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Comments on Puzzle #31226: Cryptic Puzzle 16
By Joe (infrapinklizzard)

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#1: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 16, 2018

The description is a clue to the subject using cryptic crossword clue rules.*

Every cryptic clue is made up of two parts; a definition, and a literal description of the answer using wordplay. They can be in either order (though not intertwined) and there is no separation between them.

Here is a page describing some of the techniques:
http://gamesmagazine-online.com/cryptic-crosswords/
or an easier-to-read PDF:
http://gamesmagazine-online.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/CrypticsGuide.pdf

*The length is not given because the picture gives another clue.
#2: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 16, 2018 [HINT]
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#3: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 16, 2018 [SPOILER]
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#4: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on May 17, 2018
Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by infrapinklizzard.
#5: Lollipop (lollipop) on May 17, 2018 [SPOILER]
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#6: Gary Webster (glwebste) on May 17, 2018 [SPOILER]
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#7: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 17, 2018 [SPOILER]
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#8: Aurelian Ginkgo (AurelianGinkgo) on May 17, 2018 [SPOILER]
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#9: Norma Dee (norm0908) on May 17, 2018 [SPOILER]
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#10: Aurelian Ginkgo (AurelianGinkgo) on May 17, 2018 [SPOILER]
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#11: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 17, 2018 [SPOILER]
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#12: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on May 18, 2018 [SPOILER]
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#13: Brian Bellis (mootpoint) on May 18, 2018
I went with McCartney too.
#14: JoDeen Mozena (ozymoe) on May 21, 2018 [SPOILER]
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#15: BlackCat (BlackCat) on Feb 8, 2022 [SPOILER]
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