Subject: Cryptic Crosswords (2)
Posted by: moonraker2
Date: May 02 17
Rather than continue to hi-jack Jolana's thread during her temporary absence, I will post further cryptic crosswords clues here until she returns and wishes to take back the reins!
Posted by: moonraker2
Date: May 02 17
Rather than continue to hi-jack Jolana's thread during her temporary absence, I will post further cryptic crosswords clues here until she returns and wishes to take back the reins!
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Thanks Sue, and minions was beyond me as well ( and my thesaurus) 2D Alter tuba out of synch with musical notation Anagram alter tuba TABLATURE a form of musical writing (ancient lute music for example and also modern chord representations) Reply #5721. Mar 13 20, 4:34 AM |
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http://www.australiancrosswords.com.au/SticklerW/SticklerW8AJ2.html Reply #5722. Mar 13 20, 4:35 AM |
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10A Fanatical leader of barbarians involved in attack surprisingly surprise attack = raid leader of barbarians =b; involve this in raid RABID Reply #5723. Mar 13 20, 4:36 AM |
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28A Friends backed their town's terribly light punishment Friends = pals = slap backwards anagram their towns SLAP ON THE WRIST Reply #5724. Mar 13 20, 4:47 AM |
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12A Harass doctor operating following a turn DRAGOON - DR + A GO (a turn) + ON (operating) Reply #5725. Mar 13 20, 7:49 AM |
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I was intrigued with the 'Bonus' clue, so went there first, although it appeared to be a standard clue to me? 4d NBA caught dividing up European money (9) NBA within Greek (European) = GREENBACK (money) Reply #5726. Mar 14 20, 10:11 AM |
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3d Broadcast short farewell filmed in colour (7) short farewell = adio(s) within red (colour) = RADIOED (Broadcast) Reply #5727. Mar 14 20, 10:15 AM |
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1a Reserve of energy mature sportsman revealed in story (7,7) mature = age + batter (sportsman) within story = STORAGE BATTERY Reply #5728. Mar 14 20, 10:20 AM |
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Ah, Ivor! The lightbulb just went on! Storage battery, of course! Reply #5729. Mar 14 20, 6:22 PM |
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14A She pulled out of pulverised team SQUAD. Pulverised = SQUA(she)D (Remove she) Reply #5730. Mar 14 20, 6:25 PM |
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11A Culture valued coin, one saved in time EDUCATION Coin = DUCAT + one = I + time = E..ON (I think!) Reply #5731. Mar 14 20, 6:31 PM |
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8D Ball-players pull notice up pull = yank notice up =ees YANKEES Reply #5732. Mar 15 20, 11:53 PM |
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18D Passenger, initially entering is most upset with customs duties passenger initially = p anagram "is most" IMPOSTS Reply #5733. Mar 15 20, 11:59 PM |
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22A Star with nothing left in European capital nothing = O left = L Inside European capital = P...aris POLARIS Reply #5734. Mar 16 20, 12:02 AM |
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18a Study tribal symbol in IT's image maker (9) Study = den + tiki (tribal symbol) within IT = IDENTIKIT (image maker) Reply #5735. Mar 16 20, 11:18 AM |
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15a Everyone with us is checking on indirect references (9) Everyone = all + us, then on within is = ALLUSIONS (indirect references) Reply #5736. Mar 16 20, 11:24 AM |
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15D Willowy, fruit-bearing tree growing around the well. LITHESOME. Tree = LI...ME around THE + well = SO Reply #5737. Mar 17 20, 5:24 AM |
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26A Impact is,oddly, described by head of organisation as pleasing anagram "impact is" + o SIMPATICO Reply #5738. Mar 19 20, 6:24 AM |
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24D King should be dressed in this tailored suit king = R anagram this = um, er.. it happens SHIRT Reply #5739. Mar 19 20, 6:27 AM |
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23D stuff included in probLEM MAtched heading LEMMA Reply #5740. Mar 19 20, 6:32 AM |
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