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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windrush 
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16D Yarn about expert oenophile's choice, perhaps. You'd think this would have to be TABLE TALK. Expert = ABLE. Don't know where you go from there. Reply #1741. Jan 09 18, 10:34 PM |
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Sorry, make that TABLE WINE. Yarn is twine, with able for expert. Reply #1742. Jan 10 18, 1:12 AM |
ceetee
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13D PC ace reorganized data structure all right anagram PC ace data structure is a table ACCEPTABLE Reply #1743. Jan 10 18, 7:13 AM |
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3d Guinea interbred taipan and a vulnerable species anagram "taipan and" and add G GIANT PANDA Reply #1744. Jan 10 18, 7:18 AM |
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17dLove arrangement of a string instrument player Love = O anagram "a string" ORGANIST Reply #1745. Jan 10 18, 7:27 AM |
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"And so to bed" Pepys, S (passim) Reply #1746. Jan 10 18, 7:27 AM |
nannywoo
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10A Landscaper, perhaps, is not commonly breaking through. PAINTER = landscaper, perhaps Ain't = is not commonly Per = through Reply #1747. Jan 10 18, 9:18 AM |
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4D Trust employees of shop explicitly HOPE - letters are contained in sHOP Explictly. Reply #1748. Jan 10 18, 9:20 AM |
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2D Bride finally chose fashioned rings. This could be ECHOES = rings. Take the last letter of bride E. Anagram CHOSE. Reply #1749. Jan 10 18, 9:40 AM |
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18A A bun rough, and crinkly, is whole. Answer is UNABRIDGED = whole. Anagram A BUN. Crinkly = ridged. Reply #1750. Jan 10 18, 9:46 AM |
moonraker2
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Sue you're a star, that's so much easier for me now that I'm able to fill in and save the grid! Muchas gracias! I haven't yet split the page, but am able to operate two separate screens quite successfully. Reply #1751. Jan 10 18, 3:58 PM |
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1a Hard hitter's advantage hooligans primarily witnessed in jail (12) advantage = EDGE + H (hooligan's primarily) in SLAMMER (jail) = SLEDGEHAMMER (Hard hitter) Reply #1752. Jan 10 18, 4:01 PM |
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9a Hydrogen found in search for a gas-pipe (7) Hydrogen = H in search for = TRACE + A = TRACHEA (gas-pipe) ha ha! Reply #1753. Jan 10 18, 4:05 PM |
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7d Thickheaded boss probed by private investigator (6) boss = STUD around PI (private investigator) = STUPID (thickheaded) Reply #1754. Jan 10 18, 4:08 PM |
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14a Exploit senior reporter running back and forth (4) senior reporter = ED running back and forth = DEED (Exploit) Reply #1755. Jan 10 18, 4:14 PM |
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27a It burns wood in section of frame (7) wood = FIR in BONE (section of frame) = BONFIRE (It burns) Reply #1756. Jan 10 18, 4:23 PM |
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What have I unleashed? I now realise I was working under an advantage before - now I might get to enjoy the occasional crumb (Sigh!) 1D is SOAP OPERA. I can see each generation (ERA) but will have to think about the rest of the clue. Reply #1757. Jan 10 18, 5:18 PM |
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11a Quality veteran forward playing in the centre PROPERTY which is a definition of quality. A veteran forward is a PROP. (ERTY?) Reply #1758. Jan 10 18, 5:21 PM |
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22A Surgery conducted in that head gear considered first class Could this be TOP HAT? Surgery is OP. in T..HAT Reply #1759. Jan 10 18, 5:29 PM |
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18D Great unit losing one veteran UNTOLD = Great, beyond telling. Unit losing one = UNT + veteran = OLD Reply #1760. Jan 10 18, 5:31 PM |
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