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Rebus Hustle #20

◆ · By Tuffy · Published 2022-07-28T17:44:57.742Z

Constructor's Note

For this cryptic, some squares may include two or three letters per square. The rebus tool is necessary to complete this puzzle.

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Sean 8:40 · 2022-07-28T18:12:20.046Z
What is with the shaded answers?
- Tuffy constructor · 2022-07-28T20:27:16.112Z
  Shaded answers are just purely visual for the "20" in the grid
zonkswonk 17:04 · 2022-08-02T02:32:20.422Z
Having finished the grid, I cannot seem to parse 1D, 1A, or 5D, any chance I could get a hand?
- Tuffy constructor · 2022-08-02T04:53:53.035Z
  1D: re(P)ub(L)ic (U)ni(T)ed (O)ne (every third letter in the phrase clued in by "regularly")
  
  1A: &lit + anagram of Pt I alumni, minus the last i
  
  5D: Double def.

Pt I: alumni abruptly in disarray (8)

Across

4A
Proud one aboard camper (4)
6A
Trouble amidst TP and fudge pies, they might be smoky? (9)
7A
Heal surrounding hospital after sibling gets source of information (8)
9A
Returning, at first, relying upon nothing loud. Afternoon for file formatting? (1, 1, 4)
10A
Capital direction in passion (5)
12A
Wry rodents scatter, they're within dictionaries (5, 5)

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