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Cryptic 5x5 #6 by tuber

◆◆ · By tuber · Published 2023-02-01T17:22:13.057Z

I'm back, the crossword-constructing bug's bitten me once again ;)
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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"
    DOWN
    2d. POT (grass) surrounding IN (popular)
    4d. Hidden word, madaGAScar
    5d. Reversal of also=AND
    • 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).
      • jasonwestley 🤓4:10 · 2023-02-02T05:32:14.998Z
        Nice puzzle.
        • 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!
          • Phil The 🤓3:09 · 2023-02-02T11:06:06.176Z
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            Play today's daily mini crossword
            1A
            and 3d. Variously accepted as an airhead (5, 5)
            1
            2
            3
            4
            5
            6
            7
            Across
            1. 1A
              and 3d. Variously accepted as an airhead (5, 5)
            2. 4A
              Faint when excavation comes back empty, dirty (5)
            3. 6A
              Queen upon whom Blackbeard took revenge? (4)
            4. 7A
              National Express (5)
            Down
            1. 2D
              Grass over popular location (5)
            2. 3D
              See 1a.
            3. 4D
              Fuel found in Madagascar... (3)
            4. 5D
              ...a discovery for Watson also turned up! (3)
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