Cryptic mini #86 🏫📚

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• nate constructor · 2025-02-07T13:00:42.472Z

  1A: wet (as in drunk); RIGHT (spot on) when the first letter (principal) is T (T-shirt)

  4A: cold; regular letters in PeOpLe + AR[t] having contracted

  5A: no longer cool; ASS (one acting stubborn) in (during) PE (gym class)

  1D: give a refill; TO + PUP (youngster who won't stop yapping)

  2D: storms; hidden in teachinG A LESson

  3D: midafternoon; [p]RE[p] without the ends in THE

  I'm curious: do you prefer longer explanations like above, or more terse ones relying more on notation (eg {r->T}IGHT)?

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  • AuLeaf 🤓3:23 · 2025-02-07T14:09:01.210Z

    I think the longer explanations are more helpful for clues you couldn't quite parse, personally.

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• LA8forT 12:31 · 2025-02-07T16:35:09.304Z

  Longer is always appreciated and is also good proofreading for the setter. Thank you.

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  • nate constructor · 2025-02-07T20:22:19.037Z

    Thanks for the feedback

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• JeffsPuzzles 8:51 · 2025-02-07T22:42:50.083Z

  I agree - the longer ones help me a lot, as a novice cryptic solver

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• Melanie Branton 🤓3:03 · 2025-02-08T17:03:05.681Z

  Loved this! Challenging and clever x

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  • nate constructor · 2025-02-08T20:38:44.996Z

    Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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