Cryptic mini #5

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• Jake A 🤓3:09 · 2024-01-02T16:53:35.229Z

  Nice puzzle!

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• Oliver Hardy 8:24 · 2024-01-02T17:57:33.466Z

  Thanks for posting! I found it quite a challenge.

  1D If this is a hidden word clue I can't see WEDS. If it isn't a hidden word clue I'm totally puzzled.

  1A I can't see how to get WS from "these women".

  4A Are you alluding to a delta wing aircraft? If so I think you're pushing it somewhat.

  2D Outlandish US spelling!

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  • LasersharpAurora 🤓1:57 · 2024-01-02T18:51:58.764Z

    For 4A it's referring to the airline. Though I'm stuck for the same reasons on 1D and 1A (and guessed based on definition and checked letters).

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    • Oliver Hardy 8:24 · 2024-01-02T20:35:00.904Z

      Thanks for your reply; is "fliers" a valid synonym for "airline"? Hmmm! Dubious!

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  • nate constructor · 2024-01-02T21:36:08.733Z

    Thanks! Fliers is indeed a playful definition for the airline. In 1D, the W comes from abbreviating “with”, the rest is a hidden word. 1A is the most dubious – woman (or wife) can be abbreviated to W, and pluralisation adds an S. Definitely stretching the rules there!

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• Jon 2:20 · 2024-01-03T03:57:55.204Z

  Nice

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