Cryptic 7x7 #5 by tuber

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• tuber constructor · hace alrededor de 2 años

  ACROSS

  1A "minor celebrity" = B-LISTER.

  6A anag. CANE after "bit of fishy" = FIN

  7A anag. BUN + anag. TURN

  8A Hidden in "chaSTE AMERican"

  DOWN

  1D anag. BLOUSE + fail = F

  2D I + anag. BELONG

  3D reversal of TAPS ("drums") + alternate letters in nUcLeAr

  4D bronze = TAN; belly = TUM containing right = R

  5D tenant = RENTER containing drug = E (i.e. ecstasy)

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• Jon 14:22 · hace alrededor de 2 años

  Sweet.

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• tuber constructor · hace alrededor de 2 años

  I made a minor edit in 6A to improve the surface reading. "A bit of fishy accountancy" becomes "A fishy bit of accountancy".

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• frostyjhammer 23:49 · hace alrededor de 2 años

  Thank you for the explanations. Even after solving the puzzle I'm often wondering about the second mechanism. These explanations will help me look for mechanisms in future cryptic puzzles.

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• Phil The 🤓18:19 · hace alrededor de 2 años

  

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