Cryptic 5x5 #35 by tuber

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• Account 🤓4:09 · 2024-10-17T08:41:32.868Z

  I thought this was a pangram at first! But still very nice! I especially loved 6A. It's a real masterpiece.

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  • tuber costruttore · 2024-10-17T11:14:24.128Z

    A 5x5 pangram would be no mean feat! I had the idea for 1D (and wanted to do it while it was topical,) then the other letters just fell where they had to.

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• Womble 🤓2:14 · 2024-10-17T08:49:11.264Z

  Excellently constructed, as always!

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• tuber costruttore · 2024-10-17T08:36:54.940Z

  Hello solvers, and thanks for taking a punt at my cryptics. If you completed it, or if you enjoyed what you solved, go give me a thumbs up above, and let me know how you fared in the comments.

  ACROSS. 1A. Substitute I for A in "look out" = WATCH. 4A. Delete even letters in "heavy". 5A. "Unburdened" = RID after central letters of "faiLUres". 6A. "Tango" = T, "without" = WO. 7A. Half of "size" = ZE + "underwear" = BRA.

  DOWN. 1D. Insertion of "president, ultimately" = T in "VP candidate" = WALZ. 2D. anag. BROTH. 3D. Hidden in "marsHYDRAinage".

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• rjy 7:50 · 2024-10-17T18:01:19.120Z

  Very clever! Had to peek at a couple letters, but everything otherwise fell into place with some serious noodling... fun!

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