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The World's Tallest Cryptic: Grid Fill

Kevin Wald

Grid (shown upside down for ease of reading the "up" answers):

CDOWNTOEARTHC
ROBOTICSCHOOL
UFOURLETTERSO
STENFEDERATED
TODDOPERISEAM
REINLIFTODINA 0
ONAMIGEADORER 0
CANNONADEDEES 0
KIADSUSMIOEDH 0
ELDESTTINTSLM 0
TSILKSOTFOVEA 0
EARHERRSRENSR 0
NLAIdEFOAFICI 0
GAWKiMATTAMAG 0
ISALtIMCHLORO 0
NARRATIVELYRL 0
EMDEFINITIZED 0
SATXOMESHNEDM 0
BREWLAHREDITA 1
ASTOIDEADORER 1
CARRONADESEUS 1
TLADSERMUENTH 1
EASERSTINTSOM 1
RSILKSBTDONNA 1
IANHERRSEONIR 1
OLAIdOEARFICI 1
GAWKaGARGAMOG 1
ESAChEKCHLORO 1
NARRATIVELYDL 1
ITDEFINITIZED 1
COTXOMGMTNARM 1
PEEKLAHRODORA 2
ONTOIDESTONER 2
CARBONATEDENS 2
KIADSERRIOFEH 2
ELMERSTONTODM 2
TSILKSBNFOVEA 2
LAXHBERGROMSR 2
ILAIdMEOAFICI 2
GAWKaMATGALAG 2
HSAChEKCHLORO 2
THROATINESSTL 2
ETDEFINITIZED 2
RODROMGMTEESP 2
REINLAHRODINA 3
ONAMIDEADORER 3
CANNONADEDEET 3
KIADSERMIOEDH 3
ELMERSTINTSLI 3
TSILKSBTFOVEA 3
EARHERRSRENSN 3
NLAIdEEOAFICS 3
GAWKiMATGAMAH 3
ISALtIKCHLORO 3
NARRATIVELYRT 3
EMDIMINUTIVES 3
SATPAMGMTNEDM 3
BREWRAPSODINA 4
ASAMIDLADORER 4
CARRONADESEES 4
TLYENESMIEEDH 4
EASERSTINTSLM 4
RSILKSOTFOVEA 4
IANETECSRENSR 4
OWARnMYOAFICI 4
GAWKiMATGAMAG 4
EYAXlENCHLORO 4
NARRATIVELYRL 4
ITDEFINITIZED 4
COTXOPSATNEDM 4
PEEKLIFTODINA 5
ONTOIGEADORER 5
CARRONADESEES 5
KIADSUSMIEEDH 5
ELDESTTINTSLM 5
TSILKSOTFOVEA 5
LAXHERRSROMSR 5
ILAIdOFOAFICI 5
GAWKaGARGAMAG 5
HSAChEMBOLERO 5
THROATINESSRL 5
ETDEFINITIZED 5
RODROMESHEEDM 5
REINLAHREDITA 6
ONAMIDEADORER 6
CANNONADEDEUS 6
KIADSERMUONTH 6
ELMERSTINTSOM 6
TSILKSBTDONNA 6
EARHERRSEONIR 6
NLAIdOEARFICI 6
GAWKaGARGAMOG 6
ISAChEKCHLORO 6
NARRATIVELYDL 6
EMDEFINITIZED 6
SATXOMGMTNARM 6
BREWLAHRODORA 7
ASTOIDESTONER 7
CARBONATEDENS 7
TLADSERRIOFEH 7
EASERSTONTODM 7
RSILKSBNFOVEA 7
IANHBERGRENSR 7
OLAIdMEOAFICI 7
GAWKaMATGAMAG 7
ESAChEKCHLORO 7
NARRATIVELYTL 7
ITDEFINITIZED 7
COTXOMGMTNESP 7
PEEKLAHRODINA 8
ONTOIDEADORER 8
CARRONADESEET 8
KIADSERMIEEDH 8
ELMERSTINTSLI 8
TSILKSBTFOVEA 8
LAXHERRSROMSN 8
IRUInEEOAFICS 8
GASPiMATGALAH 8
HBATlIKCHLORO 8
THIRSTINESSRT 8
ETREMONETIZES 8
RODXAMGMTEEDM 8
REINRAPSODINA 9
ONABCDLADORER 9
CANNONADEDEES 9
KIADSESMIOEDH 9
ELMERSTINTSLM 9
TSILKSOTFOVEA 9
EARHTECSRENSR 9
NLAIdMYOAFICI 9
GAWKaMATGAMAG 9
ISAChENCHLORO 9
NARRATIVELYRL 9
EVDEFINITIZED 9
SATXOPSATNEDM 9
BREWLIFTODINA 10
AITOIAEADORER 10
CARRONADESEES 10
TBADSISMIEEDH 10
ELMERSTINTSLM 10
REATITOTFOVEA 10
IANEERRSRENSR 10
OWARnEFOAFICI 10
GAWKiMATTAMAG 10
EYATlIMCHLORO 10
NARRATIVELYRL 10
ITDEFINITIZED 10
COTXOMESHNEDM 10
PEEKLAHREDITA 11
ONTOIDEADORER 11
CARRONADESEUS 11
KIADSERMIENTH 11
ELMERSTINTSOM 11
TSILKSBTFAUNA 11
LAXHERRSROMIR 11
ILAIdEEOAFICI 11
GAWKiMATGALOG 11
HSALtIKCHLORO 11
THROATINESSDL 11
ETDEFINITIZED 11
RODROMGMTEARM 11
REINLAHRODORA 12
ONAMIDEALINER 12
CANNONADEDENS 12
KIADSERMIOFEH 12
ELMERSTINTSDM 12
TSILKSBTFOVEA 12
EARHERRSRENSR 12
NLAIdEEOAFICI 12
GAWKiMATGAMAG 12
ISALtIKCHLORO 12
NARRATIVELYTL 12
EMDEFINITIZED 12
SATXOMGMTNESP 12
BREWLAHRODINA 13
ASTOIDEADORER 13
CARRONADESEET 13
TLADSERMIEEDH 13
EASERSTINTSLI 13
RSILKSBTFOVEA 13
IANHERRSRENSN 13
OLAIdEEOAFICS 13
GAWKiMATGAMAH 13
ESALtIKCHLORO 13
NARRATIVELYRT 13
ITDIMINUTIkES 13
COTPAMGMTNEDM 13
PEEKRAPSODINA 14
ONAMIDLADORER 14
CARRONADESEES 14
KIYENESMIEEDH 14
ELMERSTINTSLM 14
TSILKSOTFOVEA 14
LAXETECSROMSR 14
IWARnMYOAFICI 14
GAWKiMATGALAG 14
HYAXlENCHLORO 14
THROATINESSRL 14
ETDEFINITIZED 14
RODROPSATEEDM 14
REINLIFTODINA 15
ONAMIGEADORER 15
CANNONADEDEES 15
KIADSUSMIOEDH 15
ELDESTTINTSLM 15
TSILKSOTFOVEA 15
EARHERRSRENSR 15
NLAIdEFOAFICI 15
GAWKiMATTAMAG 15
ISALtIMCHLORO 15
NARRATIVELYRL 15
EMDEFINITIZED 15
SATXOMESHNEDM 15

and level 15 is the same as 0, thus giving a repeating cycle.