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Sam's Sunday Cryptic LIII

◆ · By sammisamsam · Published 2024-01-28T05:06:05.746Z

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  • JWords 🤓20:39 · 2024-01-28T08:26:16.687Z
    Thanks, a very enjoyable solve. Struggled to crack the NW quadrant (doesn’t help that I haven’t heard of 22A!) but got there in the end. Some lovely clues, thank you.
    • sammisamsam constructor · 2024-01-29T15:59:02.438Z
      Thanks for solving!
    • Hector 20:51 · 2024-01-28T12:39:46.663Z
      Enjoyed this a lot. PSYCHE/CURRY was the last bit to drop; I don't think I have encountered that meaning of CURRY.
      • sammisamsam constructor · 2024-01-29T15:59:32.357Z
        I've encountered it a few times, but yeah it's definitely not super common, sorry about that. Thanks for playing!
      • merlinnimue 🤓15:53 · 2024-01-28T15:28:21.218Z
        Some fantastic anagrams, congratulations... I also got held up by 1a/3d... and I had a different homophone in mind for 14a, namely "hoar" 😏... whoops... Anyway thanks for the puzzle
        • sammisamsam constructor · 2024-01-29T16:01:13.258Z
          I didn't think of that type of frost when making this puzzle! Bent the rules a little with that one with "it sounds like" being kind of the definition, so I'm glad you got it eventually
        • NICK717 17:54 · 2024-01-28T15:26:33.214Z
          I was stuck on Mousepad for an embarrassingly long time. I also had not heard that definition of curry.
          • Oliver Hardy 33:44 · 2024-02-05T13:40:57.378Z
            Many thanks!
            14A is brilliant!
            Play today's daily mini crossword
            1A
            The spirit of a lover of love? (6)
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            Across
            1. 1A
              The spirit of a lover of love? (6)
            2. 5A
              A shoe company goes after experts of some wine (8)
            3. 9A
              A theater show isn't moving around Oscar's surgeries (10)
            4. 10A
              Flea jumping onto part of a plant (4)
            5. 12A
              "Mother" in nine high-res showings (4)
            6. 14A
              It sounds like some frost! (5)
            7. 16A
              Read aloud two letters? Simple! (4)
            8. 17A
              Criticize rest going west (3)
            9. 18A
              As to grind grains (3)
            10. 19A
              Company to look sullen and neglect commitments (3-3)
            11. 20A
              It may be offset with odd upload after a fight? (7)
            12. 22A
              Hall for heavy metal cut with love (7)
            13. 24A
              Wildcat turning back in Bristol ecosystem (6)
            14. 26A
              Sodium not applicable to grandma (4)
            15. 27A
              Get IBM cable's center to melt (3)
            16. 28A
              I've heard of an open, uh.... expanse (4)
            17. 30A
              A mountain range provides alternative artificial intelligence (5)
            18. 32A
              Absurd utterance obscures language (4)
            19. 34A
              Part of a church from every other sappy shed (4)
            20. 35A
              A party member disarmed bi-curiously? (10)
            21. 36A
              Tempuras developed toward the source (8)
            22. 37A
              Grayish rug stain reveals shows of indifference (6)
            Down
            1. 2D
              Amazing! Northern Virginia is now a massive explosion (9)
            2. 3D
              Spice attack (5)
            3. 4D
              Brent reattaches surrounding bid (7)
            4. 5D
              Foal's impression shaped for respectability (15)
            5. 6D
              Samoa's islands provide a refuge (5)
            6. 7D
              Fitzgerald found inside of cellar (4)
            7. 8D
              Annoy away finale (6)
            8. 11D
              Oust ten going into peel bananas (5)
            9. 13D
              Girl, please hear the transcendent (8)
            10. 15D
              It helps track movement of a rodent house? (8)
            11. 21D
              Painful start to a great zoning assembly around one (9)
            12. 23D
              Call a car back for second visual clue? (5)
            13. 24D
              Oranges' wild asses! (7)
            14. 25D
              A feeling of familiarity with Germany and it's assent to evacuate Vanuatu (4, 2)
            15. 29D
              Currency in ruins without primary bank (5)
            16. 31D
              Send money back to a clock (5)
            17. 33D
              Reznor scraps intro for hire (5)
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