Author Topic: The Cryptic Crossword Clue Thread  (Read 117462 times)

citoyen

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Re: The Cryptic Crossword Clue Thread
« Reply #650 on: 05 December, 2023, 09:16:09 am »
Absolute peach from Knut in today's Indy:

Heroine of the far right - a sort of smaller Eva Braun (6,9)
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Mr Larrington

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Re: The Cryptic Crossword Clue Thread
« Reply #651 on: 05 December, 2023, 09:27:46 am »
Stealing that!
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Re: The Cryptic Crossword Clue Thread
« Reply #652 on: 05 December, 2023, 02:25:50 pm »
 ;D ;D ;D
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citoyen

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Re: The Cryptic Crossword Clue Thread
« Reply #653 on: 05 February, 2024, 01:43:45 pm »
I'm in the Indy again today if anyone's interested -
https://puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent

A few taster clues for you:
- Who won't need subtitles in remake of Pale Rider? (3-6)
- Dance music has old German prince shaking his tail (7)
- What gets some petty, antagonistic types going? (4)
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Feanor

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Re: The Cryptic Crossword Clue Thread
« Reply #654 on: 10 March, 2024, 09:39:55 pm »
There was an excellent one some time back about an arrogant plonker or somesuch, to which the answer was Top Gear.
I can't find it now.

Can anyone point me to it?

Wowbagger

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Re: The Cryptic Crossword Clue Thread
« Reply #655 on: 10 March, 2024, 11:22:52 pm »
Tv show presented by prat with ego (3,4)
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citoyen

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Re: The Cryptic Crossword Clue Thread
« Reply #657 on: 17 March, 2024, 10:21:25 am »
This from Bard in today's Indy made me laugh a lot:

Acrostic of "find accommodating receptacle to entomb dead" (6)
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cygnet

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Re: The Cryptic Crossword Clue Thread
« Reply #658 on: Today at 09:35:47 pm »
Is the Granuiad prize crossword getting easier do people think?

I used to rarely finish them, but recently have had much more sustained success.
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citoyen

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Re: The Cryptic Crossword Clue Thread
« Reply #659 on: Today at 10:02:11 pm »
Is the Granuiad prize crossword getting easier do people think?

I used to rarely finish them, but recently have had much more sustained success.

Varies but yes, they are easy more often than they used to be.

Today’s Maskarade was very easy.

Carpathian, who is always towards the easier end of the spectrum, made her first ever appearance in the prize slot a couple of weeks ago.

Last week’s Picaroon was a bit trickier.
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