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Anyone for a Cryptic Crossword?

TripleJ

Platinum Member
Try this one. Just click on the part of the crossword you'd like to try and the clues will appear. I'm finding it tough.

Hints
This is a cryptic crossword, so the clues are not straight definitions like you get in normal crosswords. The clues have hidden meanings, codes, and little tricks that you'll have to solve to get the answers. For those of you who are new to the cryptic crossword game, I've prepared some hints to help you along!

(1) Anagrams;
These happen heaps in cryptic crosswords. An anagram is a word made from the letters of another word... So "step" is an anagram of "pest". Cryptic clues that involve anagrams often contain the following words; split, break, cooks, broken, decipher and out.

Find the clues that use these words, and look for the anagram to give you the answer.

(2) Initials;
The words 'to start' and 'first' mean we take the initials of some words in the clue to give the answer we're looking for.

(3) Sounds like;
Clues that say 'sounds like' mean that the answer we want sounds like another part of the clue.
Good Luck, and hang in there 🙂
 
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