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Riddle-cryptic 44

◆ · By Hydrologist Guy · Published 2024-09-14T13:05:06.402Z

Constructor's Note
The pun in 2-Down might be a little painful. Please let me apologize up front.
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  • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓46s · 2024-09-14T17:03:30.133Z
    Fun, thank you!
    • Hydrologist Guy constructor · 2024-09-14T17:16:33.605Z
      Thanks for solving!
    • lukadisgre 🤓1:36 · 2024-09-14T18:28:14.618Z
      Don't worry about the RECAP clue, all cryptics are an exercise in linguistic gymnastics lol
      • Darth 🤓2:41 · 2024-09-22T19:40:16.438Z
        3D was hilarious! :D
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        1A
        It sounds a little like a pair of wharves. / It also sounds like a pair of dwarves / In a story where they cloned the dwarf named Doc. / Now, a tale of two Docs, though it be fiction, / Comes off to me as a contradiction -- / A situation in which logic "takes a walk".
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        1. 1A
          It sounds a little like a pair of wharves. / It also sounds like a pair of dwarves / In a story where they cloned the dwarf named Doc. / Now, a tale of two Docs, though it be fiction, / Comes off to me as a contradiction -- / A situation in which logic "takes a walk".
        2. 5A
          There's more than one way to look at things, two sides to every story. / You'll need ten sides for this thing, though; that's just mandatory.
        3. 6A
          To provide understanding through thoughtful description. About this word, I'll add this query: / Is it also a grassland that gets covered with trees and is no longer considered a prairie?
        Down
        1. 1D
          Shakespeare's original phrasing was, "To sleep? A dream perchance will bother." / He changed it, though, for the line brought forth an image of his Spanish father.
        2. 2D
          To snap the cap back on a just-used felt-tip pen, / Or to summarize what happened, noting the highlights once again. / (It sounds a little like a phone tool that probably wouldn't sell -- / You press an icon, and your phone emits a strong and hideous smell.)
        3. 3D
          A church might proclaim this set of tenets. But here's what's really rich: / Read as two words, you get something quite different, something that's literally a bitch!
        4. 4D
          Remove the first letter from this noble gas and switch the next two around. / What do you get? A noble gas! And how's this for profound: / Written backward, it's a way that you could fill your ballot out / If you deem none of the candidates noble - consider each a heinous lout.
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