"Overheard in 'Roadhouse'" (Cryptic Mini #000000104)

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• bob weisz constructor · 2024-09-19T10:00:44.610Z

  Parses:

  1A: def: "some duds in the bedroom". wordplay: PAS ("Dad's") containing ("holding") A JAM ("a jazz session")

  5A: def: "Selfish demand". wordplay: uhhh some kind of recursive mindhole. FIRMEST when "me first" (i.e. move the ME to the top) = ME FIRST

  6A: def: "model". wordplay: subtract the last letter ("almost") of EPIc ("legendary") + TO ME ("in my opinion")

  9A: def: "kind of rock". wordplay: anagram ("roll") LOUNGES without the first letter ("that open late") placed after I ("after 1")

  Down:

  1D: def: "Italian city that got full coverage" . wordplay: POPE containing ("boxing") M ("metalhead") + I I ("one on one")

  2D: def: "Peter Pan's rival". wordplay: reverse ("overthrew") FIJI ("island nation") but subtract an I ("while missing an eye")

  3D: def: "sully" (the verb). wordplay: M ("mike's first") + scARes with two outer layers removed ("extremely extremely lacking")

  4D: &lit. wordplay: anagram of TESTERS

  7D: def: "roadhouse". wordplay: homophone ("overheard") of "in"

  8D: def: "common phrase on FB Marketplace". wordplay: O ("love") + BOb ("me") with the final letter deleted ("endlessly")

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• lukadisgre 🤓4:25 · 2024-09-19T13:00:30.001Z

  Really liked the clue for MAR, great stuff!

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• dilly 🤓4:38 · 2024-09-20T12:33:27.315Z

  I personally enjoyed 5A, it's very Gödel, Escher, Bach.

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