Hi again! Here's my 5th cryptic. It took me a couple hours to construct. I have a number of goals I'm trying to achieve with this one. 1) Use more checked letters. 2) Change words that don't clue naturally for me. 3) Attempt to adhere strictly to clue conventions. 4) Not make the solves too difficult. 5) Provide entertainment, not irritation! Let me know in the comments how it went. Thanks!
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Thank you for an entertaining cryptic. I had problems with these clues:
9A I believe that "back" is a synonym for BOOST only in the USA.
5D "New" as an anagrind means that "wanderer" is the fodder; synonyms are not used as fodder for anagrams.
17A I'm sorry but I found this to be a poor clue. SCAPE is the answer but there is no definition of the word in the clue.
I suppose in normal crosswords, "Land's end?" is a cryptic definition by itself (it is a suggested clue for SCAPE in Crosshare), and perhaps isn't expected as a plain definition in cryptics.
Thanks Elle, this was really fun. 16A was my favourite, and 2D is a really lovely clue.
4A has a problem (the fodder letters don't match the answer) - but I love this definition. Only 9A stumped me, but it shouldn't have done, I just didn't see it.