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Cryptic Clues

Posted By: Pandora

Cryptic Clues - 06/06/13 10:13 PM

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. Speed excavation around resort (8)
-2. Put stress on fingerboard feature (4)
-3. Breaks down poem written in unbounded verse (6)
-4. Delicious bit of truffle by a pigpen (5)
-5. Set straight for interrupting sleep cycle (6)
-6. Subatomic particle's excited portions (8)
-7. Operator calling for oversight (8)
-8. Acquired piece of chocolate fudge, maybe (4,2)
-9. Print up #1 current issue (7)
-10. Criminal is lifelong prisoner? (5)
-11. Stirs up fountain drink (4)
-12. Type well (4)

Posted By: manxman

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/06/13 11:15 PM

3. erodes smile
poem=ode
unbounded verse=ers
written in=container
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/07/13 12:11 AM

Good one, Manxman! smile
Posted By: Sherlock

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/07/13 12:26 AM

1. diSPAtch
6. positron (anag. of portions) grin
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/07/13 01:01 AM

Good solves, Cheryl! smile
Posted By: Sondi

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/07/13 02:18 AM

8. Acquired piece of chocolate fudge, maybe (4,2)

came by - acquired

piece of c(hocolate)

ameby - anag. of maybe (fudge anag. ind.)


wave
Posted By: manxman

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/07/13 02:49 AM

4. tasty wave
bit of truffle=t
t+a+sty
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/07/13 02:55 AM

Sharp solves! wave
Posted By: Koala

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/07/13 04:23 AM

12. Font (dub deffer)

smile
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/07/13 02:36 PM

Correct! smile
Posted By: Sherlock

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/07/13 03:07 PM

11. ados (soda reversed) grin
Posted By: manxman

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/07/13 03:08 PM

2. keys smile (double defn think )
Posted By: Coreoverload

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/07/13 03:32 PM

10. Felon (hidden word: Li-FELON-g)
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/07/13 03:57 PM

Sherlock and Coreoverload thumbsup

Manxman, try again. smile
Posted By: Lex

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/07/13 06:10 PM

9. Edition = issue - no i (#1) + tide (current) all reversed (print up) smile
Posted By: Jema

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/07/13 06:15 PM

5. Set straight for interrupting sleep cycle (6)

set straight - reform (direct)
for included in (interrupting) rem (sleep cycle) - re(for)m

wave
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/07/13 06:52 PM

Tough ones! Good solve, Lex and Jema. smile
Posted By: Sondi

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/07/13 07:26 PM

7. Operator calling for oversight (8)

omission - oversight

O - operator
mission - calling for

wave
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/07/13 11:34 PM

Excellent, Sondi! wave
Posted By: manxman

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/08/13 12:09 AM

2. fret smile
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Cryptic Clues - 06/08/13 02:24 AM

There it is! smile
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