Cryptic Stuff

[not_for_sale2025]

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)

[domino-710]

Hang on - I'm phoning a friend. lol

[wide-world-of-stamps]

I think I've worked it out

classic Bread

Diary

[janeababe]

Toast ? 

.....although I’ve been trying to get a word out of ‘other’ after ‘removing the M’.... to resemble classic bread but I’ve got nothing. 🤦🏻‍♀️

I'm on night duty tonight, so I’ll have a bit of time to ponder these clues and hints. Lol.  

[not_for_sale2025]

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@wide-world-of-stamps wrote:

I think I've worked it out

classic Bread

Diary

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Yes WWOS, thank goodness.

The Princess decollated the Mother for a classic Bread.

(5 letters)

The Princess - Di

decollated the Mother - Mother Mary

Di-ary

for a classic Bread - "Diary" a classic song by the band Bread.

[not_for_sale2025]

Ironically, I entered Diary in the music challenge recently and I don't think anybody gave it a Helpful LOL.

[janeababe]

good stuff WWOS.

gawd... I’d never have worked that out in a million years of clues. 

[wide-world-of-stamps]

I'd actually thought of the word diary earlier, as in Di + Mary, but couldn't relate it to bread.

Until I thought of the band.

Back with a new one later.

[wide-world-of-stamps]

ring the bell to start the day, sounds like cattle swap in the Big Apple

(4 words  3, 4, 5, 😎

[janeababe]

is there a word count missing? (4 words, but you give count for 3) 😊

[wide-world-of-stamps]

Yes, somehow I got an emoticon there instead of the last number and closing bracket, no idea how.

here it is again -

ring the bell to start the day, sounds like cattle swap in the Big Apple

(4 words  3, 4, 5, 😎