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Opposites attract

◆ · By Arty · Published 2024-11-17T01:08:26.567Z

Constructor's Note
The theme might make some of the semantics seem off, but I hope once you sense it, it'll work for you.
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  • Arty constructor · 2024-11-17T01:08:26.567Z
    I collected contranyms, some subtle, some a stretch, missing some of my favorites, and I used both meanings for them in some clues. That made some clues a little awkward, but worth it, I hope!
    • Arty constructor · 2024-11-17T01:08:26.567Z
      1A w(IMPS) 3A INCOME ISN'T (anag.) 10A EARTH WE (anag.) 11A TEMP(T)ER 12A YET IS (yet ease hom.) 13A DESERT BOY (anag.) 15A LAD UNIQUE IF (anag.) 17A Oddly Flammable Fuses 18A Very Intense Executive 19A tha(T RAN SPA RENT)-free (hid.) 21A NEVER ONCE (anag.) 23A The Antebellum South's Signature Occasion 24A ENJO)y s(INS (hid.) 26A 2 meanings 27A AD GAY NINNY (anag.) 28A na(STY E)ncounter (hid.)
      1D IO+WE+YOU 2D P(LAST)IQUE 4D MIR(R+RIM)AGE 5D rega(IN T)he (hid.) 6D MAN COPIED (anag.) 7D small(EST AB)breviation (hid.) 8D DIET FOR (anag.) 9D nex(T HIS)tory (hid.) 14D S+PITS+BERGEN 16D 2 meanings 17D GIVE SHORT (anag.) 18D VAR(IE+T)Y 20D TWO FACE (to hom.+charade) 22D ameri(CA JUN)ior (hid.) 23D TOO+L 25D kant'S prolegomenA analyticallY
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      Troublemakers take the lead from the meek (4)
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Troublemakers take the lead from the meek (4)
      2. 3A
        Smart one's income isn't fixed (10)
      3. 10A
        Earth we constructed to erode but withstand (7)
      4. 11A
        With time soften and strengthen seducer (7)
      5. 12A
        Finally relax at the sound of monsters (5)
      6. 13A
        Shellfish haven confounded desert boy (6,3)
      7. 15A
        Complete incompetent lad unique, if misconstrued (11)
      8. 17A
        Deactivated activated fronts of oddly flammable fuses (3)
      9. 18A
        Start of very intense executive struggle (3)
      10. 19A
        See through obvious conceit that ran spa rent-free (11)
      11. 21A
        Never once uneasy to meet again (9)
      12. 23A
        Spicy smoked ham commences the antebellum South's signature occasion (5)
      13. 24A
        Requires or prohibits to enjoy sins extremely (7)
      14. 26A
        Sweet Brown woman's FSU country (7)
      15. 27A
        Harmonic opposites from ad gay ninny composed (3,3,4)
      16. 28A
        Eye sore from nasty encounter (4)
      Down
      1. 1D
        Data flow to our group and another reveals repayment reminder (1,3,3)
      2. 2D
        Explosive vexation shows utmost and least (9)
      3. 4D
        Opposite identical illusion conceals resistance of edge (6,5)
      4. 5D
        Regain the holding for shortening worldwide (3)
      5. 6D
        Man copied collated collections (9)
      6. 7D
        Pioneered abbreviated subset of smallest abbreviation (5)
      7. 8D
        Fed up with diet for new look (5,2)
      8. 9D
        Next history's about what's about to be said (4)
      9. 14D
        Norwegian island's solid cores and holes to south-Jersey county (11)
      10. 16D
        Focus order to soldier (9)
      11. 17D
        Give short, corrected omission supervision (9)
      12. 18D
        Change holding that is true for one or many types (7)
      13. 20D
        Janus speaks before meet (3,4)
      14. 22D
        America junior has southern French descendant (5)
      15. 23D
        Excessively and insufficiently long implement (4)
      16. 25D
        Reveal results of Kant's Prolegomena analytically (3)
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