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Loplop Cryptic #001 [13×]

◆ · By George Ho · Published 2 months ago

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  • George Ho constructor · 2 months ago
    In case you’re still confused, here are the answers and annotations: https://www.georgeho.org/crosswords/loplop-001-13x-solutions.pdf
    • jasonwestley 🤓14:02 · 2 months ago
      Great puzzle. There were some tricky clues in there!
      • George Ho constructor · 2 months ago
        Thank you!
      • BJ 🤓9:22 · 2 months ago
        Always good to learn some things :)
        11A
        11A ERRANTMischievous political philosopher in lecture (6)
        was a WOF and retroparse with Google, and it took me longer than I'd like to admit to figure out where the A from America goes in 12A
        12A NAUSEANorth America has a purpose: disgust (6)
        • George Ho constructor · 2 months ago
          Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for solving!
          Basic question: what does WOF mean?
          • BJ 🤓9:22 · 2 months ago
            It's a term for when you get it just based on the given letters/blanks from other clues. It's short for "Wheel of Fortune-ing", as it's the way that people solve words/phrases on that game show.
        Play today's daily mini crossword
        1AAgitated teen piled on embroidery (11)
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        1. 1A
          Agitated teen piled on embroidery (11)
        2. 8A
          Blanco's single, set-aside composition (8)
        3. 9A
          Unlit ship met bad end (4)
        4. 10A
          Watergate: one is surrounded by various clues (6)
        5. 11A
          Mischievous political philosopher in lecture (6)
        6. 12A
          North America has a purpose: disgust (6)
        7. 15A
          Rock dresses, primarily, on a trip (6)
        8. 17A
          Top cow (6)
        9. 19A
          Prude making A1 manservant (6)
        10. 21A
          Parrot in Czechoslovakia (4)
        11. 22A
          Scruffy person near Iowa state (8)
        12. 23A
          Rationale for a demilitarized China? (11)
        Down
        1. 2D
          Message for Amelia, losing head and losing cool (1-4)
        2. 3D
          Small teams' parts (7)
        3. 4D
          Aristocrat, 51, bathing in French summer (5)
        4. 5D
          Throughout eons is everything needed for unity (7)
        5. 6D
          Bottom drain's broken (5)
        6. 7D
          Pop star's Starbucks order (6)
        7. 13D
          Company's eerily cagey about new leader (6)
        8. 14D
          Baby's saliva absorbed on the bed? (7)
        9. 16D
          Loaded, loaded Elton acquires plutonium (7)
        10. 18D
          Indigenous tribe to seek justice, I hear (5)
        11. 19D
          Boy stealing post office's cutlery (5)
        12. 20D
          No one in here regularly backs up animal (5)
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