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Cryptic - Messaging

◆◆ · By quatrevingtneuf · Published 2022-10-25T15:15:16.594Z

It’s been a while since I’ve put a cryptic together! Got back into it recently while solving a few and remembering how much I enjoy them. I went with a slightly spooky theme for October.
There are a few PG13 clues in there; consider yourselves forewarned.
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  • kieranjboyd 14:04 · 2022-10-25T22:21:02.376Z
    Fun! I got everything except OLIVE (can't quite figure out that parsing) and GNOMON (couldn't remember the second half of that word - very fun wordplay for MON though). The 1D clue is excellent!
    • dooiemus 1:10:28 · 2022-10-26T09:37:05.813Z
      Oliver (Twist) losing its end letter, GNO are the odd letters of ¨gang of".
    • dooiemus 1:10:28 · 2022-10-26T09:39:03.565Z
      Very tough and rewarding for me! Went with ANALYSE for 2D ... oh well, bad luck I guess.
      • quatrevingtneuf constructor · 2022-10-26T17:44:08.496Z
        oops. complicated canadian english 🇨🇦
      Play today's daily mini crossword
      1A
      Flood got into the pool before last lap (5)
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Flood got into the pool before last lap (5)
      2. 4A
        Noodle soup smell in burial place is an unwelcome appearance (9)
      3. 9A
        Opera lover lost tampon around first half (7)
      4. 10A
        Please use tins piece by piece (1 6)
      5. 11A
        Tipsy, cheerful, unencumbered state of mind (6)
      6. 12A
        Watch as sleuths uncover a problem (6)
      7. 16A
        Naturally, now that my partner and I are a thing of the past, no mating is occurring (7)
      8. 18A
        Lumineers song about lost hope and returning pain (7)
      9. 20A
        A letter… when will it show up? (3)
      10. 21A
        Someone from France got an amount of antimalarial medication (7)
      11. 23A
        Truest websites use alternative methods to get better results (7)
      12. 25A
        Sun follower gets behind odd gang of shadowy figure? (6)
      13. 27A
        Stumbles back while consuming endless gin drink (6)
      14. 31A
        A cool cropped shirt for someone you brought home (7)
      15. 32A
        In the future, fix ship (7)
      16. 33A
        “Ring ring”; you, scheming without consideration for others (9)
      17. 34A
        Good to have people over, then never see them again (5)
      Down
      1. 1D
        Dip something soft in a runny meal! (3 2)
      2. 2D
        Kendrick fakes singing - look into it (7)
      3. 3D
        Cover-up oil mixture that goes on you! (9)
      4. 4D
        Cat in the morning: awake, rising up (4)
      5. 5D
        While travelling abroad, agree to stick to road in order to make a connection with five things in this grid (5 5)
      6. 6D
        Climax makes bold noises from a dirty place? (5)
      7. 7D
        Twist ending - lost topping (5)
      8. 8D
        Backstab certain vampires? (4)
      9. 13D
        Speaking falsehood is a basic thing (3
      10. 14D
        Rampant love sprees where a 5D might be used (10)
      11. 15D
        Forgot to mention - look after my ferns (4)
      12. 17D
        Heard only one kind of music (4)
      13. 19D
        Bathing area for sexy season (3 6)
      14. 22D
        A good sister either way (3)
      15. 24D
        Son cooked with rare pepper (7)
      16. 25D
        Acting tough to you until finally, a scary sight (5)
      17. 26D
        Embraced by you, trousers fade out, in a way… (5)
      18. 28D
        Nearly make an agreement to take someone out for dinner (5)
      19. 29D
        Vital calcium-containing mineral (4)
      20. 30D
        Heading out in a moment? Not sure… (4)
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