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    From Luciano Ward@lcnward@gmail.com to rec.puzzles.crosswords on Tue Apr 5 18:11:10 2022
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    Your challenge for WG 68 is to create a hybrid animal, where the final letters of one animal overlap with the beginning letters of an another. The wordplay in your clue should lead to one of these animals; the definition should lead to the other animal. The overlapping letters should number two or more, but should not constitute the entire name of one of the animals.
    Here is, I hope, a clarifying (but not outstanding) example:
    Rodent I get is rattled when facing rats, primarily
    The hybrid is TIGERBIL.
    The definition is rodent = GERBIL
    The wordplay is IGET anag + R(ats) = TIGER
    Some other example hybrids, which you can use or not, are:
    ELEPHANTELOPE
    FISHEEP
    SALMONKEY
    I repeat: the definition should lead to one of the animals and the wordplay to the other.
    The deadline is the end of your day, Friday, April 15 -- which, I hope, is not too taxing.
    Up to three submissions, please.
    Thanks,
    Luciano
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  • From Luciano Ward@lcnward@gmail.com to rec.puzzles.crosswords on Tue Apr 5 18:13:18 2022
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    Please include enumeration for the entire hybrid. E.g.,

    Rodent I get is rattled when facing rats, primarily (8)
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  • From Mark Iredell@wellimback@verizon.net to rec.puzzles.crosswords on Wed Apr 13 09:59:34 2022
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    Emanate from the origin to end as a great ape (9)
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  • From Duke@buttrey@gmail.com to rec.puzzles.crosswords on Fri Apr 15 15:25:04 2022
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    Extract browser in landscape? (11)

    Lies on the run in American city (7)

    Hog to sloppily earn treat right away (14)
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  • From Duke@buttrey@gmail.com to rec.puzzles.crosswords on Fri Apr 29 14:32:27 2022
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    Bonus:

    "Nattering nabob" has got nothing: what an ass (10)
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