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Cryptic hot dogs

◆◆ · By ConManAU · Published 2024-06-26T12:47:51.914Z

I started constructing this in November last year, but a variety of factors resulted in it only being completed just now. This is probably on the trickier side of my cryptics, but it's got a couple of clues I'm quite happy with. Don't worry too much about the title, although if you think you know what it's talking about go ahead and say something in the comments.
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  • Aaron Riccio 23:23 · 2024-06-28T12:32:32.893Z
    I certainly do like a bunch of these clues: 6A, 9A, 13A, 15A, 21A, 8D. Some thoughts on other clues:
    • 1A: I love the use of [spirits] here, but I think there might be overlap between the way you're using it in the cryptic and definitional sense.
    • 2D: You've got [he] in the surface it's crossing HE+RO+IS+M, which is an unideal situation.
    • 14D: I like the cheekiness of [yes? No] as a deletion indicator, but I think it's probably grammatically wrong. (I'd be more inclined to accept [No? Yes].
    • 18D: I think I'm missing the parse on this? R(UM(I+N))ANT? Shouldn't it be UN for an international body?
    • 26D: I think this is getting at [bull] as in PAPAL bull, and I see it's in the dictionary alone, but it feels slightly unfair? Might just be me.
    • 25A: Tough parse! I really like what [placed in X frame] is doing! That said, [Painting] alone as a definition seems a bit off.
    • 28A: Funny! I wish the surface were a little cleaner; [truck and storage] seems arbitrary. [Hid between], like [placed in X frame] is another nice indicator for the surface.
    • 30A: I think this is S(T)EEP for [Bluff], but is SEEP = [well]?
    Thanks for the full-sized challenge!
    • ConManAU constructor · 2024-06-29T08:34:55.655Z
      Oof, I think you're right about 18D, not sure how I missed that! Thanks for all the feedback, there's always room for improvement but I'm glad you enjoyed it so much :D On 30A, you're correct on both counts, and those are valid definitions.
    Play today's daily mini crossword
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    Empty vessel and spirits with it (5, 4)
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    Across
    1. 1A
      Empty vessel and spirits with it (5, 4)
    2. 6A
      Choose to take slice of jerky instead of large chuck (5)
    3. 9A
      Faint and have a brief sleep in grass (4)
    4. 10A
      One providing drugs for potential coma therapy without measure (10)
    5. 12A
      Bravery shown by that man, heartless Romeo, is with a hint of machismo (7)
    6. 13A
      Demand too much from public transmission, but without force (7)
    7. 15A
      Speak poorly of mass that has a bit of everything? (7)
    8. 17A
      Old British beer with no good contents (5)
    9. 20A
      Primarily rejecting urbanities, regional agricultural land (5)
    10. 21A
      Develops a tear between lines on the side (7)
    11. 24A
      A place for cooking, if tripe is prepared (7)
    12. 25A
      Painting roughly placed in suitable frame (4, 3)
    13. 28A
      Defeated French who hid between truck and storage (10)
    14. 29A
      Middle Eastern country I escaped (4)
    15. 30A
      Bluff well, holding back from excitement (5)
    16. 31A
      Mutant insect leads to investigating senior tenured researcher (9)
    Down
    1. 2D
      Appliance he had rejected initially (6)
    2. 3D
      Claims with no authority (3-2)
    3. 4D
      Autograph from a celebrity like Leo, perhaps? (4, 4)
    4. 5D
      Image of a criminal (4)
    5. 7D
      Juliet rides a vehicle with Andrew, primarily for a flower (9)
    6. 8D
      Dog dogs docks (8)
    7. 11D
      Popular place to chop ends off herbs (4)
    8. 14D
      Father's money transfer service, yes? No. (5)
    9. 16D
      Pose as someone from the Middle East? (9)
    10. 18D
      Thoughtful lecture about Vietnam and Brunei finally being included in international body (8)
    11. 19D
      Inspire kind legacy, content to find love again (8)
    12. 22D
      Heard spouse greeting, leading to connection? (2-2)
    13. 23D
      Hates the thought of tangled hair (6)
    14. 26D
      Contents of prediction are bull (5)
    15. 27D
      Fancy bird loses a kilo (4)
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