Tales from the Cryptic

Cryptic Mini #000000126:   "Tie Men Up" difficulty level: scoville wishes Remember when I said I had more 17-letter answers I wanted to put in a grid ? Well, I started to make that puzzle, then realized I had some 18s that were even better! Mwahahaha

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