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Loplop Cryptic #018 [15×]

◆ · By George Ho · Published 2022-12-01T03:19:55.828Z

Constructor's Note
One clue in this puzzle contains sexual content.
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  • George Ho constructor · 2022-12-01T03:24:59.295Z
    In case you're still confused, here are the solutions and annotations: https://www.georgeho.org/crosswords/loplop-018-solutions.pdf
    • quatrevingtneuf 🤓27:41 · 2022-12-02T06:53:39.086Z
      delightful as usual! top half went quickly but the bottom had me stuck for a little bit 😅 got them all sorted though!
      • George Ho constructor · 2022-12-03T05:01:12.126Z
        Thanks for solving! :)
      • juffo wup 🤓16:25 · 2022-12-05T18:17:51.401Z
        19a was my favorite!
        • juffo wup 🤓16:25 · 2022-12-05T18:17:23.866Z
          Nice one!
          Play today's daily mini crossword
          1A
          These days, most families are like this: an uncle's eccentric and welcomed by neither partner? (3-7)
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          Across
          1. 1A
            These days, most families are like this: an uncle's eccentric and welcomed by neither partner? (3-7)
          2. 7A
            Failure of male orgasm principally leads to anxiety (4)
          3. 9A
            Sacagawea, for one, primarily spurred humanity on and was a beacon of light (8)
          4. 10A
            Slippery stuff in country's report (6)
          5. 11A
            Commercial after dance and song (6)
          6. 12A
            Open late, working to make a quick buck? (8)
          7. 13A
            What you might use to pay a tarot interpreter (4,6)
          8. 16A
            Pay attention: not a trace of edits... (4)
          9. 17A
            ...in rejected clues — it's a perfect replica (4)
          10. 19A
            Small crews in small boats (10)
          11. 22A
            Perfumer Malone's concealing mixture of "Lunar Records" (8)
          12. 24A
            Upon reflection, excited to take in good music like One Love or Three Little Birds (6)
          13. 26A
            Common fairy tale setting for winter time in Massachussetts (6)
          14. 27A
            I had sex (putting it inside) and took off? (8)
          15. 28A
            Problem encountered in backwards Lexington, KY (4)
          16. 29A
            E-x-p-l-a-i-n-e-d? (7,3)
          Down
          1. 2D
            Adapted and reused: "hola, sexy!" (3,2,2)
          2. 3D
            Rocket launcher's beginning to leak from the nose (5)
          3. 4D
            Old clue's terrible; second is bright and clear (9)
          4. 5D
            Gem dealer scrambled to accept fragment of moonstone (7)
          5. 6D
            Gear height is correct (5)
          6. 7D
            Regularly well-put? In French, there's famously no such thing (4,5)
          7. 8D
            Stop him dancing where it could be dangerous to dance (4,3)
          8. 14D
            Scare away bloke with powerful soap (9)
          9. 15D
            Alcohol or milk ultimately exchanged for a bit of loose-leaf from tea farm? (5,4)
          10. 18D
            For example, they might be supporting denial by United Nations (7)
          11. 20D
            Tech department admitted to result forming a series (2,5)
          12. 21D
            Professors initially behind a university's high level (7)
          13. 23D
            Self-appointed servers of justice taking 50% from advance payments (5)
          14. 25D
            Security officer from university wearing costume upside-down (5)
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