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Halloween Cryptic Clues

Posted By: Pandora

Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/26/17 01:49 PM

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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. Supernatural vision altered man's path (8)
-2. Fight adversary off for wee-hours work assignment (9,5)
-3. Like houses, the woman remains (5)
-4. Little devil scraps cars from overseas (7)
-5. Around middle of web, horrible spiders spread out (8)
-6. Searched for plot (6)
-7. Enchanters with strong desires (7)
-8. King wearing large-scale disguises (5)
-9. Practical bachelor buried in ground alive (6)
-10. Hypnotic eyes holding attention (6)
-11. Undertaking a very loud song (6)
-12. Number of small leaves needing water (6)
-13. Box muffling frightening sound in last car (7)

Posted By: Cue

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/26/17 01:56 PM

1. phantasm = supernatural vision
"man's path" altered wave
Posted By: michele rose

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/26/17 03:59 PM

7. w(itch)es witch
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/26/17 04:27 PM

Good starts, Cue and michele! wave
Posted By: Redz

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/26/17 06:00 PM

13. ca(boo)se ghost
Posted By: bermag45

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/26/17 07:04 PM

5. Disperse (middle of web = e / horrible means anagram of spiders / anagram of spiders and e = disperse) wave

Bernie monky
Posted By: Sondi

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/26/17 07:18 PM

4. Little devil scraps cars from overseas (7)
imports - cars from overseas

imp - little devil
orts - scraps

bat

wave
Posted By: Lex

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/26/17 08:01 PM

2. Graveyard shift = wee-hours work assignment - anagram (off) of fight adversary zombie blackkitty
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/26/17 08:54 PM

Nicely solved, all! wave witch
Posted By: CCbomber

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/26/17 09:37 PM

12. Number of small leaves needing water (6)

thirty (number) = thirsty (needing water) - (s)mall witch
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/26/17 11:59 PM

Yes, CCb!
Posted By: Sherlock

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/27/17 02:19 AM

3. aSHEs grin
Posted By: Koala

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/27/17 02:25 AM

10. Notice - Hidden word - Hyp(notic e)yes

smile
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/27/17 03:40 AM

Good solves!
Posted By: Lex

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/27/17 05:33 PM

11. A ff air = undertaking catrub
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/28/17 01:05 AM

Well spotted, Lex!
Posted By: CCbomber

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/28/17 02:03 AM

6. Searched for plot (6)

probed (Searched) = pro (for) + bed (plot) smile
Posted By: Sondi

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/28/17 02:04 AM

8. King wearing large-scale disguises (5)
masks - disguises
mass - large scale contains (K)ing

zombie
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/28/17 03:04 AM

CCb and Sondi thumbsup blackkitty
Posted By: Lex

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/28/17 06:58 AM

As no-one else seems to want 9: viable = practical - anagram (ground) of alive containing (buried in) b (bachelor) smile
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Halloween Cryptic Clues - 10/28/17 01:36 PM

Thank you for making 9 feel wanted, Lex.
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