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Cryptic #10 - Your turn, idiot!

◆ · By jasonwestley · Published 11 months ago

Meta Prompt
This is a themed cryptic. There are 12 answers, mostly symmetrical, that fit the theme. They hint at a person, and that person's surname is the meta solution. The title is not a clue to the meta, but it is a clue. I mean one of the actual clues. I couldn't think of a good title, so I just used that instead.
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  • kieranjboyd 🤓13:19 · 11 months ago
    Awesome puzzle! Some great clues in there, with fun flavour all around. Lovely symmetric placement of the theme entries too. Any reason you went with MANDY
    14DBarry's girl, Dorothy, loses her heart following Guy (5)[-----]
    instead of something like KNOWING where ABSTAIN
    13ADon't vote for a second-class dictator banishing liberal leader (7)[-------]
    is, for true symmetry? In any case, great work!
    • jasonwestley constructor · 11 months ago
      Thanks! KNOWING wouldn't have fit across with RAISING
      8DBringing up part of opera is ingenious (7)[-------]
      , which was required for one of the pairs. That said, I picked the movies I wanted in advance of filling in the grid, and didn't think to go back and look for others that might fit. A bit lazy of me. I'm normally quite precious about symmetry so I'm not sure why I included the two non-symmetrical themed entries :D
      • kieranjboyd 🤓13:19 · 11 months ago
        Of course it wouldn't've fit with RAISING
        8DBringing up part of opera is ingenious (7)[-------]
        . D'oh! Still, great puzzle!
    • jasonwestley constructor · 11 months ago
      Thanks! KNOWING wouldn't have fit across with RAISING
      8DBringing up part of opera is ingenious (7)[-------]
      , which was required for one of the pairs. That said, I picked the movies I wanted in advance of filling in the grid, and didn't think to go back and look for others that might fit. A bit lazy of me. I'm normally quite precious about symmetry so I'm not sure why I included the two non-symmetrical themed entries :D
      • George Ho 1:02:00 · 11 months ago
        Really fun puzzle! Don’t know much about Cage so I struggled a bit, but really liked 13A
        13ADon't vote for a second-class dictator banishing liberal leader (7)[-------]
        and 29A
        29AWarm-up question for polar navigator? (10)[----------]
        !
        • Aaron Riccio 🤓26:53 · 10 months ago
          Lovely puzzle, and knowing Cage allowed me to back-solve/confirm a few clues (like 31A
          31AI own no whiskey in the east of South Africa; it's owned by the government (8)[--------]
          ). Only rough bit was the dupe of FACE, but both of those clues are terrific, so I can understand wanting to keep 'em. 
          I particularly liked/was fooled by "Grant loses his ancestor" (5A
          5AComfort half-heartedly, after Grant loses his ancestor's jewels (8)[--------]
          ), "Stop all communication" (15A
          15AStop all communication with head of German army (5)[-----]
          ), "naughty naked ninja" (25D
          25DKing, first of all, leads naughty naked ninja and some Japanese characters (5)[-----]
          ), and 26A
          26ADwayne Johnson initially keen on Californian drama about Republican (3,4)[-------]
          , 29A
          29AWarm-up question for polar navigator? (10)[----------]
          , 2D
          2DI heard lead character in Lolita has grey hair (7)[-------]
          , 18D
          18DDevotee accepts gold and it's corrupt, like a deal with the devil (8)[--------]
          .
          • jasonwestley constructor · 10 months ago
            Thanks Aaron. Glad you enjoyed it. Weirdly, I hadn't even noticed the FACE repetition. Definitely something I'll be mindful of in future!
          • wisprabbit 🤓18:00 · 8 months ago
            this was really lovely. I appreciated the symmetry with the films RAISING
            8DBringing up part of opera is ingenious (7)[-------]
            ARIZONA
            20DPhoenix's location, in fantastical place I found back in central Karnak (7)[-------]
            , NATIONAL
            31AI own no whiskey in the east of South Africa; it's owned by the government (8)[--------]
            TREASURE
            5AComfort half-heartedly, after Grant loses his ancestor's jewels (8)[--------]
            , GHOST
            15AStop all communication with head of German army (5)[-----]
            RIDER
            21AEmbarrassed, I run around cyclist (5)[-----]
            and, of course, SEACOW
            1AGame developer in boat with manatee (6)[------]
            BARBER
            32AOutlaw smuggling rubies on a regular basis; he might cut locks (6)[------]
            . The clue for AXIS
            10A1 + 10 = x or y, perhaps? (4)[----]
            is really good too. Thanks!
            • jasonwestley constructor · 8 months ago
              Thanks wisprabbit. Seacow Barber is one of his more obscure, arthouse movies :)
            Play today's daily mini crossword
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            Game developer in boat with manatee (6)
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            Across
            1. 1A
              Game developer in boat with manatee (6)
            2. 5A
              Comfort half-heartedly, after Grant loses his ancestor's jewels (8)
            3. 9A
              Mysterious, ancient test, eliminating one hundred young superheroes (4,6)
            4. 10A
              1 + 10 = x or y, perhaps? (4)
            5. 11A
              An executive in very, very loud confrontation (4,3)
            6. 13A
              Don't vote for a second-class dictator banishing liberal leader (7)
            7. 15A
              Stop all communication with head of German army (5)
            8. 16A
              Supports and thanks George and Edward behind the scenes (9)
            9. 19A
              King and queen, for example, stand up to scoundrels smuggling royal crown (4,5)
            10. 21A
              Embarrassed, I run around cyclist (5)
            11. 24A
              Win in overwhelming style, coming from behind after strike (4,3)
            12. 26A
              Dwayne Johnson initially keen on Californian drama about Republican (3,4)
            13. 28A
              Your turn, idiot! (4)
            14. 29A
              Warm-up question for polar navigator? (10)
            15. 31A
              I own no whiskey in the east of South Africa; it's owned by the government (8)
            16. 32A
              Outlaw smuggling rubies on a regular basis; he might cut locks (6)
            Down
            1. 2D
              I heard lead character in Lolita has grey hair (7)
            2. 3D
              Nerdy gathering on physics, for example, might provide moral clarity (3)
            3. 4D
              Like a skunk who loses its tail, a bit dubious (6)
            4. 5D
              "Salver" sounds very French (4)
            5. 6D
              Ignoring wife, we ask Ebay to order little oven (4-4)
            6. 7D
              Samoan rats regularly cause pain (5)
            7. 8D
              Bringing up part of opera is ingenious (7)
            8. 12D
              Follow us back east, beyond where Iran ends (5)
            9. 14D
              Barry's girl, Dorothy, loses her heart following Guy (5)
            10. 17D
              Judge who has a go? (5)
            11. 18D
              Devotee accepts gold and it's corrupt, like a deal with the devil (8)
            12. 20D
              Phoenix's location, in fantastical place I found back in central Karnak (7)
            13. 22D
              Evacuate from former Greek island (7)
            14. 23D
              Baby bear eats that girl's little angel (6)
            15. 25D
              King, first of all, leads naughty naked ninja and some Japanese characters (5)
            16. 27D
              Duck illegally takes wings off (4)
            17. 30D
              Melody composed by Gershwin, transposing final note (3)
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