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Cryptic Clues #860198
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For those of you who 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. Leader of battleships follows a route overseas (6)
-2. Surf is bound to be heard (4)
-3. Party demonstrator (6)
-4. Central America's educators boxed in? (5)
-5. Competitor in tournament ran third (7)
-6. Authorizations for fellow on June 2 and July 3, for example (8)
-7. Secure in addition to holding a job (8)
-8. Explorer, heading north on business, leaves from Havana? (7)
-9. Move back and forth on a cart (5)
-10. Scholar's shell is a battle souvenir (4)


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860203
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1. abroad wave12

leader of battleship = b
follows a = a + b
route = road


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860207
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6. Authorizations for fellow on June 2 and July 3, for example (8)

authorizations = mandates (direct)
man (fellow) + dates (June 2 and July 3)


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860209
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2. Surf is bound to be heard (4)

tide

Surf = tide
is bound = tied
to be heard = homophone ind

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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860210
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5. entrant (hidden word) smile12


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860221
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4. Central America's educators boxed in? (5)

cased - boxed in

AmeriCAS EDucators

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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860232
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You're all making these look too easy. wave12


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860262
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10. Scholar's shell is a battle souvenir (4)

SCholAR "shell" = battle souvenir
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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860274
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8. Tobacco (explorer = Cabot upwards / business = co = company / Havana produces tobacco leaves) wave12 thumbsup12

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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860282
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9. back & forth = wag + on = wagon happydance12

Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860284
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All perfect! wave12


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860312
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7. anchored

an(chore)d smile12


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860350
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Good one, manxman! smile12


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860592
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3: stag ?
stag = operator = demonstrator?


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860624
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Oh dear, I wondered why this one was sitting. It's a 6-letter answer. I'm so very sorry.


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860656
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shower (double def.) woozy12


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860670
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Nice! Guess could be: Clean party!(6)


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860684
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Panda Sue deserves to be mummified in pasta for all that brain damage trying to find a four letter double definition answer to that clue!! shame12 hardwall rotfl12


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860712
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I agree, Lex! I know what it's like to spend a lot of time trying to solve a typo.

Good solve, Sherlock!

Denis, surprisingly, I don't think shower and clean are direct synonyms. They're related, but not directly interchangeable.


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Re: Cryptic Clues [Re: Pandora] #860722
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Quote:
Panda Sue deserves to be mummified in pasta for all that brain damage trying to find a four letter double definition answer to that clue

Yes Lex, with all those noodles she whips us with hardwall rotfl12


Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.
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