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Topic: Cryptic Crosswords

Posted by: jolana

Subject: Cryptic Crosswords
Date: Dec 27 12

Hi,
My son-in-law was impressed by my addiction to FT and my "success", in his view:)- (I consider myself average, by the way), anyway, he gave me a copy of New Cryptic Crosswords by Daily Mail for Christmas because he thought that would be something for me. The other way around - I am lost. It´s too difficult for me. Nevertheless, why not to share some. (I know the answers as they are at the back of the book:))



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moonraker2

21 Understand it´s not so good if there´s one or more (5)

Understand : INFER

not so good if there's one or more : INFER I OR

Reply #381. Feb 13 13, 3:45 PM

jolana

Good job, moonraker. Tomorrow a new crossword will be posted. Now it´s after midnight here, so I might make a mistake. Goodnight, everyone.

Reply #382. Feb 13 13, 7:03 PM

jolana

Crossword 6

1 Top brass with race runners to organise (5,7)
8 Plans to conceal his awful accidents (7)
9 Shares out in the form of tokens (7)
11 Build-up of seaside enjoyment (10)
12 Having the capacity to be a student in Lincoln (4)
14 Given no little knock that´s not drawn on (8)
16 Leave the City in the wet (6)
17 Last letters to produce a tear (3)
19 Fool prepared to go in for property (6)
21 Airport transfer holding English in South Africa (8)
24 She´s not quite a colleen (4)
25 Burden man who has to bring trees down (10)
27 What´s in the egg drink is not stout, love (7)
28 One bird pecked another (7)
29 Skin needs sun treatment for cruel actions (12)

Reply #383. Feb 14 13, 7:25 PM

mdurnanj

11 Build-up of seaside enjoyment (10)

SANDCASTLE ?

Reply #384. Feb 14 13, 9:02 PM

mdurnanj

12 Having the capacity to be a student in Lincoln (4)

ABLE - L (a student) in ABE (Abraham Lincoln)

Reply #385. Feb 14 13, 9:03 PM

salami_swami

29 Skin needs sun treatment for cruel actions (12)

Unkindnesses

Skin needs sun anagrammed (treatment)

Unkindnesses are cruel actions.

Reply #386. Feb 14 13, 9:32 PM

moonraker2

8 Plans to conceal his awful accidents (7)

Plans : MAPS
his awful : ISH
accidents : MISHAPS

Reply #387. Feb 15 13, 6:59 AM

moonraker2

17 Last letters to produce a tear (3)

RIP : Last letters also a tear.

Reply #388. Feb 15 13, 7:06 AM

moonraker2

19 Fool prepared to go in for property (6)

Fool : AS$
prepared : SET
to go in : AS(SET)S : property

Reply #389. Feb 15 13, 7:09 AM

moonraker2

25 Burden man who has to bring trees down (10)

Burden : LUMBER
man : JACK
bring trees down : LUMBERJACK

Reply #390. Feb 15 13, 7:12 AM

moonraker2

28 One bird pecked another (7)

Bit Tern : BITTERN ?

Reply #391. Feb 15 13, 7:15 AM

mdurnanj

24 She´s not quite a colleen (4)

Perhaps IRIS - not quite Irish ?

Reply #392. Feb 15 13, 11:25 AM

moonraker2

I like that mdurnanj, surely it has to be right! ;)

Reply #393. Feb 15 13, 12:43 PM

jolana

All of you are right.

Reply #394. Feb 15 13, 2:44 PM

houston1127 1 Top brass with race runners to organise (5,7)

FIELD MARSHAL (top brass)
FIELD (race runners)
MARSHAL (organise)

Reply #395. Feb 16 13, 12:47 AM

moonraker2

21 Airport transfer holding English in South Africa (8)

Airport (anagram) : holding E(nglish)
in South Africa : PR(E)TORIA

Reply #396. Feb 16 13, 2:46 AM

moonraker2

27 What´s in the egg drink is not stout, love (7)

Egg drink : NOG
not stout : THIN
love : NO(THIN)G

Reply #397. Feb 17 13, 8:14 AM

moonraker2

9 Shares out in the form of tokens (7)

Shares out : ASSIGNS

in the form of tokens : AS SIGNS

Reply #398. Feb 17 13, 3:32 PM

moonraker2

16 Leave the City in the wet (6)

the City : EC (London post code East Central)
in the wet : DAMP

Leave : D(EC)AMP

I spent ages trying to fit something into 'rain', until it dawned on me that I was being too wet! LOL

Reply #399. Feb 17 13, 3:38 PM

jolana

Yes. Almost done. Only Nr 14 calls for solving.

Hint:
U....p.d

Reply #400. Feb 17 13, 5:52 PM

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