Sam's Sunday Cryptic LXXXI

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• dilly 26:20 · 2024-08-11T05:23:43.651Z

  Another great puzzle, thanks! I think 2D and 8D were my personal favorites. Had to check since I had TAPER for 23D, which I thought was the more obvious reading of the clue. It’s ambiguous, at least.

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  • Sam 22:23 · 2024-08-12T13:53:18.503Z

    Ditto. And I learned today it's not pronounced "tah-peer"

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    • sammisamsam constructor · 2024-08-13T00:08:25.100Z

      I thought that might be a difference between American and British pronunciation, but after some quick googling it might be a difference between standard and David Attenborough pronunciation? I have heard both tho lol

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      • dilly 26:20 · 2024-08-13T23:29:46.276Z

        David Attenborough is allowed to pronounce things however he likes lol

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  • sammisamsam constructor · 2024-08-13T00:09:04.454Z

    I think that's fair, I probably could have shuffled around the 'of' to try and make the clue a little bit clearer

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• Womble 21:02 · 2024-08-12T12:25:36.227Z

  Thanks Sam, a fun solve. As noted by dilly, I feel like 23d is unclear as to which end of the clue is the definition

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  • sammisamsam constructor · 2024-08-13T00:09:28.789Z

    Thanks for solving!

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• Byron 34:16 · 2024-08-27T08:38:28.220Z

  I had the same issue with 23D.

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