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Four of today’s clues are simply bits of punctuation: [”] at 20A, [.] at 26A, [–] at 48A and [/] at 56A. These marks can hold ...

A crossword so large you might need to talk about it in therapy.

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12A. Note the capital D in [Bunch of Daisies], which turns the flower name into a proper noun. The Daisies are the youngest TROOP of Girl Scouts. They are usually in kindergarten or first grade.

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12D. [The so-called “heart of the scorpion” in the night sky] is ANTARES, a red supergiant star that is far larger and brighter than our constellation’s sun. Because of its size, its demise is nigh — ...

So the title of this puzzle, “Shape Up or Ship Out,” is a massive hint. People who solve without knowing it will surely have ...