Comments on Puzzle #31227: Cryptic Puzzle 17
By Joe (infrapinklizzard)
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solvability: moderate lookahead
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quality: difficulty: solvability: moderate lookahead
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#1: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 17, 2018
The description is a clue to the subject using cryptic crossword clue rules.*#2: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 17, 2018 [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
*The length is not given because the picture gives another clue.
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view hints#3: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on May 17, 2018
Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by infrapinklizzard.#4: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 17, 2018 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#5: robert svanberg (tango) on May 17, 2018 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#6: Dik Hz (dikhz) on May 17, 2018 [HINT] [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view hints and spoilers#7: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 17, 2018 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#8: Ron Jacobson (shmily999) on Aug 25, 2020
I actually got one!! Woo hoo!#9: Bruce Yanoshek (yanogator) on Jul 8, 2022 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#10: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jul 8, 2022 [SPOILER]
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