See the 57 answer words debuted by Malaika Handa.
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8-Across: It would take a real pedant to argue that "times up" in baseball does not equal "at bats," but since I'm apparently a pedant, here are the most common ways times up (plate appearances) do not register as an at bat:
There are a few others, like fielder's obstruction (a fielder illegally blocks a player's path to a base), and the rare game-ending walk-off out-of-play out (for example, wild pitch or runner caught stealing)
All this matters because the batter's batting average is hits/at-bats, not hits/plate-appearances, and for some reason, this is still the most common metric for hitters.
32-Across: BREAD AND ROSES: uses two simple, contrasting symbols to express a sophisticated political philosophy:
"Bread": Represents economic security, fair wages, and physical survival. It stands for the baseline necessities of life—food on the table, a safe place to live, and manageable working hours.
"Roses": Represents dignity, education, beauty, art, and quality of life. It asserts that the working class deserves the time and resources to enjoy life's finer things, rather than being treated merely as cogs in an industrial machine.
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According to Wikipedia, Dark academia is "a literary, internet aesthetic and subculture concerned with higher education, the arts, and literature, or an idealised version thereof." The phrase "idealised version thereof" sounds like a self-referential example.
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Speaking of DIGITAL ART, I just published my Mandelbrot Set viewer. Click on the image to zoom into this infinitely complex, math-based, and occasionally beautiful curiosity.
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