Puzzle No. 99: Nature-Led

Nature-Led

By teamcrazymatt

Every clue in this crossword references a certain 2015 video game, its 2018 ongoing sequel, or its 2023 fanmade prequel. No knowledge of the games is required to solve, but for those familiar with them, the grid provides a few bonuses.
(Originally published as MyCrossword #1888.)

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8	Going around area, one with no hit points takes tips from Undertale Yellow singer (8) EUPHONIA. (A + I + NO + HP + UndertalE) rev.
9	Upon returning east, Royal Guards vow to protect a crewman (6) ROADIE. ((E + R) cont. I DO cont. A) rev.
10	Break barrier before long time (6) DAMAGE. DAM + AGE
11	Carry squad at first turn during "The World Revolving" after both heads dropped (8) SHOULDER. Squad + (U in (tHE wORLD)*)
12	Playing Undertale without a connection (9) UNRELATED. UNDERTALE*
14	Multiple entertaining robotic chants, yet all to start with "Oh!" (5) MERCY. Multiple Entertaining Robotic Chants Yet
17	Moving up to Core in viciousness, robot boss finally yields (7) OUTPUTS. (UP TO)* + vicioUsness + roboT bosS
19	Bird continuously flying came across, going over a ridiculously tiny ledge initially (7) MARTLET. MET cont. (A Ridiculously Tiny Ledge)
21	You, having no LOVE, primarily called crazy by a plant (5) YUCCA. YOU - O + Called Crazy + A
22	Coat human's heart in judgment, ultimately trapped in chaotic havoc: Sans versus sin (9) MACINTOSH. huMan + (judgmenT in (HAVOC - V + SIN)*)
25	Really pursuing closure for SOUL with justice (8) LAWFULLY. AWFULLY after souL
27	Regularly consumed meal in teas I drink (3,3) MAI TAI. MeAl In TeAs I
29	One coming to rescue Lancer before knight Susie skips turn (6) LASSIE. LAncer + SUSIE - U
30	No odds of ruin, as flower with knowledge implied (8) UNSPOKEN. rUiN aS + PO + KEN

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1	Kris's end? You are told by Deltarune's fifth chapter (4) SURA. kriS + U R (YOU ARE hom.) + deltArune
2	Remark sharp shot over East... (6) PHRASE. SHARP* + E
3	...engages with second-in-command leaving Wild East into empty corridor(9) INTERACTS. (EAST INTO CorridoR)* - cOmmand
4	Man behind bar with head of tinder cooked repast (7) TAPSTER. Tinder + REPAST*
5	Monster losing head makes mistake (5) ERROR. tERROR
6	First upset, Asriel goes through exit disheartened (8) EARLIEST. ASRIEL* in ExiT
7	Weakness of civilian climbing to Mount Ebott's peak (4) VICE. CIV rev. + Ebott
13	Hurt duo, many and all missing surface, standing for nation (5) NAURU. (hURt dUo mANy) rev.
15	Game mechanic: he's starting to exhibit... (5) CHESS. HA in mechaniC HE'S Starting
16	...bizarre dioramas close to inept; it sends signals... (5,4) RADIO MAST. DIORAMAS* + inepT
18	...about current crown -- Duke is no fighter (8) PACIFIST. (I + CAP) rev. + FIST
20	Attacked font of power, a power topping Axis with unending charge (7) PAPYRUS. P + A + P + Y + RUSh
23	What's at heart of militancy: Asgore's child, wanting favours, annihilated in grass (6) TOITOI. miliTancy asgOre's chIld wanTing favOurs annihIlated
24	Charges to close lab's entrance and runs away (5) FLEES. FEES cont. Lab
26	Slices of aquatic "Crab Apple" (it's fruit) (4) ACAI. Aquatic Crab Apple It's
28	Vacated genocide run and advanced up to Dunes (4) AREG. (GenocidE + R + A) rev.

Puzzle No. 98: With This Ring

With This Ring

By teamcrazymatt

This puzzle was written for a friend's wedding on October 26 (the day after its posting here) and is designed to be at an easier solving level.
(Also published as MyCrossword #2055.)

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5	Yarns of one in a couple with sweetheart: passion at its core (6) TWINES. TWIN + swEet + pasSion
8	Endure it after organization is brought together again (8) REUNITED. (ENDURE IT)*
9	Upsetting cause of death for animated little guy (3) DOC. C.O.D. rev.
10	In twist, Brett is tactically capturing someone watching the fuzz? (9) CATSITTER. HA rev. in bRETT IS TACtically
11	Good tattoos work as memory aid, supposedly (6) GINKGO. G + INK + GO
12	Tree with nothing left by spring holiday (8) OLEASTER. O + L + EASTER
14	Film "Rascals" in the UK with hunk leading traveling adventurers (13) GLOBETROTTERS. (E.T. + ROTTERS) after GLOB
17	Hearts of anyone sparking kiss -- courtships with lovers of white roses? (8) YORKISTS. anYOne spaRKing kISs courTShips
20	Popular king initialed national documents' introductions with the same type (2,4) IN KIND. IN + K + Initialed National Documents
21	Favorable actions cut short by 4 at termination of committee (9) CONDUCIVE. CONDUCt + IV + committeE
23	Together in love -- new, without end (3) ONE. O + NEw
24	Second family chasing whiskey in empty container of alcohol (8) WINESKIN. (S + KIN) after (W + IN + E)
25	Thrown at toasts, ready to be oddly dropped (6) TOSSED. aT tOaStS rEaDy

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1	Walls of kitchen, old and cocked in the middle, all again beginning to crack (5,5) KNOCK KNOCK. (KitcheN + O + coCKed) all repeated
2	Light up Lake Michigan, entertaining young at heart, with neon (6) LUMINE. ((L + MI) cont. yoUng) + NE
3	Ultimately turning Jacuzzi off at present (4) GIFT. turninG jacuzzI ofF aT
4	Creed converted last of the order (6) DECREE. CREED* + thE
6	You and I with two diamonds in grand union (7) WEDDING. WE + D,D + IN + G
7	Sugar sources on the rocks (7) SUCROSE. SOURCES*
8	Going back on arrangement of roses to ring (13) RETROGRESSION. RE + (ROSES TO RING)*
13	Restaurant the Oaks surprisingly use (10) STEAKHOUSE. (THE OAKS)* + USE
15	Spear in dirt picked up, and gent made headless (7) TRIDENT. DIRT rev. + gENT
16	Societies initially incorporated before becoming honest (7) SINCERE. Societies + INC. + ERE
18	$100 concealed under fringes of oleander flower (6) ORCHID. (C + HID) after OleandeR
19	Extremely slick and stylish, but not loud and with strong smell (6) SKUNKY. SlicK + FUNKY - F
22	Christmas sign in the stars: Orion finally moving north (4) NOEL. (LEO + orioN) rev.

Puzzle No. 97: Three-Piece Suit

Three-Piece Suit

By teamcrazymatt

Three of the four vertical 12-letter answers are 16s; the fourth is comparatively honest. It suits them.
(Originally published as MyCrossword #1820.)

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6	Every time leaving school (4) EACH. TEACH - T
7	Stray half as loud naturally (2,6) OF COURSE. OFF-COURSE - F
10	Mocked no-good grid I clued badly (9) RIDICULED. GRID - G + I + CLUED*
12	Split hearts, being heartless (5) HALVE. H + ALiVE
13	Latest in Nintendo forbidding Pong (5) ODOUR. nintendO + DOUR
14	Streams remixed covers: final pieces from Pulp and Boney M, for example (9) SPYMASTER. STREAMS* cont. (pulP boneY
16	Initially few of us at far edge of cliff left to escort one going to bluff (4-7) FOUR-FLUSHER. Few + OUR + clifF + L + USHER
19	Yankee drew nicest shot and ran (9) STENCILED. NICEST* + LED
20	Many lonely residents stocking material (5) NYLON. HA in maNY LONely
21	One Parisian gets ahead of westbound Soviet sub (5) UNDER. UN + (RED rev.)
23	Football star returns with anthems, snubbing clubs with beasts on the field (9) ELEPHANTS. (PELE rev.) + CHANTS - C
24	Grind hole, ignoring hole at ship's stern (8) RUTHLESS. RUT + HOLE - O + S.S.
25	Taps into energy over sound again (4) ECHO. C,H in (E + O)

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1	Transmission of '30s film star by holding tablet (7) GEARBOX. (GARBO + X) cont. E
2	Verdict oddly dropped, charging corrupt office - base gets chilling wake-up (4,6) ICED COFFEE. vErDiCt in OFFICE* + E
3	Ash & Ron broke up and repeatedly got back together for holiday (4,8) ROSH HASHANAH. (ASH + RON) bank
4	Spoken, heard, spoken (4) ORAL. AURAL hom.
5	Queen of detectives disheartened chasing Jack two directions to find American's gems (7) JEWELRY. ELleRY after JEW
8	Hunter failed to eat slice of yak, passes old farts (5-7) FUDDY-DUDDIES. ((FUDD + DUD) cont. Yak) + DIES
9	Bishop has ultimate in protocol for everyone left trapped by sins: fess up to get to heaven (12) BLISSFULNESS. B + protocoL + ((U + L) in (SINS FESS)*)
11	Everything essential to racing motorcades resuming velocipede exercise, unless it goes around the Triangle (12) CIRCUMCIRCLE. raCIng motoRCades resUMing veloCIpede exeRCise unLEss
15	Top bananas lent truck to go around Spain (10) TURTLENECK. (LENT TRUCK)* cont. E
17	One standing by Knight's sample from Newcastle's Quireboys (7) ESQUIRE. HA in newcastlE'S QUIREboys
18	Those confused after playing standalone game (3-4) ONE-SHOT. THOSE* after ON
22	Fool policeman over opening of the last letter (4) DITZ. DI + The + Z

Puzzle No. 96: Pancake Batter

Pancake Batter

By teamcrazymatt

Each letter of the alphabet begins one answer in this crossword; clues are listed with their answers ordered alphabetically by enumeration. It is up to the solver to find the correct way to arrange the answers in the grid.

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I	Father joins with Molly twice for love? (4) FR + E,E
II	Territory occupied by wigwams as reported? (4) HA hom. in wiGWAMs
III	IIIChampion the leaderless resistance with nothing (4) tHE + R + O
IV	Stuffy poophead is on edge (4) Poop + RIM
V	A wild love for everyone getting Tinder (6) A + MAD + O + U
VI	Finally solve puzzle to get to the Underworld (6) solvE + REBUS
VII	VIIJudge untruthful document admitting incorrect conclusion initially about the people of Israel (6) Judge Untruthful Document Admitting Incorrect Conclusion
VIII	VIIIGive a ring to crossword setter sick in bed? (4,2) DIAL revenge
IX	MySpace discharged racy writer (1,5) OH + EN + RacY
X	Old-fashioned queen is not informal (6) QU + AIN'T
XI	Shore leave (6) DD
XII	XIIRegular at keyboard in band went to the audience (6) (TIE PISSED) hom.
XIII	XIIIHospitable kiss before losing head in rejection (6) X + dENIAL
XIV	XIVYour novel gets ban after abridgment for West Africans (6) YOUR* + BAn
XV	He had big hits with bass and alto live on track with Beethoven's Fifth (4,4) B + A + BE + RUT + beetHoven
XVI	XVIEmpty eons following hollow dogma, rank and alienating! (4,4) EonS after (DogmA RanK AlienatinG), &lit
XVII	XVIIFriend accepted by guys rejected deadname? (8) CRONY in (MEN rev.)
XVIII	XVIIIMost fast with saint after wrong repaid (8) ST after REPAID*
XIX	XIXUndatable oddball with first of lovers going steady (8) UNDATABLE* - Lovers
XX	Sucker meets with Yankee, catching ancestor in unsettled state (8) (VAC + Y) cont. GRAN
XXI	XXIOfficial, jester, and queen oddly shown at a loss (10) IMP + ER + ShOwN
XXII	XXIIMontana performer remixed my lyrics with cover from Undertale (5,5) (MY LYRICS + UndertalE)*
XXIII	XXIIITime to recognise union you and I had formed did any good at first (7,3) WE'D + (DID ANY Good)*
XXIV	XXIVEvery rag ultimately chasing nothing has swallowed presidential sex scandal (10) ((PER + raG) after ZIP) + ATE
XXV	XXVAlmost drag icon (tube's Ol' Chum) over features (5,3,2,5) HA rev. in dRAG ICON TUBE'S OL' Chum
XXVI	XXVIConsole echidna with whiskey, endless ice, and hard punch? (7,8) KNUCKLES + AND + W + ICe + H

Puzzle No. 95: Stomach Relief

Stomach Relief

By teamcrazymatt

(Originally published as MyCrossword #1393.)

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1	Died at kings' home with dishonour? (6) DEFILE. D + E-FILE
4	Traveling towards the sunset, in haze stitch inflatable life jackets (3,5) MAE WESTS. (SEW in STEAM) rev.
10	Loose lips, heartlessly cutting, sinking ships (9) SCUTTLING. (LipS CUTTING)*
11	West between two mountain peaks, legend ultimately going up (5) AWAKE. (W in A,A) + KEy
12	No - I left corpse lying around here (10) NECROPOLIS. (NO I L CORPSE)*; semi&lit
13	See 22a
15	Cut leg ought to be fixed with adhesive (3,4) HOT GLUE. (LEg OUGHT)*
16	Fatigue in middle of full organ transplant (7) LANGUOR. (fULl ORGAN)*
17	See 22a
18	Spooner's tired lover makes farm equipment (7) BACKHOE. HACK BEAU Sp.
20	No energy; muscles reflex, curled up (7) NESTLED. N + E + (DELTS rev.)
22, 17, 13	22, 17, 13Lads' good translation includes last section of Coleridge's "Ancient Mariner" (3,6) OLD SEADOG. (LADS GOOD)* cont. coleridgE
23	Upper class accepts thanks for being important (10) NOTABILITY. NOBILITY cont. TA
25	Some women voiced conclusion (5) ENVOI. HA in womEN VOIced
26	Unfairer to be regularly seen round - long to become somewhat thin (9) NARROWISH. uNfAiReR + O + WISH
27	Let's do it for one among the best of us (4,4) HERE GOES. E.G. in HEROES
28	"Manifest destiny essentially succeeds; has to." —the US, frequently (6) ATTEST. desTiny after hAs To ThE uS

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2	Most offensive Disney sidekick cycling by castle completely naked (7) FOULEST. LEFOU cyc. + caSTle
3	Unorthodox reasoning eventually key when at the limit during trek (7,8) LATERAL THINKING. LATER + ALT + (wheN in HIKING)
5	Actor and striking director come together, prepared with adaptation of Burns' "Despondency" at last (6,8) ANGELA LANSBURY. AND - D + GEL + A LA + BURNS* + despondencY
6	You and I burning boot of Dodge and 2 dilapidated exhausts... (5,7,3) WEARS ONESELF OUT. WE + ARSON + dodgE + FOULEST*
7	...also in the midst of spring at university in Berlin borough (7) SPANDAU. (AND in SPA) + U
8	Over Instagram, relished relaxing festive journey (6,4) SLEIGH RIDE. RELISHED* cont. IG
9	Men lie – specs improper to pen; tend to contract that has one clause (6,8) SIMPLE SENTENCE. (MEN LIE SPECS)* cont. TENd
14	Password in hobbit-holes, unexpectedly not none (10) SHIBBOLETH. (HOBBIT-HOLES)* - O
19	Body found in rogue state (7) CADAVER. CAD + AVER
21	Framework of upper room in Latin style's latest (7) LATTICE. ATTIC in (L + stylE)
24	See 1d

Puzzle No. 94: Netflix & Chill

Netflix & Chill

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8	Son, prince and first in line, buried - royal's left all broken up (10) SPLINTERED. S + P + Line + INTERRED - R
11	Written during stroke and disease affecting Spooner's tongue (2,5,3,5) IN BLACK AND WHITE. IN WHACK AND BLIGHT Sp.
12	King beside First Lady clenching butt crack (8) CREVASSE. CR + (EVE cont. ASS)
13	Come over, falling at last into tangle of arms (6) ORGASM. O + (fallinG in ARMS*)
16	Engineer sniffed a secret, and Tesla raised awareness by mistake (9,6) STREISAND EFFECT. (SNIFFED A SECRET)* + T
18	Leader of squadron has two forks, eating dinner oddly with port (6) SYDNEY. Squadron + (Y,Y cont. DiNnEr)
19	Doctor on record has treated lad catching case of flu that's horrible (8) DREADFUL. DRE + (LAD* cont. FlU)
21	These cool cast-iron dice cut in a store (3,12) AIR CONDITIONERS. (IRON DICe IN A STORE)*
23	SHIELD taking charge once the MCU's collapsed, losing millions (10) ESCUTCHEON. (ONCE THE MCU'S)* - M
24	Bit at donut, gaining mass (4) ATOM. AT + O + M

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1	Halts to take earliest of cabs after express flights (10) STAIRCASES. STASES cont. (Cabs after AIR)
2	Not hard to swallow some drivel Biden's fixed up (6) EDIBLE. HA rev. in drivEL BIDEn
3	Agent's fine and drug charge rocked head of NSA with spasm (9) SPOKESMAN. (OK + E) in (Nsa + SPASM)*
4	Finally break alibi - official on pot is fired here (4) KILN. breaK alibI officiaL oN
5	Irish setter in the back that swallowed bug (8) IRRITATE. IR + setteR + IT + ATE
6	Not working with creep taking off top (4) IDLE. sIDLE
9	I discovered porn (hot!) on a few floppy disks in stacks (5,2,5) TOWER OF HANOI. (I pORn HOT ON A FEW)*
10	Epic swindle initially covered up by top-salaried suspect (8,4) PARADISE LOST. Swindle in (TOP-SALARIED)*
14	Cooked omelettes with last drop of rum and with spirit (10) METTLESOME. (OMELETTES + rumM)*
15	Praise depth a speech includes (9) ADORATION. D in (A + ORATION)
17	Before conclusion of hole I'd err, bust clubs and tee, and change course (8) REDIRECT. (holE after (I'D ERR)*) + C + T
20	Duke taking ecstasy at a party (6) FIESTA. (FIST cont. E) + A
21	Grows to forget W, X, Y, and Z? (4) AXES. WAXES - W
22	Capital speech from Homer at entrance to Acropolis (4) DOHA. D'OH + Acropolis

Puzzle No. 93: Shattered Silence

Shattered Silence

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9	Arms previously used to crush revolutionary and resistance (8) ORDNANCE. ONCE cont. ((AND + R) rev.)
10	Column by 6 insiders from Maine is unsuccessful (2,4) IN VAIN. I + NV + mAINe
11, 22	11, 22Rev. Spooner's delivery to trouble prayer (4,4) HAIL MARY. MAIL HARRY Sp.
12	Stone-faced king comfortable losing head is a damn criminal (10) OZYMANDIAS. cOZY + (IS A DAMN)*
13	Work with queen after standard error of page - he ruins the fun (5,6) PARTY POOPER. (OP + ER) after (PAR + TYPO)
17	Action hero charging tense old American as a traitor (11) TREACHEROUS. REACHER (Jack) in (T + O + US)
20	Carlsen in the opening castled strangely without rook active in strung-out game (4,6) CATS CRADLE. Carlsen + (CASTLED* cont. (R + A))
22	See 11a
23	Regulars to receive stuffing, blue and disgusting (6) SKEEVY. rEcEiVe in SKY
24	Holy men after decapitation left buried in grave (8) HEAVENLY. (mEN + L) in HEAVY
25	Characters in silent pose time and again in these? (11) STILLNESSES. SILENT letter bank, semi&lit

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3	Dance in circle and kick first (5) TANGO. O after TANG
4	At times of trouble, ultimately so negative, stick with the new (5,3,3,4) EVERY NOW AND THEN. troublE + VERY + NO + WAND + THE + N
5, 18	05, 18Actor and director breaking bleak habits with Zen (9,5) ELIZABETH BANKS. (BLEAK HABITS + ZEN)*
6	State Russian's approval to travel north through river in St. Petersburg (6) NEVADA. DA rev. in NEVA
7	A year wasted going over a wide passage (7) AREAWAY. (A YEAR)* cont. (A + W)
8, 21	08, 21Often spring tests in the end; Amazon woman has exhausted muscles (5,5) FINAL EXAMS. FIN + ALEXA + MuscleS
14	Settle work put up following bad half-hearted performance (9) PORTRAYAL. (LAY + ART) rev. after PoOR
15	Opening Rome's borders after collapse of empire (8) PREMIERE. RomE after EMPIRE*
16	As children turned up, finally became upset (7) PUERILE. UP rev. + becameE + RILE
18	See 5d
19	Agree with bum at hospital department (6) ASSENT. ASS + ENT
21	See 8d

Puzzle No. 92: Mind Over Matter

Mind Over Matter

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4	Learner boards rebuilt trike in good condition (6) KILTER. L in TRIKE*
10	These ladies craft independence before entering criminal court with us (11) COUTURIERES. (I + ERE) in (COURT + US)*
11, 2d, 23, 25d	11, 2d, 23, 25dFriend out inhaling nearly half of cannabis, each with unlimited edibles (3-3-3-3) ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT. (ALLY + OUT) cont. (CANnabis + EA.)
12	One giving address with queen after very ungrateful bastard (5) VIPER. (IP + ER) after V
14	He starts trouble with monstrous lady, losing head, enthralled by silver and gold (9) AGGRESSOR. oGRESS in (AG + OR)
15	Pair of dumb strange men playing catches eye of authority who runs the game (7,6) DUNGEON MASTER. (DUmb STRANGE MEN)* cont. authOrity
17	Title of a short timeless English novel about leader of youth (5,8) ROYAL HIGHNESS. (A + (SHORT - T) + ENGLISH)* cont. Youth
20	Male rests in Bedlam every six months (9) SEMESTRAL. (MALE RESTS)*
22	Ingredients in revolutionary waxy lacquer that protects flowers (5) CALYX. HA rev. in waXY LACquer
23	See 11a
24	Easy task to accept artists' present following headache (5,6) BRAIN FREEZE. BREEZE cont. (RA + IN + F)
26	Late bloomer on English holiday (6) EASTER. ASTER after E
27	Cracked odd pieces of jade in Spain - this breaks (6) JESTED. ESTE in JaDe

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2	See 11a
3	A queen having united some land starts to get involved, and that causes dissolution (4,5) AQUA REGIA. A + Q + U + ARE + Get Involved And
5	Problem child (5) ISSUE. DD
6	Troy writing half-hearted responses: "A line, one that intersects" (11) TRANSVERSAL. T + R + (ANSWERS, W -> V) + A + L
7	Kings and queens perhaps slurred, endlessly drunk (6) RULERS. SLURREd*
8	Jinx is part of this movie's bad idea - things going poorly for that woman (3,7,3) DIE ANOTHER DAY. IDEA* + NOT HER DAY
9	Running down, throws face round, quits looking (4,9) DRUG SMUGGLING. D + RUGS + MUG + OGLING - O
13	Starts to leave some rum in soup cooked in such a range (4,2,5) PLUS OR MINUS. (Leave Some RUM IN SOUP)*
16	Cushy job involves vacation's beginning with wave (4,5) SINE CURVE. SINECURE cont. Vacation
18	Hypes up, filled with college spirit (6) PSYCHE. HYPES* cont. C
19	Exhaust energy with goal to gather experience (6) EXPEND. (E + END) cont. XP
21	Offer to wrap first sign of burn that's black on arms (5) SABLE. SALE cont. Burn
25	See 11a

Puzzle No. 91: Inside Baseball

Inside Baseball

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9	Suddenly attack two judges (4) JUMP. J,UMP
10	Florentine ground is barren (10) NONFERTILE. FLORENTINE*
11	Sails on board vacated Dauntless after success moving furs (9) WINDSURFS. (DauntlesS after WIN) + FURS*
12	See 18d
14	Maniac burns out in high spirits, heading off without drawing attention (13) UNOBTRUSIVELY. (BURNS OUT)* + lIVELY
17	Unappreciated male: one split with society and also died (13) MISUNDERSTOOD. M + I + SUNDER + S + TOO + D
19, 8d	19, 8dDiocese essentially micromanaged priest, starts to exhort financial charity (5,6) COMIC RELIEF. dioCese + MICRO* + ELI + Exhort Financial
20	First sign of expecting parents developing love language (9) ESPERANTO. Expecting + PARENTS* + O
23	Bill collector's statement about iTunes property in text? (10) CAPITALIST. CAPITAL IS T
24	Dream house with positive energy (4) HOPE. HO. + P + E
25	Reluctantly accepted to fine institute, dotingly prepared woman's case (4,2,5,4) TOOK IT LYING DOWN. TO + OK + I + DOTINGLY* + WomaN

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3	Lukewarm misstep I dread admitting (5) TEPID. HA in missTEP I Dread
4	Lazy guru also on hash (10) LANGUOROUS. (GURU ALSO ON)*
5	Fellow provided ecstasy dose; terms of capsule dealers result in club's expansion (8,7) MANIFEST DESTINY. MAN + IF + E + STD + capsulE dealerS resulT + IN + Y
6	Visitor's final payment to turn key (4) REEF. visitoR + (FEE rev.)
7	Come chop OK veggie burger (3,6) NUT CUTLET. NUT + CUT + LET
8	See 19a
13	Senator at heart breaking voter - been deplorably walked over too much (10) OVERBEATEN. senAtor in (VOTER BEEN)*
15	Cracked alibi with tip from inspector outside of Cork's jurisdiction (9) BAILIWICK. ALIBI* + W + Inspector + CorK
16	One using left arm to wash up poorly (8) SOUTHPAW. (TO WASH UP)*
18, 12a	18, 12aCat resting on uncovered tureen with red sauce (6,5) TOMATO PUREE. TOM + ATOP + tUREEn
21	News agency concealed bug (5) APHID. AP + HID
22	Public address by court results in agreement (4) PACT. PA + CT

Puzzle No. 90: White Corn

White Corn

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1	Soak up a lie ahead of Globe (6) ABSORB. A + BS + ORB
5	Wrong afternoon to eat unhealthy unleavened bread (8) TORTILLA. (TORT + A) cont. ILL
9	Truth about incorporating union workmanship (7) FACTURE. (FACT + RE) cont. U
10	Uncover Dutch riverbank? (6) DREDGE. D + R + EDGE
11, 24d	11, 24dOrderly appears to press wide, soft buzzer (5,4) PAPER WASP. (APPEARS* cont. W) + P
12	Caught at house; losing focus, order dessert (9) CHOCOLATE. C + HO + COLlATE
14	Baron loves to drive down crowds beginning to contest disciplinary program (4,4) BOOT CAMP. B + O,O + TAMP cont. Contest
15	Most excellent single piece of my mind? (6) MEMORY. ME + M OR Y
17	Henry chanted about one Chinese language (6) HSIANG. H + SANG cont. I
19	Insurrection key to a revolutionary in shambles (8) ABATTOIR. (RIOT + TAB + A) rev.
21	Court ex - pledge to the ends of eternity (3,6) OLD BAILEY. OLD + BAIL + EternitY
23	Pressure on average heart of hero, one thrust into the fire (5) POKER. P + OK + hERo
25	Speech in institute enthralls urchins (6) ECHINI. HA in speECH IN Institute
26	Blade drinking drop of champagne in a flute (7) OCARINA. (OAR cont. Champagne) + IN + A
27	Doctor groaned when receiving neuter hormone (8) ANDROGEN. GROANED* cont. N
28	Vegetable found in waste is cheap stuff (6) POTATO. POO cont. TAT

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2	Bewilder fan removing cap from Corona (7) BUFFALO. BUFF + hALO
3	Horse and cart traveling to see musicians (9) ORCHESTRA. (HORSE + CART)*
4	Obscurity finally becoming empty and gloomy (4) BLUE. BLUR, E <--> R
5	Relaxing dispatch where no pressure is on (3,5,3,4) THE CHIPS ARE DOWN. (DISPATCH WHERE NO)*
6	Purge each regularly with balmy preparation that's beaten with a stick (4,6) RIDE CYMBAL. RID + EaCh + BALMY*
7	Paragon of virtue ultimately laid up (5) IDEAL. (virtuE + LAID)*
8	Hybrid throttles extremely hot; one starts a fire (7) LIGHTER. LIGER cont. HoT
13	Court catching up in negotiation (10) BARGAINING. BAR + GAINING
16	Religious person encountered chief of deities in lift (9) METHODIST. MET + (Deities in HOIST)
18	Element found in sediment, almost firm, located in Indiana (7) SILICON. SILt + (CO in IN)
20	Repetitive sex over time not heartless (7) ITERANT. IT + ERA + NoT
22	Without limits, library's written about shrub (5) BRIAR. lIBRARy*
24	See 11a

Puzzle No. 89: Cross Words

Cross Words

By teamcrazymatt

(Originally published as MyCrossword #1093.)

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Crossword ID: xet-0ji5hm

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Version: v0.78 January 16, 2023
Lexicon: ukacd18-lufz-v0.05
Timestamp: Thu Apr 06 2023 14:07:45 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

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6	What's needled jester, at heart impatient? (9) STITCHING. jeSTer + ITCHING
8	Puts down wheels before one wall of spare splits (5) SNAPS. PANS rev. + Spare
9	Eastern doctor writing what's up with issue months from now (6) EMBRYO. E + MB + R + YO
10	Oratory shaking their core without end (8) RHETORIC. (THEIR CORe)*
12	Use of regular patterns in myth historian reinterpreted (13) RHYTHMISATION. (MYTH HISTORIAN)*
13	Sticks carbon frame for net into our yard (7) COUNTRY. C + (NeT in OUR) + Y
15	Son following midpoint of cartographs covered in more precise pinpoints (7) FINGERS. S after (cartoGraphs in FINER)
17	Few rational works before Golden Era initially blew up (4,4,1,4) FLEW INTO A RAGE. (FEW RATIONAL)* + Golden Era
19	Native kind, I generally assumed (8) INDIGENE. HA in kIND I GENErally
20	Enters spinout, whirling about, bouncing round (6) INPUTS. SPINOUT* - O
22	Following turnover, husband dispatched from Cardiff perhaps (5) WELSH. (H + SLEW) rev.
23	Home for golf fanatic penned by focus of obsession (2,7) ST ANDREWS. STAN + DREW + obseSsion

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1	Detail of column written about art museum (4) ITEM. I + (MET rev.)
2	Mademoiselle's debut in conservative society starting in turbulence (6) STORMY. (Mademoiselle in TORY) after S
3	Where poultry goes to die, there's nothing, stripped of all that's bad? (3,5,4) THE OTHER SIDE. (TO DIE THERE'S notHing)*
4	Going to upright hosts' property's farthest limit, popular and unwelcome (8) ANNOYING. GONNA rev. cont. (propertY + IN)
5	Proven wrong about Twitch base that's critical for visibility (5,5) OPTIC NERVE. (PROVEN* cont. TIC) + E
7	No right to have bones ultimately removed from certain cold places (6) NORDIC. NO + R + DICe
11	Fire up underlings accepting crux of math studies (12) EXAMINATIONS. AXE rev. + (MINIONS cont. mATh)
12	One's again tried to cause to be inspiring Earth with love very loudly (10) REOFFENDER. RENDER cont. (E + O + FF)
14	Most demanding niece oddly passes time (8) NEEDIEST. NiEcE + DIES + T
16	Way to raise support for immigrant rights at last (6) STREET. (TEE + foR immigranT rightS) rev.
18	Peak following onset of authentic hope (6) ASPIRE. SPIRE after Authentic
21	Origin of totalitarianism over private municipality (4) TOWN. Totalitarianism + OWN