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Garden of cryptic delights 3

◆ · By Gem · Published 2023-12-13T06:19:52.900Z

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  • Oliver Hardy 16:08 · 2023-12-13T19:14:58.049Z
    Thanks for a challenging puzzle.
    ELEGIAC got me! I have always used the alternative "elegaic".
    18A Please advise; what part of the clue puts DY before NAM?
    • Normal 39:12 · 2023-12-16T20:15:32.228Z
      Surely as it's "man walks back towards", whatever comes after towards is at the start, no?
      • Oliver Hardy 16:08 · 2023-12-16T23:51:04.436Z
        Thanks for replying; I'm not convinced but I see where you are coming from.
    • Normal 39:12 · 2023-12-16T20:16:21.092Z
      What an excellent puzzle. I so nearly got it without any checking, but the two 14s took me forever.
      Play today's daily mini crossword
      1D
      Reprimand an embarrassed Damon, sort of (8)
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      Across
      1. 3A
        Reversing bus scheduled for defeat (6)
      2. 5A
        Torn, i.e. cloven, with brutal ferocity (8)
      3. 6A
        Perches round shuffling coil and begs (8)
      4. 7A
        Chaotic atmosphere makes Che writhe and twitch (6)
      5. 8A
        That Irish lilt is a little bit erratic... (6)
      6. 11A
        A ten is forming an alliance! (4)
      7. 12A
        Emptying bladder into dressing gown is criminal (6)
      8. 14A
        Obstetrician is only one remaining in this part of Russia (6)
      9. 15A
        Beheaded, super treacherous country (4)
      10. 16A
        She and him together are so sweet! (6)
      11. 18A
        Man walks back towards evacuated distillery, round it spins (6)
      12. 21A
        Adheres to a proposal to end the madness and start buying yachts (6,2)
      13. 22A
        Woodcutter has links, cute! (8)
      14. 23A
        Awkwardly finish too soon on the same date (6)
      Down
      1. 1D
        Reprimand an embarrassed Damon, sort of (8)
      2. 2D
        Uneasy suspicion rests in those with big hitting sticks (14)
      3. 4D
        Mournful electronic limb is already conducting introductions (7)
      4. 5D
        Virgin lumberjack films self and puts it on the internet (7)
      5. 9D
        Big up to big old leaders, you and me in a big round moon (7)
      6. 10D
        Blocks out the sound of weird rap in drug drag (7)
      7. 13D
        Well-organised nurses outfits (7,7)
      8. 17D
        Cobra in bowl, wrapped around gay icon (7)
      9. 19D
        Gaily it gyrates, with such grace! (7)
      10. 20D
        Stanza in old artisan's shanty begins in a distant land (8)
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