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Sam's Sunday Cryptic LXXVII

· By sammisamsam · Published 2024-07-14T05:24:57.332Z

Constructor's Note
Always happy for criticism/feedback! Made this one a little more rushed/late than usual, so sorry if it's a bit sloppy
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  • dilly 🤓16:56 · 2024-07-14T14:36:45.054Z
    Really fun, thanks! I loved 15A and 19D especially
    • sammisamsam constructor · 2024-07-15T03:09:41.364Z
      Glad you enjoyed!
    • Jeremy Kirkwood 38:11 · 2024-07-21T17:04:05.749Z
      Enjoyed it, but Ogallala requires some very niche US knowledge!
      • Jake A 19:20 · 2024-08-03T04:37:47.708Z
        Wonderful!
        1A
        Heathens snag a priest going west (6)
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        Across
        1. 1A
          Heathens snag a priest going west (6)
        2. 4A
          Old-school, totally in the style of an aquifer, perhaps? (8)
        3. 10A
          Vegetable at noon... maybe around one? (5)
        4. 11A
          Flagging new ink, age afresh (9)
        5. 12A
          Remote and independent, like an extremely bad tic-tac-toe move? (3-3-4)
        6. 13A
          Sets I try regularly to mix (4)
        7. 15A
          Huge number rebuilt Giza, left part of a sphinx? (9)
        8. 18A
          Beheaded skins and some grains (4)
        9. 20A
          Canonization ringing later (4)
        10. 21A
          Things that are crunched or curved like a sponge (9)
        11. 23A
          Miss going back and forth the same way (4)
        12. 24A
          Freedom from drink found around hospital room (10)
        13. 28A
          For the purposes of breeding, remove professional to be diminishing (9)
        14. 29A
          State to card a pair of hooligans (5)
        15. 30A
          Take full grog bags half-off from a cereal company (8)
        16. 31A
          Felt is altered alone (6)
        Down
        1. 1D
          Continues for desires (8)
        2. 2D
          Bring somber ennui some relief, ultimately leading to sorrow (5)
        3. 3D
          Casual flatbread scarf on a relative, reportedly (10)
        4. 5D
          Alum that is not empty, with small slopes (9)
        5. 6D
          Slanders' rests (4)
        6. 7D
          Philosopher takes nacho from Chipotle after art is ruined (9)
        7. 8D
          Provokes ranges all over (6)
        8. 9D
          Treasure carried by canvas wagons (4)
        9. 14D
          Reporter's unfinished journey to high society (10)
        10. 16D
          Land fez in wild grape variety (9)
        11. 17D
          I am a spirit in good conception (9)
        12. 19D
          Hardcore fan to remove tie (8)
        13. 22D
          Train company organizes tram to Alaska (6)
        14. 25D
          Former lovers at the heart of each next test (4)
        15. 26D
          Online gaming holds back form (5)
        16. 27D
          White chocolate captures reflection (4)
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