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“company” – nothing to do with business; “board” – think games
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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.
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.
A word or series of words that signify a mixing-up of letters.
Examples: changed, at sea, confused, all over the place - anything that indicates change or jumbling.
The answer is found by using the sound of a word or phrase. Sounds-like indicators point the way.
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 entire answer is the result of removing the first or last letter from part of the clue or its synonym. A truncation indicator will be present.
The answer is found by using the sound of a word or phrase. Sounds-like indicators point the way.
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 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 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 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.
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 found by butting together parts defined in the wordplay. There may be some positional indicators that change the order of these parts.
A word or series of words that signify a mixing-up of letters.
Examples: changed, at sea, confused, all over the place - anything that indicates change or jumbling.
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.
A word or phrase that defines the answer. All cryptic clues usually have a minimum of one definition which will be located at the beginning or end of the clue.
David
The northwest corner is causing some difficulty. 1a, 2d, and 4d have me bemused.
I have some ideas from your clue hints, so will go back to the grid.
Really good stuff in this one – 5a, 10a (had to watch my spelling), 15a (the hint was a real bonus) had me going for some time, but eventually the light bulb came on.
8d is so logical once I got the drift.
Hope you get into the spirit of New Year.
Cheers
ALL of the above. Had to go to Solver for 1a – so obvious now. Must be distracted.
Had no idea that ‘leg injury’ was spelt that way.
Had no idea that 27a could be used in that context & this a once-was altar boy.
Always learning.
& Yes Arthur, thanks to David for some Great Stuff, yet again. Too many too mention.
I also had to resort to solver for 1a, then the dictionary to check the meaning. With David’s clue 2d fell into place.
We encountered 27a in NZ where it is the name for that body in some Anglican dioceses, (is that the correct plural). Maybe I should just use Sees instead.
It’s back to the drawing board for 14d. I decided the definition was at the other end. My 2 word answer fits the crosses, but does not parse.
Special mention of 18d, which raised a wry smile.
I sat with my favourite tipple and managed to parse 14d. Good one David. I have only heard of that injury with a leg. Perhaps I have had a sheltered life.
What to do till next Wednesday?
Always thought the leg injury 16d was ‘gammy’.
Ought to know. Get to a certain age & bound to have at least one.
Always thought the leg injury – 16d was ‘gammy’.
Ought to know. Get to a certain age & bound to have at least one.
You guys seem to be ignoring the “with” that makes the word needed an adjective, not a noun.