Cryptic mini #30

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• merlinnimue 🤓1:27 · 2024-02-03T04:48:02.040Z

  nice

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• JWords 🤓3:01 · 2024-02-03T07:41:01.168Z

  Thanks for the puzzle! Big fan of 4A (now that I’ve worked out how it works!). Not sure about ‘drinking’ as an anagrind in 1A though. Cheers

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• Oliver Hardy 1:18 · 2024-02-03T08:26:47.379Z

  Very nice - many thanks! I am also unsure about "drinking" as an anagrind.

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  • nate constructor · 2024-02-03T20:20:25.991Z

    Fair enough. Thanks for solving!

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• rjy 12:49 · 2024-02-03T13:10:49.172Z

  Fun, thx. Had it all except 1D, took a lot of staring for that piece to fall….clever

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• JSP 🤓1:10 · 2024-02-03T13:22:54.903Z

  Lovely! The constructions for 1D and 4A are great. The "drinking" anagrind checks out for me! My brain saw it as an alternative to "drunk," which we see fairly often

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  • nate constructor · 2024-02-03T20:21:07.112Z

    Thank you

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• Jake A 🤓3:30 · 2024-02-03T16:57:32.922Z

  I think “drinks” works well here. I had to work for 3D, which was very satisfying. Nicely done!

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• Jake A 🤓3:30 · 2024-02-03T16:58:05.589Z

  I mean, “drinking” works well here.

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• Aaron Riccio 🤓2:24 · 2024-02-05T12:27:17.153Z

  I loved 3D! As to the discussion below on "drinking" in 1A—my preference is "drunk," which more directly indicates a muddling of the letters. "Drinking," even with a question mark, doesn't necessarily mean getting addled.

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