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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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jolana

Yes, 10 is SLEEPWALKING.

Hints:

15 D..
22 R...E.S
26 M..I

Reply #441. Feb 22 13, 9:11 AM

moonraker2

22) People of the silent intake (7)

Presumably READERS, but I reckon it's a fairly weak clue ;)

Reply #442. Feb 22 13, 9:24 AM

mdurnanj

26 She has a way of being repetitive (4)

MIMI

Reply #443. Feb 22 13, 9:26 AM

moonraker2

I think 15 could be DIP, and 26 has to be MIMI from the letters given, but again they seem particularly weak clues!

Reply #444. Feb 22 13, 9:27 AM

mdurnanj

I guess MI in Mimi refers to a British word for road or street?

Reply #445. Feb 22 13, 9:45 AM

jolana

Yes, that´s right.

Reply #446. Feb 22 13, 9:45 AM

jolana

Crossword 7, Part 1

6 Living the high life has its place here (5,9)
9 Declare the need to have a lock turned back (6)
10 Start to follow trick to cause perplexity (8)
11 Provided the necessary money was available (8)
13 Mean one to start youthful unhappiness (6)
15 Directions for adjusting price when Euro starts (6)
17 Trial offering negotiable alternative (6)
19 Riot breaking out in empty canteen bears fruit (6)
20 Once inclined to be carried on longer (8)
22 Occupying an upright position for example (8)
24 You can tell when the archbishop has lost his head (6)
26 Fan motorist ran that made quite a difference (14)

Reply #447. Feb 22 13, 1:07 PM

Upstart3

MI is a motorway - the M1 - quite a weak clue.

Reply #448. Feb 22 13, 2:05 PM

Upstart3

19 Riot breaking out in empty canteen bears fruit (6)

Empty canteen is c----n
Insert anagram of riot
Makes CITRON, which is a fruit.

Reply #449. Feb 22 13, 2:06 PM

houston1127 26 Fan motorist ran that made quite a difference (14)

TRANSFORMATION (quite a difference); anagram of (fan motorist ran)

Reply #450. Feb 22 13, 2:11 PM

houston1127 9 Declare the need to have a lock turned back (6)
ASSERT: declare the need to have
A: a
SSERT: a lock (tress) turned back

Reply #451. Feb 22 13, 2:20 PM

Upstart3

I like that clue.

Reply #452. Feb 22 13, 2:26 PM

Upstart3

10 Start to follow trick to cause perplexity (8)

Not sure of this one

CON - trick +
FUSE - start

CONFUSE - cause perplexity

Reply #453. Feb 22 13, 2:41 PM

salami_swami

22 Occupying an upright position for example (8)

INSTANCE

Example is instance

Occupying an upright position is IN STANCE

Reply #454. Feb 22 13, 3:27 PM

great2beme 15, could it be RECIPE?

Recip(anagram of price)+E(Euro starts)

Reply #455. Feb 22 13, 3:33 PM

moonraker2

10) Start to follow trick to cause perplexity (8)

I think you were almost there Upstart, but confuse only has 7 letters, so I suggest ......

CON : trick +
FOUND : start
CONFOUND : cause perplexity

Reply #456. Feb 22 13, 3:37 PM

moonraker2

13 Mean one to start youthful unhappiness (6)

Mean one : MISER
start youthful : Y
unhappiness : MISERY

Reply #457. Feb 22 13, 3:40 PM

moonraker2

17 Trial offering negotiable alternative (6)

Trial : ORDEAL

negotiable alternative : OR DEAL

Reply #458. Feb 22 13, 3:43 PM

jolana

You are incredibly quick! Hats off. Nr 10 is COUNFOUND.

Reply #459. Feb 22 13, 5:43 PM

jolana

Sorry. CONFOUND, of course.

Reply #460. Feb 23 13, 4:32 AM

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