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- This puzzle can be found at:
- https://www.sporcle.com/games/mutterbutter/cryptic-crossword-2
- 1 Across
- To make this dish, take lots of stuff and add grain last (4,7)
- CRAB RANGOON
- CRA[m] (take lots of "stuff", the verb) + BRAN ("grain") + GO ON ("last"), definition "dish".
- 6 Across
- Planet's alien cesspit shows importance (7)
- SALIENCE
- hidden ("shows") in [planet']S ALIEN CE[sspit], definition "importance".
- 7 Across
- Hustler, drink me down first! Right away! (2-6)
- GO-GETTER
- GROG ("drink") + [s]ETTER ("me" [The setter is me] "down first" [minus the first letter]) - R ("right away"), definition "Hustler".
- 8 Across
- Most of origin shown by king's castle (4)
- ROOK
- ROO[t] ("most of origin") + K ("king"), definition "castle".
- 2 Down
- Place to go in America regarding broken motors (8)
- RESTROOM
- RE ("regarding") + STROOM (anagram ["broken"] of MOTORS), definition "Place to go in America" (it is a North American term).
- 3 Down
- Even doctor moved quickly (8)
- BALANCED
- BA ("doctor") + LANCED ("moved quickly"), definition "Even".
- 4 Down
- Realize stranger reported animal (3,5)
- SEA OTTER
- homophone ("reported") of SEE ("Realize") + ODDER ("stranger", as in "more strange"), definition "animal".
- 5 Down
- Setting eclairs on ground, losing 50 (8)
- SCENARIO
- SCENARIOL (anagram ("ground", past tense of grind) of "ECLAIRS ON") - L ("losing 50", in roman numerals), definition "Setting".
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