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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8d Time left in match and championship (5) Time = T + L (left) in TIE (match) = TITLE (championship) Reply #1941. Feb 04 18, 5:08 AM |
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10a Meet in court holding brief (9) in court = IN CT holding TERSE (brief) = INTERSECT (Meet) Reply #1942. Feb 04 18, 5:12 AM |
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I puzzled for ages over this one, initially thinking it was an anagram, but eventually hit on language being the second word ;o) 12a Speed unit in dash gauge changed processing instructions (7,8) Speed unit = MACH + IN + (dash) ELAN + GUAGE = MACHINE LANGUAGE (processing instructions) Reply #1943. Feb 04 18, 5:24 AM |
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Nice one Ivor. I wasn't even close. Reply #1944. Feb 04 18, 5:29 AM |
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2D Insignificant people in isolated religious groups isolated religious groups = sects INSECTS Reply #1945. Feb 04 18, 5:32 AM |
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19D Heavy lifter's charge should be managed in a restricted enclosure managed = ran restricted enclosure = cage CRANAGE, the hourly rate for use of a crane. (I had to check that there was such a word....) Reply #1946. Feb 04 18, 5:37 AM |
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1D Leave drained and confused Leave = scram drained = bled SCRAMBLED (my brain hurts) Reply #1947. Feb 04 18, 5:51 AM |
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I don't suppose 4D. Cold feeling admitted by serial killer (6) could be SNIPER? cold feeling = NIP + S...ER from serial. A bit weak, I suppose. Reply #1948. Feb 04 18, 6:34 AM |
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I reckon you're spot on Sue. I've looked into my "Bradford's Crossword Solvers Dictionary" and it gives SER as an allowable contraction for the word 'series', so I think it should also be acceptable for the word 'serial'. Reply #1949. Feb 04 18, 2:17 PM |
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3d Slow to river, duck toppled over (6) Slow = TORPID TO + R (river) + duck : DIP (toppled over) PID Reply #1950. Feb 04 18, 2:32 PM |
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1a Outfit entering street is hard and difficult to handle (8) Outfit = KIT in ST (street) + IS + H (hard) = SKITTISH (difficult to handle) Reply #1951. Feb 04 18, 2:36 PM |
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13a Write down orderly's tip (4) I think this is a double definition for LIST Reply #1952. Feb 04 18, 2:39 PM |
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I had slipped TORPID into my grid, Ivor, but I had absolutely no justification, other than it fit the definition. Thank you! Reply #1953. Feb 04 18, 9:10 PM |
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We appear to be missing 5A. Check the slightly diminished growth on skin (6) ?????T 6D Starter's call, say, accepted by champions (4,4) ??R? G?E? 7D. Film star, and tragedy's lead, had something (7) ??E?A?E 16D Hidden moon finally eclipsed by Neptune (8) ?N?A?I?G Reply #1954. Feb 04 18, 9:16 PM |
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6d Starter's call, say, accepted by champions (4,4) Starter's call : HERE GOES say = EG within HEROES (champions) Reply #1955. Feb 05 18, 8:13 AM |
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5a Check the slightly diminished growth on skin (6) the slightly diminished = TH + WART (growth on skin) = THWART (Check) Reply #1956. Feb 05 18, 8:16 AM |
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7d Film star, and tragedy's lead, had something (7) star = ACE + T (tragedy's lead) + ATE (had something) = ACETATE (Film) Reply #1957. Feb 05 18, 8:23 AM |
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This last one took me an absolute age, and when finally getting it I wondered why on earth it had taken me so long. Possibly because the answer doesn't directly relate to 'Hidden' from where I'm standing ;o) 16D Hidden moon finally eclipsed by Neptune (8) moon finally = N eclipsed by Neptune (SEA KING) = SNEAKING (Hidden??) Reply #1958. Feb 05 18, 8:54 AM |
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Oh well done, that man! I would never have come up with any of those, Ivor. New Stickler will be out tomorrow. If anyone wants to see David's notes or hints on this or any of the previous puzzles, the link is at the top of the previous page in this thread. You can join in his conversation if you wish. Reply #1959. Feb 05 18, 2:50 PM |
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Thanks Sue, but you're far too modest. Bearing in mind you're a fairly recent convert to cryptic crosswords, I reckon you're doing brilliantly! Reply #1960. Feb 05 18, 4:12 PM |
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