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CB Cryptic #9

· By CB · Published 2024-11-27T03:30:25.224Z

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  • Darth 20:04 · 2024-11-27T23:01:10.933Z
    Nice! ... Great cluing! Is 18D supposed to be "Bulk taco" perhaps?
    • CB constructor · 2024-11-29T11:47:06.860Z
      Thanks ... and yes, you're right. I've corrected it.
    1A
    Shorten an archive (7)
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    Across
    1. 1A
      Shorten an archive (7)
    2. 5A
      Just about the right one of twelve (6)
    3. 9A
      Insect runs away with gazelles (9)
    4. 10A
      Lawyer Edward is out of fashion (5)
    5. 11A
      Rebel is close to nervous movement (7)
    6. 12A
      Might be nearing relative (7)
    7. 13A
      If I drive to the coast, should I park in one of these? (3)
    8. 14A
      Mope about rhyme (4)
    9. 15A
      Your slim direction (5)
    10. 19A
      Birth province (5)
    11. 20A
      Main bridge (4)
    12. 21A
      Globe to back sibling (3)
    13. 24A
      Join English ambassador's staff (7)
    14. 26A
      Disordered roseola spray (7)
    15. 27A
      If a zoo had one of these, how much would it charge? (5)
    16. 28A
      Talk show host comes from green seed (9)
    17. 29A
      Tea teletype talks (6)
    18. 30A
      Fixes shoe from heelers (7)
    Down
    1. 1D
      It's going to be an Indian summer when the forecast sounds like this fog (6)
    2. 2D
      Red tartan used by fire-fighters (9)
    3. 3D
      Remove - allowed in English river (6)
    4. 4D
      Anticipate zero interest in spit (11)
    5. 5D
      Almost fair sauce (3)
    6. 6D
      Again plans coloured water transports (8)
    7. 7D
      Reclined in cloth (5)
    8. 8D
      Disorganised redhead stuck (7)
    9. 12D
      MEGA alters everything (11)
    10. 16D
      Where to find spare elephants in Africa (2,7)
    11. 17D
      Real estate found in corneae (3,4)
    12. 18D
      Bulk taco around when there's no power (8)
    13. 22D
      Second rate farm arm (6)
    14. 23D
      Explosions where second grade endures (6)
    15. 25D
      Directionless height becomes body part (5)
    16. 28D
      Unknown doctor is parched (3)
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