Comments on Puzzle #32644: Cryptic Puzzle 34
By Joe (infrapinklizzard)
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solvability: moderate lookahead
peek at solution solve puzzle
quality: difficulty: solvability: moderate lookahead
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#1: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jul 24, 2019
The description is a clue to the subject using cryptic crossword clue rules.#2: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jul 24, 2019 [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
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view hints#3: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on Jul 24, 2019
Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by infrapinklizzard.#4: Susan Eberhardt (susaneber) on Jul 24, 2019 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#5: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Jul 24, 2019 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#6: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jul 24, 2019 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#7: Teresa K (fasstar) on Jul 24, 2019
Oh, that was a clever one. Way to go, Susan!#8: Claudia (clau_bolson) on Jul 24, 2019
I got this one! unbelievable!#9: Ali Sunrae (sunrae) on Jul 24, 2019
Me too, Claudia! I'm usually so bad at these, unless they're anagrams#10: Bruce Yanoshek (yanogator) on Jul 25, 2019
Joe, I didn't care for "does" as a marker for an anagram. Since the clue was pretty easy, it wasn't a problem, though. Your explanation with "done" is using a different form of the verb, so that is a stretch.
Good puzzle, though, and I really appreciate this series, since I've been a huge fan of cryptics since 1979.
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