Mini 90 - Spicy Edition

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• SamuRai 🤓5:52 · 2024-06-21T14:11:29.386Z

  Knew my spices but my Pacific Northwest credentials may have expired as I struggled with 1D and 14A. One day I’ll figure out how to make such clean grids. Until then, I’ll rely on enjoying yours.

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  • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-06-21T18:58:10.088Z

    Thanks for your kind words! I went through a few stages: being scolded (ahem, “getting feedback”) when I tried to force questionable fill into grids, learning to let go of cute fill whenever it wasn’t essential for my theme, and (where I am now) working to release my attachment to an idea if I can’t get the grid to work. Scored wordlists have been helpful, but I still need to get better at intuition and also spotting unduly tricky crossings.

    TL;DR “It took a lot of practice!”

    (Please don’t go back to the first puzzles I posted on Crosshare…)

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• JeffsPuzzles 🤓1:25 · 2024-06-21T18:16:50.517Z

  Very nice, with savory fill yet again! Love the clue on ESTATE. Finished with an error because I can never remember when to change "y" to "ie" in a comparative.

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  • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-06-21T18:54:50.501Z

    Thank you! That one was totally stolen — because I liked it too!

    When I was a wee lad, I convinced myself that I had never seen the singular of “cookies” written down, and wondered if it might be “cooky”…

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• Erk 🤓5:36 · 2024-06-21T19:11:13.142Z

  Spicy and very fun! Your puzzles are always top notch!

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  • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-06-21T21:23:46.632Z

    Thanks so much!

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• kurtalert 🤓44s · 2024-06-21T22:04:52.926Z

  

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  • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-06-21T23:13:37.557Z

    

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• Izzy 2:20 · 2024-07-07T00:56:56.952Z

  Great puzzle, as usual. Thanks.

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  • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-07-07T02:30:43.556Z

    Thanks so much!

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• girlcow 🤓2:12 · 2024-07-07T01:24:56.353Z

  SAFFRON and PAPRIKA crossing the spicy NSFWPIC was lovely!

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  • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-07-07T02:30:50.259Z

    Thank you!

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• AceArachnid 5:36 · 2024-07-07T08:15:55.180Z

  Couldn’t remember Saffron for the life of me! Fun puzzle!

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  • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-07-07T14:15:52.623Z

    Thanks for solving!

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• ForeverJung 🤓3:16 · 2024-07-07T10:36:13.818Z

  Clever work!

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  • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-07-07T14:16:00.806Z

    Thank you!

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• Wenwald 🤓8:34 · 2024-07-07T13:35:38.016Z

  Well, well, well. This one took me some time! But it was very satisfying! Nice to see a larger mini!

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  • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-07-07T14:51:36.269Z

    Thank you!

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• wilsch 🤓2:50 · 2024-07-07T14:06:36.891Z

  Very enjoyable puzzle!

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  • Sendhil Revuluri constructor · 2024-07-07T14:51:42.510Z

    Thanks for solving!

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