Comments on Puzzle #31163: Cryptic Puzzle 11
By Joe (infrapinklizzard)
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solvability: line & color logic only
peek at solution solve puzzle
quality: difficulty: solvability: line & color logic only
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#1: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 5, 2018
The description is a clue to the subject using cryptic crossword clue rules.#2: Susan Eberhardt (susaneber) on May 5, 2018 [SPOILER]
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
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#3: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 5, 2018
Susan, you are fast! But please mark your answers with the "Spoiler" tag.#4: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 5, 2018 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#5: Aurelian Ginkgo (AurelianGinkgo) on May 6, 2018 [SPOILER]
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