Comments on Puzzle #33544: Cryptic Puzzle 36
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 Jan 25, 2020
The description is a clue to the subject using cryptic crossword clue rules. This one doesn't tell you the length of the answer since the picture give you an additional clue.#2: Jota (jota) on Jan 26, 2020 [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: Aurelian Ginkgo (AurelianGinkgo) on Jan 26, 2020 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#4: JoDeen Mozena (ozymoe) on Jan 26, 2020 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#5: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jan 26, 2020
Nobody's got it yet. The answer is one word.#6: Teresa K (fasstar) on Jan 26, 2020 [SPOILER]
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Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#8: JoDeen Mozena (ozymoe) on Jan 27, 2020 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#9: Michael Eddy (meddy) on Jan 27, 2020 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#10: Teresa K (fasstar) on Jan 27, 2020
Oh!!!!! Of course! Way to do Michael!#11: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Jan 27, 2020 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#12: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jan 27, 2020 [SPOILER]
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