Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2020 11:35 pm
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Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:17 am
Thanks hlvp, and good morning.
27A
27A
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IN THE MAIN
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:22 am
22A
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14D
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SALVO
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LATER
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DISMISSIVE
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:25 am
1D
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COST
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:27 am
3D
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TOKEN
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:54 am
Good morning.
6A
6A
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CAVA
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:55 am
26D
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EDGY
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:56 am
25D
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SATIN
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:56 am
28A
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TWEED
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:03 am
19A
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MEDIANT
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:03 am
24A
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REDESIGN
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:18 am
10A
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STOCK
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:21 am
11A
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PINOT NOIR
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:22 am
7D
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AVOID avid + 0 ="love" in tennis?
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:24 am
12A
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NADIR sounds like "nada"?
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:33 am
4D
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COPYIST
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:34 am
2D
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UNEARTHED
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:36 am
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:37 am
It's 13A.
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rid + an <
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:42 am
I think my original 4D is wrong.
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COPYIST
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COPYCAT
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:42 am
12a
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IRONICAL iron + 1 + cal(l)
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:43 am
That would let 12A be
EDIT: A minute behind you (But not really. It's a lot more than that)
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Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:51 am
1A must be
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= crustacean > as in Hermit Crab but really can't parse it...
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= Annelid > Queen Anne + lid/hat
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:55 am
That's a great solve on 1A, tabasaco.
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:02 am
tabascoboy wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:51 am 1A must be5DSpoilerShow= crustacean > as in Hermit Crab but really can't parse it...SpoilerShow= Annelid > Queen Anne + lid/hat
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living = earning a crust + expert = ace, article = an
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:02 am
Think parse must be
or as hlvp said!
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crust / shell ? , ACE / expert , AN / article
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:03 am
Phew, and that’s great parsing, too. Bravo. 
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:03 am
8D
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AIRBRUSHED
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:05 am
tabascoboy wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:02 am Think parse must beor as hlvp said!SpoilerShowcrust / shell ? , ACE / expert , AN / article
Morning TB. Still doing these on your phone or have you invested in a printer?
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:08 am
Not on a phone, but a tablet, still doing these in my head, doing my head in!
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= terrace > TER(m) + race
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= personally > PALLY around ER + son
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:14 am
30A
? Can only see how parts of the parsing would fit. EDIT: Better solution below?
I think 21D is
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I think 21D is
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HIDINGS
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:15 am
ortabascoboy wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:08 am Not on a phone, but a tablet, still doing these in my head, doing my head in!
20DSpoilerShow= terrace > TER(m) + race
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t + career anag
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:16 am
21D is fine, see my 30A aboveFujiKiwi wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:14 am 30A
? Can only see how parts of the parsing would fit.SpoilerShowREASONABLY
I think 21D is
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They both work!hlvp wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:15 amortabascoboy wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:08 am Not on a phone, but a tablet, still doing these in my head, doing my head in!
20DSpoilerShow= terrace > TER(m) + raceSpoilerShowt + career anag
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:17 am
Or rather than
for 30 A
yes. That's better.
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For the parsing:
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ER+son =Queen and heir. With P meaning private
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:18 am
30AFujiKiwi wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:14 am 30A
? Can only see how parts of the parsing would fit.SpoilerShowREASONABLY
I think 21D is
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PERSONALLY pally around ER & son
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anag sign + hid
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:21 am
You're 18D
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DOING WELL
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:23 am
[quote=hlvp post_id=16866 time=1597220312 user_id=356]
30A
Oh, that's great. I was evolving towards this with me update to but your solution is so much cleaner.
I guess your answer could also be parsed with
But any way you parse it, it's so elegant.
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PERSONALLY pally around ER & son
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I guess your answer could also be parsed with
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P meaning "private" and "ally" standing alone for "friendly"
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:24 am
Thanks, hlvp! It's a great deal of fun.
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:30 am
17A
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DERIDES
Re: Crossword - Wednesday
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:36 am
29A
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EARL "nearly" -n+y-="unprotected"