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Illogical #002: Working Ha-Ha-Hard

◆◆ · By Aaron Riccio · Published 2022-06-13T13:23:06.074Z

Many thanks to dadgumituh and jmsr525 at The Rackenfracker (https://www.therackenfracker.com/) as well as @EcclesCrossword and @kayeu for giving the considerably rougher and tougher version of this puzzle--my first full-length!--a very helpful test solve. You're all my test solvers now, so enjoy, and your feedback is much appreciated both on what works (and doesn't), and if you stream it, let me know at @illogicaljoker!
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  • jasonwestley 🤓39:05 · 2022-06-15T17:22:01.004Z
    Great puzzle. There were some really interesting and unusual clues in there.
    • Aaron Riccio constructor · 2022-06-15T23:28:52.589Z
      Thanks so much for solving! I'm very much in the experimental and boundary-pushing phase of construction, just seeing how much I can get away with while still hopefully providing a fun experience for the solver.
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    Tied up cockney bloke's orally reliable (6)
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    Across
    1. 8A
      Recast Hercules--hero!--based only on top halves affected (9)
    2. 11A
      Something learned about me and a French flower (5)
    3. 12A
      Dog's place to experiment on rats (3)
    4. 13A
      Homeless lumped in there! (4)
    5. 14A
      Drool over her following! Instagram models: a type of shot he's always watching? (3,7)
    6. 15A
      Forceful teacher, Oz's puppet? (4)
    7. 17A
      It's a tool for weeding surrounding land's six large shut up demons? (4,2,4)
    8. 20A
      The True West Front Page: Nothing's On, For Example (4,6,1,4)
    9. 22A
      Where to edit records of where wooden nickels might come from? (10)
    10. 24A
      Hands-free blockchain component is cutting this! (4)
    11. 26A
      Measures thing that is charged behind brute (one time only) (10, var.)
    12. 28A
      One million album covers for "Creep" (4)
    13. 30A
      Kicker's return, mostly, or a sound made by one who takes the kick (3)
    14. 31A
      "Wild" actress appears in free sequel (5)
    15. 32A
      Pay for a course that Al, Seth, and Tom never-endingly eat? (6,3)
    Down
    1. 1D
      Tied up cockney bloke's orally reliable (6)
    2. 2D
      UCLA's free speech defenders (4)
    3. 3D
      E.B. White's bibliographic feature! (3)
    4. 4D
      Mistake in act lowers Biden's initial grade? (8)
    5. 5D
      "I'M SO EXCITED!" Director's energy is out in erratic love drama (9)
    6. 6D
      Spill the tea or his information? (4)
    7. 7D
      Polo player's loveless remix is one way to pre-game (3,5)
    8. 9D
      Deli-quent actor? (3)
    9. 10D
      Glowing remnant from "Shiny Happy People" band not part of flashback (5)
    10. 16D
      Sound policy that protects immigrant youths from Bangladesh's capital (5)
    11. 18D
      Void's opposite is void where nothing is most of all (5)
    12. 19D
      Boasted first sports bet, doubling down on golf (9)
    13. 20D
      Lawsuit standards for Spooner are, for one circuit, vehicles that take the lead (4,4)
    14. 21D
      Naïve girls are unfortunately unseeing (8)
    15. 23D
      Hidden fully in grid? False! (6)
    16. 25D
      Eyes closing, finally--that is, after the sixth sense sees (6)
    17. 27D
      Say I key a store that's known for testing relationships? (4)
    18. 28D
      Abbreviated answer backs up what's right in front of you? (3)
    19. 29D
      Informal measure of time, unstarted, is questionable (4)
    20. 30D
      Musical Brian's backup for the loneliest number (3)
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