Cryptic 5x5 #6 by tuber

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• tuber constructor · 2023-02-01T18:08:08.687Z

  ACROSS

  1a 3d. Anagram ("Variously") of ACCEPTEDAS

  4a. DIG reversal + D[irt]Y

  6a. Cryptic def. (or conceivably double-def.) - ref. Blackbeard's ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge.

  7a. Double def, and a nasty one ;) "State" is used as an adjective for national, in e.g. "state secrets"

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  2d. POT (grass) surrounding IN (popular)

  4d. Hidden word, madaGAScar

  5d. Reversal of also=AND

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• n0hk 🤓1:46 · 2023-02-01T20:56:20.202Z

  Nice grid. 5D has a slightly contentious definition (some might expect Miescher instead of Watson here).

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• jasonwestley 🤓4:10 · 2023-02-02T05:32:14.998Z

  Nice puzzle.

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• ditfos 🤓14:35 · 2023-02-02T08:19:41.934Z

  Lovely clue for 1A/3D. Thanks for the explanations, I somehow pieced this together only understanding the mechanics os 1A/3D and 4D. The rest educated guesswork!

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• Phil The 🤓3:09 · 2023-02-02T11:06:06.176Z

  

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