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Seasonal Cryptic Clues #1094382
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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. One of Santa's reindeer to arrive on time (5)
-2. Some bread is twisted, we hear (3)
-3. Wise man takes in true place of action (5)
-4. One of Santa's reindeer in front of "Polar Racer", circling north (7)
-5. Seafood splattered Nick's garb (4,5)
-6. Gift wrapper for saint with loop (6)
-7. Sadie restrung lightbulbs? (5)
-8. Quiet tinsel tossing (6)
-9. Crowd where A Christmas Carol might be heard (4)
-10. Mondrian has top-grade artwork (5)
-11. Set fire to land (5)
-12. Celebrity ultimately delivers pitch (4)



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Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1094388
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7 - ideas -- restrung indicates anagram of Sadie and lightbulb is symbol of an idea


Why do people who know the least know it the loudest?
Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1094389
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3. stage
sage contains t smile12


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Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1094394
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1. One of Santa's reindeer to arrive on time (5)

One of Santa's reindeer = Comet (dir)
to arrive = come
on time = t

cool


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Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1094395
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8: silent (could be listen!)


I'm a man of few words, BUT I use 'em often!!
Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1094405
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2. rye - (homophone wry)

Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: michele rose] #1094409
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12. star thumbsup12


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Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1094414
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10. Mondrian has top-grade artwork (5)

Pieta (artwork) - Piet (Mondrian) + a (top-grade)

Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1094415
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All good solves. wave12

Denis, "silent" is correct. How could the answer be "listen"? That's not a synonym of "quiet" which is the direct. Enlist and inlets are other anagrams of tinsel and they don't work either.


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Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1094418
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When Mom says "listen!" to kid and means "quiet!";
twas more a joke...


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Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1094440
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5. King Crabs = seafood - anagram (spattered) of Nick's garb wave12


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Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1094455
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Fair enough, Denis. smile12

Good answer, Lex. wave12


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Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1094475
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4. Prancer ( P = Polar? / before racer around N for north wave12 thumbsup12

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Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1094483
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Spot on, Bernie! thumbsup12


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Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1094486
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11. light double def


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Illuminating! reindeer


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Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1094502
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I saw the light!!


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Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1094505
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lol12


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Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1094555
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Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1094556
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Re: Seasonal Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #1094565
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Nicely finished off! wave12


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