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Going Back for Seconds 1

· By Melanie Branton · Published 2025-03-13T09:28:32.014Z

Constructor's Note
SECOND and SECONDS are also much overused words in crossword clues. Usually, SECOND = either S or MO and SECONDS = SS, MOS, or perhaps SMO, MOS, MOMO etc, but compilers also like to use SECOND and SECONDS as the basis of wordplay in all their myriad meanings - A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME and PLACED BETWEEN FIRST AND THIRD, of course, but also SUPPORT (as in "I SECOND that motion"), ASSISTANT (especially in a duel), REQUISITION or TRANSFER (as in, "She's been seconded to the accounts department"), AN EXTRA HELPING, SLIGHTLY IMPERFECT GOODS etc (PS St Werburgh's is actually a district in the British city of Bristol that has a few microbreweries, but you don't need to know that, as it's not relevant to the answer) If you enjoy my crosswords, please do check out the Cryptic Mystic's YouTube channel - a brilliant resource for beginner and developing cryptic crossworders, which has been kind enough to feature one of my puzzles: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Cryptic_Mystic
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  • namitea 2:47 · 2025-03-13T17:58:53.813Z
    Thanks for the puzzle!
    • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-03-13T19:00:25.931Z
      Thank you x
    • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓1:47 · 2025-03-13T19:08:57.390Z
      Good workout and learning, thanks as always!
      Does "second" turn into "MO" as in "moment"?
      • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-03-13T22:03:53.518Z
        Thank you! Yes! x
      • Shark 🤓3:07 · 2025-03-13T21:25:27.111Z
        I managed that a little quicker. Alcohol fug must have dissipated :-)
      • Jake A 🤓1:35 · 2025-03-14T00:21:55.688Z
        Loved it. Kudos to you!
        • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-03-14T09:03:26.417Z
          Thank you <3
        1A
        Tom second to get Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical (4)
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        Across
        1. 1A
          Tom second to get Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical (4)
        2. 5A
          Leave out second to return to the computer department (4)
        3. 6A
          Seconds Twist's request (4)
        4. 7A
          Make beer the wrong way in St Werburgh's (4)
        Down
        1. 1D
          Haircare device prior to 1AD taking a second and returning (4)
        2. 2D
          Queen Anne holds on to second, and it's love for Rafael Nadal (4)
        3. 3D
          Tries terribly without second exhaust (4)
        4. 4D
          Second time replacing Penny in church bench casserole (4)
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