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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 pointer that signifies the placing of one or more parts of a clue (or their equivalents) around the OUTSIDE of one or more parts of a clue (or their equivalents).
Examples: holding, keeping, embracing - anything that creates the image of containment.
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 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 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 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 answer is hidden among the words of the clue. No spare words should be present. A suitable hidden indicator will point to the buried text.
Examples: part of, associated with, types of.
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.
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 pointer that signifies the placing of one or more parts of a clue (or their equivalents) around the OUTSIDE of one or more parts of a clue (or their equivalents).
Examples: holding, keeping, embracing - anything that creates the image of containment.
A type of clue where the WHOLE clue defines the answer, and the WHOLE clue also is the wordplay (a mechanism to derive the answer through various cryptic devices). "&lit" is short for "and literally".
To qualify as an &lit, a clue must have no unused components either in the definition or the wordplay - it must be readable one way as a definition, and another as the wordplay.
A question mark has been used to indicate "language abuse", that is, a word or words in a clue are used in a technically incorrect way, but the meaning can be still inferred.
Example: A indeed (?) could mean to insert A inside deed.
A type of clue where the WHOLE clue defines the answer, and the WHOLE clue also is the wordplay (a mechanism to derive the answer through various cryptic devices). "&lit" is short for "and literally".
To qualify as an &lit, a clue must have no unused components either in the definition or the wordplay - it must be readable one way as a definition, and another as the wordplay.
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.
Punctuation generally should be ignored - always consider how a clue reads without punctuation.
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 a mixing-up of letters.
Examples: changed, at sea, confused, all over the place - anything that indicates change or jumbling.
A pointer that signifies the placing of one or more parts of a clue (or their equivalents) around the OUTSIDE of one or more parts of a clue (or their equivalents).
Examples: holding, keeping, embracing - anything that creates the image of containment.
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.
David, some real learning curves today.
I had to check your hint for 1a (after the event) because I had no ideas about the start of 4d.
4d is a doozy. in hindsight I think the comma helps, but I was way off.
Special mention for 1d. I get confused every time I look at it, and have to parse it all over again.
Needed your hint for 10a, which I then sorted and regarded as brilliant.
5d and 26a strike me as great tests of “and lit”. For me 5d was harder than 26a,
So many good clues, and I kept reaching for the dictionary.
Thanks David
YUP! 5d – Always the last little one that’s most baffling – still.
For sure, Learning Curves aplenty – yet again. Many Thanks David.
YUP! 5d – Always the last little one that’s most baffling – still is.
For sure, Learning Curves aplenty – yet again. Many Thanks David.
Very confident of 5a (Woodwind – Orchestra member) & 10a.
But still not getting 5d.
Having trouble with the “beggar” in 15a too.
Can only get a horsy connection that doesn’t seem to suit.
Anyone care to enlighten me – Arthur?
Your woodwind is fine for 5a. and 15a sounds good to me.
5d As a one time altar boy, you should be familiar with the whole word.
Focus on foremost and great extent.
I can see where the horsy connection came from in 15a. Right word wrong parsing.
Arthur
Many Thanks Arthur
Enjoying our exchanges here very much.
Haven’t been back to 5d.
No doubt the bulb will light up – some time.
Used to leave these ‘tail-enders’ ’til following week
but it’s really good to tidy up as you go!!!
Always did have a word for 5d Arthur & it could come from two different ecclesiastical items.
Time will tell, see how close I got then.
Richard
I’ve been hoping to hear you have it correct. My initials are ab, so if I am wrong you can use one of these for my “sailor answer”
I enjoy the interchanges in these comments – much better than the rubbish on the guardian website where people seem to self promote, and post irrelevant comments.
Arthur
Yes Arthur I’ll stick with what I have for 5d – but now probably not for the reason/s I thought.
Surprising – for me it’s that last little one that often causes greatest consternation.
OOOOK! Long way round to 15a – “one who cants” Very Good – David. Nice twist.
May have overstepped there – Apologies David.