Cryptic Clues
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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. Chest is thus encased in tin (7) -2. Look in crown for shell (7) -3. Rock and roll number absorbs me (9) -4. Marshal gives woman a bit of music (7) -5. Weight of a cat (5) -6. Body of water by gnarled shade tree (3,3,3) -7. Witty jest, initially visual (7) -8. Animal climbing in a shopping center (5) -9. Try to mislead deliberately, but back down (3,2) -10. Tattletale to sing up front and tell tales (7)
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Re: Cryptic Clues
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#963376
06/19/14 04:55 PM
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Cue
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6. The Red Sea anagram of shade tree
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Re: Cryptic Clues
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06/19/14 07:42 PM
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Sondi
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4. Marshal gives woman a bit of music (7) sheriff - marshal she - woman riff - a bit of music
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Re: Cryptic Clues
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06/19/14 09:07 PM
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1. caisson tin = can is thus = isso encased = container ind.
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Re: Cryptic Clues
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06/20/14 04:57 PM
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10. stoolie sing up front = s and = too tell tales = lie
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06/20/14 05:34 PM
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3. Rock and roll number absorbs me (9) rock = limestone (direct) list (roll) + one (number) includes (absorbs) me = li(me)stone
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Re: Cryptic Clues
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06/25/14 02:26 PM
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Sondi
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2. Look in crown for shell (7) Pandora - is it possible for this to be (5)? plate - shell l(ook) (in container ind.) pate - crown (Otherwise, hopefully someone else will solve it and put me out of my misery )
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Re: Cryptic Clues
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#964537
06/25/14 09:16 PM
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Sorry Sondi, but that's not correct. The answer is 7 letters. Hint: direct = shell
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Re: Cryptic Clues
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06/26/14 08:18 AM
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Cue
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How about scallop scalp - crown lo - look scalLOp
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Re: Cryptic Clues
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06/26/14 02:20 PM
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Smart work by Cue! I was pretty sure that it would have lo in it, but not in what...
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