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Full-Size Cryptic 1

◆ · By dilly · Published 2024-09-13T22:30:28.291Z

Constructor's Note
First full-size cryptic. Thanks to bolgat and Mallimack on discord for the test solves & invaluable feedback. And thanks to you for playing, enjoy! :)
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  • dilly constructor · 2024-09-14T12:10:40.045Z
    Across
    1A: film about the life of Anthony Bourdain, say; ([spe]C[ial] [fil]IP[ino] [sh]O[rt] [r]IB[s])<
    5A: Cartoon Monkey; {w->(FAR<)}IKI
    10A: rocker; IG + G + (Y) + POP
    11A: Philosopher; SPIN + O[f] + ZA
    12A: Sad song; “E-GRID”<
    13A: One may be ruthless; (TO ACT + RUTH)*
    14A: mainstay at the breakfast table; GRAN{dm->OL}A
    16A: because someone said I couldn’t; DOARENA*
    18A: coffee; AC(I + BAR)A<
    20A: ”lite” option; scofF AT FREEzer
    21A: Shot with water; ANIMEORCA*
    23A: Chinese starter?; “knee how” hom.
    25A: a German city; LE + I + P + ZIG
    26A: not unfrozen yet; THA[t] + WING
    27A: dropped stuff from the ship; J(ETS)AM
    Down
    2D: photo sharing website; IM + [usin]G + UR
    3D: menu for a child’s party, maybe; A-Z IN PROSE letter bank
    4D: test designed to only be solvable by humans; bbC APT CHAtgpt
    5D: Italian dish; R[ecipe] + IS + TO< + TO
    6D: Stewardess; F[riendly] + LIGHT + AT + TEN(D)ANT
    7D: Japanese city; “key O toe” hom.
    8D: Easily broken down; BI(ODE + GRAD + A)BLE
    9D: you want more?; CA + T[eam] in THEGUNGEON*
    15D: Letters written between Clark Kent and Superman; A[re] K[inda] A[wkward]
    17D: song; “heir” hom.
    19D: cocktail; A[wfully] + MA(LG)AM
    20D: Like some flakes; OFR[-u]STED*
    22D: Cast out; [-t]EX[-t]ILE
    24D: poetry; HA + IK + U
    • Account 🤓33:10 · 2024-11-09T19:36:12.120Z
      Impressive! 9D especially! Such clear surfaces!
      • girlcow 🤓23:52 · 2024-12-17T22:43:39.167Z
        This was a lot of fun, thank you! I thought “day-drinking occupant” for -TEN(D)ANT was really clever
        Play today's daily mini crossword
        1A
        Essential ingredients of special “Filipino short ribs” held back in film about the life of Anthony Bourdain, say (6)
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        Across
        1. 1A
          Essential ingredients of special “Filipino short ribs” held back in film about the life of Anthony Bourdain, say (6)
        2. 5A
          "Cartoon Monkey Wiki" beginning to be coopted by far left (6)
        3. 10A
          Instagram grand-dad takes year to make rocker (4,3)
        4. 11A
          Philosopher's interpretation of, primarily, pizza (7)
        5. 12A
          Sad song backing Crosshare puzzle? (5)
        6. 13A
          One may be ruthless; to act with "ruth" is nonsensical (9)
        7. 14A
          Grandma leaves private communication for ol' mainstay at the breakfast table (7)
        8. 16A
          Do arena wrestling because someone said I couldn't (2,1,4)
        9. 18A
          Regressive Obama-era legislation outlining the first prohibition for coffee (7)
        10. 20A
          Scoff at freezer holding "lite" option (3-4)
        11. 21A
          Shot with water by flying anime orca (9)
        12. 23A
          At karaoke joint, means to get Chinese starter? (2,3)
        13. 25A
          Quietly move in one direction, following the French interstate to get to a German city (7)
        14. 26A
          Most of that piece of chicken is not unfrozen yet (7)
        15. 27A
          In tight spot, aliens dropped stuff from the ship (6)
        16. 28A
          Routed diversion! (6)
        Down
        1. 2D
          I’m finally using your photo sharing website (5)
        2. 3D
          A-Z in Prose has everything needed to compose menu for child's party, maybe (9,6)
        3. 4D
          Piece from BBC: “Apt ChatGPT test designed to only be solvable by humans" (7)
        4. 5D
          Italian dish: one part of recipe is to run back and forth (7)
        5. 6D
          Stewardess to be initially friendly and beam at day-drinking occupant (6,9)
        6. 7D
          Type "0" digit on phone to reach Japanese city (5)
        7. 8D
          Easily broken down like this: graduate with top mark after praising poem written in Bible (13)
        8. 9D
          California team’s intro to Enter the Gungeon designed to make you want more? (4,3,6)
        9. 15D
          Letters written between Clark Kent and Superman are kinda awkward at first (3)
        10. 17D
          Son sung song (3)
        11. 19D
          Starting to awfully miss having large cocktail (7)
        12. 20D
          Like some flakes of rusted alloy without uranium (7)
        13. 22D
          Cast out in timeless cloth (5)
        14. 24D
          I know you got started with funny poetry (5)
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