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Riddle-cryptic 52

◆ · By Hydrologist Guy · Published 2024-11-09T13:53:35.162Z

Constructor's Note
You might need to change the "O" in 3-down to a zero. I tried to add an alternate solution (using the O), but it didn't seem to take. Sorry -- second time I've done this!
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  • Resident Mutt 3:24 · 2024-11-09T16:40:15.098Z
    Fun puzzle! I'm not sure I'd mark it as Cryptic in the traditional sense, but there we are.
    You might want to check your spelling for 3D - I don't think the second letter is quite right, unless I've missed something meta-shaped.
    • Hydrologist Guy constructor · 2024-11-09T17:23:09.844Z
      My mistake -- see my longer comment below.
      • Resident Mutt 3:24 · 2024-11-09T17:55:33.458Z
        No worries - happens to the best of us!
        Will repeat: I had a good time with this :-)
    • Hydrologist Guy constructor · 2024-11-09T17:22:23.702Z
      Sorry -- this is the second time I've substituted (by accident) a zero for an O. Maybe a psychiatrist can explain it to me! Anyway, I fixed it.
      • AuLeaf 🤓3:00 · 2024-11-09T18:13:53.702Z
        I think the O should work; it's the AU that doesn't seem to have gotten in as an alternate solution.
        • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓50s · 2024-11-09T21:28:47.038Z
          Fun, thank you! (It seemed to accept the "O" from me.)
          • Hydrologist Guy constructor · 2024-11-10T00:15:25.583Z
            Thanks. I guess it just took a little while for the correction to set in.
          • Darth 🤓5:23 · 2024-11-10T03:20:37.068Z
            Fun one. I love these. :D
            • Just 4 Laffs 6:42 · 2024-11-12T05:09:14.456Z
              Fun as always. Great work 👍
              • El Gordo 42 🤓3:41 · 2024-11-15T00:19:00.845Z
                These are always fun, keep up the good work! I teach math(s), so 3D was right up my alley :-)
                • Zack Johnson 🤓2:42 · 2024-11-15T16:16:38.497Z
                  Nice one!
                  Play today's daily mini crossword
                  1A
                  To desire strongly - like a bird for another bird's worm? / Or maybe it's a partner in a veterinary firm...
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                  Across
                  1. 1A
                    To desire strongly - like a bird for another bird's worm? / Or maybe it's a partner in a veterinary firm...
                  2. 4A
                    If a birder seeks out birds in the forests where they hide, / Then this guy must seek deer. (And see him reel from side to side!)
                  3. 5A
                    These are main courses at dinners -- they're the "heart" of the meal. (That's the label!) / Say the word out loud, and what do you hear? A way they are brought to the table.
                  4. 6A
                    If read as two words, this high-flying driver might just make you remark, / "It's where a certain number, irrational and famous, might be required to park."
                  Down
                  1. 1D
                    Referring to an edge that separates wet from dry. / (I'm talking about a continent here -- where tides roll in and seagulls fly.)
                  2. 2D
                    It means "most indefinite", "least clearly expressed". / Or it's one who visits Virginia as the Old Dominion's guest.
                  3. 3D
                    It's a topologist's view of a bagel or doughnut before she takes a big bite. / It sounds like an astrological sign, if the sign isn't uttered quite right.
                  4. 4D
                    "I hope you let me ramble on as I laminate this shroud..." / You'll hear three clues to this animal when you say those words out loud.
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