Bar Exam (Cryptic)

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• Mike D 36s · over 1 year ago

  Cryptics are still out of my reach but I had fun trying! And I like that you're putting the bars to use

  • Leigh constructor · over 1 year ago

    Thanks! Since I went cryptic years ago (not an easy transition) I've never gone back :)
• kieranjboyd 🤓2:33 · over 1 year ago

  Barred cryptics are the best cryptics! I like 5A

  5ABemoan the similarities between ruler and brute (3)[---]

  and 7A

  7AMake the case against an outlaw, omitting nothing (5)[-----]

  a lot. The connector in 2D

  2DSupport 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭 is best left to the lawyers! (5)[-----]

  is very sneaky, though I'm not sure the clue is technically an &lit to deserve that exclamation mark...

  • Leigh constructor · over 1 year ago

    It's true - I like to play around with punctuation sometimes, and use ! in a similar way to ? in some circumstances, though it's still mainly an experiment.

    Glad you enjoyed 5A

    5ABemoan the similarities between ruler and brute (3)[---]

    , that's the one I'm proudest of (even though it's quite easy). I've not seen that particular mechanism for an indicator used before (though I'm sure it's out there)
• calica 🤓21:57 · over 1 year ago

  I am not sure on how some of these come together--I'm basically a cryptic noob--but it was really fun to puzzle these out!

  • Leigh constructor · over 1 year ago

    Glad you liked it - I'm happy to explain any and all clues you don't get!
• brknfixie 🤓4:33 · over 1 year ago

  Nice - not sure of the parse on 8a

  8ASubtract 100 from roughly 500,500 - or do the opposite? (3)[---]

  but a fun puz :)
• brknfixie 🤓4:33 · over 1 year ago

  oh circa (CA) == roughly - C

  • Leigh constructor · over 1 year ago

    Nailed it! Glad you enjoyed the puzzle :)
• Joah 🤓2:44 · over 1 year ago

  One of the first cryptics I've gotten!