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Cryptic mini #22

· By nate · Published 2024-01-15T05:37:53.482Z

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  • Oliver Hardy 8:33 · 2024-01-15T12:57:18.903Z
    Very clever clueing!
    2D In the UK HEFT means "to lift" or "to judge the weight"; Chambers suggests that "weight" is a US meaning. Nevertheless, it was a most entertaining clue.
    Thanks for the puzzle.
    • nate constructor · 2024-01-15T19:28:20.868Z
      Thank you! I wasn’t aware of that US/UK difference, that’s good to know.
    • Aaron Riccio 5:03 · 2024-01-15T19:48:57.036Z
      Tough grammar for me on this one, as well as some usages I wasn't familiar with (assuming I'm parsing properly). RA = "academy"? Where's the "I" coming from in 4A? I rather liked 6A and 5D, so I think I'm just confused.
      • Oliver Hardy 8:33 · 2024-01-15T21:08:07.020Z
        Hi! I see it this way: RA is an abbreviation for Royal Academy of Arts, Royal Academy or simply academy. In 4A I is an abbreviation for "a" seen in the clue.
        • nate constructor · 2024-01-15T21:43:44.788Z
          Yes, that’s the parsing I intended
          • Aaron Riccio 5:03 · 2024-01-16T00:36:58.745Z
            I'm a US solver, so I'm not familiar with the Royal Academy, but unless RA is commonly used to indicate a generic, lowercased "academy" (as opposed to the Academy), I think that might be unfair, even if your intent is inferable. Then again, abbreviations are a very flexible subject among setters; ultimately, you can use any that you like. (I recall some people bristling at my use of E for "everyone.")
            As for A = I, in the sense that they both mean "one," I guess? But that makes this clue an indirect anagram, which you're free to use, but which I'm sadly going to continue to miss-parse. I appreciate seeing the other vantage points; I'm always looking for new synonyms/indicators I might be able to make use of. :)
      1A
      Low end buyers start with nothing, to entering trademark
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Low end buyers start with nothing, to entering trademark
      2. 4A
        Old basher in a stage play
      3. 6A
        Irritate or unsettle free American
      Down
      1. 1D
        Bishop Academy is trending—that’s a thinker!
      2. 2D
        Lifting one tonne weight
      3. 3D
        Ran into a lost mate—funny that!
      4. 5D
        The sun tops speed of light
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