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Comments on Puzzle #33900: Cryptic Puzzle 38
By Joe (infrapinklizzard)

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#1: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Apr 13, 2020

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
#2: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Apr 14, 2020 [HINT]
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#3: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on Apr 14, 2020
Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by infrapinklizzard.
#4: Vaggelis Kamaris (evag7651) on Apr 14, 2020
solved -relatively easy - simple logic only
#5: Heather M (AuntieH) on Apr 14, 2020 [SPOILER]
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#6: Bill Eisenmann (Bullet) on Apr 14, 2020
2 for 2 for AuntieH!

Great image Joe!
#7: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Apr 14, 2020 [SPOILER]
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#8: Teresa K (fasstar) on Apr 19, 2020 [SPOILER]
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