Quick cryptic #1

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nate costruttore · 2025-01-05T13:00:40.586Z
I tried to make this accessible for beginners but still fun and somewhat challenging. Feedback is much appreciated!

Explanations:

1A: butts; hidden in crASS ESsay

4A: Finds; anagram of LOST ACE

6A: dress (as wounds); BAND (group of musicians) plus AGE (mature)

7A: Share/banana dessert; double definition

1D: impromptu speech; hidden in heAD LIBrarian

2D: Expresses support for/more food at dinner; double definition

3D: Leave port; anagram of TIL SEAS

5D: Napped; anagram of PELTS
Martin 4:44 · 2025-01-05T15:07:14.495Z
Hey @Nate - fantastic puzzle. Really enjoyable. Thank you! If you don't mind, I have a request - I have a YouTube channel called The Cryptic Mystic (1200 subs)(http://www.youtube.com/@The_Cryptic_Mystic) with the aim of demystifying cryptics and helping beginners discover the joy of solving them. I post walkthrough videos of me solving cryptics and explaining my thinking and the wordplay as I go. I also post shorts featuring a clue of the day and explain how it works.

I think your puzzles would be really popular with my audience. Would you have any objections to me featuring your puzzles in this way? I'd make sure you got full credit and would include links back to you here and would work to any restrictions you gave me - e.g. maybe featuring only older puzzles etc

I look forward to hearing your thoughts - you can email me if you prefer cryptictokmystic at gmail.com All the best Martin
- nate costruttore · 2025-01-05T21:32:48.216Z
  Hi Martin - that sounds wonderful, I'd be more than happy for you to feature any of my puzzles! Sorry to hear about your situation with the Telegraph, hopefully it turns out to be a blessing in disguise for the channel!
  - Martin 4:44 · 2025-01-05T23:52:28.319Z
    Fantastic! Thank you Nate! Yes I believe it will be a blessing in disguise. I'm very excited about the direction the channel will take on 2025. I'll let you know when I feature one of your puzzles. Hopefully I'll send some eager solvers your way. All the best!
mjenki 🤓2:42 · 2025-01-05T14:55:28.633Z
Great puzzle! I love the idea of cryptics but find I struggle with harder ones. This was a great balance!
- nate costruttore · 2025-01-05T21:18:34.893Z
  Thank you, balancing the difficulty can be tough so I'm glad to hear that feedback!
Jake A 🤓1:46 · 2025-01-05T15:14:50.744Z
Lovely! These are accessible as they are clever. Well done!
James Moir 🤓2:59 · 2025-01-05T16:40:44.551Z
nice!
snag 🤓2:17 · 2025-01-05T16:48:00.942Z
very well done!
AuLeaf 🤓57s · 2025-01-05T18:08:11.084Z
Nice :)
Sendhil Revuluri 🤓1:26 · 2025-01-06T00:45:17.077Z
Loved it — very much appreciated both the accessibility and the beginner tag! Look forward to more!
- nate costruttore · 2025-01-06T03:01:43.757Z
  Thanks Sendhil! I'm hoping to put out one of these each week alongside my regular minis.
JeffsPuzzles 🤓1:34 · 2025-01-06T14:53:24.505Z
Smooth and fun - thanks!
ash 🤓2:55 · 2025-01-09T06:21:06.743Z
lovely puzzle! 2d and 3d are real gems
- nate costruttore · 2025-01-09T07:59:41.353Z
  thank you!
Zack Johnson 🤓1:18 · 2025-01-09T18:04:04.487Z
Neat. This'll be a great one to share with newer solvers!
The Noah 🤓3:04 · 2025-01-13T06:54:55.479Z
10/10
Melanie Branton 🤓1:27 · 2025-01-22T17:02:40.418Z
Another great one. I'm not a beginner, so it wasn't too challenging, but it was still fun and not too easy
El Gordo 42 🤓1:50 · 2025-02-27T22:05:05.770Z
I enjoyed this one a lot. I am not a novice, so I did not read the hints. I would have loved having them when I was first starting out!
- nate costruttore · 2025-02-28T04:59:14.724Z
  Thank you!