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.
Checking for previous play data...
got them all sorted though!1A
These days, most families are like this: an uncle's eccentric and welcomed by neither partner? (3-7)
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Across
- 1AThese days, most families are like this: an uncle's eccentric and welcomed by neither partner? (3-7)
- 7AFailure of male orgasm principally leads to anxiety (4)
- 9ASacagawea, for one, primarily spurred humanity on and was a beacon of light (8)
- 10ASlippery stuff in country's report (6)
- 11ACommercial after dance and song (6)
- 12AOpen late, working to make a quick buck? (8)
- 13AWhat you might use to pay a tarot interpreter (4,6)
- 16APay attention: not a trace of edits... (4)
- 17A...in rejected clues — it's a perfect replica (4)
- 19ASmall crews in small boats (10)
- 22APerfumer Malone's concealing mixture of "Lunar Records" (8)
- 24AUpon reflection, excited to take in good music like One Love or Three Little Birds (6)
- 26ACommon fairy tale setting for winter time in Massachussetts (6)
- 27AI had sex (putting it inside) and took off? (8)
- 28AProblem encountered in backwards Lexington, KY (4)
- 29AE-x-p-l-a-i-n-e-d? (7,3)
Down
- 2DAdapted and reused: "hola, sexy!" (3,2,2)
- 3DRocket launcher's beginning to leak from the nose (5)
- 4DOld clue's terrible; second is bright and clear (9)
- 5DGem dealer scrambled to accept fragment of moonstone (7)
- 6DGear height is correct (5)
- 7DRegularly well-put? In French, there's famously no such thing (4,5)
- 8DStop him dancing where it could be dangerous to dance (4,3)
- 14DScare away bloke with powerful soap (9)
- 15DAlcohol or milk ultimately exchanged for a bit of loose-leaf from tea farm? (5,4)
- 18DFor example, they might be supporting denial by United Nations (7)
- 20DTech department admitted to result forming a series (2,5)
- 21DProfessors initially behind a university's high level (7)
- 23DSelf-appointed servers of justice taking 50% from advance payments (5)
- 25DSecurity officer from university wearing costume upside-down (5)