Comments on Puzzle #32634: Cryptic Puzzle 29
By Joe (infrapinklizzard)
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quality: difficulty: solvability: line logic only
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#1: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jul 22, 2019
The description is a clue to the subject using cryptic crossword clue rules.#2: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jul 22, 2019
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
This one is a ridiculously easy one so no letter counts.#3: Belita (belita) on Jul 22, 2019 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#4: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jul 22, 2019 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#5: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Jul 22, 2019 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#6: besmirched tea (Besmirched Tea) on Jul 22, 2019
"Cassandra. She's a fox. In French she would be called "la renarde" and she would be hunted, with only her cunning to protect her."#7: Teresa K (fasstar) on Jul 22, 2019
-Wayne
That was fun. I like the "or so I heard" clue.#8: Steve (stevieb) on Jul 23, 2019 #9: Emily Brower (emimonster) on Jul 24, 2019
Lol I was trying to find an anagram because of the other puzzles haha D'oh!
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