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5x5 cryptic

· By Kookoo · Published 2024-05-26T08:11:13.826Z

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  • Kookoo constructor · 2024-05-26T08:16:34.072Z
    1A CUSP*
    4A S+KILL
    5A suaVE STyle
    1D DOUBLE DEF
    2D SWEET/SUITE
    3D 2-dimensional/2 down
    • bob weisz 59s · 2024-05-26T15:17:12.049Z
      Amazing job with 3D!
      Though I'm confused about 4A... what is "afraid" doing for the wordplay?
      • Kookoo constructor · 2024-05-26T18:15:11.755Z
        Thanks! I made 4A while really tired and I brain farted. I've updated the clue now :)
      • nate 🤓50s · 2024-05-26T21:45:44.234Z
        Great puzzle!
        • sammisamsam 🤓1:40 · 2024-05-26T23:03:45.361Z
          I did not understand 3D until I checked the comments, and now I'm blown away by how good of a clue that was. Great job!
          • Kookoo constructor · 2024-05-27T00:21:33.511Z
            Thank you! It was the seed for this.
          • Arty 7:44 · 2024-05-27T20:56:04.129Z
            Took me a bit, too, on 3D, with the same result -- nice one. Why the * for 1A? Why "slightly" in 1A?
            • Kookoo constructor · 2024-05-28T03:07:03.695Z
              I use * to represent anagrams. I thought it would be funny to let solvers know it was only a slight anagram.
              • Arty 7:44 · 2024-05-28T04:48:20.306Z
                ;)
            • Aaron Riccio 🤓27s · 2024-05-29T13:27:53.316Z
              At first, I worried about 3D because I was also stuck on 2D; then I realized it wouldn't just be a cross-reference, and hit on the 2-D meaning. Very nice! I also understood why you used the word "slightly"—it's unnecessary, but I do like the surface sense of it, so I wouldn't fight the inclusion. (If anything, it makes the clue a bit trickier, which is fine by me, since the anagram is so direct.) 4A's use of "waste" is also very nice, and yeah, Myers has mostly wasted his talent doing the voice of an animated green ogre.
              • Kookoo constructor · 2024-05-29T21:15:49.021Z
                Thank you!
              • tuber 🤓1:42 · 2024-06-08T10:23:29.481Z
                Nice. I think 2D's my favourite here (although I'm sure the past tense for "broadcast" is just "broadcast".)
                1A
                Edge of slightly broken cups (4)
                1
                2
                3
                4
                5
                Across
                1. 1A
                  Edge of slightly broken cups (4)
                2. 4A
                  Lead in Shrek: waste of mastery (5)
                3. 5A
                  Sleeveless clothing essential to suave style (4)
                Down
                1. 1D
                  Direct actor list (4)
                2. 2D
                  Broadcasted pleasant collection of music pieces (5)
                3. 3D
                  2D!? (4)
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