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Cryptic #8 - National Grid

· By jasonwestley · Published about 1 year ago

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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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  • Mike D 6:19 · about 1 year ago
    Very nice! I'd say I managed almost half 🙌
    • jasonwestley constructor · about 1 year ago
      Thanks Mike!
    • Benana 🤓27:53 · about 1 year ago
      That was great!
      • jasonwestley constructor · about 1 year ago
        Thanks Benana!
      • kieranjboyd 🤓9:01 · about 1 year ago
        Nice grid and title too!
        • jasonwestley constructor · about 1 year ago
          Thanks Kieran!
        • Hoyt Arcane 🤓13:38 · about 1 year ago
          I read 2-Down
          2DMocked strange clue in start of riddle I did (9)[---------]
          's surface in Yoda's voice
          • jasonwestley constructor · about 1 year ago
            😆 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.
          • comp 🤓30:24 · about 1 year ago
            Phew, took me a while! Nice!
            • jasonwestley constructor · about 1 year ago
              Thanks for persevering comp!
            1A
            Nation with catastrophic rabies (6)
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            Across
            1. 1A
              Nation with catastrophic rabies (6)
            2. 4A
              Creative in Hobart is ticklish (8)
            3. 10A
              Adjusted happy time with Democrat (7)
            4. 11A
              Nation's anthem is heard by Iowa (7)
            5. 12A
              Nation mostly racing back with Spanish water (9)
            6. 13A
              Birds and hares all over the place (5)
            7. 14A
              Glowing ring of aluminium in hydrogen and oxygen (4)
            8. 15A
              Nation of 1000, with no regent, confused by nothing (10)
            9. 18A
              Nation with no energy made fuel in a machine with wheels (10)
            10. 21A
              Initially buy a lot more lotion (4)
            11. 23A
              Lieutenant in 100 American religious groups (5)
            12. 25A
              Nation's heartless advisor - man in Austria (9)
            13. 27A
              Nation is safe place, with old German money (7)
            14. 28A
              Person fleeing first lady holding a stick (7)
            15. 29A
              Lunge weirdly, dropping uniform, then extend (8)
            16. 30A
              Nation broadcast 70s musical (6)
            Down
            1. 1D
              Ignore riding device on pole (5)
            2. 2D
              Mocked strange clue in start of riddle I did (9)
            3. 3D
              Bury new trainee (6)
            4. 5D
              Take back concerning area of land (7)
            5. 6D
              Uneducated and half-Nordic worker following Instagram (8)
            6. 7D
              Arranged a test of good judgement (5)
            7. 8D
              An excellent place to learn? (9)
            8. 9D
              Slowly notice silver moon (6)
            9. 14D
              Murderous lad I raised after husband and comedian lost club (9)
            10. 16D
              Thanks Ted; guitar is broken (9)
            11. 17D
              Pass gate mistakenly, long ago (4,4)
            12. 19D
              Secure cabin with limestone casing (7)
            13. 20D
              Fisherman is 40 degrees perhaps, with last drop of water (6)
            14. 22D
              Discriminatory global organization leads pageant (6)
            15. 24D
              Marxist left nine going north (5)
            16. 26D
              Dead elephant entertains singer (5)
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