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Quick Cryptic #3

· By nate · Published 2025-01-19T13:00:05.042Z

Constructor's Note
Each clue starts or ends with a definition of the answer. The rest is one of these types of wordplay:
Anagram: All the right letters are in the clue, just in the wrong order
"Cultivate wild forest (6)" gives FOSTER
Charades: Replace words in the clue with synonyms or abbreviations
"Girl left behind (4)" gives LASS
Container: Put one part of the clue around another
"Greens sad when touring LA (4)" give SALAD
Reverse hidden: The answer is hidden backwards in the clue
"Clown appears in the mirror holding cookware (3)" gives PAN
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  • nate constructor · 2025-01-19T13:00:05.042Z
    Explanations:
    1A: proof of purchase; TICK (check) + ET (alien)
    4A: Digits; NUMB (anesthetized) + ERS (emergency rooms)
    6A: Polished; anagram (composition) of A GENTLE
    7A: Humble; anagram (cook) NAMED E
    1D: Perhaps present; hidden backwards in (returned in) shamblES NETtled<
    2D: fight; COME containing (to cover) PET
    3D: upgrade; ELATE containing (installing) EV
    5D: Devil; hidden (sandwiched) backwards (served up) in giveN A TASte<
    • Jake A 🤓8:45 · 2025-01-19T15:15:01.812Z
      Splendid!
      • nate constructor · 2025-01-20T02:20:12.549Z
        Thanks Jake!
      • rjy 12:51 · 2025-01-19T17:01:35.173Z
        Clever, Nate!
        • nate constructor · 2025-01-20T02:20:18.427Z
          Cheers!
        • Aaron Riccio 🤓3:34 · 2025-01-23T03:08:50.873Z
          I really like 1A and 6A, and it's kind of you to use only four devices for beginners; rough constraint for you as a setter, though! :P
          • nate constructor · 2025-01-23T04:34:39.420Z
            Thanks Aaron! Yes, I naively thought simpler clues would be easier to write - not the case 😅
          1A
          Check alien's proof of purchase (6)
          1
          2
          3
          4
          5
          6
          7
          Across
          1. 1A
            Check alien's proof of purchase (6)
          2. 4A
            Digits anesthetized at emergency rooms (7)
          3. 6A
            Polished a gentle composition (7)
          4. 7A
            Humble cook named "E" (6)
          Down
          1. 1D
            Perhaps present returned in shambles, nettled (5)
          2. 2D
            Come to cover pet fight (7)
          3. 3D
            Elate, installing EV upgrade (7)
          4. 5D
            Devil given a taste, being served up sandwiches (5)
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