sequence of sixteen letters… (4) [ATOP] {a sequence of sixteen letters: A-TO-P}.
27 …to novelists at the forefront in this ~{century}~ (3) [TON] TO N(-ovelists) {... at the forefront}.
29 ~{My}~ love for a car (3) [COR] C(-a+O)R {"love-for-a" ...}.
30 Told unit to ~{crawl}~ (4) [TEEM] Homophone of {told ...}: TEAM {unit}.
32 An island country, new and lacking ~{passion}~ (4) [ZEAL] (-new) ZEAL(-and) {an island country} {... new and lacking}.
33 “~{Disgusting liquid}~!” (soup returned without any love) (3) [PUS] S(-o)UP << {soup} {... returned} {without any love}.
35 ~{Segment}~ of people, generally (3) [LEG] Hidden answer: (-peop)LE G(-enerally). Possible to construe as &lit.
36 ~{This is perhaps a-spicin’ a piece of chilli}~! (9) [CAPSAICIN] (A SPICIN A C(-hilli) {piece of ...})* {perhaps ...}. &lit.
39 One running: “~{Charge}~!” (3) [ION] I {one} ON {running}.
42 ~{One full of mischief}~, just not sly in any part (3) [IMP] (-s)IMP(-ly) {just} {not sly in any part}.
43 Worldwide audience selection: ~{Al’s Trick}~! (4) [IDEA] Def: THESIS (Al’s Trick). Hidden answer {... selection}: (-worldw)IDE A(-udience).
44 The guys coming back to consume hallucinogenic ~{herb}~ (4) [NEEM] MEN << {the guys} {... coming back} around {to consume} E {hallucinogenic}.
45 ~{Perform}~ a cabaret on vacation (3) [ACT] A C(-abare)T {... on vacation}.
47 Shortlist ~{guys}~ (3) [MEN] MEN(-u) (short list).
48 Young man swallows sword, finally, for ~{Al’s Trick}~ (4) [BODY] Def: CORPUS (Al’s Trick). BOY {young man} around {swallows} (-swor)D {... finally}.
49 ~{Saw}~ colour coming back around the middle of cheek (4) [EYED] DYE << {colour} {... coming back} around (-ch)E(-ek) {the middle of ...}.
50 ~{Rock}~ tour drops U2’s leader (3) [TOR] TO(-u)R {... drops U2's leader}.
exolve-down:
1 ~{What I did to create this clue}~ ~{collection}~? (3) [SET] Double def.
2 ~{Back}~ of a short length (3) [AFT] A FT {short length}.
3 ~{Al’s Trick}~, just with a change of hands (5) [LIGHT] Def: PHOTON (Al’s Trick). (-r+L)IGHT {just} {with a change of hands}.
4 Take free company ~{magazine}~ (9) [CARTRIDGE] CART {take} RID {free} GE {company}.
6 ~{This might express the heart’s outpourings}~ (5) [AORTA] Cryptic def.
7 ~{A country}~ of good type corrupted (5) [EGYPT] (G {good} TYPE)* {... corrupted}.
8 Second-class ~{material}~ (4) [SILK] S {second} ILK {class}.
9 ~{One’s removed undies off}~ (4) [NUDE] UND(-i)E(-s)* {one's removed = -i -s} {... off}. &lit.
14 ~{Unusual}~, oddly artsy tendency to eat, say, chalk and tip of pencil (8) [ATYPICAL] A(-r)T(s)Y {oddly ...} PICA (tendency to eat, say, chalk) (-penci)L {tip of ...}.
15 Secret of the rock ~{star}~ (4) [HERO] Hidden answer {secret of ...}: (-t)HE RO(-ck).
16 Nearly built ~{nuclear war deterrent}~ (3) [MAD] MAD(-e) {nearly ...}.
19 ~{Modern}~ revolution is regularly full of ~{itself}~ (3) [NEO] Def: itself (referring to "modern"). (-m)O(-d)E(-r)N << {... revolution} {... is regularly full of}.
20 ~{Plot}~ credit announced (4) [SITE] Homophone of {... announced}: CITE {credit}.
21 ~{Sweet sound}~ of kissing son goodnight (8) [SINGSONG] Hidden answer {of ...}: (-kis)SING SON G(-oodnight).
23 ~{Al’s Trick}~ clue lacks novelty to start with (3) [HIT] Def: IMPACT (Al’s Trick). HI(-n)T {clue} {lacks n(-ovelty) to start with}.
25 ~{Betrayal}~ of society, ultimately, by faculty member, after drinking a bit of rum (9) [TREACHERY] (-societ)Y {... ultimately} after TEACHER {faculty member} around {drinking} R(-um) {a bit of ...}.
26 Almost muted ~{close friend}~! (3) [PAL] PAL(-e) {muted} {almost ...}.
28 Tease by initially cooperating in ~{bluff}~ (4) [CRAG] RAG {tease} after {by} C(-ooperating) {initially ...}.
31 ~{Date}~ that is wild without limits! (3) [ERA] (-f)ERA(-l) {wild} {... without limits}.
33 Nearly indivisible, to be ~{precise}~ (4) [PRIM] PRIM(-e) {indivisible} {nearly ...}.
34 ~{Flat}~ price, already discounted to start with! (3) [PAD] Acrostic {... to start with}: P(-rice) A(-lready) D(-iscounted).
36 ~{Scale}~’s extremely cruel northbound measure of bulk (5) [CLIMB] C(-rue)L {extremely ...} BMI << {measure of bulk} {northbound ...}.
37 Provided sexual satisfaction? Not sure? ~{Ask}~! (5) [PLEAD] PLEA(-sure)D {provided sexual satisfaction} {... not sure}.
38 Rising call for abbreviated ~{Al’s Trick}~ (5) [NAMED] Def: TITLED (Al’s Trick). DEMAN(-d) << {call for} {... abbreviated} {rising ...}.
40 Sex before and after interval limits ~{movie}~ (4) [FILM] FM around {sex before and after} I(-nterva)L {... limits}.
41 A country avoiding a ~{revolution}~ (4) [SPIN] SP(-a)IN {a country} {avoiding a}.
45 ~{Proper}~ tap dancing (3) [APT] TAP* {... dancing}.
46 ~{Pitch}~ turning at Member’s End (3) [TAR] AT << {turning ...} (-membe)R {...'s end}.
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