11x11 Cryptic: Rodman

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• Scrapheap constructor · 2024-09-03T10:00:23.110Z

  Solutions below:

  1A: Grand -> G, Relative -> Aunt = GAUNT

  3A: English -> E, Horse -> GG, Journalist -> ED = EGGED

  6A: "Reportedly" -> homophone; Bring back ->RESTORE --> RESTAUR; Workers -> ANTS = RESTAURANTS

  8A: Fifty -> L, (Ten little men - L) fishy (anagrind) = ENTITLEMENT

  11A: [Loss over PIN]* mix-up (anagrind) = SILVERSPOON

  14A: Order = anagrind, (Random)* -> RODMAN; answer is RANDOMORDER

  16A: Vagrants -> Hoboes, losing "top" letter = OBOES

  17A: Former -> EX, gym -> PE, student -> L = EXPEL

  2D: Letter -> T, read out -> homophone = TEA

  1D: Unexpected -> anagrind (dangers)* = GARDENS

  3D: Brave -> Fearless, losing "introduction" = EARLESS

  4D: Knowledge -> GEN, about -> RE = GENRE

  5D: Double definition; Two Spanish = Action points = DOS

  7D: Cricket match -> TEST, incomplete -> lose last letter -> TES, overturned = SET

  9D: Sampling Rat[t, REM, or S]ting = TREMORS

  10D: Military shelter -> TENT, Military exercise -> DRILL, both cut short -> TEN and DRIL = TENDRIL

  12D: Naked K[lingo]n = LINGO

  13D: Worded evenly -> _O_D_D = ODD

  14D: [R]eview [H]abits [O]f leaders = RHO

  15D: Drug -> E, behind Overdose -> OD, = ODE

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• Womble 🤓5:55 · 2024-09-03T15:17:05.448Z

  Still not totally sure I understand 14a but worked it out from the letters available! Thanks Scrapheap, a fun puzzle

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