Comments on Puzzle #31286: Cryptic Puzzle 19
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 30, 2018 [HINT]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view hints#2: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 30, 2018
The description is a clue to the subject using cryptic crossword clue rules.*#3: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 30, 2018
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.
.#4: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on May 31, 2018
Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by infrapinklizzard.#5: Susan Eberhardt (susaneber) on May 31, 2018 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#6: Aurelian Ginkgo (AurelianGinkgo) on May 31, 2018 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#7: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 31, 2018 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#8: Dik Hz (dikhz) on Jun 1, 2018 [HINT] [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view hints and spoilers#9: CB Paul (cbpaul) on Jun 1, 2018 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#10: Koreen (mom24plus) on Jun 1, 2018 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#11: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jun 2, 2018 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#12: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Aug 7, 2018 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#13: Ailsa Hebert (bazette3) on Jan 13, 2023
Awesome puzzle! Really had to work at it. Really enjoyed the solve. Thanks!!
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