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Riddle-cryptic 48

◆ · By Hydrologist Guy · Published 2024-10-12T14:08:20.985Z

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  • Darth 🤓11:54 · 2024-10-12T15:55:45.855Z
    Awesome! :D
    • Hydrologist Guy constructor · 2024-10-13T12:46:29.060Z
      Thank you!
    • Anika A 🤓3:25 · 2024-10-13T01:53:56.372Z
      You are so creative with the rhyming clues! It took me a sec to get 7A, and I was delighted when it hit. :)
      • Hydrologist Guy constructor · 2024-10-13T12:47:03.953Z
        Thanks! That was my favorite clue this time around.
      • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓1:52 · 2024-10-13T13:47:56.772Z
        Fun, thank you!
        • Hydrologist Guy constructor · 2024-10-14T13:35:34.682Z
          I appreciate the solve!
        • plesiosaur 🤓7:40 · 2024-10-14T13:24:47.304Z
          So fun! I'm definitely going to go find the others!
          • Hydrologist Guy constructor · 2024-10-17T10:18:00.687Z
            Thanks! I appreciate the interest!
          Play today's daily mini crossword
          1A
          This food term for a scoundrel whose ethics are "unwell" / Suggests that when he burps, he burps out a sulfury smell. / (We might say that this person is rotten to the core, / But do we really want to sink so low as to mix the metaphor?)
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          1. 1A
            This food term for a scoundrel whose ethics are "unwell" / Suggests that when he burps, he burps out a sulfury smell. / (We might say that this person is rotten to the core, / But do we really want to sink so low as to mix the metaphor?)
          2. 5A
            Without the first letter? It's a western novel writer. / Without the first two, well, that's for a lover, not a fighter. / The whole's a romanticized air of adventure with which you might be smitten. / (In this puzzle, it's being spelled the way they spell it in Great Britain.)
          3. 6A
            The college bestows this title on you on the day of your graduation. / It marks you as someone they're gonna tap for a donation!
          4. 7A
            The eaglet and the owlet give advice that's short and sweet: / "A little fish inside your house can cushion your bare feet!"
          Down
          1. 1D
            Pleading for a little help in old disheveled clothes, / This poor fellow cannot choose -- or so the saying goes.
          2. 2D
            Attacked by Stoker's monster? That wouldn't be much fun. / If his name were a directive, be glad you'd count just one!
          3. 3D
            "I don't want to pay out taxes. (Groan!) I hate having to hold a job. / As a kid I never had to dress nice. (Groan!) I liked looking like a slob! / And now if I don't pay my rent (Groan!), eviction will result..." / Yes, this guy puts the "groan" in this word for an adult.
          4. 4D
            This radio button in your car can make its use more pleasant. / (It's what you get when a letter that's in present isn't present.)
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