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Cryptic Crossword #1: Getting Wrinkly

· Por Pixlate · Publicado 2022-03-31T02:31:42.147Z

Constructor's Note
My first (serious) attempt at a cryptic crossword! All entries are spelt like they would be in British English. Feedback is greatly appreciated and I'm happy to provide any clue explanations.
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  • Pixlate constructor · 2022-03-31T03:26:55.827Z
    And it's a pangram too!
    • jasonwestley 🤓19:01 · 2022-03-31T14:46:46.016Z
      Really good puzzle! Great words and well constructed clues. I really liked 3D, 9A, 7D, 27A, loads of them basically! There were a couple where I struggled to make full grammatical sense of the surface reading - 13A and 8A (in fact I still can't see how the cryptic bit of 8A works). Also the word 'in' in 1A was a bit confusing. Either it was backwards (argument is in angry daughter) or it was superfluous (angry, followed by daughter argument backwards). Regardless, these are all really minor things, and this was a strong puzzle for a first attempt! I look forward to the next one.
      • Pixlate constructor · 2022-03-31T20:27:14.358Z
        Thanks for the feedback!
        13A: In my head, "elect" is parsed as the noun, as in a politician visiting the construction site for a nuclear plant. I can see that it is worded weirdly though.
        8D: This is a double definition, to be parsed as NOTICED and NOT ICED (like bar drinks)
        1A: Yeah that's backwards oops I'll see if i can fix it.
      • tuber 🤓17:49 · 2022-03-31T16:44:22.560Z
        Not easy, and lots to enjoy. My favourites: 8D, 9A, 18A.
        • jasonwestley 🤓19:01 · 2022-04-01T06:14:00.370Z
          Ah OK, 13A reads better now you've explained, and that explains the apostrophe as well! And 8D is entirely clear now. I blame my lack of imagination! Good clue.
          • capybara 🤓59:44 · 2022-04-01T12:53:35.365Z
            this was a good challenge for me! you nailed the difficulty level imo. one or two of the clues bothered me but i'd say the same about any given newspaper-published cryptic :P - BLOODTYPE and MAIZE were particularly clever
            • Pixlate constructor · 2022-04-01T21:53:57.356Z
              Thanks!
            1A
            Angry daughter hosting debate brought back what needs to be solved (9)
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            Horizontales
            1. 1A
              Angry daughter hosting debate brought back what needs to be solved (9)
            2. 6A
              Taxi at home or house (5)
            3. 9A
              Listener left in article for you, perhaps? (9)
            4. 10A
              Settle for second in base (5)
            5. 11A
              Famous inventor spun tales (5)
            6. 12A
              European Cecil and I getting frisky (9)
            7. 13A
              Fans' elect in where plant is to be made, making a comeback (8)
            8. 15A
              Started to wear fine red coat, receiving affirmation (6)
            9. 18A
              Low areas - but not very narrow areas (6)
            10. 19A
              Clear from collapsing mineshaft, losing source of hornblende (8)
            11. 22A
              Ten and four in gallery acting (9)
            12. 24A
              Small appearance arrived at nothing (5)
            13. 26A
              Stop turning energy into current for writing tool (5)
            14. 27A
              Ads and such for old ship housed by museum in gallery's opening (9)
            15. 28A
              Throw out outcast with no right (5)
            16. 29A
              Most artful preparation of steak is incorporating pitted nectarine (9)
            Verticales
            1. 1D
              Made type of sign in school (7)
            2. 2D
              Looks from left to right, finding beasts (5)
            3. 3D
              My half of school gets rowdy, gathering in topless dance that's lovey-dovey (9)
            4. 4D
              Gives air to South Dixie's dancing after end of Mambo (8)
            5. 5D
              Level slight angle (6)
            6. 6D
              Around Cadillac's boot, one car smashed (5)
            7. 7D
              John, getting D, to write, starting with book's intro - now getting A+, perhaps (5,4)
            8. 8D
              Saw regular in comparison to one on the rocks? (7)
            9. 14D
              Saint's timeless gift captured in short video (9)
            10. 16D
              Something pouring at bar? Take this to do things later! (4, 5)
            11. 17D
              Casual type of package sold at no cost (8)
            12. 18D
              Classical nocturne initially a quiet composition (7)
            13. 20D
              But what gets that going... now that's an idea! (7)
            14. 21D
              Gadgets for soldier with zeppelin's tip taking mere moments! (6)
            15. 23D
              Assign everyone books (5)
            16. 25D
              One gets lost in what one gets lost in, getting food (5)
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