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Nov mini cryptic 5

◆ · By n0hk · Published 2021-11-05T06:45:28.971Z

Back to 'normalcy' (although, when am I ever normal?).

1A Def Strange Wordplay OED (dictionary) E->D (English to Dutch)

4A Def grant Wordplay A + ward (hospital room)

6A Def Psychological Wordplay Hidden in paIN NERves

7A Def break up Wordplay Decry (condemn) change 'r' (redhead) to 'a'

8A Def Could be Erik Wordplay cREDo with outer letters removed

1D Def Possessor Wordplay Anagram (eccentric) of renown, but with an 'n' removed (it's old, or not New). This wordplay is questionable, hence the ?

2D Def Spin Wordplay reverse (up) all of EC (engineering corps) + N (new) + promotion (AD)

3D Def Awful Wordplay Double-definition with dreadlocks (which can be dreads, or less commonly dread)

4D Def Help Wordplay I (one) inside AD (Christian era)

5D Def Plain Wordplay Dowry, removing 'o' (love) and 'w' (whiskey)

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Mike D 🤓2:17 · 2021-11-05T12:32:13.589Z
Very nice! I managed to get this one
Jon 7:40 · 2021-11-05T17:46:37.674Z
You're good Mike..do any other cryptics?
- Mike D 🤓2:17 · 2021-11-05T19:52:44.305Z
  Thanks! I try to solve them whenever somebody posts one to Crosshare . So slowly improving!

Strange dictionary turns English into Dutch (3)

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