Comments on Puzzle #32624: Cryptic Puzzle 24
By Joe (infrapinklizzard)
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solvability: line & color logic only
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quality: difficulty: solvability: line & color logic only
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#1: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jul 20, 2019
The description is a clue to the subject using cryptic crossword clue rules.#2: besmirched tea (Besmirched Tea) on Jul 21, 2019 [SPOILER]
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
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#3: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jul 21, 2019 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#4: Bill Eisenmann (Bullet) on Jul 22, 2019
Yay, cryptos are back!#5: Teresa K (fasstar) on Jul 22, 2019
Oh my! This one cracked me up. Thanks, Joe.#6: Gaming Bagel (oof.com) on Aug 25, 2020
Is the picture supposed to be anything?#7: BlackCat (BlackCat) on Aug 25, 2020 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#8: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Aug 25, 2020 [SPOILER]
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