Puzzle No. 68: Lawn Defence

Lawn Defence

By teamcrazymatt

Four across and four down entries are one letter too short for their enumeration. The four squares where these entries intersect should be marked with an exclamation point (!). 3 Down explains the conflicting entries.

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Timestamp: Mon Sep 19 2022 15:47:43 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

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7	Vocalists' sheets of paper read out (5) CHOIR. QUIRE hom.
8	One leading flock of cute lambs, at first with hesitation, by grand many cycling? (9) CLERGYMAN. Cute Lambs + ER + G + MANY cyc.
10	Bush to speak in outskirts of town (6) TAVERN. AVER in TowN
11	Hajis frequently come over to see flower (8) NEMESIA. (hAjIs + SEMEN) rev.
12	I'm entertained in a short while, beginning to swallow a beverage (7) MIMOSA. (I'M in MO) + Swallow + A
13	Message returned in full I am expecting (5) EMAIL. HA rev. in fulL I AM Expecting
16	Charge staff with fine (4) BOOK. BO + OK
17	Lost in a vast, endless, serene area ultimately (2,3) AT SEA. A vasT endlesS serenE areA
18	Aim to pass a student (4) GOAL. GO + A + L
19	Necktie found in a small bed (5) ASCOT. A + S + COT
21	Leaves nearly all behind, missing the universe (7) COSMOS. COS + MOSt
24	Singers start to get protection by one in a suit (4,4) GLEE CLUB. Get + LEE + CLUB
25	Not the first to imagine reconstructing mystery (6) ENIGMA. iMAGINE*
26	Adjusted leader of landocracy cast out sick (9) INFECTED. INFLECTED - Landocracy
27	In audition, beautify organisation (5) GUILD. GILD hom.

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1	Bits of hemp and amaranth intertwined with damp grain (5) WHEAT. (Hemp + Amaranth) interwoven in WET
2	County green sits by river? That's disgusting! (8) LIMERICK. LIME + R + ICK
3	Game MVP excited along with laziest snobs (6,2,7) PLANTS VS ZOMBIES. (MVP + LAZIEST SNOBS)*
4	Attorney takes drive to see play (5) DRAMA. D.A. cont. RAM
5	Extremely gritty, initially problematic addition for mineral (6) GYPSUM.
6	Faction capturing backwards local man-eater (9) CANNIBAL. CABAL cont. (INN rev.)
9	Nearly inferior to commercial that's not quite live? (7) UNDEAD. UNDEr + AD
14	Building sectional for beach (9) COASTLINE. SECTIONAL*
15	One pacing by border without stopping to meet king and queen (7) WALKER. WALl + K + ER
18	Renowned urologist randomly forgets time (8) GLORIOUS. UROLOGIST* - T
20	Hug and kiss and look at tit (6) OXEYE. O,X + EYE
22	Punch rascals in the heart at bar (5) CLOCK. rasCals + LOCK
23	Setter binned comparison with grin (5) SMILE. SIMILE - I

Puzzle No. 67: DDR

DDR

By teamcrazymatt

Ten answers, undefined in their clues, must be identically altered before entry into the grid. All other clues and solutions are normal.
(Originally published as MyCrossword #653.)

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Crossword ID: puz-hgxro5

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Software: Exet
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Lexicon: ukacd18-lufz-v0.05
Timestamp: Sun Aug 28 2022 21:29:55 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

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1	Headgear Luke's worn on end of extremity and limb (8) YARMULKE. LUKE* after (extremitY + ARM)
5	Faces of kids are given unusually regular attention (6) KAGURA. Kids Are Given Unusually Regular Attention
10	Corner a crook I found by a Spartan's home (7) LACONIA. L + A + CON + I + A
11	Boast of support by extremists from Virginia party (7) BRAVADO. BRA + VirginiA + DO
12	Hook 4 by edge of lake (4) JIVE. J + IV + lakE
13	Fixes member of Congress with a naked girl at either end of week (6,4) REPAIR WORK. REP + A + gIRl + W OR K
15	Voluntary work one's engaged in to entail occasionally leaving (8) OPTIONAL. OP + (I in TO) + eNtAiL
16	Turn and spin round hems of cloak (6) UPROCK. U + PR + O + CloaK
18	Say love is focus of human selfishness (6) EGOISM. E.G. + O + IS + huMan
20	Heads of the office thrash about; partners to reach settlement (8) TOWNSHIP. The Office + (WHIP cont. N,S)
23	Concerning mad bullies accepting nothing defiant (10) REBELLIOUS. RE + (BULLIES* cont. O)
24	Sign of endless point in time (4) OMEN. mOMENt
26	City in Andalusia is stupendous, taking in a mountain peak (7) GRANADA. (GRAND cont. A) + A
27	Beginning to hook a large fish (7) HALLING. Hook + A + L + LING
28	Completely nude, drunk on wine, now seeing shrink (6) REDUCE. (drUnk after RED) + CE
29	Train the easily-offended to host introductions (8) PRELUDES. PRUDES cont. EL

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1	Received one of twelve in the past at the French club (5,2,8) ROGER DE COVERLEY. ROGER + DEC + OVER + LE + Y
2	Getting elevated part during opening and closing of Rent (7) RECEIPT. PIECE rev. in RenT
3	Ultimately you fall on a bone (4) ULNA. yoU falL oN A
4	Approximately thousands overwhelming English border without stopping (8) CAKEWALK. CA + (K,K cont. (E + WALl))
6	Pros, content, spot auto turning up in middle of thoroughfares for this! (4,6) ROAD RACING. pROs + AD + (CAR rev.) + IN + thorouGhfares; semi&lit
7	Excitement from trimmed fabric found in pass by ancient city (7) GLAMOUR. (LAMé in GO) + UR
8	Clumsy nuns cook with ketchup - they'll drop some on the floor (8,7) KNOCKOUT PUNCHES. (NUNS COOK + KETCHUP)*
9	What's at heart of sentimental staff meeting in the morning (5) MAMBO. M + (BO after A.M.)
14	Burn stolen hybrid (10) CHARLESTON. CHAR + STOLEN*
17	Pervert beginning to alluringly put on clothes for all to see (8) RIGAUDON. RIG + (Alluringly + DON cont. U)
19	Okay with plan for a Bond remake editing out what's essential to Blofeld (2,5) ON BOARD. (FOR A BOND)* - bloFeld
21	Brought down topless friend and ran (7) HUMBLED. cHUM + BLED
22	Contributor to crop a Vine (5) PAVIN. HA in croP A VINe
25	Container in which setter can set up pens (4) VIAL. I in (LAV rev.)