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Riddle-cryptic 31

· By Hydrologist Guy · Published 2024-05-04T00:16:57.099Z

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  • funtm 🤓6:59 · 2024-05-04T01:30:34.741Z
    Not your usual cryptic... the clues are a fun change of pace imo. Liked 3D and 6A the most
    • Hydrologist Guy constructor · 2024-05-04T10:10:31.076Z
      Thanks! I appreciate the kind words. (And I'm not sure it could even be called a cryptic...!)
    • Uncle Juke 🤓4:12 · 2024-05-04T11:04:05.005Z
      That was fun
      • Hydrologist Guy constructor · 2024-05-05T22:38:49.471Z
        Thanks for solving!
      • ducky 🤓1:56 · 2024-05-04T20:43:07.063Z
        Fun solve, well-written clues! Hope to see more like this
        • Hydrologist Guy constructor · 2024-05-05T22:39:09.306Z
          Appreciate that! Be on the lookout for more!
        • JWords 🤓4:25 · 2024-05-04T22:52:23.034Z
          Great fun, thanks!
          • Hydrologist Guy constructor · 2024-05-05T22:39:33.340Z
            Thank you! I appreciate it!
          1A
          If, concerning light, you need to determine / Whether anything at all can ever go faster, / Just say these two words: "one stone" (but in German) / And perhaps you will channel this great physics master.
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          Across
          1. 1A
            If, concerning light, you need to determine / Whether anything at all can ever go faster, / Just say these two words: "one stone" (but in German) / And perhaps you will channel this great physics master.
          2. 6A
            A word to describe someone consequential -- a major player, the "boss", the "big cheese". / Or, could it simply mean (for a vendor of insects) to bring in an insect from overseas?
          3. 7A
            You are amazing! An incredible solver! No one can fool you, 'cuz YOU are no dope! / (My words, of course, are a clue to the answer, as is "a gym more level, less built on a slope".)
          Down
          1. 1D
            Take a former lover and add a pronoun -- you'll get the word with which we are dealing. / It's a word you might see just down the hall, all lit up and close to the ceiling.
          2. 2D
            A pet owner will travel to this Asian country. Which country, you ask? Herein lies a clue: / A "dog man" might board his dog at a kennel, but what instead would a "cat man" do?
          3. 3D
            "Tora! Tora! Tora! (The Movie)" came out several decades ago. / Looking back, it holds a means of divination -- not once, not twice, but three times in a row.
          4. 4D
            If you ask me if I'm good enough, I'll say, "Yes!" and add this two-word phrase. / If then you doubt me, I might get mad -- this one word might describe me, my anger ablaze!
          5. 5D
            My dog plays poker. (She's very smart.) And if I make a command, she obeys. / When I call out to her this standard command, she meets the bet and does not raise.
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