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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22D Shoe's tongue. BROGUE. To be sure, to be sure! Reply #1901. Jan 31 18, 12:09 AM |
moonraker2
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I'm wondering if anybody can throw some light on the wordplay of a clue in this week's "The Week" magazine crossword? I have the answer but am never completely happy if unable to fathom the wordplay. 1a A leader in Sun that's about standard mocking banter (10) Answer is PERSIFLAGE (mocking banter), and I can see FLAG (standard) and IE (that's) but simply can't see where the remaining letters are from. Reply #1902. Jan 31 18, 6:02 AM |
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Just a guess, Ivor. A leader might be a rep - backwards (about) = PER, with S for sun? Reply #1903. Jan 31 18, 6:25 AM |
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Sue that's far better than anything I came up with, but I've now been sent the following explanation from another site: Per - A ( £x per/a head etc) Leader in the Sun - S That is - I E (about/around) Standard - Flag I still prefer your answer! o:) Reply #1904. Jan 31 18, 10:50 AM |
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I'm sure you're right with CASING for 15a Sue, and you asked for the word play. 15A Moulded object losing temperature outside (6) I believe it's Moulded object = CASTING losing T(emperature) = CASING (which is outside) Reply #1905. Jan 31 18, 3:54 PM |
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1d All pulled out of meaningless display (4) meaningless = SHALLOW minus ALL = SHOW (display) Reply #1906. Jan 31 18, 4:04 PM |
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9a Senior's computer directory not opening (5) computer directory = FOLDER not opening = OLDER = Senior Reply #1907. Jan 31 18, 4:06 PM |
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At last I can now see the answer to: 1a Prepared chicken area caught in big blow (10) area = PATCH + C (caught) in big blow SOCK = SPATCHCOCK (Prepared chicken) Reply #1908. Jan 31 18, 4:11 PM |
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Blimey! As the sports commentators would say, "Ivor's on fire!" (Always gives me mental vision of a player racing across the field with flames and smoke streaming behind.) 8^) Reply #1909. Jan 31 18, 6:22 PM |
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LOL Sue, but where is everyone? 5d Instrument certainly not completely broken (8) CLARINET anagram of 'certainly' except for the Y Reply #1910. Feb 01 18, 10:30 AM |
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I think we've been abandoned, Ivor - or maybe they have discovered the Stickler's website and are wandering around like kids in a sweetshop. 8^) 17D Favourite amusement park activity to get on I think this may be BESTRIDE or rather, BEST RIDE Reply #1911. Feb 01 18, 7:40 PM |
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Just 3 more to go - 4D Part of a church without large opening (6) C?A??? (chapel?) 12A Front of the chin, supported by the neck, is standing out (10) ?c?a???i?g 25D Early type of spacecraft losing track of one landing site (4) ?I?R Reply #1912. Feb 01 18, 7:48 PM |
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12A Front of the chin, supported by the neck, is standing out (10) front of the = t neck = scrag wrap chin in these letters to "support" it SCRATCHING Reply #1913. Feb 01 18, 11:01 PM |
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4d Part of a church without large opening (6) CHANCEL without L(arge) = CHANCE (opening) Reply #1914. Feb 02 18, 9:12 AM |
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I still have 16a, 23a, 26a and 19d to be completed, and I can't see the answers on previous posts. 23a Beverage and milk supplier finished early (3) milk supplier TEAT without final letter = TEA (Beverage) Reply #1915. Feb 02 18, 9:19 AM |
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26a Tuner, rewired into circuit, is feeding back (9) anagram of Tuner within RING (circuit) = RETURNING (feeding back) Reply #1916. Feb 02 18, 9:22 AM |
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19d Encourage judge to catch up (7) judge : HEAR + catch : NET reversed = HEARTEN (Encourage) Reply #1917. Feb 02 18, 9:25 AM |
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16a Life for one sent off, away from crime (8) SENT + crime = offence, but off away = ENCE = SENTENCE (life for one) Reply #1918. Feb 02 18, 9:31 AM |
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25d Early type of spacecraft losing track of one landing site (4) Early spacecraft = PIONEER losing ONE = PIER (landing site) Reply #1919. Feb 02 18, 9:34 AM |
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I had already solved them and had failed to post, my mistake, sorry. Will do better next time, I promise. :-) Reply #1920. Feb 02 18, 4:08 PM |
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