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Cryptic Clues - directs in bold #1012589
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For those of you who might need instructions for cryptic crossword clues, check out this page .

These have all been created by a variety of well-known constructors. There may be one or two that we might question, but they're still fun. Please explain all answers.

-1. Fuel makes a favorite aerobatic maneuver end abruptly (6)
-2. Arrangement for ten-time car payment (10)
-3. Debating field event with snitch (10)
-4. Arranged to write will during bad dream (10)
-5. Incidentally taking up litter? (4)
-6. Twelve keeping horse in shape (7)
-7. English sailor in standard cheap hotel (7)
-8. Somehow staying dark and gloomy (7)
-9. Part of the background in the bustling metropolis (9)
-10. Cad turned angry in European city (9)


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1012593
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10: Rotterdam ; rotter = cad, dam = mad (turned)


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1012600
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2. Remittance (anag)

smile


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: CanukDenis] #1012604
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3. discussing grin

field event = discus
snitch = sing


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1012606
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Yes, yes and yes! grin


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1012608
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7. fleabag smile

E(nglish) AB(able-bodied seaman) in FLAG


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1012630
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8. Somehow staying dark and gloomy (7)

stygian - angr(staying) smile

Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1012654
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Two good solves! smile


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1012681
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1. Petrol (favorite = pet / acrobatic movement = roll, ending abruptly take away the last L) wave thumbsup

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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1012689
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Good one, Bernie! wave


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4. marshalled grin

will = shall
during = container ind.
bad dream = mared


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Good one, Cheryl! grin


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9. Part of the background in the bustling metropolis (9)

ethnicity - angr(in the) + city smile

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6. Nonagon = shape - noon (twelve) containing (keeping) nag (horse). smile

(I spent some time trying to justify rhombus, on the basis of h or ho being horse!)


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You stuck it out, Lex! smile


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Here I come to save the day...a-la-JohnnyK !!

5: PupS = litter ; PS = incidentally (PostScript)

9: ETHNI("in the" bustling=ind.)CITY(metropolis)


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Re: Cryptic Clues - directs in bold [Re: Pandora] #1012884
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Denis - only 5 out of 14! wink

Last edited by Lex; 05/03/15 12:24 PM.

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Re: Cryptic Clues - directs in bold [Re: Pandora] #1012896
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You nailed them both, Denis! And where the heck has JohnnyK been? He used to at least stop by once in a while to clean up the toughies. smile


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CCb already had 9 - some of us are a tad soporific...! lol


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Re: Cryptic Clues - directs in bold [Re: Pandora] #1012908
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Sorry CCb...Pandora had not tagged it...


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No big deal. Congrats to you and Lex for 5 and 6. Those were very tough! praise

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***looks up soporific***

True! lol


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Re: Cryptic Clues - directs in bold [Re: CCbomber] #1012927
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Originally Posted By: CCbomber
Congrats to you and Lex for 5 and 6. Those were very tough! praise

5 was way tougher than 6 lol


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Re: Cryptic Clues - directs in bold [Re: Pandora] #1012937
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I agree with Denis about 5 being tougher than 6, and I think that soporific usually means causing drowsiness (rather than drowsy) so that I may have misused it ( I recall lettuces being described as soporific in one of the Peter Rabbit books). wink

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Re: Cryptic Clues - directs in bold [Re: Lex] #1012974
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Originally Posted By: Lex
I agree with Denis about 5 being tougher than 6,

Noooo...was joking...


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