Cryptic 5x5 #20 by tuber

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• tuber constructor · 2023-10-07T14:47:12.139Z

  Solvers! Thanks for giving my puzzle a try, I hope you enjoyed it. Let me know how you got on in the comments below, and feel free to follow https://crosshare.org/tuber for more like this. Here's the wash-up:

  ACROSS. 1A. homophone of "dull palette" = GREYS/GRAYS. 5A. "Thank you" = TA + last letter of "Gordon". 6A. Reversal of "and so on" = ETC, contained in "books" = OT (old testament.) 8A. Cryptic def. 9A. "Sail into the wind" = TACK + first letter of "yachtsman".

  DOWN. 1D. Good = G + crowd = HOST. 2D. anag. ORC. 3D. Reversal of "Italian city" = CITTA. 4D. "Venture" = TRY, supporting last letters of "sustainable" and "fashion". 7D. Hidden reversed in "pinKLEgwarmers".

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• girlcow 9:32 · 2023-10-07T17:19:39.734Z

  loved 1-Across !!

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  • tuber constructor · 2023-10-07T22:55:14.637Z

    Thanks!

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• Pedagogue 🤓5:06 · 2023-10-07T18:05:16.422Z

  A very entertaining cryptic - thank you!

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  • tuber constructor · 2023-10-07T22:55:30.900Z

    Glad you liked it :)

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• LasersharpAurora 🤓11:36 · 2023-10-08T03:01:28.663Z

  Cool :) Though I don't quite get 3D - how is the answer related to Greek capital?

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  • Pedagogue 🤓5:06 · 2023-10-08T06:28:21.048Z

    I saw it as an adjective meaning "related to Athens"; attic is the dialect of ancient Greece that was spoken in the region of Attica, closely associated with the capital, Athens.

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  • tuber constructor · 2023-10-08T11:01:41.822Z

    Glad you enjoyed it :) My dictionaries give this definition for "Attic": "of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Athens or its ancient civilization."

    My definition is therefore not "Greek capital" but "from Greek capital."

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    • LasersharpAurora 🤓11:36 · 2023-10-08T16:39:10.516Z

      Ah, tricky... but nice! :)

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• Jon 7:04 · 2023-10-08T03:37:59.264Z

  Nice

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