Comments on Puzzle #35185: Cryptic Puzzle 48
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 Jun 25, 2021
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 gives you an additional clue.#2: besmirched tea (Besmirched Tea) on Jun 26, 2021 [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).
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
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Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#5: Jota (jota) on Jun 27, 2021
Looks just like him!#6: Belita (belita) on Jun 27, 2021 [SPOILER]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view spoilers#7: Jane Butcher (jane-o) on Jul 1, 2021
Great portrait! Thank you.#8: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Aug 15, 2021 [SPOILER]
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