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Sam's Sunday Cryptic LXXXIII: Seeing Double

· By sammisamsam · Published 2024-08-25T04:34:07.021Z

Constructor's Note
Tried a new kind of theme (for me) this week! LMK what you think, happy for any criticism about how it turned out.
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  • sammisamsam constructor · 2024-08-25T04:34:39.700Z
    I missed a huge opportunity to have the double clues going down and to call the puzzle "Doubling Down"
    • Womble 🤓12:07 · 2024-08-25T15:19:44.834Z
      Thanks Sam! I like the concept of the doubles - though I found for some that it wasn't obvious when the answer was a double, with the clue leading only to the one word, whilst some were more obviously doubles
      • sammisamsam constructor · 2024-08-26T02:32:20.692Z
        That's fair! The way I had thought of it in my head was that there was an implicit "x2" after the construction part of every across clue, regardless of how many words the final answer was, but I never did specify that anywhere - for something like this, do you think it would be best to do something to highlight which answers have the bonus rule applying to it?
        • Womble 🤓12:07 · 2024-08-26T09:12:53.614Z
          You could maybe do that, depends if you think that would make it too easy - I think the main thing is to make it consistent, either they always only point to one repetition in the ruleset or they always have to indicate both
          • dilly 🤓10:05 · 2024-08-27T15:39:11.731Z
            Which specific clues are you referring to? The wordplay all seemed to indicate only one half of the definition for me. Or maybe I’m misunderstanding you?
            • Womble 🤓12:07 · 2024-08-27T16:46:22.162Z
              I'd say 16A is an example where both halves are indicated
              • dilly 🤓10:05 · 2024-08-27T20:17:45.758Z
                I guess I’m not seeing it. Def: “sleep well”=NIGHT NIGHT, and wordplay=“Sir, I said” (hom. “knight”=NIGHT) seems ok to me
      • Alexandra 🤓26:27 · 2024-08-27T15:27:05.217Z
        Yay! I really enjoyed the theme! This is also the first time I was able to finish one of your puzzles without assistance. Looking forward to your next one!
        • sammisamsam constructor · 2024-08-28T22:52:48.155Z
          Glad you liked it! Congrats on not using assistance, I'm sure this is the first of many :)
        • Byron 🤓21:02 · 2024-08-29T18:42:58.521Z
          Nice. I don't understand 6D.
          • sammisamsam constructor · 2024-08-29T22:33:58.193Z
            Take the center letters from each of the words after 'endorses'!
          1A
          Food for a dog (4, 4)
          1
          2
          3
          4
          5
          6
          7
          8
          9
          10
          11
          12
          13
          14
          15
          16
          17
          18
          19
          20
          21
          22
          23
          24
          25
          26
          27
          28
          29
          30
          31
          32
          Across
          1. 1A
            Food for a dog (4, 4)
          2. 5A
            Scant, naked dance (3-3)
          3. 9A
            AI artist is for me, after us? (6)
          4. 10A
            A Beyonce song makes for a Filipino treat (4-4)
          5. 11A
            I'm going west with an operatic heroine (4)
          6. 12A
            The sound of a horn is also a bit tinny (4, 4)
          7. 16A
            "Sleep well, sir," I said (5, 5)
          8. 17A
            Goodbye to vacuous trauma (2-2)
          9. 19A
            West African food has elements of flavor - umami? (4)
          10. 21A
            Iffy tea blend is split equally two ways (5-5)
          11. 24A
            Topless twink has a way of letting someone in on a secret? (4, 4)
          12. 26A
            Oddly, it's a goddess (4)
          13. 29A
            Jim Carey movie about a train line (4, 4)
          14. 30A
            Roof for housing something before a Broadway play? (3-3)
          15. 31A
            Fly, for one, Taylor Swift's extravagant openers (6)
          16. 32A
            I agree with the announcement of this place (4, 4)
          Down
          1. 1D
            Farm animal with large hood (4)
          2. 2D
            Expressing a view on alternative Pompeian signage (7)
          3. 3D
            Pharmacists' trunks around Michigan (8)
          4. 4D
            A big fish caught in Ottawa hoosegow (5)
          5. 6D
            Endorses bad standards for telephone battery use in the center (6)
          6. 7D
            Art supplier's fluid orca lay (7)
          7. 8D
            First name of our kindly den (4)
          8. 12D
            A capital idea - let's insert the starts into a tablespoon of iodine (7)
          9. 13D
            Alright, attractive pair of skimmers for a sea (7)
          10. 14D
            Stab an English rat from the South (5)
          11. 15D
            I heard Ms. West views a department store (5)
          12. 18D
            Famous actress' reference with obligation to start playing revolutionary (8)
          13. 20D
            Reportedly, a Norse goddess swallowed a ship (7)
          14. 22D
            Spanish bean on Friday with crazy Joel (7)
          15. 23D
            Ability to murder in a hollowed-out sarcophagus (6)
          16. 25D
            Direction from within minor threat (5)
          17. 27D
            Bland apartment (4)
          18. 28D
            Distantly go on safari, but miss the first and last bits (4)
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