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Cryptic #5

◆◆ · By Probably Apocryphal · Published 2022-05-30T16:25:29.872Z

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  • Probably Apocryphal constructor · 2022-05-30T16:26:12.210Z
    First full (15x15) size cryptic. Criticism is always welcome, hope it's fun!
    • Hoyt Arcane 25:22 · 2022-05-30T21:35:21.056Z
      Lots of fun. I've never seen "can" used as an indictor before. That was a nice aha moment.
      • Jon 2:07 · 2022-06-02T04:58:27.613Z
        Solved (almost) on paper. Some really fine clueing all around. Loved 1D and 8D. Thanks.
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        1A
        Hatch.puz is corrupted. Balls! (8)
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        Across
        1. 1A
          Hatch.puz is corrupted. Balls! (8)
        2. 5A
          Sleigh that contains two ounces (6)
        3. 10A
          O, I'm not that guy anymore! (3,2)
        4. 11A
          Service station stuck oddly in western harbor (5,4)
        5. 12A
          Diego's predecessor to shoot rodent (4,3)
        6. 15A
          Young lad glued to girl on the radio, what a tyke! (7)
        7. 16A
          Stop progress with success, a dish that's gold (3,1,7)
        8. 18A
          Troublemaker removes odd bitmaps (3)
        9. 19A
          Truth laid bare, you can't escape it! (3)
        10. 20A
          Ruinous Tsar killed with a whisper (11)
        11. 21A
          Robert Burns, initially covered in suds, joins nomadic people (7)
        12. 23A
          Detail the third church mode for Anatolian kingdom (7)
        13. 24A
          Lure Iberian Muslim back to the bench (9)
        14. 26A
          "Africans condemn you Caesar!" (5)
        15. 28A
          Honest editors can like some dolls (6)
        16. 29A
          Laughingstocks skip to the Whoopee Cushion warehouse (4,4)
        Down
        1. 1D
          Source of difficulty lies in cantankerous celebrity's irreversible deed (5,3,7)
        2. 2D
          Odd upside to American currency (3)
        3. 3D
          Stereotypes about actress Saldana's early animations? (9)
        4. 4D
          Garfunkel's music (3)
        5. 6D
          Tattoo of topless faerie is harmonious (2,3)
        6. 7D
          Psycho director greeting Elvis bumming a ride (11)
        7. 8D
          Three springs are very close by! (3,4,3,1,4)
        8. 9D
          Crooner Michael has first bad end of show in Dunnage (10)
        9. 13D
          Sodium ink or Iodine antacids uncapped found in swimming pools (11)
        10. 14D
          Laverne Cox, for one, gives talk on silicon implant (10)
        11. 17D
          A blue rain falls, disgusting and vulgar (9)
        12. 22D
          Rude response to Wall-E's money machine (3,2)
        13. 25D
          No arithmetic required for mammoth video game (3)
        14. 27D
          "Babe come back! It's your favorite Japanese drama!" (3)
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