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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nannywoo 
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Great minds, Sue. Reply #1801. Jan 13 18, 9:05 PM |
windrush
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looks like we both had the thread open at the same time, Joyce! Great minds think alike! :-) Reply #1802. Jan 13 18, 9:06 PM |
| windrush
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Stop it! 8^) Reply #1803. Jan 13 18, 9:06 PM |
| nannywoo
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Oh, that's funny. Reply #1804. Jan 13 18, 9:11 PM |
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24A First to see and listen to clip. SHEAR = clip First letter of See, followed by HEAR = listen to Reply #1805. Jan 13 18, 9:13 PM |
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24D Dance mix that's spicy. Could be SALSA, double meaning. Reply #1806. Jan 13 18, 9:15 PM |
moonraker2
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15a Authority filled in by representative of each shipping lane (6) Authority = SWAY filled in by representative of each = EA = SEAWAY (shipping lane) Reply #1807. Jan 14 18, 4:06 PM |
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16d Innocent breaches admitted by women mostly (9) breaches = HOLES in women mostly = WOME = WHOLESOME (Innocent) Reply #1808. Jan 14 18, 4:09 PM |
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21d Shake and dance with broken leg (6) dance = JIG + broken leg = GLE = JIGGLE (Shake) Reply #1809. Jan 14 18, 4:11 PM |
| moonraker2
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By the way Chris, I was pleased to see that our boys eventually got stuck in at the MCG today! Reply #1810. Jan 14 18, 4:25 PM |
ceetee
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Yes. I80 in an ODI is pretty impressive. Reply #1811. Jan 14 18, 8:57 PM |
| windrush
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26A Last offer HOLD OUT = to last, and to offer Reply #1812. Jan 15 18, 3:44 AM |
| moonraker2
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Wow! This one is tougher than usual. 17d Settlement has hospital built in view of peak (8) I think this is TOWNSHIP (Settlement) ie has = OWNS + H(ospital) in peak TIP Reply #1813. Jan 15 18, 6:26 AM |
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27a Student of literature gets to writer carrying tract (13) This must be SHAKESPEAREAN (Student of literature) although I'm not 100% certain of the word play! gets to = SHAKES + writer PEN carrying tract AREA. Reply #1814. Jan 15 18, 6:32 AM |
| windrush
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Now that was a really good one, Ivor. Brain was quite racked over that one! Reply #1815. Jan 15 18, 5:18 PM |
| windrush
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18a. Cropper not feeling well left halfway through. I'm on shaky ground here but could it be SICKLE? A sickle is a cropper, not feeling well is SICK + half of left is LE Reply #1816. Jan 15 18, 5:27 PM |
| moonraker2
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That looks good to me Sue, and I struggled with that one! It also points me in the right direction for 14d for which I was trying to give HIROSHIMA as an answer, but now I realise it's not. 14d The evil act greatly changed face (9) Anagram of "the evil ac" = HELVETICA (a typeface) Reply #1817. Jan 16 18, 4:37 AM |
| windrush
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Ah, well done, Ivor! Reply #1818. Jan 16 18, 4:41 AM |
| windrush
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25A Going over computer output. Can this be LISTING? As in a ship listing over? If so it is a double definition. Reply #1819. Jan 16 18, 4:54 AM |
| moonraker2
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Looks good to me Sue, I had only come up with SURFING, but your LISTING fits the clue far better! Well done! Reply #1820. Jan 16 18, 10:44 AM |
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