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Re:I was terrible at crosswords so I built an AI to do them by mjw1007 on Monday May 03, 2021 @06:36AM (#27023444)
I think the basic idea would be OK in a UK cryptic, but you'd clue the pun explicitly.

You might have something like « Pasta dish at the centre of a murder mystery and a spiteful reviewer on the radio. »

Though you'd really want the surface reading to come out a bit smoother (and I don't think "penne" and "pen" are pronounced exactly the same).

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Re:I was terrible at crosswords so I built an AI to do them by oneeyedpigeon on Monday May 03, 2021 @06:39AM (#27023458)
I genuinely can't think of an example of a broadsheet cryptic crossword that would do so. Maybe other sources, though.
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