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createExolve(`
======REPLACE WITH YOUR PUZZLE BELOW======
exolve-begin
exolve-id: gussalufz-17
exolve-title: Puzzling Times
exolve-setter: Gussalufz
exolve-copyright: 2019 Viresh Ratnakar
exolve-width: 15
exolve-height: 15
exolve-grid:
A.K.E.E.B.F.W.F
PANGRAM.ISRAELI
E.E.O.U.T.Y.E.V
STEPSISTER.IDLE
.I.E.N...O.R.I.
SACRED.ATTORNEY
.R.K.O.NOT.E...
MANIAC...ENGAGE
...N.HAM.R.U.R.
APPETITE.DOLLOP
.I.S.N...A.A.W.
OPUS.AQUAMARINE
N.R.A.U.J.R.O.T
YENISEI.ASCETIC
X.S.K.Z.R.H.A.H
exolve-prelude:
<p>
Look at the central theme.
Then look at multiple squares and multiple clues (for starters) in order to
reveal what we have here.
</p>
<p>
So, what do we have here? (8,8)
</p>
exolve-nina: clue-acr
exolve-nina: i15 i14 j12 i10 f7 j6 i4 a2
exolve-question: What do we have here? (8,8) BIRTHDAY SOUVENIR
exolve-explanations:
<p>
The central theme is 5 (formed by the black squares at the center of the
grid), and "multiple squares/clues" refers to squares/clues that are
numbered in multiples of 5 (the title alludes to this "times" interpretation
of "multiple").
</p>
<p>
The nina in the grid is BIRTHDAY, located at squares numbered 5, 10, 15,
20, 25, 30, 35, 40, in order. The second 8-letter word is SOUVENIR, formed
by the first letters ("for starters") of clues numbered 5, 10, 15, 20, 25,
30, 35, 40, in order.
</p>
<p>
Many thanks to Bhalchandra Pasupathy for test-solving and providing very
insightful and useful feedback!
</p>
<p>
<i>Happy 5th Birthday, 1ACross! — V.R., August 2019.</i>
</p>
exolve-across:
9 Criticize a lightweight crossword such as this one, perhaps (7) PANGRAM. Def: crossword such as this one, perhaps. PAN GRAM.
10 <span class="clue-acr">O</span>f a particular country with real upheaval, controlled by a covert agency (7) ISRAELI. Def: Of a particular country. REAL* in ISI.
11 Family member resists pet, strangely (10) STEPSISTER. Def: Family member. RESISTSPET*.
16 David Letterman's no longer employed (4) IDLE. Def: no longer employed. Hidden word: (-dav)ID LE(-tterman).
18 Frightened with a regressing of religious practices? (6) SACRED. Def: Of religious practices. SCARED with A moving back.
19 "A rotten meal, ultimately yucky!" she argues (8) ATTORNEY. Def: she argues. A ROTTEN* (-yuck)Y.
21 On Fox TV, regularly? I deny that! (3) NOT. Def: I deny that. (-o)N(-f)O(-x)T(-v).
22 Secret of revolutionary eccentric AI named Cuckoo (6) MANIAC. Def: Cuckoo. Reverse hidden word: (-eccentri)C AI NAM(-ed)<<.
23 Hire the first three engineers to grow (6) ENGAGE. Def: Hire. ENG(-ineers) AGE.
25 <span class="clue-acr">E</span>xaggeratedly enact lines with a melody (3) HAM. Def: Exaggeratedly enact. Hidden word: (-wit)H A M(-elody).
28 A quiet little hunger (8) APPETITE. Def: hunger. A P PETITE.
30 "<span class="clue-acr">N</span>ot a big enough serving!"—Mexican chicken returned after a little disappointment (6) DOLLOP. Def: Not a big enough serving. POLLO<< after D(-isappointment).
31 Volume of soup ordered (4) OPUS. Def: Volume. SOUP*.
33 This colour blends with me; I am a queer man! (10) AQUAMARINE. Def: Colour. Composite anagram: (AQUAMARINE ME)* = I AM A QUEER MAN.
40 <span class="clue-acr">R</span>iver Seine meanders between easternmost Jussy and westernmost Irancy (7) YENISEI. Def: River. SEINE* in (-juss)Y and I(-rancy).
41 Recluse, a heartless cynic (7) ASCETIC. Def: Recluse. A SCE(-p)TIC.
exolve-down:
1 Copies of topless recordings (4) APES. Def: Copies. (-t)APES.
2 Joint king, formerly (4) KNEE. Def: Joint. K NEE.
3 God of the poor also rans, at last? (4) EROS. Def: God. Tail acrostic: (-th)E (-poo)R (-als)O (-ran)S.
4 Birds in the museum (4) EMUS. Def: Birds. Hidden word: (-th)E MUS(-eum).
5 <span class="clue-acr">S</span>ting, AC/DC, and The Eagles, for starters (4) BITE. Def: Sting. BI T(-he) E(-agles).
6 Cook fish (3) FRY. Double def. Def: Cook. Def: fish.
7 Remove unwanted plants from the garden, every other weekend (4) WEED. Def: Remove unwanted plants from the garden. W(-e)E(-k)E(-n)D.
8 6 + 10 + _ + 23 = _ (4) FIVE. 5 fits in both the blanks, like this: F + I + V + E = FIVE (F is the letter in the square numbered 6, I in 10, and E in 23).
12 A pageant winner might be feeling the gravity of this, right after winning (5) TIARA. Cryptic def.
13 For every family event, sibling somehow starts showing impertinence (9) PERKINESS. Def: impertinence. PER KIN E(-vent) S(-ibling) S(-omehow).
14 Popular party feature with a segment of asia (9) INDOCHINA. Def: segment of asia. IN DO CHIN A.
15 <span class="clue-acr">U</span>rban port's aquatic creature found between river and weir (9) ROTTERDAM. Def: Urban port. OTTER in R DAM.
16 Inconsistent, erratic guerrilla switching a side (9) IRREGULAR. Def: Inconsistent. GUERRIL(-l+R)A*.
17 Cock and bull story claimed regularly (3) LIE. Def: Cock and bull story. (-c)L(-a)I(-m)E(-d).
19 One from a bottom subdivision (2) AN. Def: One. A (-subdivisio)N.
20 <span class="clue-acr">V</span>ery heartlessly against! (2) TO. Def: against. T(-o)O.
24 Big, loud protest (5) GROWN. Def: Big. Homophone of GROAN.
26 Next to a bar (2) AT. Def: Next to. A T.
27 Magazine covers showing setter (2) ME. Def: setter. M(-agazin)E.
29 Seed to shoot (3) PIP. Double def. Def: Seed. Def: to shoot.
31 Chalcedony with a cross under its bottom few strata? (4) ONYX. Def: Chalcedony. X under (-chalced)ONY.
32 Half of a planet's vessels (4) URNS. Def: vessels. (-sat)URN S.
34 Nearly give up on the first zoology test (4) QUIZ. Def: test. QUI(-t) Z(-oology).
35 <span class="clue-acr">I</span>nitially against Java; after review—slightly open! (4) AJAR. Def: slightly open. A(-gainst) J(-ava) A(-fter) R(-eview).
36 Crook's car sabotaged by husband (4) ARCH. Def: Crook. CAR* H.
37 Trace the first nine letters backwards (4) IOTA. Def: Trace. (A TO I)<<.
38 Grave hidden in discreet church (4) ETCH. Def: Grave. Hidden word: (-discre)ET CH(-urch).
39 Demand a revolution in a Gulf country (3) ASK. Def: Demand. KSA<<.
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