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2. Like the fit between Veteran Explorer and Cabal Therapy? NIC. (http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/deck/1203)
5. ____ Which Was Taken: THAT. (That Which Was Taken

)
9. Auriok siege vehicle: SLED. (Auriok Siege Sled

)
13. Hallow's preceder: ALL. (All Hallow's Eve

)
14. Anax or Cymede: HERO. (Anax and Cymede

)
15. One's first may be their last, around Vraska: LOOK. (Vraska the Unseen

is a gorgon)
16. Frightful illusion: PHOBIANPHANTASM. (Phobian Phantasm

)
19. Venser or Reveka: SAVANT. (Venser, Shaper Savant

, Reveka, Wizard Savant

)
20. Hallow's follower: EVE. (All Hallow's Eve

)
21. ___ Raiders: ERG. (Erg Raiders

)
22. Cryptic worm: ANNELID. (Cryptic Annelid

)
26. Ach! Whom Saffi tells to run! HANS. (Lhurgoyf's

flavortext is so famous it spawned two more cards: Saffi Eriksdotter

and "Ach! Hans, Run!"

)
28. Turn to ____: SLAG. (Turn to Slag

)
29. Recipient of Jackal Pup's wrath? YOU. (Jackal Pup

)
30. Type of lightning or slogger: ARC. (Arc Lightning

, Arc-Slogger

)
31. Apocalypse _____: CHIME. (Apocalypse Chime

)
32. Let go, in a way: SAC. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/List_of_Magic_slang#Sac)
33. Hero of Bladehold, to friends: RIA. (https://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/activity/715, Hero of Bladehold

)
34. Sliver society: HIVE. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Sliver, Hive Stirrings

)
35. Rafiq's shard: BANT. (Rafiq of the Many

, http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Bant)
36. _______ Raid: MASSIVE. (Massive Raid

)
38. One might be made of brass: MAN. (Brass Man

)
39. Magic hating Terisiaran church: TAL. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Church_of_Tal)
40. Manic ______: VANDAL. (Manic Vandal

)
43. "Oh, the Krark-Clanity!" inspirer? GOBLINDIRIGIBLE. (Goblin Dirigible

was made by Krark-Clan goblins on Mirrodin. So, rather than Herbert Morrison's "Oh, the humanity!" ...)
48. Not break: BEND. (Bend or Break

)
49. Spike, as with moonglove: LACE. (Lace with Moonglove

)
50. Expansion after EVE: ALA. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Magic:_The_Gathering_sets, Shards of Alara came after Eventide)
51. Spheres, stars, and baubles: EGGS. (http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/td/239)
52. Stags: ELKS. (e.g. Axebane Stag

, Great Sable Stag

)
53. Topdeck with aplomb: RIP. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/List_of_Magic_slang#Rip)

Down

1. Our Market Research Shows That Players Like Really Long Card Names: SOWEMADETHISCARDTOHAVETHEABSOLUTELONGESTCARDNAMEPOSSIBLEELEMENTAL. (Our Market Research Shows That Players Like Really Long Card Names So We Made this Card to Have the Absolute Longest Card Name Ever Elemental

)
2. Succumbs to glimmerdust: NAPS. (Glimmerdust Nap

)
3. 46-Down, in Lisbon: ILHA. (Lisbon is in Portugal, http://translate.google.com/#en/pt/island, e.g. Island

)
4. Spell copier for minotaurs and satyrs? CLOVENCASTING. (Cloven Casting

, satyrs and minotaurs are generally depicted as having the bottom/rear half of a goat or bull, respectively, meaning they have cloven hooves instead of feet)
5. _____ from the Deep: THING. (Thing from the Deep

)
6. X-ray by-product? HEAT. (Heat Ray

, it's literally an "X-spell" due to the X in the casting cost, it's a "ray" by name, hence an "X-ray")
7. Expansion before ATQ: ARN. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Magic:_The_Gathering_sets, Arabian Nights came before Antiquities)
8. Sensei's whirligig: TOP. (Sensei's Divining Top

, http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/whirligig)
9. _____ of Bolas: SLAVE. (Slave of Bolas

)
10. Tranquil Thicket's blue analogue: LONELYSANDBAR. (Tranquil Thicket

, Lonely Sandbar

)
11. When many things expire: Abbr: EOT. (https://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/academy/9)
12. Thalia's set: DKA. (Thalia, Guardian of Thraben

)
17. Cagebreakers revile them: BARS. (Kessig Cagebreakers

)
18. _____ of Ramos: HENGE. (Henge of Ramos

)
22. A horrible way to be buried: ALIVE. (Buried Alive

)
23. Sakashima retains hers: NAME. (Sakashima the Impostor

)
24. Dumitrescu that drew Prized Elephant: IOAN. (Prized Elephant

)
25. Dimir might direct water through one: DUCT. (Dimir Aqueduct

)
26. ____less Assault: HARM. (Harmless Assault

)
27. Mayael's song: ARIA. (Mayael's Aria

)
28. Home of the first dragon: SHIV. (The first dragon printed was Alpha's Shivan Dragon

, from Shiv. Believe it or not, the only other dragon in Alpha was Dragon Whelp

)
31. _____ of Night: CHILD. (Child of Night

)
35. Lim-Dûl's beheader: BANI. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Bani_Bakur)
37. _____ of Delirium: SANDS. (Sands of Delirium

)
38. Wizards, especially meddling ones: MAGES. (Meddling Mage

)
40. Diane that provided reinforcements: VICK. (Reinforcements

)
41. Gator leader? ALLI. (As in alli-gator ... alligator, e.g. Rootwater Alligator

, which, if you check the Oracle text, is not an alligator, but a crocodile!)
42. One may require faith: LEAP. (Leap of Faith

)
44. Banned cascader, for short: BBE. (Bloodbraid Elf

is banned in Modern)
45. Expansion after ATQ: LEG. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Magic:_The_Gathering_sets, Legends came after Antiquities)
46. 3-Down, in Paris: ILE. (Paris is in France, http://translate.google.com/#en/fr/island, e.g. Island

)
47. Izzet maze runner: RAL. (Ral Zarek

ran the Implicit Maze in Melek's

place after he killed him)