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metagloria's big cryptic #9

· By metagloria · Published 2024-11-08T21:47:18.256Z

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  • bulletinfi 🤓45:09 · 2024-11-09T02:43:33.394Z
    Wonderful! Had a blast!
    • Chris Jones 🤓6:11 · 2024-11-09T06:46:51.073Z
      Gentle but great fun as ever - plenty of anagrams which helped with a quick time :) only quibble is 23a which I think should be (5,5). Thanks for sharing 👍
      • snag 🤓47:07 · 2025-01-12T16:45:23.133Z
        no quibbles here :)
        1A
        Individual Uncharted player at first gets extra life (3-2)
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        Across
        1. 1A
          Individual Uncharted player at first gets extra life (3-2)
        2. 4A
          Inner duel arranged for stress (9)
        3. 9A
          Synthetic material converting power to energy? That's a stretch (7)
        4. 10A
          Ancient city is against contents of lochs (7)
        5. 11A
          Broken wharf reset contents of lochs (5,5)
        6. 12A
          Swamp monster some frog rejected (4)
        7. 14A
          Faithful person of nobility changes direction at first (5)
        8. 16A
          Sing at a gala initially, shaping up to be a big star (3,5)
        9. 19A
          Arrived before first of pilgrims moved back (8)
        10. 20A
          Bring about destruction of ruin around China's capital (5)
        11. 22A
          Simple to be nauseated after question at university (4)
        12. 23A
          One visiting stuffy environment for application of short estimate (10)
        13. 27A
          Rewrote the list with something sharp (7)
        14. 28A
          Liquid measure of aluminum at face value (7)
        15. 29A
          Equipment needed for exciting sport sounds uninspired after funeral service (9)
        16. 30A
          Weather detection system looks awesome from either direction (5)
        Down
        1. 1D
          Feed too much to Don Juan, losing his hat, starting to feel sick (8)
        2. 2D
          Duck from Nevada stripped bare finally (5)
        3. 3D
          Bishop with deficit supporting soccer field in total darkness (5,5)
        4. 4D
          Bunch without clothes executed as always (9)
        5. 5D
          Woman from India needs holding (5)
        6. 6D
          Ceremony is overdone, but timeless (4)
        7. 7D
          Grain and coin, though agitated, are not alive (9)
        8. 8D
          Imitations of English chose poorly (6)
        9. 13D
          Up-and-comer, one performs gratitude crossing railroad (6,4)
        10. 15D
          Object for measuring tree branch at far edge of lawn (9)
        11. 17D
          Daughter and lass with idea whipped up part of dinner (4,5)
        12. 18D
          More fragile person from UK has time for regular algebra (8)
        13. 21D
          Provide most marvelous trimmed gown (6)
        14. 24D
          Calliope radiates covering musical performance (5)
        15. 25D
          Visiting hospital, European in road made a mistake (5)
        16. 26D
          Injure toe on part of ticket (4)
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