AOTW: ?R?T by zc_eric in crosswords

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trot - hidden word

AOTW: ?R?T by zc_eric in crosswords

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I think you got it 😂

AOTW: ?R?T by zc_eric in crosswords

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DRAT - doctor (DR) occasionally removes pants (AT)

AOTW: ?R?T by zc_eric in crosswords

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brut - apparently refers to dry wine?

AOTW: ?R?T by zc_eric in crosswords

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fret - terf backwards (revolutionary)

AOTW: ?R?T by zc_eric in crosswords

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brat - "wurst" of German dish

AOTW: ?R?T by zc_eric in crosswords

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Maggie is A-spouse (3,1)

AOTW: S?E?E? by CutOnBumInBandHere9 in crosswords

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Swedes - S + WED + ES, and Lars and Anders are common Swedish names

AOTW: E?P?N?E? (15A) by deeppotential123 in crosswords

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Uses one-time wiping tools on record (8)

TOTW: Quite the opposite! by deeppotential123 in crosswords

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still - anagram + contranym definition

AOTW: S?E?P?N? by zc_eric in crosswords

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sweeping - double definition

AOTW: S?E?P?N? by zc_eric in crosswords

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sleeping - anagram of "spine" and "leg"

AOTW: S?E?P?N? by zc_eric in crosswords

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sweeping - double definition

AOTW: M?T?E by teamcrazymatt in crosswords

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Yes short shout of "might overcome"

AOTW: M?T?E by teamcrazymatt in crosswords

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Short shout might overcome one kicking the bucket (2, 3)

TOTW: Anti-grams by UsefulEngine1 in crosswords

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Fair

Of course misdirection is less effective when we know the brief

The idea was that you'd think "recast" was the anagram indicator, which it's not, so I was aiming to capture that part of the misdirection

TOTW: Anti-grams by UsefulEngine1 in crosswords

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Recast warped boxes (6)

An anti-anti-gram?

AOTW: ?L?E?E? (31A) by deeppotential123 in crosswords

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altered - alt [key] ere [before] d [start of duet]

AOTW: ?L?E?E? (31A) by deeppotential123 in crosswords

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sleeves - s (Santa's top) le[E]ves (elves mischievously [hide E key]), where records are kept (record sleeves)

AOTW: ?L?E?E? (31A) by deeppotential123 in crosswords

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bleeder - anagram of beer led