Puzzle 42

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ClueSolution
mischievous prankMONKEYSHINE
MONKEYSHINE
edible mushroom of late fallBLEWIT
BLEWIT
self-taught personAUTODIDACT
AUTODIDACT
nuclear physicist Shirley A.JACKSON
JACKSON
spacewalk transition chamberAIRLOCK
AIRLOCK
vague social media referenceSUBTWEET
SUBTWEET
in a wretched wayMISERABLY
MISERABLY