Lil sick! (3)

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• Jason Cathcart constructor · 2025-01-31T07:43:27.637Z

  Parses:

  1A: Ignorant; pUNK NOW IN Gang

  6A: Rap group; GUN LAW CANT*

  9A: Business; DUST inside IN LAIR*

  12A: Soup giant; OGRES inside PROS*

  1D: 180; (yo)U TURN

  2D: ”Speed” star; A NUKE*

  3D: Holy cow; GMO<

  4D: &lit; LIL*

  5D: Spirit; (attendin)G IN

  7D: They conduct power; “chords”homophone

  8D: Remember this?; prOM ALAs <

  9D: Rascal; (w)IMP(y)

  10D: Couple; DrUg Of

  11D: Mister; acrostic

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• Zimodo 🤓4:11 · 2025-01-31T09:10:46.452Z

  1A is really good

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  • Jason Cathcart constructor · 2025-01-31T15:34:20.885Z

    Surprised myself with that one, it just happens to parse so well

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• nate 🤓2:14 · 2025-01-31T09:02:56.115Z

  Nice one, your clue construction is super clean! I especially enjoyed 1A, 6A, 9A, and 1D :)

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  • Jason Cathcart constructor · 2025-01-31T15:35:11.312Z

    9A was the seed for this grid! I wanted to use the phrase “gathering dust” so bad

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• noneuclidean 🤓2:26 · 2025-01-31T11:11:00.298Z

  1a in particular was very nice (as others have mentioned) but the surface for 5d was exceedingly smooth as well

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  • Jason Cathcart constructor · 2025-01-31T15:33:18.131Z

    Thanks, 5D makes me think of someone opting not to go to a social function after being on the fence about it

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• Melanie Branton 🤓3:58 · 2025-02-01T07:52:56.865Z

  Great crossword! Thank you <3

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  • Jason Cathcart constructor · 2025-02-01T20:31:40.730Z

    Thanks for solving!

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• JacksonSets 5:15 · 2025-02-01T17:53:35.239Z

  Fun puzzle! As a musician, 7D was my favorite - tricky to have the definition/wordplay break in the middle of the phrase “power chords”, super clever!

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  • Jason Cathcart constructor · 2025-02-01T20:31:21.886Z

    Thank you! I’m also a musician, got my BA in Music Studies from UCSB

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