Cryptic #8 - National Grid
◆ · By jasonwestley · Published about 1 year ago
Constructor's Note
This is a pretty obviously-themed cryptic where I've tried to keep (most of) the clues quite simple. I'm hoping it will be solvable for cryptic beginners - although it's always hard to tell how easy a puzzle is when it's your own work!
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- Very nice! I'd say I managed almost half
- That was great!
- Nice grid and title too!
- I read 2-Down2DMocked strange clue in start of riddle I did (9)[---------]'s surface in Yoda's voice
Perfect! Now I'm wondering how annoying it would be (for compiler and solver) to write a Star Wars themed puzzle only using Yoda's speech patterns in the clues.
- Phew, took me a while! Nice!
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Nation with catastrophic rabies (6)
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Across
- 1ANation with catastrophic rabies (6)
- 4ACreative in Hobart is ticklish (8)
- 10AAdjusted happy time with Democrat (7)
- 11ANation's anthem is heard by Iowa (7)
- 12ANation mostly racing back with Spanish water (9)
- 13ABirds and hares all over the place (5)
- 14AGlowing ring of aluminium in hydrogen and oxygen (4)
- 15ANation of 1000, with no regent, confused by nothing (10)
- 18ANation with no energy made fuel in a machine with wheels (10)
- 21AInitially buy a lot more lotion (4)
- 23ALieutenant in 100 American religious groups (5)
- 25ANation's heartless advisor - man in Austria (9)
- 27ANation is safe place, with old German money (7)
- 28APerson fleeing first lady holding a stick (7)
- 29ALunge weirdly, dropping uniform, then extend (8)
- 30ANation broadcast 70s musical (6)
Down
- 1DIgnore riding device on pole (5)
- 2DMocked strange clue in start of riddle I did (9)
- 3DBury new trainee (6)
- 5DTake back concerning area of land (7)
- 6DUneducated and half-Nordic worker following Instagram (8)
- 7DArranged a test of good judgement (5)
- 8DAn excellent place to learn? (9)
- 9DSlowly notice silver moon (6)
- 14DMurderous lad I raised after husband and comedian lost club (9)
- 16DThanks Ted; guitar is broken (9)
- 17DPass gate mistakenly, long ago (4,4)
- 19DSecure cabin with limestone casing (7)
- 20DFisherman is 40 degrees perhaps, with last drop of water (6)
- 22DDiscriminatory global organization leads pageant (6)
- 24DMarxist left nine going north (5)
- 26DDead elephant entertains singer (5)
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