Cryptic mini #88 ✂️

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• nate constructor · 21 days ago

  1A: to keep it short; alternate letters in tReE + CAP (top)

  4A: record; first letter (tip) of N[eedle] in (cuts) ANAL (particular)

  5A: delivered by old wives?; last letter (back) of [cu]T + ALES (beers)

  1D: rebound; shorten (cut) the word REA[r] (back) + C (cold) + first letter (to start with) of T[urkey]

  2D: Part of ear; CAN (may) + A[i]L (feel bad) minus I (when one gets cut)

  3D: City-state; IS after (supporting) LOP (cut) reversed (back)

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• dilly 🤓8:23 · 20 days ago

  For some reason, I really wanted an AXE charade in here. I came up with EXACT for 1D (EXA< + C_ + T+) and TEXAS for 3D (T(EXA)S<) before finding the right answers haha. Great work getting the 'cut' in all the clues!

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  • nate constructor · 20 days ago

    thanks dilly - love your alternate answers :)

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