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◆ · By Lego · Published 2023-11-17T14:29:14.220Z

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  • Lego constructor · 2023-11-17T14:29:49.396Z
    Good job! Any and all feedback most welcome. : )
    • merlinnimue 🤓6:17 · 2023-11-17T16:20:51.561Z
      i thought roo was kanga's child? or am i mixing up my literary characters?... dont mind me, im just pooh-poohing, as is my wont
      • Lego constructor · 2023-11-17T20:48:08.009Z
        lol! By gosh you're right! What are the chances?? A .. a Milne to one? I'll fix that up pronto.
      • Oliver Hardy 17:52 · 2023-11-18T12:36:38.136Z
        Thanks! I really enjoyed this cryptic. I spent ages looking for a synonym for "seep"; how stupid of me! 17A had me scratching my head - I tend to use the "y" variant so wondered what SHIER meant; for me, yet another brain fart! Thanks again!
        • AuLeaf 🤓5:08 · 2023-11-18T17:41:46.875Z
          14A and 21D don't have homophone indicators.
          • Lego constructor · 2023-11-19T03:48:52.598Z
            'seems to' and 'kind of'? not clear enough perhaps
          • AuLeaf 🤓5:08 · 2023-11-18T18:13:11.964Z
            I'd say 8A is missing a subject in its definition, so you should probably change that to "It can turn up"? Also, 1A and 10A use "gives" as an anagram indicator, which is pretty weak, since it doesn't really indicate any sense of chaos or rearrangement. I don't have suggestions for changes, but just keep in mind for future puzzles to check how well your indicators work. (It's often helpful to draw from examples, so here are some resources for wordplay indicators: https://www.crosswordunclued.com/2008/09/dictionary.html https://bestforpuzzles.com/cryptic-crossword-dictionary/)
            • Lego constructor · 2023-11-19T03:50:36.993Z
              8a .. should really be "(It) can be turned up" but that doesn't read so well. I'll maybe rethink that one. Point taken re "gives".
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            1A
            Raft error gives further back. (5)
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            1. 1A
              Raft error gives further back. (5)
            2. 4A
              Beacon emits energy, which you bring home. (5)
            3. 7A
              Solid state of panic ensues. (3)
            4. 8A
              Can turn up in Audi or BMW. (5)
            5. 9A
              Of what bears in mind, or I collapse. (5)
            6. 10A
              Tiled shift gives nasal glyph. (5)
            7. 12A
              Same as above but edit to provide answer. (5)
            8. 14A
              Joey seems to lament. (3)
            9. 15A
              Loses traction, defragments disks. (5)
            10. 17A
              Is her confusion less confident? (5)
            11. 20A
              Fiddle with, take up – a-hem! (5)
            12. 22A
              Belfast separatists' life force from Baghdad. (5)
            13. 23A
              So far hairy monster has lost its tail. (3)
            14. 24A
              Copes badly to an extent. (5)
            15. 25A
              Endlessly seeped back to foil alternatives. (5)
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            1. 1D
              Advertisement prone to change. (5)
            2. 2D
              Fetid algae reeks of ocean's motions. (5)
            3. 3D
              To: Sir. Re.: Mix up. "They were revolting." (7)
            4. 4D
              Odd blend of river bottom. (3)
            5. 5D
              Cat leaves cataract operation to eyeball tiger's eye. (5)
            6. 6D
              Endless snack shop serves dip chip. (5)
            7. 11D
              Kind of broken, like lacking energy. (3)
            8. 12D
              It's peed messily though. (7)
            9. 13D
              Lily leaves lithely? Definitely. (3)
            10. 15D
              Iran's kings either way. (5)
            11. 16D
              Opening words in pain, troubled. (5)
            12. 18D
              Pilgrimage ends at icon. (5)
            13. 19D
              First respondents and infantry do some incursions. (5)
            14. 21D
              Wry kind of whiskey. (3)
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