"Be A Furry" (Cryptic Mini #000000087)

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• bob weisz constructor · 2024-04-25T10:00:28.594Z

  Parses:

  1A: def: "four weeks a year". wordplay: BE A FURRY anagrammed ("about")

  6A: def: "like Supreme Court justices". wordplay: ROB ("steal from") + ED ("education")

  7A: def: "tech used in 1917" (the movie). wordplay: C ("Country's top") + GI ("soldier")

  8A: def: "setting for the departed". wordplay: AF ("inside of cAFe") + FERTILE anagrammed ("ground")

  10A: an &lit! wordplay: Reverse Hidden Answer ("twisted... on the inside") within "strANDs"

  11A: def: " or ". wordplay: IJOKE reversed ("about") then replace the K with M ("turning $1,000 into $1,000,000")

  13A: def: "jumbles". wordplay: REcORDERS ("archivists") with the C gone ("ignoring copyright")

  1D: def: "straight". wordplay: homophone ("that, when uttered") of FOUR WORDS

  2D: double def: me (Bob) and the haircut ("do")

  3D: def: "lingerie". wordplay: UN + DER ("Articles in Le Monde and Die Welt", i.e. 'A' in French and 'THE' in German) + WAR containing ("during WAR") E ("everyone" ... from the common video game rating "E for Everyone")

  4D: def: "5 star Lake" (since 5-Down is NINETIES, this makes the def "Nineties star Lake" ). wordplay: contained in RI ("rhode island") is ICK ("gross")

  5D: def: "when I was a kid" . wordplay: EINSTEIN anagrammed ("slapped")

  9D: def: "carpentry for one". wordplay: a reverse letter bank ("uses each part of") from DEAD TREE

  12D: def: "I" (as in the roman numeral). wordplay: homophone (indicated by the quote marks ) of WON

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• kieranjboyd 🤓3:12 · 2024-04-25T10:22:57.177Z

  Big fan of the funky BOB and ONE! Also, you are not as old as I thought you were - hey fellow NINETIES kid

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  • bob weisz constructor · 2024-04-25T15:56:26.244Z

    Hehe hello! for full transparency: I was born in the 80s, but grew up in the 90s. Not sure if that's your situation too... I just don't wanna steal any valor!

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    • AuLeaf 🤓5:51 · 2024-04-25T17:08:26.837Z

      now I'm wondering if I'm a "naughties kid" :3

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• nate 9:53 · 2024-04-25T11:30:13.865Z

  Nice one, I love the funky stuff, makes it much more interesting!

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  • bob weisz constructor · 2024-04-25T15:56:42.172Z

    Thank you, I love to hear it!

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• JWords 6:42 · 2024-04-25T18:53:15.526Z

  Very nice, 2D and 4D outfoxed me!

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