7x7 #7

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• merlinnimue 3:22 · over 1 year ago

  umm... 4d sounds like its supposed to be umami?? now i think i know why i couldnt get the parse

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  • synced murals constructor · over 1 year ago

    You’re right! I’ve added a note into the puzzle to amend it as much as I can.

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• Aaron Riccio 🤓3:46 · over 1 year ago

  You caught me with "B" for "second" (letter, I presume) in 1D. I think 4D is a typo for UMAMI and I missed the parse on 5D. Good fun everywhere else; I especially liked 8A.

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  • synced murals constructor · over 1 year ago

    Thanks for solving, and for the comments :)

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• Pedagogue 4:12 · over 1 year ago

  Thank you for an entertaining cryptic. I think that 4D should be UMAMI. 1D I am unsure about "leave" as a synonym for BOUNCE; I can't find it in Chambers. "Dismiss" might have been a better choice.

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  • synced murals constructor · over 1 year ago

    Bounce is a slang word, so I’m not sure that it would be in Chambers. I’m interested in using contemporary slang to make puzzles more accessible to younger people. Once you start thinking about it, there are hundreds of abbreviations and words with strange double meanings in contemporary language. It’s perfect for cryptics; although Chambers wouldn’t help to solve puzzles that used it!

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• synced murals constructor · over 1 year ago

  @merlinnmue @pedagogue @aaronricko

  Apologies for the typo! Was writing late at night and missed it

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