Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Puzzle No. 86: Don We Now?

Don We Now?

By teamcrazymatt
As the viewers of Cryptic Sunday have now twice incorrectly assumed a puzzle of mine has been about Donald Trump, I will make two statements in advance of this puzzle:
-10 answers in this grid prominently involve Trump.
-This puzzle is safe to solve for persons of any political persuasion.
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Squares filled: 0/142
Exolve Print Notes Jotter

Across
6The old men start to interest Arab (6)
8Work around court being rebuilt with rock on the surface (7)
10Sleep on capturing leader of Orléans and the French emperor (8)
11Student engaged in passion: he's beginning to read Constitution (6)
12Gradually drunk, sip it, bite slice of pizza - yes, all is lost (4,2,4)
14Judge that man reversing before turn: he drives like crazy! (4)
15Exchange what's essential to personalities during development of Tinder (5,2)
17Delay bishop opening casket when upset (7)
20Anger born of worry at heart to mature (4)
22Carter, for one, has reel on which Cars can be seen (10)
24Span of big heartless dour wasted life at its end (6)
26Male we fixed lies with sheep (3,5)
27Family meeting about son losing head after school (7)
28Ace oddly skipped her lines, getting red (6)

Down
1Recommend nothing, having finished "Get Back" (6)
2Almost a century from opening of newly-popular river seen while cycling in Spain (6-4)
3Couple leading celebration hosts uplifting dance to find one that's related (7)
4Impress first of his following and such (4)
5Work hoped for a dope to be enthralled by bored posturing (5,3)
7Foxtrot can end up entertaining one performing (7)
9After depression, leaves without having a fling (5)
13Favorite spin on queen surrounded by English guard (10)
16Defraud eccentric at middle of decline? That's horrible! (8)
18Clear liquid with shot dropped in sour milk (7)
19"Agent lurking around shelter," note with melancholy (7)
21Former Icelandic capital's regularly observed in January air (5)
23Shovels bits of dry English soil after spring (6)
25Majestic selection of recipes written up (4)

1 comment:

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