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Cryptic Keepers

· By Jason Keeley · Published 2022-07-04T21:21:04.246Z

Constructor's Note
As you walk through the Cryptic Woods, you come to a hedge maze. A sign posted outside the entrance reads: "This labyrinth is home to three guardians. One of them always tells the truth. One of them always lies about one word in the wordplay. One of them always lies about the definition.”
This puzzle—a twist on a classic trope—was created in collaboration with the brilliant joeadultman, whose blog (https://joeadultman.blogspot.com/) you should check out!
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  • Account 23:26 · 2022-07-05T21:28:26.861Z
    Clever!
    • jasonwestley 🤓16:18 · 2022-07-06T21:47:50.095Z
      Nice idea. Good work.
      • shebejeebiez 24:52 · 2022-07-07T16:39:37.146Z
        Lots of fun!
        1A
        🤖 Resolve Cold War? Yes, like a hero (8)
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        Across
        1. 1A
          🤖 Resolve Cold War? Yes, like a hero (8)
        2. 5A
          👹 Conservative fool is idle (4)
        3. 9A
          Wished for 12 months, even in Leeds (7)
        4. 10A
          Former French island’s outcast (5)
        5. 11A
          👽 Before name is spoken, lover loses top–a careless mistake (9)
        6. 13A
          Burned bits of wood (3)
        7. 14A
          Cause dissension, killing head of resistance for dichotomy (4,2,7)
        8. 18A
          Pen tip made of nickel and a bit of bronze (3)
        9. 19A
          Corrupt connections I had before debts (9)
        10. 22A
          👽 Inside clever geographical border (5)
        11. 23A
          👹 Noisy, small corridor's entrance (7)
        12. 24A
          Darn tips of rookie athlete’s tattered socks (4)
        13. 25A
          🤖 Odd con in net is guilty (8)
        Down
        1. 1D
          “Fly, crow”—senseless to warn someone about an imagined threat (3,4)
        2. 2D
          👹 Big spender with cold beverage (5)
        3. 3D
          Laborious chores: removing good parts of some cheeses (5)
        4. 4D
          Hat turned up in Saudi laundry (3)
        5. 6D
          Paperwork from Igor confused French friend (7)
        6. 7D
          🤖 Tired of loud right, she blows up (5)
        7. 8D
          All-over-the-place nonconformist gives up vacuous reluctance for $100 (6)
        8. 12D
          👽 Digital animations about Gromit’s latest talents (5)
        9. 15D
          Show putting on risqué act! (7)
        10. 16D
          Noted dictionary contains secret code (6)
        11. 17D
          Swat one drunk? Easy! (2,5)
        12. 18D
          🤖 Constantly—no, always (5)
        13. 20D
          👽 Original deity raised pupper (5)
        14. 21D
          👹 Die after first taste of overripe fruit (5)
        15. 23D
          Ignoring start of recipe, set fire to something in the oven? (3)
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