Cryptic Clues - directs in bold
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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
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3. discussing field event = discus snitch = sing
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Re: Cryptic Clues
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7. fleabag E(nglish) AB(able-bodied seaman) in FLAG
Bob As I've grown older, I've found that my memory is not as good as I used to think it was.
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Re: Cryptic Clues
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4. marshalled will = shall during = container ind. bad dream = mared
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Re: Cryptic Clues
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6. Nonagon = shape - noon (twelve) containing (keeping) nag (horse). (I spent some time trying to justify rhombus, on the basis of h or ho being horse!)
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Re: Cryptic Clues
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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
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Denis - only 5 out of 14!
Last edited by Lex; 05/03/15 12:24 PM.
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Re: Cryptic Clues - directs in bold
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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).
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Re: Cryptic Clues - directs in bold
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I agree with Denis about 5 being tougher than 6, Noooo...was joking...
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