Just a Normal Cryptic

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• Oliver Hardy 13:26 · 2023-12-18T11:54:17.434Z

  Thanks for a challenging puzzle.

  The top left/bottom right words are isolated from the rest of the puzzle.

  9A Not another acronym! I don't use them when compiling crosswords.

  21D I see MANTRA as a chant; the meaning is more about the chanting than the words themselves.

  1A Definition?

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  • Normal constructor · 2023-12-18T13:31:25.833Z

    Thanks for playing Oliver.

    What do you mean, not enough checks?

    9A Is that a rule, or a preference?

    21D And yet the words themselves are surely sacred, or else one would simply chant anything at all instead of one specific mantra, wouldn't one?

    1A I'm torn on this, as I feel the relevance of the fodder operates as its own definition, and appending e.g. "- Neurological condition" to either end would render the clue too obvious in my opinion. I'd be curious to hear what others felt though.

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  • Normal constructor · 2023-12-18T13:35:58.555Z

    Oh, I see what you mean now about the isolated sections. Doh!

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• ads 22:14 · 2023-12-19T00:48:30.121Z

  thanks for the cryptic! just thought i'd point out a typo in the clue for 27A

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  • Normal constructor · 2023-12-19T10:13:11.928Z

    Well spotted!

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• Gem 🤓26:00 · 2023-12-20T22:03:42.250Z

  Another fine offering from a setter on the rise. Great entertainment from delightful surfaces! Particularly enjoyed 8A, 18A and 14D.

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• catachresis 31:37 · 2023-12-20T23:39:10.359Z

  Fun solve! Particularly enjoyed 1a and 28a

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