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Getting Into the Spirit

By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

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In the spirit of 15 Down, nine Across clue answers are affected by a 23 Across upon entry in the grid, forming nine new words or phrases. These new Across entries should mesh with the Downs, which are normal except that 15 Down has no clue. Letters not entered in the grid, in order of their clues' occurrence, will demonstrate a fitting spirit; their replacements will do the same. Eight clue answers and one new entry are capitalized; one new entry consists of two words.

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