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A rather transatlantic cryptic

· By n0hk · Published 2023-01-05T23:58:12.153Z

In kiwiland we have a bit of a melting pot of cultural influences, which means some crossword clues have unexpected difficulty spikes or dips than what the setter would've intended. This gets reinforced through watching people solving crosswords on stream, they often get stumped due to the setter using unfamiliar regional charades. In order to try help level the playing field, I've tried to include some elements that'd work better for solvers from either side of the Atlantic.
I'd like to thank my muse for the inspiration to write things better; MP & friends for taking the time to both test this grid for me and foster a brilliant community of crossword enjoyers; and most importantly you for showing interest in attempting to solve this.
Hopefully I've made something that's worth your while <3
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  • David Aldred 19:26 · 2023-01-15T17:03:12.613Z
    Fun! Nice one.
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    One that got dismissed by Robinson on national television talks about consuming ecstasy after female's drawn in by figure? (3, 7, 4)
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    Across
    1. 1A
      One that got dismissed by Robinson on national television talks about consuming ecstasy after female's drawn in by figure? (3, 7, 4)
    2. 9A
      Remotest exile accepts nickname "egg" (9)
    3. 10A
      Brewed macho coffee (5)
    4. 11A
      Laying low in clough on a regular basis ... (5)
    5. 12A
      ... defrocked guy follows the reverends instructions to reach where East meets West? (4, 5)
    6. 13A
      Roman officials discovered atria and traces of Vespasian influence in rimu resort (9)
    7. 15A
      A place to return for moral man (5)
    8. 17A
      Curries favour at first from flash criminal pursuing daughter (5)
    9. 19A
      Have too much faith in apparent corruption (9)
    10. 21A
      Axes last of crew, inspired by haka most terrible (9)
    11. 24A
      Origin of cipher Rode translated is Latin, I believe (5)
    12. 25A
      Being retired, peg rabbi to carry lighter (5)
    13. 26A
      Comebacks Roger workshopped prior to return of show no-longer old featuring hint of tact (9)
    14. 27A
      Slanderous gent disturbed oral specialists (6, 8)
    Down
    1. 2D
      Pitch-in endlessly after Harry's entrance gets stopped by a magic wand maker (7)
    2. 3D
      Drow mages cracked cryptic puzzles, perhaps (4, 5)
    3. 4D
      Lifeless Mesoamerican empire denoted eating hearts of widowed cannibals (5)
    4. 5D
      Costly to replace writers with temp, or what gets target started being accomplished by wrongful means (9)
    5. 6D
      Woo without trace of alcohol about, contemplate taking off multiple layers (5)
    6. 7D
      Demon you and I chase in Cuba steering clear of a ... (7)
    7. 8D
      ... bygone scoundrel's church centre, allegedly (5)
    8. 9D
      Left out from love, university president finally starts to eschew dating (7)
    9. 14D
      Few men stood on gutted keelboats in foundry? (9)
    10. 15D
      Incorrectly trace hoki for Jerusalem? (9)
    11. 16D
      Artful opuses detailed cuddling, sex as moving (7)
    12. 18D
      HR takes rights from disruptive worker in case of ultimatum written up to stop working following the onset of hiring (4, 3)
    13. 20D
      Description of leftovers from cumulatively summing Fibonacci's quantities of unrounded numbers earns tenure? (7)
    14. 21D
      Traveled on the subway from premiere heading North (5)
    15. 22D
      Playful "Yeah, no" entertained one spotted laughing (5)
    16. 23D
      Sweeten sauce served up to accompany centrepiece of dessert (5)
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