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A toe in the water

· By TwoBirds · Published 2024-05-26T18:03:13.064Z

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My first cryptic puzzle. No particular theme, but one or two personal interests creeping in..
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  • Jake A 13:48 · 2024-05-27T01:22:24.048Z
    Oh man! I loved it. Hoping for more!
    • TwoBirds constructor · 2024-05-27T07:15:42.931Z
      Thank you! That's so nice to hear on my first attempt!
    • Alex Peebles-Capin 🤓26:55 · 2024-05-27T19:01:00.292Z
      This was great! Very challenging but satisfying answers. Super tripped up on 17D.
      • TwoBirds constructor · 2024-05-27T21:35:36.018Z
        Thank you! It was a bit cheeky of me to stuff two-letter clues next to each other, sorry about that 😅
      1A
      Cast lines for dynamic agile duo
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Cast lines for dynamic agile duo
      2. 5A
        Taking what doesn't belong - this curtailed by Adam's wife
      3. 8A
        Even I'm sad? No, I dance! I'm crazy!
      4. 9A
        Dependent on for molten real tin
      5. 11A
        Troubled end of normalcy - now clothes full of holes
      6. 13A
        Carnal-sounding encounter
      7. 14A
        Naval recruit goes back north east with Pisces, Libra, etc.
      8. 15A
        Lee running away is a slippery fish
      9. 18A
        Once more encountered evil red changeling
      10. 20A
        Old man starts app backwards
      11. 22A
        Incomplete state leading to charged particles for radio broadcasters
      12. 24A
        Ian in vault without you, I hear - courageous!
      13. 25A
        Robot at heart, organised from the start, you can't resist their forcible recruitment
      14. 26A
        Processed rats' hips for galactic voyager
      15. 27A
        Off the rails! A complete disaster
      Down
      1. 1D
        Casting snide emo in bad light
      2. 2D
        At sea, "la bon mar" is unusual
      3. 3D
        Render clear, o wise one!
      4. 4D
        The very 'onest contain all of us
      5. 5D
        Sounds like a story for the end of things
      6. 6D
        Civilisation hidden in tin can
      7. 7D
        I go straight up and down a bit first - a sickly feeling
      8. 10D
        Applause after pub creates bold new idea
      9. 12D
        Tea messed up, but consumed
      10. 16D
        Tumultuous love rate goes up and down
      11. 17D
        The French on west coast of USA
      12. 19D
        Vulnerable ice runes melted
      13. 20D
        Pearl reformulated to be even whiter
      14. 21D
        Get nuts for money? Yuck
      15. 22D
        Cease activity and wait here for the bus
      16. 23D
        Body parts found in churches
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