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Elle Cryptic #5

· Por Elle · Publicado 2023-10-14T11:13:01.903Z

Constructor's Note
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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  • Elle constructor · 2023-10-14T11:13:01.903Z
    Parsing guide:
    • 1A: Jerk (def.) mingled (anagram) left (L) sore ; LSORE -> LOSER
    • 4A: Goofs (def.) ate tar (fodder) by accident (anagram) ; ATETAR -> ERRATA
    • 7A: Regarding (def.) a (A) boutique (fodder) for the most part (not all of the word)
    • 8A: Low (def.) key (D) a (A) saint (S) in retrospect (reversal)
    • 9A: Ebook (fodder) trimmed (remove outer letters: BOO) way (ST) back (def.)
    • 10A: Spore sac (def.) buried in (hidden word) Damascus (fodder)
    • 11A: Some (hidden word) Andelmin (fodder) tree (def.)
    • 12A: Something to shake like (def.) a (A) nasty (anagram) flea ; AFLEA -> ALEAF
    • 13A: Entire (def.) week (W) depression (HOLE)
    • 14A: Exploit (def.) some (hidden word) intravenous ecstasy (fodder)
    • 15A: Loren (fodder)'s uncommon (anagram) register (def.)
    • 16A: Dangerously fast (def.) rats (fodder) from the east (reversal) versus (V) Earth (E)
    • 17A: Space (fodder) hides (hidden word) land's end? (cryptic def.: LAND + SCAPE = LANDSCAPE)
    • 2D: Cryptic def.
    • 3D: Cryptic def.
    • 4D: Rage begets (fodder) mad (anagram) whippers (def.)
    • 5D: New (anagram) wanderer (ROAMER) had (ATE) energy (E) for Death Valley? (def. by example) ; ROAMER ATE E -> REMOTEAREA
    • 6D: Elegant (def.) fractured (anagram) Florida (FL) statue (fodder) ; FL STATUE -> TASTEFUL
    • 7D: A (A) clumsy (anagram) wasted male (M) actor (def.) ; A + (WASTED M -> DAMWEST) = ADAMWEST
    • Pedagogue 9:52 · 2023-10-14T14:05:27.198Z
      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.
      • Elle constructor · 2023-10-15T19:31:32.506Z
        Oh, okay. I’ll change 5D; 9A I wasn’t aware of- I am trying to make my crosswords region agnostic. 17A: The definition was meant to be “land’s end?”
        • Pedagogue 9:52 · 2023-10-15T21:56:55.810Z
          Thanks for the reply. Isn't "Land's end" wordplay, rather than a definition?
          • Elle constructor · 2023-10-16T00:46:41.902Z
            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.
      • tuber 8:19 · 2023-10-15T11:04:00.624Z
        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.
        • Elle constructor · 2023-10-16T00:47:15.407Z
          Fixed both -- hopefully!
        1A
        Jerk mingled, left sore (5)
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        Horizontales
        1. 1A
          Jerk mingled, left sore (5)
        2. 4A
          Goofs tar ear by accident (6)
        3. 7A
          Regarding a boutique for the most part (5)
        4. 8A
          Low key a saint in retrospect (3)
        5. 9A
          Help to improve trimmed Ebook (5)
        6. 10A
          Spore sac buried in Damascus (5)
        7. 11A
          Some Andelmin tree (3)
        8. 12A
          Something to shake, like, a nasty flea (1, 4)
        9. 13A
          Entire week depression (5)
        10. 14A
          Exploit some intravenous ecstasy (3)
        11. 15A
          Loren's uncommon register (5)
        12. 16A
          Dangerously fast rats from the east versus Earth (6)
        13. 17A
          Vista in obscured space (5)
        Verticales
        1. 2D
          Pot without speed? (4, 6)
        2. 3D
          Game's turning point? (10)
        3. 4D
          Rage begets mad whippers (10)
        4. 5D
          New roamer tea has energy for Death Valley? (6, 4)
        5. 6D
          Elegant, fractured Florida statue (8)
        6. 7D
          A clumsy, wasted male actor (4, 4)
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