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Rap Is Trash - A Musical Cryptic

◆◆ · By Frisco17 · Published 2023-09-15T03:35:18.785Z

Constructor's Note
either the theme was Music or Cryptic i can't remember which. anywho i made this puzzle in one day (playtested by joeadultman)
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  • kieranjboyd 🤓9:01 · 2023-09-15T03:55:04.571Z
    Fun theming and cross-referencing!
    • Frisco17 constructor · 2023-09-19T22:55:03.880Z
      • bbctol 🤓18:02 · 2023-09-22T16:52:55.895Z
        glad I was able to push through this and solve it without revealing letters (rare for me for a cryptic!) still don't understand everything that's going on in 22-d though?
        • Frisco17 constructor · 2023-09-26T16:36:50.158Z
          Rapper = def, record = LOG, I see = IC, in cryptic crosswords, it's a good thing to have = def
        Play today's daily mini crossword
        1A
        Rapper/TV actor sits around (6, 5)
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        Across
        1. 1A
          Rapper/TV actor sits around (6, 5)
        2. 8A
          "Whole Lotta Red" arguably not odd at all? (4)
        3. 9A
          Car dealership's letters — 11 letters, right? — from JPEG lacking heading (3, Abbr.)
        4. 11A
          Late Registration's intro, "Loss", placed after A-side, "Ways"? (7)
        5. 13A
          X written out piano piece (4)
        6. 15A
          Garbage wrote clipping. - "Ends" (3)
        7. 16A
          As part of hit, I, a rap queen, may have this "On Top" (5)
        8. 17A
          In "A Milli", a minimall (a mall in its most minimalistic form) is where to find Versace or Prada (5)
        9. 19A
          Where to pass the salt for some of Blu's nachos? (4, Abbr.)
        10. 20A
          Stole intros to Sematary's horrorcore albums (with love!) (5)
        11. 23A
          50 Cent's co-star in a 2009 action film that sends up 18 (3)
        12. 25A
          Rapper Kurtis with "Sex! (Make A Boner)" (4, 2)
        13. 27A
          Person working on the court case of Remble with the force (3)
        14. 28A
          No, rapper Flo turned around to get low (5)
        15. 29A
          "Price Tag" features rapper (3-1)
        16. 30A
          Brought about trophy to accept bisexual Lil Dicky?? (5)
        17. 31A
          Drake's "Head to Toe" took the fall?? (5)
        Down
        1. 1D
          "Belt" made sense in interview (5)
        2. 2D
          Chambers rejected song by Tyga, "Heartless" (5)
        3. 3D
          Raps "Started From The Bottom" and "The Box"? (4)
        4. 4D
          "NWA's leader... 29, right?" "Wrong, dingbat!" (6)
        5. 5D
          Word used to refer to a collaboration like FourFiveSeconds, somewhat (3)
        6. 6D
          Cuts from OutKast backlog without a release date, as of yet (3, Abbr.)
        7. 7D
          The central element of Destroy Lonely's comeback: pain medication (7)
        8. 10D
          Members of Memphis hyphy band (5)
        9. 12D
          Trio Migos covers, with N.E.R.D, one experimental Suzanne Vega song (3'1, 5)
        10. 14D
          First third of "Lil Boat"'s front end coming before "Sneak" (5)
        11. 18D
          "Head of Britain" = Glaive in his prime? (3)
        12. 20D
          SoundCloud rap is trash (5)
        13. 21D
          "Head of Britain" takes the place of Unknown T in stuck-up British award show from Britain (2, 3)
        14. 22D
          Rapper's record I see in cryptic crosswords — it's a good thing to have (5)
        15. 24D
          Genre of Aminé freestyle (5)
        16. 26D
          "Take Care" featured in Tyra Banks' "On Repeat" (2-2)
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