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Mini 53 - Japan Edition

· By Sendhil Revuluri · Published 2024-05-06T16:26:15.985Z

Constructor's Note
The fill is a bit rough (I likely pushed the envelope too far on theme-related entries) so I encourage using assistance, and discourage downs-only solving. Links in clues are very explicit spoilers, or you can use Google or XWI. Feedback appreciated! Cover image courtesy of the US Department of State.
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  • John Larsen 🤓2:10 · 2024-05-06T16:53:05.020Z
    Wow, I definitely needed help on a lot of those. Enjoyed it! Kip Thorne in a puzzle is always a bonus!
    • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-05-06T18:22:09.327Z
      Thanks for sticking with it!
    • AuLeaf 🤓1:45 · 2024-05-06T19:18:31.445Z
      1A reminds me of the "yopp" from Horton Hears a Who... :)
      • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-05-06T21:52:08.762Z
        “We’ve GOT to make noises in greater amounts!
        So, open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!”
        Thus he spoke as he climbed. When they got to the top,
        the lad cleared his throat and he shouted out, “Yopp!”
      • AuLeaf 🤓1:45 · 2024-05-06T19:17:06.699Z
        oops, thought of Rip Torn instead of Kip Thorne :P
        • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-05-06T21:51:56.694Z
          I’m sure they are often confused for one another 😂
        • kurtalert 🤓46s · 2024-05-07T19:40:31.281Z
          Tried downs only... gave up pretty quickly lol. Thanks!
          • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-05-07T21:39:46.997Z
            You had to be discouraged at your own pace!
          • Kent D 🤓23s · 2024-05-07T22:31:09.931Z
            I had a chow chow named Yop, which was short for his registered name, Musciabe le los Montañas. I always thought of "YAWP" whenever I called him. 😆
            • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-05-08T00:29:49.828Z
              Impressive time!
            1A
            "I sound my barbaric ____ over the roofs of the world" — "Song of Myself", Walt Whitman
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            Across
            1. 1A
              "I sound my barbaric ____ over the roofs of the world" — "Song of Myself", Walt Whitman
            2. 7A
              Everyone _____ classic children's book by Tarō Gomi, of the titular country
            3. 8A
              Delicious buckwheat-based noodle from the titular country
            Down
            1. 1D
              Second-largest search engine in the titular country
            2. 2D
              How one might describe directions from Phoenix to another point, for short?
            3. 3D
              White-furred, carnivorous snow monster of Hoth with a taste for tauntaun (and Luke Skywalker)
            4. 4D
              The Gas We ____: The Story of Farts, classic children's book by Shinta Chō, of the titular country
            5. 5D
              Theoretical physicist Thorne and AL pitcher Wells
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