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Mini Cryptic #17

· By ObscureFox · Published 2024-01-03T20:00:14.613Z

Constructor's Note
I gave two clues for one because while they both rely on pop culture knowledge, the first seemed unfair to assume was known, but I liked the clue
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  • ObscureFox constructor · 2024-01-03T20:00:14.613Z
    My constructor page: https://crosshare.org/ObscureFox.
    • merlinnimue 🤓3:10 · 2024-01-03T21:05:02.096Z
      Nice... ps I got 1d in the first clue from def and the crossers, but I would have gotten the wordplay from the second clue
      • ObscureFox constructor · 2024-01-04T00:23:00.039Z
        I thought that would be thr case for most people. It felt a little too niche to rely on. Thanks for solving!
      • Oliver Hardy 🤓2:07 · 2024-01-03T22:43:18.775Z
        Very nice; thank you! I got 1D by researching Destroyer's discography as I am unfamiliar with the band.
        • ObscureFox constructor · 2024-01-04T00:23:19.956Z
          Thank you!
        • catachresis 🤓7:57 · 2024-01-04T11:52:15.041Z
          Hey, we're 3D twinsies! It's a fun clue with an elegant lit, and I like that it's paired with 5A. Embarrassing moment of the day: the first anagram I saw for 4A was CHAPO, and I penciled it in, thinking "There must be a drug slang term named after El Chapo that I didn't know about."
          • ObscureFox constructor · 2024-01-04T20:43:47.847Z
            Thanks! Your clue for that word better hid the definition! I think 4a stretches to match part of speech, so I wasn't quite pleased with it.
          1A
          Quickly look back before second example of medieval fortifications (5)
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          5
          Across
          1. 1A
            Quickly look back before second example of medieval fortifications (5)
          2. 4A
            Lacking sin, aphonics, bizarrely, is an illegal activity (5)
          3. 5A
            Actress formed from a diacritic mark before a energy loss (5)
          Down
          1. 1D
            Niche clue: Broken Destroyer's album short on time (5), or slightly less niche: Short Jungle Book Snake throw is ineffectual (5)
          2. 2D
            How to communicate, for example, that I moved in an African country after gaining energy (5)
          3. 3D
            Unstressed sound coming from small church with crass heart (5)
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