Cryptic Crossword #1: Getting Wrinkly

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• Pixlate constructor · about 1 year ago

  And it's a pangram too!
• jasonwestley 🤓19:01 · about 1 year ago

  Really good puzzle! Great words and well constructed clues. I really liked 3D

  3DMy half of school gets rowdy, gathering in topless dance that's lovey-dovey (9)[---------]

  , 9A

  9AListener left in article for you, perhaps? (9)[---------]

  , 7D

  7DJohn, getting D, to write, starting with book's intro - now getting A+, perhaps (5,4)[---------]

  , 27A

  27AAds and such for old ship housed by museum in gallery's opening (9)[---------]

  , loads of them basically! There were a couple where I struggled to make full grammatical sense of the surface reading - 13A

  13AFans' elect in where plant is to be made, making a comeback (8)[--------]

  and 8A (in fact I still can't see how the cryptic bit of 8A works). Also the word 'in' in 1A

  1AAngry daughter hosting debate brought back what needs to be solved (9)[---------]

  was a bit confusing. Either it was backwards (argument is in angry daughter) or it was superfluous (angry, followed by daughter argument backwards). Regardless, these are all really minor things, and this was a strong puzzle for a first attempt! I look forward to the next one.

  • Pixlate constructor · about 1 year ago

    Thanks for the feedback!

    13A

    13AFans' elect in where plant is to be made, making a comeback (8)[--------]

    : In my head, "elect" is parsed as the noun, as in a politician visiting the construction site for a nuclear plant. I can see that it is worded weirdly though.

    8D

    8DSaw regular in comparison to one on the rocks? (7)[-------]

    : This is a double definition, to be parsed as NOTICED

    8DSaw regular in comparison to one on the rocks? (7)[-------]

    and NOT ICED (like bar drinks)

    1A

    1AAngry daughter hosting debate brought back what needs to be solved (9)[---------]

    : Yeah that's backwards oops I'll see if i can fix it.
• tuber 🤓17:49 · about 1 year ago

  Not easy, and lots to enjoy. My favourites: 8D

  8DSaw regular in comparison to one on the rocks? (7)[-------]

  , 9A

  9AListener left in article for you, perhaps? (9)[---------]

  , 18A

  18ALow areas - but not very narrow areas (6)[------]

  .
• jasonwestley 🤓19:01 · 12 months ago

  Ah OK, 13A

  13AFans' elect in where plant is to be made, making a comeback (8)[--------]

  reads better now you've explained, and that explains the apostrophe as well! And 8D

  8DSaw regular in comparison to one on the rocks? (7)[-------]

  is entirely clear now. I blame my lack of imagination! Good clue.
• capybara 🤓59:44 · 12 months ago

  this was a good challenge for me! you nailed the difficulty level imo. one or two of the clues bothered me but i'd say the same about any given newspaper-published cryptic :P - BLOODTYPE

  7DJohn, getting D, to write, starting with book's intro - now getting A+, perhaps (5,4)[---------]

  and MAIZE

  25DOne gets lost in what one gets lost in, getting food (5)[-----]

  were particularly clever

  • Pixlate constructor · 12 months ago

    Thanks!