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Cryptic #5 - Fearful Times or Female Fruits!

◆ · By jasonwestley · Published 2022-01-27T15:04:44.631Z

Constructor's Note
The across clues are themed, but 11 is not cryptically clued. Have fun!
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  • Mike D 5:24 · 2022-01-27T15:59:22.236Z
    Nice one! I like the themed element. Too tricky for me but I'm definitely a #cryptic novice 😂
    • Jon 27:10 · 2022-01-29T06:00:33.217Z
      Excellent time.
      • Mike D 5:24 · 2022-01-29T13:41:13.458Z
        Heh I revealed a bunch of it so not that excellent! You can tell if somebody solved w/o reveal if their time has a little 🤓 next to it
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    1A
    Tom hosts naked entertainment (7)
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    Across
    1. 1A
      Tom hosts naked entertainment (7)
    2. 6A
      See Wilde and Coward, for example, admitting three major points (7)
    3. 7A
      Count five hundred and fifty in gold limo reversing (7)
    4. 11A
      A snack for the across clues! (7)
    5. 12A
      Enormous bird takes over from leader of stampede (7)
    6. 16A
      A boy at home overheard a man with a lamp (7)
    7. 18A
      Soldiers strategise about western borders of the Omani occupation (7)
    Down
    1. 2D
      Make room as Tesla and I enter at the speed of light (5)
    2. 3D
      Answer both sides of conjecture for excellent service (3)
    3. 4D
      Creature not born in the Orient (4)
    4. 5D
      Pitcher threw erratically (a little bit) (4)
    5. 8D
      Take responsibility for a child's party in apartment (5)
    6. 9D
      A French hairdo is full length (5)
    7. 10D
      A new or a rising prophet (5)
    8. 13D
      Sound analysis - nothing replaces Tchaikovsky's opener (5)
    9. 14D
      Scottish island NASA vacated with moon overhead (4)
    10. 15D
      Dance and shout noisily to the audience (4)
    11. 17D
      One foot towards the back (3)
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