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CRYPTIC #3

◆◆ · By Hoyt Arcane · Published 2021-10-23T13:11:55.174Z

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Hoyt's puzzles may contain R-rated subject matter and an unapologetic progressive bent)
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  • Hoyt Arcane constructor · 2021-10-23T13:12:40.530Z
    • Mike D 8:37 · 2021-10-23T19:05:34.354Z
      Very fun! I liked ISTANBUL21ACity I adore, but utterly loathed initially (8)[--------] 😂
      • Hoyt Arcane constructor · 2021-10-23T21:23:31.882Z
        Thanks Mike!
      • Byron 52:58 · 2021-10-25T22:38:42.305Z
        I doubted Istanbul for a long time because I didn't know the verb usage of stan.
        • andeux 🤓10:40 · 2021-10-28T03:42:51.852Z
          Very nice. 1D1DAfter hard liquor, power top becomes bottom (4)[----] made me laugh.
          • Hoyt Arcane constructor · 2021-10-28T11:01:08.588Z
            Glad to hear that! That's one of my favorite clues.
          • Frisco17 1:46 · 2021-10-28T17:29:11.544Z
            DUDE the clues for HETERO14ABatman, for one, keeps troublesome outliers straight (6)[------] and RUMP1DAfter hard liquor, power top becomes bottom (4)[----] are so good holy crap sorry for revealing so quickly, i just suck at cryptics (especially really well-made ones like this), great job
            • Hoyt Arcane constructor · 2021-10-28T19:55:21.988Z
              I'm flattered, thank you so much!
            1A
            Steal from local leader to end modern annoyance (8)
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            Across
            1. 1A
              Steal from local leader to end modern annoyance (8)
            2. 5A
              True information ignoring false deeds (4)
            3. 8A
              Princess Yoko eaten by tailless primate (8)
            4. 9A
              They created the Dreamcast many, many years back (4)
            5. 11A
              Stirring unrest, beginning with fight between Tian Tian and Ling Ling? (2, 3, 5)
            6. 14A
              Batman, for one, keeps troublesome outliers straight (6)
            7. 15A
              Think too much of "Horrible Bosses" (6)
            8. 17A
              Starch is an alternative for certain political activists (10)
            9. 20A
              Location of note in twelve-step program (4)
            10. 21A
              City I adore, but utterly loathed initially (8)
            11. 22A
              Fart in both directions (4)
            12. 23A
              Nothing goes to chaos with some repetition (5, 3)
            Down
            1. 1D
              After hard liquor, power top becomes bottom (4)
            2. 2D
              Give in to pressure and lead a neurodivergent life? (4)
            3. 3D
              Felon's bootlegging plot (10)
            4. 4D
              Story horror novelist read aloud for enjoyment (6)
            5. 6D
              Pitcher O'Keeffe's secret language for Black Fox (8)
            6. 7D
              Cutting backtalk is my chief creative practice! (8)
            7. 10D
              Jewish scholar's display of sorrow for bygone TV attachments? (6, 4)
            8. 12D
              Old farmer consuming hot food under glass (8)
            9. 13D
              Proclaim, holding rook: "God, no end to this game" (8)
            10. 16D
              Failure to come out of Mafia's contract (6)
            11. 18D
              I see Burnham heard instrument (4)
            12. 19D
              Ford's First Lady set up patriotic display (4)
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