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"Stop scrolling!"

· By nate · Published 2024-04-18T14:00:55.996Z · Crosshare's Daily Mini for 5/1/2024

my first non-cryptic in ages, lmk what you think :)
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  • Mike D 🤓31s · 2024-04-18T15:08:22.897Z
    Wonderful! Loved the ROB/DELAY/WAIT connection but also got a kick out of YETI.
    • nate constructor · 2024-04-18T19:24:12.439Z
      Thanks Mike! That triplet was the seed, I'm glad you liked it :D
      • AuLeaf 🤓31s · 2024-04-18T20:05:16.850Z
        ah yes, just hit me that DELAY and WAIT are different "hold[ ]up"s here :) very nice!
    • AuLeaf 🤓31s · 2024-04-18T20:03:56.818Z
      phew, took me a bit to think of 1A at the end there. much enjoyed, thanks for the puzzle!
      • nate constructor · 2024-04-18T21:46:23.286Z
        Thanks for solving!
      • AuLeaf 🤓31s · 2024-04-18T20:05:58.553Z
        (also, 5D was my personal favorite clue)
        • Salty 🤓2:21 · 2024-04-18T23:02:29.080Z
          This was great!
          • nate constructor · 2024-04-19T02:33:11.472Z
            Thank you!
          • Aaron Riccio 🤓24s · 2024-04-18T18:37:46.632Z
            It's not easy to make a compelling theme in a mini, but between the title (which suggests slowing down) and the three different takes on "hold up," I think you nailed it. Well played!
            • nate constructor · 2024-04-19T20:37:12.170Z
              Thanks Aaron!
            • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓28s · 2024-04-20T04:37:59.966Z
              Fun, thank you!
              • nate constructor · 2024-04-20T06:05:17.689Z
                Cheers!
              • heron 🤓52s · 2024-04-26T00:09:17.375Z
                fun theme with different senses of "hold up"! especially love the clue for YETI and CASTA. i can't do cryptics, so it was so fun to actually solve a puzzle by you!
                • nate constructor · 2024-04-26T01:33:51.685Z
                  thanks! solving more non-cryptics from you and others has inspired me to branch out, definitely planning on doing more!
                  • heron 🤓52s · 2024-04-26T04:02:54.025Z
                    that's so cool! i'm looking forward to your puzzles, this one was so good!
                • Kaiwen S 🤓1:35 · 2024-05-01T01:38:58.632Z
                  Really creative and fun!
                  • nate constructor · 2024-05-01T02:28:50.057Z
                    Thanks! :D
                  • Philip Chow 🤓3:10 · 2024-05-01T02:49:53.500Z
                    Loved this! The clue on YETI was my favorite 😎… cool puzzle
                    • An Ephemeral Collation 🤓14s · 2024-05-01T02:49:44.999Z
                      Very good!
                      • disisdadave 🤓3:19 · 2024-05-01T11:09:13.285Z
                        love the CASTA hints that both used net!!!
                        • nate constructor · 2024-05-01T18:58:11.780Z
                          Thanks, I was quite pleased when I came up with that one!
                        • ForeverJung 🤓2:01 · 2024-05-01T11:35:37.433Z
                          Clever one!
                          • John Larsen 🤓36s · 2024-05-01T13:13:43.892Z
                            👍👍
                            • creyes123 6:26 · 2024-05-01T13:47:50.044Z
                              ROB gave me a hard time but loved it when I got it.
                              • kurtalert 🤓18s · 2024-05-01T14:28:54.722Z
                                Really good - nice theme in a small one!
                                • nate constructor · 2024-05-01T18:58:25.360Z
                                  Thank you!
                                • Gavin Shirey 2:02 · 2024-05-01T21:14:43.345Z
                                  Nice One!
                                  • Jack M 🤓44s · 2024-05-01T22:57:55.596Z
                                    fun!
                                    1A
                                    Hold up
                                    1
                                    2
                                    3
                                    4
                                    5
                                    6
                                    7
                                    8
                                    9
                                    10
                                    11
                                    Across
                                    1. 1A
                                      Hold up
                                    2. 4A
                                      Heroic tale
                                    3. 6A
                                      Holdup
                                    4. 8A
                                      "Ready when you are!"
                                    5. 10A
                                      Chancellor von Bismarck
                                    6. 11A
                                      "Hold up!"
                                    Down
                                    1. 1D
                                      The scarlet letter, literally
                                    2. 2D
                                      German automaker owned by GM until 2017
                                    3. 3D
                                      Puff up, as a sail
                                    4. 5D
                                      ___ wide net (maximise appeal), or ___net (flamenco percussion)
                                    5. 7D
                                      Bigfoot's cooler cousin
                                    6. 9D
                                      Just a little guy
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