A prolific writer | of | novellas, I'm over | hiding (6)
[{Isaac} ASIMOV] [=] [novellAS IM OVer] [hidden]
Colorful rocks | made | a roof | for | phoenix's home (5)
[TOPAZ] [=] [TOP] [+] [AZ {Arizona}]
Schedule | a lineup of candidates (5)
[SLATE] = [SLATE]
Jogging | alone has | made | a way for pets to get around (2,1,5)
[anagram] [ALONE HAS] [=] [ON A LEASH]
Kart-O-Rama | is heartless | way to balance winning and losing (5)
[KARt-o-raMA] [without middle letters] = [KARMA]
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Today's Cryptic clues include acrostic, anagram, double definition, ?, and even a pun!
The Saturday NYT is beyond my capabilities, though I keep trying. Meanwhile, all 5 clues are from today's LAT:
A drink for the road before starting the last delivery (3,2,2)
Housing divisions usually name individuals to settle initially (5)
Digits' theft disturbed miser's manner (11)
Solver's ex, Sandy, saw something out of sight (2,3,2)
Miscellaneous remark made as Alexander the Great dismissively faced the Gordian Dilemma? (7)
Greetings, Owen
ReplyDeleteI note that a MAGICAL BAG heads today's crossword.
LAT1: Elegant clue, although the answer is rather prominent and early in grid.
LAT2: Nice acrostic, staying on the theme of the answer.
LAT3: The initial phrase was a little too contrived, and next to an obvious anagram pointer.
LAT4: Interesting pointer to hidden clue, and a nice surround.
LAT5: I see the answer, which is a fine pun (but should there not be a “sounds like” in view of the missing “K”?).
NC
Here is my set. Same answer-set as yours, but in random order and number of letters not given, just to make it a little more challenging:
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Coordinates voting with judicious hearing.
Almost the last united African country.
Elements of a French possessive pronoun.
Close firm and begin filing standard editions.
NC
NC1: anagram now that.
ReplyDeleteNC2: charade including a wise homophone.
NC3: charade using Togoland.
NC4: charade, it is.
NC5: half synonym, half acrostic pairs.
Much more straightforward than your usual Brit convolutions, though none were easy. I might not have seen any of them had I not had a short list to choose from. Still, any of them might fit in a hard American cryptic, unlike your past efforts that would only be acceptable across the pond.