Comments on Puzzle #32635: Cryptic Puzzle 30
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: Bruce Yanoshek (yanogator) on Jul 22, 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: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Jul 22, 2019 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#4: Bill Eisenmann (Bullet) on Jul 22, 2019 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#5: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jul 22, 2019 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#6: Joanne Firla (JoFirla) on Jul 22, 2019
Thank you so much for breaking these cryptic puzzles down for us beginners. Maybe some day I will be able to figure these out.#7: Teresa K (fasstar) on Jul 22, 2019
That was a fun one. I think I'm finally getting the hang of these. :-)#8: Velma Warren (Shiro) on Jul 25, 2019
Fun image and solve but don't understand the cryptic portion.#9: Emily Brower (Emimonster) on Jul 27, 2019 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#10: BlackCat (BlackCat) on Jul 7, 2020
No idea about the cryptic part, but love the image.
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