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Crossword 040: Double Down

Edward Burne-Jones, The Mirror of Venus
Edward Burne-Jones, The Mirror of Venus

I try, as much as possible (given my other aims) to avoid product names in my crosswords, because I want my crosswords to continue to provide enjoyment centuries hence, when all those products will be forgotten.   And I especially dislike “fashion labels,” which encourage us to act from combined motives of  personal vanity, financial recklessness, and mindless herd conformity.  When this puzzle, however, insisted on one designer-label name, I figured I might as well “double down.”  Solvers of the future will infer them from the crossings.

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040 Double Down