Daily mini cryptic - 12/14/2023

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• Lego 🤓5:59 · 2023-12-14T19:21:10.825Z

  Uuff – that took me a while! Great clues though : ) I struggled on 1A and only now got why TRACE is like 'shred' – I was thinking verbs. Thanks for a fun puzzle!

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  • bulletinfi constructor · 2023-12-14T19:37:59.518Z

    Thank you! Yeah 1A has is misleading due to shred being used as a verb in the clue but a noun in the definition. Good work getting through the difficulties!

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    • frostyjhammer 7:05 · 2023-12-16T02:22:43.095Z

      When I see "shred" I immediately think "anagram" so this one was doubly misleading. But in retrospect, perfectly legit cryptic clue. Well done.

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      • bulletinfi constructor · 2023-12-16T05:56:47.570Z

        Ah I see, thanks!

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• Animating Dragon 🤓6:30 · 2023-12-14T20:11:05.507Z

  yipeee

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  • bulletinfi constructor · 2023-12-16T02:21:03.045Z

    yipeee

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• Jim23809 2:22 · 2023-12-14T21:39:27.937Z

  Being a musician, 1D gave me problems. But all these mini puzzles are helping me learn how cryptics work. Thanks.

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  • bulletinfi constructor · 2023-12-16T02:21:41.351Z

    Oh, I see. I am glad they are helping! Thanks!

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• Oliver Hardy 🤓3:33 · 2023-12-14T22:19:30.992Z

  Loved it! Thanks for posting.

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  • bulletinfi constructor · 2023-12-16T02:21:23.025Z

    I am glad you liked it!

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• Aaron 🤓2:29 · 2023-12-15T01:24:44.421Z

  Thanks

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  • bulletinfi constructor · 2023-12-16T02:21:51.557Z

    My pleasure!

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• Jon 1:10 · 2023-12-15T04:21:44.897Z

  Nice

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  • bulletinfi constructor · 2023-12-16T02:21:55.466Z

    Thank you!

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• dooiemus 🤓29s · 2023-12-17T20:20:52.894Z

  Fun puzzle overall. In 5A "some" is on the wrong side of the fodder. In 1D, I'm not happy with "composition" as an anagram indicator, I know others are. C'est la vie.

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  • tuber 🤓54s · 2023-12-22T12:56:02.073Z

    I'd agree with both of these. For the anagrind, "[fodder] composition" seems ok, but "composition of [fodder]" to put them the other way around.

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    • bulletinfi constructor · 2023-12-22T18:58:12.519Z

      I see, yeah I agree with both points. Thanks a lot for the feedback!

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