Cryptic Stuff
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While it was done some years ago I see, I thought I would try a cryptic crossword-like thread for fun and to try and boost a little more interest here. I made up the below question for anyone interested in such a challenge. I thought the first person to get it correct might come up with the next question. A clue though - if you copy one from a newspaper or magazine etc., the answer can often be found on the internet. I can explain the answer for anyone who asks. 🙂
The prisoner at the cave would not stand for the electrically charged droplets of water.
(12 letters)
not_for_sale
OPyesterday at 8:24 AMYes countess.
countessalmirena
·yesterday at 7:53 AMLiechtenstein.
😋👅🔟🍺
not_for_sale
OPyesterday at 5:39 AMAnother quickie.
Apparently, a bit of tongue after nine holds a beer in Europe.
(13 letters)
twyngwyn
·yesterday at 5:04 AMAll yours, nfs
not_for_sale
OPyesterday at 5:00 AMPalanquin?
twyngwyn
·2 days agoQuickie:
mounted seat is a friend of five? (9)
twyngwyn
·yesterday at 3:23 AM______u__
countessalmirena
·2 days ago · EditedYes, that’s exactly it.
Back down! Endless murder of sister has zero copyright for wordplay, one hears (9)
WORDPLAY
back down = [reversal indicator]
endless = [last letter/s deletion indicator]
murder = <plain text>
… -> murd (deleting last two letters)
sister [charade: nun ]
zero = [charade: o ]
copyright [abbr.: c ]
… -> {murd+nun+o+c} (reversed) => conundrum
WHOLE DEF
wordplay, one hears = conundrum
(A pun or wordplay depending on similarity of sound in words of different meaning - OUP)
It’s as over to you as a doosra, twyngwyn.
twyngwyn
·2 days agoConundrum
countessalmirena
·3 days agoClue
Back down! Endless murder of sister has zero copyright for wordplay, one hears (9)
_o_______
Reversal indicator
Letter deletion
Plain text / charades / abbr.
No homonym
countessalmirena
·5 days agoBack down! Endless murder of sister has zero copyright for wordplay, one hears (9)
not_for_sale
OP5 days agoYes countess.
countessalmirena
·5 days agoSasquatch… ?
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OP5 days agoTo counter terrorism, Germany had a silly idea about a humanoid.
(9 letters)
_ _ _ _ _ a _ _ _
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OP5 days agoTo counter terrorism, Germany had a silly idea about a humanoid.
(9 letters)
twyngwyn
·5 days agoAll yours, nfs
not_for_sale
OP5 days agoCorporate?
twyngwyn
·5 days agocollective small business speak (9)
____o____
twyngwyn
·6 days agocollective small business speak (9)
countessalmirena
·6 days agoExactly so.
Dear, you left the worker short (8)
WORDPLAY
dear [charade: pet]
You [charade: u]
Left [abbr: L]
The worker [charade: ant]
Pet+u+L+ant
WHOLE DEF
short = petulant
Over to you, twyngwyn.
twyngwyn
·6 days agoPetulant
countessalmirena
·1 week agoNo honeybee here, apart from this emoji. 🐝
Dear, you left the worker short (8)
_e______
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OP1 week agoHoneybee?
countessalmirena
·1 week agoDear, you left the worker short (8)
not_for_sale
OP1 week agoYes countess.
countessalmirena
·1 week agoAha! Postulate.
not_for_sale
OP1 week agoSorry, no countess.
I assume the job for you has passed.
(9 letters)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e
countessalmirena
·1 week agosurrogate … ???
not_for_sale
OP1 week agoI assume the job for you has passed.
(9 letters)
twyngwyn
·1 week agoYes, all yours nfs
not_for_sale
OP1 week agoOrgandy?
twyngwyn
·1 week agocorrupt binge and fabric (7)
___a_d_
twyngwyn
·1 week agocorrupt binge and fabric (7)
___a___
twyngwyn
·1 week agocorrupt binge and fabric (7)
countessalmirena
·1 week agoYes, twyngwyn.
Buried in the annexe, rough feet could tell the public all about the flower’s head (10)
WORDPLAY
buried in -> [containment indicator]
annexe [charade: wing]
rough feet [charade: ells]
could tell the public [charade: PR]
… ells+pr into wing => WellsprING
WHOLE DEF
all about the flower’s head = wellspring
Over to you.
twyngwyn
·1 week agoWellspring?
countessalmirena
·1 week agoContainer indicator
Charade {container}
Charade {inserted material}
Charade {inserted material}
countessalmirena
·1 week agoNot quite headspring, but you are well on the way.
not_for_sale
OP1 week agoHeadspring?
countessalmirena
·1 week agoClue #3
Buried in the annexe, rough feet could tell the public all about the flower’s head (10)
_ e _ _ _ p _ i _ _
countessalmirena
·1 week agoIt isn’t receptacle.
Clue #2
Buried in the annexe, rough feet could tell the public all about the flower’s head (10)
_ e _ _ _ _ _ i _ _
not_for_sale
OP1 week agoReceptacle?
countessalmirena
·1 week agoClue
Buried in the annexe, rough feet could tell the public all about the flower’s head (10)
_ e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
countessalmirena
·1 week agoBuried in the annexe, rough feet could tell the public all about the flower’s head (10)
not_for_sale
OP1 week agoYes countess.
countessalmirena
·1 week agoJuggernaut, I think.
not_for_sale
OP1 week agoApparently, the conjurer took Elle for nothing, yet could not be resisted.
(10 letters)
_ _ g _ e _ _ a _ _
not_for_sale
OP1 week agoSorry, no twyngwyn.
Apparently, the conjurer took Elle for nothing, yet could not be resisted.
(10 letters)
_ _ _ _ e _ _ a _ _
twyngwyn
·1 week agoCompelling?
not_for_sale
OP1 week agoApparently, the conjurer took Elle for nothing, yet could not be resisted.
(10 letters)
_ _ _ _ e _ _ _ _ _
not_for_sale
OP1 week agoApparently, the conjurer took Elle for nothing, yet could not be resisted.
(10 letters)
twyngwyn
·1 week agoAll yours, nfs
not_for_sale
OP1 week agoColumbine?
twyngwyn
·1 week agoMichael Moore
twyngwyn
·1 week agomassacre of support language on air (9)
___u__in_
twyngwyn
·1 week agono, sorry…..it’s famous
not_for_sale
OP1 week agoTrouncing?
twyngwyn
·1 week ago___u__i__
twyngwyn
·1 week agomassacre of support language on-air (9)
not_for_sale
OP1 week agoYes twyngwyn.
twyngwyn
·1 week agoBagpipes
not_for_sale
OP1 week agoClaim the lines for the instrument.
(8 letters)
twyngwyn
·1 week agoAll yours, nfs
not_for_sale
OP1 week agoCommandeer?
twyngwyn
·1 week agoTake control of normal darling, I hear (10)
not_for_sale
OP1 week agoYes twyngwyn.
twyngwyn
·1 week agoThunderclap
not_for_sale
OP1 week agoIt’s such a pain to burst and give it up.
(11 letters)
_ _ _ n _ e _ _ _ a _
not_for_sale
OP2 weeks agoIt’s such a pain to burst and give it up.
(11 letters)
_ _ _ _ _ e _ _ _ a _
not_for_sale
OP2 weeks agoIt’s such a pain to burst and give it up.
(11 letters)
_ _ _ _ _ e _ _ _ _ _
not_for_sale
OP2 weeks agoIt’s such a pain to burst and give it up.
(11 letters)
twyngwyn
·2 weeks agoAll yours, nfs
not_for_sale
OP2 weeks agoPlummet?
twyngwyn
·2 weeks agodecline the fruit assembled (7)
countessalmirena
·2 weeks agoExactly, twyngwyn.
High explosive sounds, like breaking a digit with hesitation (8)
WORDPLAY
sounds like [homonym indicator]
breaking a digit [crack a toe] with hesitation [uh] —> sounds like Krakatoa
WHOLE DEF
high explosive = Krakatoa
Over to you, twyngwyn.
twyngwyn
·2 weeks agoKrakatoa
countessalmirena
·2 weeks agoNot dynamite.
High explosive sounds, like breaking a digit with hesitation (8)
__a___o_
twyngwyn
·2 weeks agoDynamite?
countessalmirena
·2 weeks agoHigh explosive sounds, like breaking a digit with hesitation (8)
not_for_sale
OP2 weeks agoYes countess.
countessalmirena
·2 weeks agoOh! Got it… longitude.
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OP2 weeks agoWhile up and down, spread out for me and cocky.
(9 letters)
_ o _ _ i t _ _ e
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OP2 weeks ago · EditedWhile up and down, spread out for me and cocky.
(9 letters)
_ o _ _ i t _ _ e
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OP2 weeks agoWhile up and down, spread out for me and cocky.
(9 letters)
_ _ _ _ i _ _ _ e
not_for_sale
OP2 weeks agoNo twyngwyn.
While up and down, spread out for me and cocky.
(9 letters)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e
twyngwyn
·2 weeks agoAudacious?
not_for_sale
OP2 weeks agoWhile up and down, spread out for me and cocky.
(9 letters)
countessalmirena
·2 weeks agoYes, calligraphy is the answer. (I just realised I’d forgotten a letter deletion indicator … apologies!)
[Selfless] Abu Bakr held the damaged chalice, yes, with a flourish (11)
WORDPLAY
Abu Bakr [charade: cal
iph] … I should have had “selfless” preceding this, which would delete the letter iheld -> [containment indicator]
damaged -> [anagrind]
chalice [charade: grail]
yes [abbr. Y]
=> CALPH contains anagram of grail (ligra), and y is added on
CALligraPHy
WHOLE DEF
With a flourish = calligraphy
Over to you, nfs.
not_for_sale
OP2 weeks agoCalligraphy?
countessalmirena
·2 weeks agoMore clues
Abu Bakr held the damaged chalice, yes, with a flourish (11)
_a__i______
countessalmirena
·2 weeks agoSorry, it’s not brandishing.
Abu Bakr held the damaged chalice, yes, with a flourish (11)
_a_________
(By the way, I find the automatic transformation of a letter with _ before and after it into its italicised form on these boards ridiculous. Another so-called improvement…?)
twyngwyn
·2 weeks agobrandishing?
countessalmirena
·2 weeks ago · EditedAbu Bakr held the damaged chalice, yes, with a flourish (11)
not_for_sale
OP2 weeks agoYes countess.
countessalmirena
·2 weeks agocitation
I like it.
😮💨🚉
not_for_sale
OP2 weeks agoApparently, and I lament, there is no head of the headquarters to praise.
(8 letters)
_ i _ _ _ i _ _
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OP2 weeks agoApparently, and I lament, there is no head of the headquarters to praise.
(8 letters)
_ _ _ _ _ i _ _
not_for_sale
OP2 weeks agoApparently, and I lament, there is no head of the headquarters to praise.
(8 letters)
not_for_sale
OP2 weeks agoCan I ask, so I can continue to learn...
Is "is a mixer" a double indicator?
An indicator for the answer, and
An anagram indicator for Gernade ( - N ) = Grenade (bomb)
twyngwyn
·2 weeks agoYes