Comments on Puzzle #33903: Cryptic Puzzle 39
By Joe (infrapinklizzard)
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#1: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Apr 14, 2020
The description is a clue to the subject using cryptic crossword clue rules.#2: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Apr 14, 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: jerri Hansen (bmsnmom) on Apr 14, 2020 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#4: Bill Eisenmann (Bullet) on Apr 15, 2020
Ooh, good clue Joe!#5: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Apr 15, 2020 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#6: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Apr 15, 2020 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#7: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Apr 15, 2020
Kristen, the Fibonacci sequence starts with 1,1. Related sequences can start with any two numbers, and they will each eventually converge on the golden ratio.#8: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Apr 15, 2020
For example, Brady Numbers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8ntDpBm6Ok
Right, that's how I learned it, but I've also seen it started the other way. From a bad source, probably.#9: BlackCat (BlackCat) on Apr 15, 2020
Well, ok.#10: Ailsa Hebert (bazette3) on Apr 17, 2020
Awesome!! Loved solving it! Thanks!#11: Teresa K (fasstar) on Apr 19, 2020
Yay, I got one. I don't care if I'm late. I got one!
Amazing image and solve, Joe. So fun! (✬‿✬)
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