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)
The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.
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Re: Cryptic Clues
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#963376
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Cue
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6. The Red Sea anagram of shade tree
Did you ever stop to think and then forget to start again?
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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.
The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.
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Re: Cryptic Clues
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10. stoolie sing up front = s and = too tell tales = lie
The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.
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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
Wouldn't that jar your mustard!
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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
The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.
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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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Smart work by Cue! I was pretty sure that it would have lo in it, but not in what...
Life is what happens while you're making other plans.
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