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Cryptic 5x5 #21 by tuber

· Por tuber · Publicado 2023-10-18T13:07:49.038Z

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  • tuber constructor · 2023-10-18T13:15:46.440Z
    Hello solvers, and thanks for trying my puzzle. I tried to make it not too difficult this time -- but I'm a terrible judge of difficulty, so let me know how you got on in the comments below. While you're here, you should also feel free to follow https://crosshare.org/tuber for more like this. Here comes the wash-up:
    ACROSS. 2A. Reversal of "predator" = WOLF. 5A. Reversal of "friend" = PAL + "caught" = C. 8A. "Cycle" (i.e. rotate letters of) "contract" = LEASE. 9A. "Guys" = MEN + "You texted" = U. 10A. First letter of "show" = S + "Snoop" = PRY.
    DOWN. 1D. Containment of "these days" = CE inside "commercial" = AD. 3D. Reversal of "genuine" = REAL contains first letter of "squadron" = S. 4D. "Old" = O + "enclosure" = PEN. 6D. "Vinyl" = LP containing "before noon" = AM. 7D. Double def.
    • Elle 4:35 · 2023-10-18T17:44:55.338Z
      I feel like the explanations were fair but it was just a little out of reach for me! I got CLAP. That was it, lol. I was pretty close to getting LASER too, but I didn't parse the positional indicators correctly.
    • merlinnimue 🤓1:54 · 2023-10-18T14:59:46.531Z
      Very nice
      • girlcow 🤓5:26 · 2023-10-18T17:34:32.326Z
        thanks :)
        • Pedagogue 🤓6:44 · 2023-10-18T21:40:48.099Z
          Thanks for a very entertaining cryptic. I loved 7D! 1D had me going for a while as I was trying to fit AD to "these days"; eventually the penny dropped! Only 8A gave me any real difficulty; if "cycle"is an anagrind I would expect the fodder to be the letters of LEASE. Thanks again!
        • LCL 12:17 · 2023-10-18T22:03:05.791Z
          Many thanks for your explanations! I'm terrible at cryptics (although at least I got LP+AM), so it's very helpful to understand how the clues work.
          • Zack Johnson 🤓3:26 · 2023-10-19T23:24:43.760Z
            Really nice puzzle!
            • El Gordo 42 🤓6:12 · 2023-10-20T01:36:25.284Z
              This one made me laugh out loud several times -- great clues!
              • Peter Abide 🤓3:45 · 2023-10-20T04:00:15.984Z
                Well done; nice surfaces.
                1D
                Easily passed commercial hoarding these days (4)
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                4
                5
                6
                7
                8
                9
                10
                Horizontales
                1. 2A
                  Predator back in circulation (4)
                2. 5A
                  Applaud friend caught in retreat (4)
                3. 8A
                  Support for cycling contract (5)
                4. 9A
                  Dishy selection of guys you texted (4)
                5. 10A
                  Lively introduction to show by Snoop (4)
                Verticales
                1. 1D
                  Easily passed commercial hoarding these days (4)
                2. 3D
                  Genuine upset about squadron leader's beam (5)
                3. 4D
                  Unlock old enclosure (4)
                4. 6D
                  Vinyl wraps before noon? That'll brighten things up (4)
                5. 7D
                  "Black card" society (4)
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