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Comments on Puzzle #31080: Cryptic Puzzle 2
By Joe (infrapinklizzard)

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  quality:   difficulty:   solvability: moderate lookahead  

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#1: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Apr 14, 2018

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, 2018 [HINT]
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#3: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on Apr 14, 2018
Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by infrapinklizzard.
#4: Heather M (AuntieH) on Apr 15, 2018 [SPOILER]
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#5: besmirched tea (Besmirched Tea) on Apr 15, 2018
Good job on the solvable cryptic clue
#6: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Apr 15, 2018 [SPOILER]
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#7: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Apr 15, 2018 [SPOILER]
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#8: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Apr 15, 2018
Aha! I just can't count. :)
#9: Kim (kjh) on Apr 15, 2018
I wasn't here in time for a guess, but I LOVE the concept, this was a lot of fun!
#10: Gary Webster (glwebste) on Apr 17, 2018 [SPOILER]
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#11: Gaynor Sorrell (gesorrell) on Apr 17, 2018
Fun! I shall have to try making one of these.
#12: Susan Duncan (medic25733) on Apr 18, 2018
This was fun
#13: Ailsa Hebert (bazette3) on Sep 16, 2022
You did it again! Love your puzzles. Always enjoy solving them. Thanks!!!

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