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A type of clue that involves the mixing up of letters without the inclusion of a letter or letters. This clue will have an anagram indicator to signify jumbling and a subtraction indicator to signify the removal of a letter or letters.
A removed letter may be as seen in the clue, an abbreviation for a word in the clue, or the result of another cryptic device like taking the initial letter from a word. Removed letters may be a whole word as seen in a clue, the synonym of a word in the clue (if that synonym is contiguous within the anagram fodder), or the result of another cryptic device like taking the middle two letters from a word.
The structure of the answer involves either letters placed outside other letters, or letters placed inside other letters. Which type of container clue is determined by an appropriate container indicator.
A word or series of words that signify the position of wordplay elements in the answer.
Examples: before, after, leading, in the middle of, under (down only) etc.
The answer is a jumbling of letters except for the initial or final letter of the anagram fodder. An anagram indicator and truncation indicator will be present.
A word or series of words that signify the loss of one letter at the start or end of a word or string of letters.
Examples: beheaded, cut short, endless, nearly, largely etc.
The entire answer is found by reversing part of the clue, or a synonym for part of the clue. A suitable reversal indicator will be present.
The structure of the answer involves either letters placed outside other letters, or letters placed inside other letters. Which type of container clue is determined by an appropriate container indicator.
Either a mixture of letters is placed inside or outside other letters, or letters are placed inside or outside a mixture of letters. An anagram indicator and containment indicator will be present.
The answer is found by butting together parts defined in the wordplay. There may be some positional indicators that change the order of these parts.
The structure of the answer involves either letters placed outside other letters, or letters placed inside other letters. Which type of container clue is determined by an appropriate container indicator.
The clue has two parts, each one defining the answer without using cryptic devices. Ideally each definition should have no etymological relationship.
The answer is found by removing a letter, letters, or a word (either found directly in the clue or derived) from a word or words (or their synonyms). Subtractions involving synonyms must be done with contiguous letters, that is, a word will subtract directly unless specifically indicated. A subtraction indicator is present to initiate the action.
Struggling with this one-where is everyone?
Ha, couple of key words have made a difference!!!
Probably like me Wendy – Struggling – Big Time
About to seek some guidance above.
So far seems to be some Real Gems……..
Looks as though I’m mostly on the right track…..
Big day yesterday, so I have only made a modest start. Getting the easy ones out of the way early. Methinks there will be some heavy lifting in the next day or so.
19-ac was problematical, but I got it. I needed the clue hint for 5-dn. I’d thought of the word the hint provides but dismissed it as being an adverb, forgetting its also an adjective. Once I had that, the checking letters gave me a word for 12-ac, which I could verify with the wordplay. It’s tricky.
I think that, overall, 188 is towards the upper end of the Stickler trickiness scale.
I agree Steve. …Resisting “Solver” as suggested by more knowledgable friends here,
hence stuck on 19a & 2d.
Others of Note – 10a (brilliant) 12a (me too) 25a (love alphabet soups) & 27a
1d (cute) & 9d (loved the word play)
I agree with all these selections. There are so many great clues this week. But then there always are.
12a did to me exactly as defined!!!
Do it in scruffy old terry-towelling Wendy,
doesn’t sound anywhere near as glamorous.
Do you have any thoughts on 19a & 2d. …..Still resisting “Solver” as advised.
19a think vaccinations
And still working on 2d. Will have to leave it for the moment as off to work.
Like that Very Much Wendy. Thanks for the tip.
Wendy I weakened on 2d – but was 95% there.
You will be too.
Tripped up on the “small phosphorus”
& totally surprised to discover that a 24a is required before getting knotted!!!
But does make sense.
Lots of challenges this week. I agree with Steve’s rating.
I had to resort to David’s clue hints for 22a, and 12a.
Love the beastly doctor in 1a. And wrote sneaky beside 5d while the puzzle was a work in progress.Wendy’s tip was a great help in 19a.
Just after all that I completed the on line grid to check I had completed it correctly
Bit late this week but got there. 8d was a new word for me.
Finally got back to finish it.
My picks woul be 5d, 12a, 19a