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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4D. Collection of galleries moved into flexible centre that's technologically advanced (5,2,3,3) You asked for wordplay on this one Sue, and I think you're spot on with STATE OF THE ART. Collection of galleries = TATE in SOFT (flexible) + HEART (centre) Reply #1981. Feb 07 18, 6:35 AM |
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19a Keep quiet about head of Contra after present uprising (6) Keep quiet = SH about head of Contra = C after present = PUT = PUTSCH (uprising) Reply #1982. Feb 07 18, 6:42 AM |
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17A Beat youngster not grasping botany Oh dear, this is very unPC (LOL) botany - boy (youngster not grasping) TAN Reply #1983. Feb 07 18, 6:42 AM |
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23a Cooked meatball, one not round, is pitiful (10) Anagram of MEATBALL and NE (one not round) = LAMENTABLE (pitiful) Reply #1984. Feb 07 18, 6:45 AM |
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10d Varied description of dappled parents, perhaps? (4,3,6) Anagram of dappled parents = SALT AND PEPPER ..........lunch is now calling! Reply #1985. Feb 07 18, 6:50 AM |
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29a Layer not restyled in a decorative manner anagram "layer not" ORNATELY Reply #1986. Feb 07 18, 6:51 AM |
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25D Strip of wood or trimmed stone Stone = slate, remove E to trim it SLAT Reply #1987. Feb 07 18, 6:54 AM |
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13a. Quickly leave a force unsettled by termination of sheriff RUSH OFF. = quickly leave. termination of sheriff = OF +F . Can't get the rest of the wordplay. Reply #1988. Feb 07 18, 3:34 PM |
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Sorry, had a chance to think it through. It is not RUSH OFF, it is RACE OFF. (Anagram of a force + F - end of sheriff) Reply #1989. Feb 07 18, 3:41 PM |
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15a. Bony growth is extracted from infected entrails. Remove IS from entrails and anagram. ANTLER Reply #1990. Feb 07 18, 3:46 PM |
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20A Doctor looking for writer of a preliminary document. DRAFTER. Doctor = DR + looking for = AFTER Reply #1991. Feb 07 18, 3:47 PM |
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16D Restaurant dish served up, one smothered in cooked taro (9) TRATTORIA = Restaurant. Dish served up = tart backwards = TRAT + anagram of TARO + one = I Reply #1992. Feb 07 18, 3:50 PM |
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18D Trendy lad mostly worked enthusiastically. Anagram trendy lad and use all but one letter. ARDENTLY Reply #1993. Feb 07 18, 3:55 PM |
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14d Legal proceedings and law raised in series of lectures (5,4) Legal proceedings = COURT CASE law ACT reversed in COURSE (series of lectures) Reply #1994. Feb 07 18, 3:59 PM |
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28a Lovely minor claiming right (6) minor = PETTY claiming R (right) = PRETTY (Lovely) Reply #1995. Feb 07 18, 4:00 PM |
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26a Red car left garaged in lodge (7) CAR + L (left) in SET (lodge) = SCARLET (Red) Reply #1996. Feb 07 18, 4:06 PM |
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27a. Usual ingredient primarily found in rich frozen dessert. It is PARFAIT. Usual PAR + first letter (primarily) Found. Then I get lost with AIT Reply #1997. Feb 07 18, 5:28 PM |
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19A Keep quiet about head of Contra after present uprising Keep quiet = sh head of Contra = C quiet about c = sch Present = put PUTSCH Reply #1998. Feb 07 18, 10:12 PM |
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7D Liquid assets collected at church, men declared in court Collect AT + CH + MEN inside CT (court) CATCHMENT Reply #1999. Feb 07 18, 10:20 PM |
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12A Large chunk of matter is light Matter = thing - g THIN Reply #2000. Feb 07 18, 10:22 PM |
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