r1 - ampersandwich? (themeless)

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Thanks to clr and also to Brooke Husic for test-solving and helping me hone this puzzle! I'm super excited to have a place to publish puzzles that aren't exactly mainstream-outlet-material, and for this to be the first one I'm putting out into the world. If you enjoyed the puzzle, definitely leave a comment, and if you didn't, see 38-Down 😘

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Comments

  1. katjaMay 19, 2021 at 8:43 AM

    more of these please - that was fun to solve. and now I might need an ampersandwich for lunch.

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  2. UnknownMay 19, 2021 at 9:46 AM

    I enjoyed this. Good cluing that was tough but fair.

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  3. Jeff'sPuzzlesMay 19, 2021 at 10:15 AM

    Lots of fun! Challenging but fair, and the pop culture stuff I didn't know (as one who is chronologically advanced, pop culture to me stopped around 1980) was readily gettable from the crosses. Thanks for sharing these.

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    1. RachelMay 28, 2021 at 11:22 AM

      Thanks Jeff!! Glad to hear it felt fair-- please keep solving!

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  4. Tim OthyMay 20, 2021 at 9:10 AM

    great puzzle; the smirnoff clue really brings me back....

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    1. RachelMay 28, 2021 at 11:23 AM

      right???? Initially that clue had a ", once" tag, but apparently people still do this, according to wikipedia!

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