Mini 194

**Solvers!** Thank you so much for trying my puzzle. If you enjoyed it, please leave a comment to let me know... and also, even more importantly, 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!)

I think a few of these are tricky, and - ahem - may be somewhat questionable.  14A and 18A are just terrible puns, for which I apologise.  My preemptive excuses are listed below:

ACROSS

22A. ||Gunners = RA; Royal Artillery in the British armed forces.||

23A. ||Divine = SCRY, subtract R; the THE is given.||

DOWN

6D. ||Double definition: EYE = taste, in the sense "you have a good eye"||

7D. ||The homophone is "Lashed tuber" = TIED + I.||  A kick for this would probably be well-deserved.

15D. ||Co-exist = BE WITH...  Noun/verb switch for "entrance", of course.||

16D. ||Small Question = QU + Charity = ALMS||

Hopefully the others are clear enough, but as always, feel free to shout.

TIL: "Scry". Fun puzzle. I get how "lashed" is "tied" but how does "tuber" equals... D'Oh!

😁 Glad you enjoyed it.  See https://crosshare.org/crosswords/URXUet4K0KHqa0o05miY/cryptic-7x7-1 for variations on this theme.

Not uncommon in UK newspaper cryptics where the setter uses a pseudonym (and many do.)  In the more sober (and anonymous) Times crossword, you might come across "setter" standing for I or ME, etc.

8D had an error (incomplete wordplay.)  This is now fixed, with apologies for anyone encountering the earlier version.

Cryptic 13x13 #0 by tuber

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