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Cryptic 5x5 #18 by tuber

· By tuber · Published 2023-09-08T14:37:31.979Z

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  • tuber constructor · 2023-09-08T14:55:15.589Z
    Hello solvers! Thanks for giving this puzzle a shot. I'm not a good judge, but I think this may prove tricky. Hope you found it enjoyable? Let me know how you got on in the comments. And like and subscribe for more, obvs.
    Here's the wash-up: ACROSS. 1A1AExceptions returned by bash (4)[----]. Reversal of "exceptions" = BUTS. The surface reading is meant to be Linux-related. 4A4AOx, perhaps not so exalted (5)[-----]. Double definition. 7A7AHomer's not half a messy eater (3)[---]. Subtract half of "Homer" = PIGEON. 8A8APenny once more drops one - it's hardly Christian (5)[-----]. "Penny" = P + subtraction of "one" = I from "once more" = AGAIN. 9A9AArsenal censors 'Trumpist' slogan in fan press (4)[----]. Subtraction of "Trumpist slogan" = MAGA from "Arsenal" = MAGAZINE.
    DOWN. 1D1DMake a mess of bob cut (4) [----]. "Bob" = S + "cut" = LOP. Apologies for this bit of pre-decimal coinage trivia. 2D2DTo fire up crystal... (5)[-----]. TO given literally + "fire" = ZAP reversed ("up"). 3D3D...started to ask, then starts to ask not (5)[-----]. "ask" = BEG + initial letters from "ask not". 5D5DArticle of concealment sported by WWI generals (3)[---]. Hidden ("sported by") in "wWIGenerals". 6D6DPen Edda's first character (4)[----]. "Pen" = RUN (as in e.g. "chicken run") + first letter of "Edda".
    • Aaditya Natarajan 4:22 · 2023-09-08T17:42:03.848Z
      fun puzzle, really liked 8A8APenny once more drops one - it's hardly Christian (5)[-----]
      • squicc 🤓6:51 · 2023-09-09T16:37:03.622Z
        Excellent! That was tricky but really fun
        • dooiemus 🤓52s · 2023-09-16T09:45:52.484Z
          Tricky indeed!
          1A
          Exceptions returned by bash (4)
          1
          2
          3
          4
          5
          6
          7
          8
          9
          Across
          1. 1A
            Exceptions returned by bash (4)
          2. 4A
            Ox, perhaps not so exalted (5)
          3. 7A
            Homer's not half a messy eater (3)
          4. 8A
            Penny once more drops one - it's hardly Christian (5)
          5. 9A
            Arsenal censors 'Trumpist' slogan in fan press (4)
          Down
          1. 1D
            Make a mess of bob cut (4)
          2. 2D
            To fire up crystal... (5)
          3. 3D
            ...started to ask, then starts to ask not (5)
          4. 5D
            Article of concealment sported by WWI generals (3)
          5. 6D
            Pen Edda's first character (4)
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