Mario Kart

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• Heavyweight rascal whose chaotic stadium is packed with muddy jumps (5)
• One third of an average circuit race (3)
• Armored projectile fired in green, red, or winged varieties (5)
• Power-slide technique used to carve tight corners and store energy (5)
• Global strike that miniaturizes rivals and forces them to drop their gear (9)
• Friction-generated indicator glowing under tires during an extended slide (5)
• Inverted class that flips every turn to confound experienced drivers (6)
• Looping circuit engineered with ramps, hazards, and guardrails (5)

Down

• Purple-clad schemer who notoriously dominated the competitive online meta (7)
• Go-fast chassis selected in the garage before picking wheels (4)
• Understudy brother whose stone-faced driving stare became an internet legend (5)
• Four-race circuit championship contested for gold trophies (9)
• Ink-spraying ocean nuisance targeting everyone ahead of the user (7)
• Shockwave emitter capable of shattering even an incoming blue shell (4)
• Customization piece affecting traction across mud and off-road terrain (4)

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