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Themeless Mini #2

◆ · By ditfos · Published 2023-01-21T09:08:12.427Z

This is intended to be a small yet tricky puzzle. After seeing that the completion rate on this puzzle is hovering near 10% w/o helpers (among this audience!), perhaps I went a little overboard. Spoilers hidden here: 5D in particular, if you hadn't worked it out, is a pun on 'typically', with A and D being the keys "NEAR S".
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  • Phil The 🤓3:12 · 2023-01-28T10:52:25.591Z
    I didn't find this any harder than a lot of puzzles on here. Did it without the hint, though i had to guess the tennis player. Still took a while to work out 5d even with your explanation
    • ditfos constructor · 2023-01-28T15:44:52.626Z
      Thanks! You're #2 to solve without a hint 😉
    Play today's daily mini crossword
    1A
    Name in "aid and abet"
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    Across
    1. 1A
      Name in "aid and abet"
    2. 6A
      Stomach lining that is often dressed
    3. 7A
      Diadem
    4. 8A
      Winner of the longest competition tennis match
    5. 9A
      1980s concept album with a Cold War backdrop
    Down
    1. 1D
      Garret
    2. 2D
      Joyce and Yeats, for two
    3. 3D
      Steak option
    4. 4D
      ___-ski
    5. 5D
      A and D, typically?
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