Lays off animal style fries (5)

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• Jason Cathcart costruttore · circa 2 mesi fa

  Parses:

  1A: Dummy; US FOOD*

  5A: Spot of tar?; sLAB REAdy

  6A: Nuisance; LASHES*

  2D: &lit; Acrostic

  3D: Lays off; FRIES*

  4D: Something to step on; LACES*

  Lots of anagrams in this one

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• nate 🤓1:55 · circa 2 mesi fa

  Fun one, great surfaces! I think the enumeration for 5A should be (2,3)?

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  • Jason Cathcart costruttore · circa 2 mesi fa

    Yes, thank you for the catch

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• Will M 🤓2:16 · circa 2 mesi fa

  I can't see the cryptic side of 5A, would appreciate an explanation :)

  Nice, neat puzzle

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  • Jason Cathcart costruttore · circa 2 mesi fa

    It’s a hidden clue: ”Slab ready to hold” is the cryptic part, as in “sLAB REAdy” holds “La Brea”

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    • Will M 🤓2:16 · circa 2 mesi fa

      Ah ok, I'm really good at missing those! Thank you.

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