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Cryptic #2

◆◆ · By Jay Dyer · Published 2024-07-23T20:14:27.393Z

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  • Lea Addams 30:21 · 2024-07-23T20:14:27.393Z
    I'm annoyed with myself that I had to use the dictionary for 7d and that a mistake in 12d meant I had to use check for 15a. 🙃 Really nice clues! Particularly liked 8a, 11a, 1d, 3d, and 5d.
    • dilly 🤓19:09 · 2024-07-25T08:32:03.700Z
      Great puzzle, a lot of really fun fill too. I spent an embarrassing amount of time trying to find a synonym for TREAT that would fit in the blanks of EMPTY _H____, smh. Also got stuck on 15A, not used to seeing 2-letter anagrams, which is what I'm assuming "design" is indicating. I think 1A, 8A, and 11A are my favorites. Thanks!
      • Aaron Riccio 19:53 · 2024-07-27T11:29:30.292Z
        What a workout! 1A, 4A, 9A, 1D, 3D, 12D, and 13D are my favorite surfaces, but it was all very solid stuff. You did really smooth misdirects on things like 11A or 2D LEAVE[-n]?, which are blasts, but definitely make for a harder-side cryptic. Now that I have a sense of your style a bit more, looking forward to trying your next grid!
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        1A
        Explorer loses vehicle by north pole. (6)
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        Across
        1. 1A
          Explorer loses vehicle by north pole. (6)
        2. 4A
          Dole made contact with election frontrunner. (4)
        3. 8A
          Escape embargo following a professorhood. (7,4)
        4. 9A
          Leaders shout exaltations entering holy city. (3)
        5. 10A
          Challenge profits after initial year. (7)
        6. 11A
          Former reactor core pushed to extreme. (7)
        7. 13A
          Residue found in Prada shoes. (3)
        8. 14A
          Not being fashionable, exit scene in disarray. (11)
        9. 15A
          Spot on design preempts tonnage limits. (4)
        10. 16A
          An informal agreement left half-hearted decoration for member. (6)
        Down
        1. 1D
          Suit made with style and energy. (5,6)
        2. 2D
          Holiday raise reduced. (5)
        3. 3D
          Rearranging time today with good excuse for not working. (2,3,3,2)
        4. 5D
          Make end run around those beliefs. (5)
        5. 6D
          Hot air is clear treat given onset of hypothermia. (5,6)
        6. 7D
          Against/for not overturning unorthodox charge? (10)
        7. 12D
          Do things start after six or eight, perhaps? (5)
        8. 13D
          Cancel almanac, censoring bad content. (5)
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