7x7 #3

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• Lego 1:09 · 2023-09-28T18:38:30.976Z

  actually i get 1 down now, but why the "'s"?

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• Lego 1:09 · 2023-09-28T18:37:27.767Z

  all the across clues i liked, i don't understand the down clues – can you explain them?

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  • Pedagogue 🤓10:14 · 2023-09-28T20:08:01.079Z

    Here's my tenpenn'orth: 3D ZIP is the definition; SC is the state; (I searched Google for state abbreviations beginning with S); TOO is a synonym of "further" and it is reversed.

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  • synced murals constructor · 2023-09-28T20:58:10.327Z

    @pedagogue is correct with parsing 3D.

    There's an 'S' in 1D because it's a contracted 'is', meaning rodent is bug - i.e. they share a definition.

    The definition of the last down clue is 'cream pastry'. One= I, learner=L, bewildered=anag., with a synonym for rush=RACE.

    Hope that makes sense, and thank you for taking the time to solve and ask questions! It's helpful to me as a fledgling constructor!

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• Pedagogue 10:53 · 2023-09-28T19:57:31.526Z

  A very entertaining cryptic. IG = Social media - sorry, don't understand. BADGER got me - it's not a rodent! RETAIL - I liked that one!

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  • synced murals constructor · 2023-09-28T20:50:05.427Z

    IG is internet slang for "Instagram", which is social media (I think this is valid, but it might be worth checking what others think).

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  • synced murals constructor · 2023-09-28T20:47:49.933Z

    Thanks again for the feedback. Noted about the badger, won't make that mistake again!

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• Iris 3:24 · 2023-09-29T06:35:02.887Z

  This was nice! Keep them coming :) The only one that confused me was 4D because I didn't see a reversal indicator for RACE i.e. rush back/ run behind but perhaps it's not needed - I still got the answer!

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  • synced murals constructor · 2023-09-29T08:29:18.166Z

    I did wonder about that, but thought it would be covered by the anagram instruction, which happens to arrange the letters backwards. Thanks for the feedback :)

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• Pedagogue 🤓10:14 · 2023-09-29T15:05:20.342Z

  About 4D I have read your parsing and also the reply by Iris. I agree that there should be a reversal indicator; conventionally, an anagram must be of the letters RACE, not a synonym. This is not intended as criticism, merely advice.

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