Puzzle Description:

Hoes, corn-distilled beer, glass. --See comment 1

#1: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Apr 14, 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

For those who want to know the length - it is the sixth Fibonacci number.









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Schooner

Ooh, good clue Joe!

Clearly, it's the popular ADZEALEMIRROR boat!

(not sure if the 6th number is 8 or 13. I've seen the sequence start with 1,1 as well as 1,2)

Jerri got it!

In cryptic clues, you can safely ignore the punctuation most of the time.

So, for beginning readers, here's the breakdown:

Hoes, corn-distilled (anagram of hoescorn)
beer, glass (ignore the comma = definition)

Kristen, the Fibonacci sequence starts with 1,1. Related sequences can start with any two numbers, and they will each eventually converge on the golden ratio.

For example, Brady Numbers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8ntDpBm6Ok

Right, that's how I learned it, but I've also seen it started the other way. From a bad source, probably.

Well, ok.

Awesome!! Loved solving it! Thanks!

Yay, I got one. I don't care if I'm late. I got one!

Amazing image and solve, Joe. So fun! (✬‿✬)

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