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Cryptic with very tricky words

· By Connor D · Published 2025-04-27T21:17:19.722Z

Constructor's Note
I kind of apologise. This is a terrible thing to do to you. You're here because you want a difficult puzzle, and buddy you found it. You're good at crosswords. You're good at words in general. Your vocabulary is vast. You've been told, occasionally, to tone it down. You know about 70% of these words, tops. Good luck.
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    Cheese paralyzes back (7)
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    Across
    1. 1A
      Cheese paralyzes back (7)
    2. 5A
      Bad end for the devil, when old. (3)
    3. 7A
      Gotham's In-Betweener (11) Hints: wordplay type -> Cryptic definition Alternate clue -> Bats chewing us and crooked characters' go-between I feel very bad for doing this to you, but I'm not going to not do it.
    4. 9A
      Summer classes, perhaps, after school? (3)
    5. 10A
      Small cave thus gives the shortest route from A to B (8)
    6. 13A
      Westward road's turn (3)
    7. 14A
      Golden container changes hands, flips rating. (3)
    8. 16A
      Wander about running app, I guess. (8)
    9. 19A
      Small part of hectare! (3)
    10. 21A
      Like a polite brat - confusing. (2,7,2)
    11. 22A
      No-skid solution for the best rugby players (3)
    12. 23A
      Cut and ran without hesitation (7)
    Down
    1. 1D
      "Transit may be scary", zippy Garry hedges. (6)
    2. 2D
      Auditor's graph ending pain of expensive tiling (3,3)
    3. 3D
      Primitive wheel the leader ignored (5)
    4. 4D
      Strobe light reveals inked daggers (5)
    5. 5D
      Head to analyze boundaries' arrangement (4)
    6. 6D
      Lower orphan sends up, "God, why" (4)
    7. 8D
      Religious person has a point between Uzbek capitals to Lithuania (5)
    8. 11D
      Emblem changes hands to bore. (5)
    9. 12D
      Talk on sun is a bit berserk. (3)
    10. 14D
      Jewellery hanger barely bears LA softness (6)
    11. 15D
      Dog goes crazy starts to oafishly attack delinquent 8. (6)
    12. 17D
      Ring reportedly broke US. (5)
    13. 18D
      Animal's lossless spirit (5)
    14. 19D
      Pass an undergarment (4)
    15. 20D
      Hot season half-watches program segments (4)
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