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◆◆ · By adamthedog · Published 2022-05-26T15:24:15.771Z

Constructor's Note
My first time trying to make any sort of theme, though its pretty small in this puzzle lol. Some of the clues are a little iffy, but any and all feedback is greatly appreciated!
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  • kieranjboyd 9:07 · 2022-05-26T22:58:32.847Z
    Fun idea for a set of theme entries! I'm not sure their cluing would parse in a normal crossword, but I was able to figure out what was going on from just the two clues on the right.
    As for the rest of the grid, I would be careful of both two-letter entries and unchecked cells. Both could be solved by making a bigger grid, or perhaps giving barred crosswords ago. The latter works well for cryptic crosswords (for your critic clues, "on" in 1A is normally reserved for down entries, and I'm not sure where the A in BRITA is coming from).
    All in all, a great first themed crossword, IMO!
    • adamthedog constructor · 2022-05-27T02:27:37.572Z
      Oops, s/with each word/with each clue
      • adamthedog constructor · 2022-05-27T02:26:38.484Z
        While doing some play testing I came to a similar conclusion about the clueing for the themed entries. If I wanted to be more clear, I could've included something about holes in the clues, but I really liked the "ace of _" construction (with each word having a /e/ vowel to rhyme with ace of spades and sound like a card suit). I also think it could be easy to accidentally make them more cryptic which isn't what I was really going for. So, I made sure to make some of the downs that checked the clues pretty unambiguous.
        I agree about the two-letter words. They made creative clueing hard and solving them is never much fun either. I didn't even think about doing bars, but that's a good idea.
        For 1A, yeah I was a little iffy on using "on" but I think the allusion to estrogen would be lost if I tried something else. Maybe I'll just rotate the puzzle 90° next time! 😉
        As for BRITA, just part of "Britain"!
        Overall, thank you very much for the feedback!
      • Valerie _ 🤓7:11 · 2022-05-27T06:51:14.878Z
        nya :3
        • whak 🤓8:13 · 2022-06-15T20:37:46.646Z
          nya Ɛ:
          Play today's daily mini crossword
          1A
          Twelve P.M. play concussed an inmate on E (screw you here's a surprise cryptic clue bc you deserve it)
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          Across
          1. 1A
            Twelve P.M. play concussed an inmate on E (screw you here's a surprise cryptic clue bc you deserve it)
          2. 8A
            They may raise awareness
          3. 11A
            Drops trou on ground, dons suit in private, boards scull at dock, ____ ___ in water
          4. 12A
            Cereal with cheer
          5. 13A
            Missus partner (abbr.)
          6. 14A
            Supergenera of juno
          7. 16A
            Initialism for a severely picky eater's disorder
          8. 18A
            Second half of American football?
          9. 20A
            Ace of face?
          10. 21A
            Ace of pain?
          11. 23A
            Water filter in a UK country (lol heres another cryptic 🖕)
          12. 24A
            Let go
          13. 25A
            Ace of make?
          14. 26A
            Ace of place?
          15. 27A
            Antagonist of the opening track of Revolver, but for Americans
          16. 29A
            The UK's biggest gardening club for short
          17. 31A
            Why a destination may be out of reach (2 words)
          18. 33A
            Ukraine invader abbreviation
          19. 34A
            A cruciverbalist's favorite kind of Reddit thread
          20. 35A
            One may rise from the ashes
          21. 38A
            Anonymity network named after an allium
          22. 39A
            Get naked before the bath, say
          Down
          1. 1D
            E, XTC, or Molly
          2. 2D
            ___ Max, footwear celebrated on March 26
          3. 3D
            The subject of a 2020 supply shortage (abbr.)
          4. 4D
            's
          5. 5D
            A clueless person may have this (2 words)
          6. 6D
            Hammer and drum location
          7. 7D
            Blair of 1984's orthonym
          8. 8D
            Earring hole makers
          9. 9D
            A shipwreck's swan song, over radio
          10. 10D
            Adverb option for a simile
          11. 15D
            What one may do on Dogpile
          12. 16D
            A shamshir... or a kilij..or a nimcha..or a pulwar..or a talwar (feel free to google, this one is a bad word)
          13. 17D
            Keyboard returns for some
          14. 19D
            Marry
          15. 20D
            A segment along a circle's edge
          16. 22D
            When doubled, a memable MJ vocalization
          17. 23D
            With '.' (dot), it may end a script on DOS
          18. 24D
            Italian spelts?
          19. 28D
            They may catch you speeding on the Golden Gate
          20. 30D
            World's best wax polish, Pâte de ____
          21. 31D
            "To me, though..." in a text
          22. 32D
            Hawaiian yellowfin
          23. 33D
            It may be spare or broken
          24. 34D
            Common term in "Cat in the Hat"
          25. 36D
            Dr. hangout
          26. 37D
            One of two notable words missing from a Latin dictionary
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