Puzzle Description:

Oddly, Al rips a curve. --See comment 1

#1: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jul 21, 2019

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

Spiral.

You got it boaty.

For the beginners, this is an anagram type clue.

Oddly, Al rips (anagram of 'alrips')
a curve (definition)

Aha! I figured it'd be "spiral", since I couldn't make "galaxy" or "milky way" fit the clues. :)

I got it, but unlike SOME people out there, I apparently had some things to do away from my webpbn ... :(

Goto next topic

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