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quality: difficulty: solvability: moderate lookahead
Puzzle Description:
Accident is tragic, involving auto body specialist? -- See comment 1
#1: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 17, 2018
The description is a clue to the subject using cryptic crossword clue rules.*#2: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 17, 2018 [HINT]
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.
Edge logic on the 11 in c4 is all that's needed.#3: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on May 17, 2018
Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by infrapinklizzard.#4: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 17, 2018 [SPOILER]
.#5: robert svanberg (tango) on May 17, 2018 [SPOILER]
You mean the guy whose appointments should all be at 2:30? You know, the fang farrier.#6: Dik Hz (dikhz) on May 17, 2018 [HINT] [SPOILER]
"dent is t"#7: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 17, 2018 [SPOILER]
You both got it. It is indeed the tooth technician, the molar magician, or (for the bad ones) the gum bum.#8: Ron Jacobson (shmily999) on Aug 25, 2020
For beginning cryptic puzzlers, here's the breakdown:
This is a "hidden answer" type of clue.
Accident is tragic, involving ("acciDENT IS Tragic" hides)
auto body specialist? (definition. The question mark indicates the definition is a little off-beat -- in this case someone who repairs dents)
And the molar picture refers more directly to the profession.
I actually got one!! Woo hoo!#9: Bruce Yanoshek (yanogator) on Jul 8, 2022 [SPOILER]
I'm sorry, but I don't see how you justify the use of "auto" in the clue, even with the question mark.#10: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jul 8, 2022 [SPOILER]
Bruce, the "auto" is part of the definition "auto body specialist" which is someone who works on the body panels of a car (generally removing dents) -- thus a "dent-ist"
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