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Playing Tricks on the Eye

Where the clues are part of the illusion.

This puzzle blurs the lines with wordplay on magic, illusion, and perception. Features clever clues and pop culture trivia for a deceptive challenge.

By PuzzledCross

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Across

3.Movement known for its dizzying movements
6.Story starter
7.Hesitate or shimmer uncertainly
10.Painter's essential shade
12.Where waves waver
13.What a good magician never reveals
15.Pavarotti's vocal range
16.What an illusion is designed to deceive
18.College application component
19.Sunday service
20.What prisms bend and break

Down

1.Not one or the other, but...
2.Filters, or where you'd watch 'The Prestige'
4.Finish in a horse race, or to set down
5.A key part of a trick... or a corner
7.Gnaw at one's mind
8.Experienced pro
9.How a good trick is supposed to look?
11.Puts into service
14.Stage vehicle or team leader
15.A poker player's unintentional clue
17.Or ___! (ultimatum part)

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