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Nov mini cryptic 8

◆ · By n0hk · Published 2021-11-08T04:34:05.363Z

A busy week at work for me, these may come more into the evening for a bit...
Sorry about 1A, it fit the grid... (at least the definition's obvious if you know)
1A Definition Elrond's daughter Wordplay reversal of new (inexperienced) and ra (artists)
5A Definition Grow Wordplay A backwards hidden (back in) from thE GArden
6A Definition Rank Wordplay oRANGEs without external letters
8A Definition Foolish Wordplay Ti (note) + T (bottom studenT)
9A Definition Rears Wordplay wAlRuSES without WaLnUt, originally I was confused and had 'exotic' walruses; thinking I needed to anagram the fodder post-deletion
1D Definition Bloody highway? Wordplay A A (I answer) around (without) OT (book) around (about) R (right). It's container-ception!
2D Definition Famines Wordplay Ddef with hungers for
3D Definition Oft-scrambled Wordplay EG (Egyptian) + G (close of keG)
4D Definition Misses Wordplay Homophone (reportedly) of kneads (makes dough)
4D Definition A breeze Wordplay Anagram (remixing) of rai
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  • Mike D 🤓4:11 · 2021-11-08T12:36:27.871Z
    Nice - had to look at your explanations for AORTA and ARWEN but the rest I managed to get! Can you explain how "book" leads to "OT" in AORTA?
    • quatrevingtneuf 🤓2:18 · 2021-11-08T17:06:49.119Z
      sometimes “book” is a stand-in for “old testament”
      • Mike D 🤓4:11 · 2021-11-08T19:16:35.798Z
        Ahh thank you!
    • sus 8:47 · 2021-11-08T14:57:46.837Z
      I'm enjoying these so far, especially the 3-letter entries. Although isn't wAlRuSES already in order, meaning it doesn't need the anagram?
      • BJ constructor · 2021-11-08T21:42:04.881Z
        Good point, that was me being lazy!
        I'll remove the extraneous indicator :)
      • Jon 5:50 · 2021-11-08T15:32:17.760Z
        Nice
        • quatrevingtneuf 🤓2:18 · 2021-11-08T17:07:10.829Z
          very pleasant, this one
          Play today's daily mini crossword
          1A
          Inexperienced artists recalled Elrond's daughter (5)
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          Across
          1. 1A
            Inexperienced artists recalled Elrond's daughter (5)
          2. 5A
            Grow back in the garden (3)
          3. 6A
            Peeled oranges are rank (5)
          4. 8A
            Foolish note to bottom student (3)
          5. 9A
            Rears walruses without odd walnut (5)
          Down
          1. 1D
            I answer without book about right-bloody highway? (5)
          2. 2D
            Hungers for famines (5)
          3. 3D
            Oft-scrambled Egyptian close to keg (3)
          4. 4D
            Misses reportedly makes dough (5)
          5. 7D
            Remixing rai is a breeze (3)
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