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Cryptic 13x13 #1 by tuber

◆ · By tuber · Published 2023-02-25T12:53:39.584Z

Constructor's Note
I usually strive to make my puzzles transatlantic, but a couple of Britishisms have crept into this one. US solvers: the answer to 23A is a British spelling, and 16D employs a definition based on British English usage.
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  • tuber constructor · 2023-02-25T13:08:23.538Z
    Solvers! Thanks for trying my puzzle, I do hope you enjoyed it. Please leave a comment to let me know... and also, if you felt there was room for improvement, don't be afraid to say so (it's the only way I'll get any better, after all.)
    • tuber constructor · 2023-02-25T13:23:06.412Z
      Sometimes the clues come easy, sometimes they don't... Some of these were unexpectedly tricky to clue. Here are my explanations for the perplexed & curious:
      ACROSS
      1A. cook = FRY, around anag. ZEN. 4A. firearm = REVOLVER; subtract rights = Rs. 9A. hidden in beneaTH UMBrella. 10A. reversal of box office = BO + against = V (versus) + debts = IOUS. 11A. managed = RAN, to fire = SACK. 12A. tell porkies = LIE, around English = E + good = G. 13A. mental blocks = INHIBITIONS, switching trendy = IN for no-longer = EX. 18A. imprecise = UNCLEAR, incomplete. 20A. anag. LACIEST. 22A. writer = PEN, couple of guests = GU, at home = IN. 23A. nothing = I, grim = DOUR. 24A. judge = REF, around false statement = LIE.
      DOWN
      1D. Cryptic(-ish) definition. 2D. horsey = EQUINE, not finished; bull = OX. 3D. hidden reversed in angulAR BEZel. 5D. 6 = VI + 5 = V + anag. LAID. 6D. shake off = LOSE around one's head = O. 7D. last primrose = E, Michaelmas daisy = ASTER. 8D. anag. HASELONIRONEDKINK. 14D. double definition. 15D. after tax = NET, duty = WORK. 16D. double definition. 17D. senior = SR around bit of apple = CORE. 19D. container = CAN, one = A, litre = L. 21D. machine learning = AI, reversal of look = LO, tuber = I.
      • sammisamsam 🤓56:58 · 2023-02-26T17:26:03.826Z
        Fun puzzle! Was able to get everything after looking up some Britishisms, had never heard about a Michaelmas daisy or what a porkie was before
        • NICK717 37:36 · 2023-04-25T00:47:34.669Z
          Took me a while but I got there.
          Play today's daily mini crossword
          1A
          Cook hosts "Zen work-out" in an agitated state (6)
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          Across
          1. 1A
            Cook hosts "Zen work-out" in an agitated state (6)
          2. 4A
            Lose rights to firearm, and so become more refined (6)
          3. 9A
            Tom maybe taking shelter beneath umbrella (5)
          4. 10A
            Clear box office returns against debts (7)
          5. 11A
            Rifle managed to fire (7)
          6. 12A
            Tell porkies about the English? Good lord! (5)
          7. 13A
            Public shows mental blocks, when what's trendy is no-longer so (11)
          8. 18A
            "Imprecise, incomplete?" - That's relative! (5)
          9. 20A
            Laciest, flexible, stretchy stuff (7)
          10. 22A
            Writer with a couple of guests at home: not the flighty sort (7)
          11. 23A
            Smell nothing? Grim! (5)
          12. 24A
            Judge accepts false statement? Some consolation! (6)
          13. 25A
            See 8D.
          Down
          1. 1D
            Tense, but not present (6)
          2. 2D
            Horsey finishing off with bull, at a balanced time of year (7)
          3. 3D
            Angular bezel forms enclosure for climbing beast (5)
          4. 5D
            6-5 laid off by one famed for his seasonal work (7)
          5. 6D
            Shake off covering for one's head - it's a bit wobbly (5)
          6. 7D
            Festival of the last primrose and Michaelmas daisy (6)
          7. 8D
            Has Elon ironed kink out? Completely, when taken for a ride (4, 4, 3, 6)
          8. 14D
            He rapped about the water cooler (3, 4)
          9. 15D
            Make new connections after tax duty (7)
          10. 16D
            Cable sweater? (6)
          11. 17D
            Senior eating bit of apple - they make some good points (6)
          12. 19D
            Route for shipping container (one litre) (5)
          13. 21D
            Machine learning to look up? "Tuber's dressing!" (5)
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