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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.
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 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 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 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.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Punctuation generally should be ignored - always consider how a clue reads without punctuation.
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 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.
Couple of tricky ones this week, 12a and 16a, got there eventually though. Favourites this week are 24a and 17d.
All on my List too, Christine.
Degree of Difficulty -VERY HIGH, but found a Purple Patch.
Sailed thru, Dream Run until 25d & still stuck there.
Can not separate Pick off the Week from 24a, 17d (loved it) & 21d
Others of Note –
1a, 10a, but can’t completely ‘get’ cluing for 12a (neck?), 16a & 29a.
Then 3d, 8d, & 11d
One of Best Ever David. Many Thanks.
Can’t see how 1a and 12a are “container clues”. Agree about neck. Are these obscure words. I have 3 cs in 1a so one is hinted but outside of their being 2cs in “chicken” I can’t make any sense of them.
Not obscure words either of them. For 1a, think of another word for area, esp one where you grow veggies.
“Prepared chicken” is definition Michael.
Christine’s comment should also assist
& need to think laterally about “big blow”
But still with you on 12a….
I’m thinking of a Russian model for 25d but can’t make it work.
25d, think of types of landing sites, eg marine and another word for early-hope this helps.
Meanwhile, still stuck on 12a, which might help nw corner.
Thank you Wendy. Wrong country for the spacecraft.
That wraps it for me…
“How so” questions to be answered in due course, like six more sleeps…
unless there are some ‘Gotcha’ moments meantime.
Yes, I got thrown by the spacecraft bit-clear as mud once you get it!!!
Michael & Wendy my 12a involves an ‘itch’
It’s got ‘standing out’ – think racing, but can’t see why ‘neck’.
Have 16a & 29a too but still can’t see why.
Can’t see 16a, but 29a-been is anagrammed (if that is a word), then loud is f, and person on stage is an ???
Yes Wendy see & have it it now for 29a.
Was using the entire word for ‘loud’
then trying to make sense of what was left. No wonder…….
Two to go. Tomorrow is another day. Note your ‘neck’ hint.
Your Top Picks were all in my List too.
Richard, google is my friend, look up archaic, informal term for neck, and it all makes sense.
Finally done, 24a would be my pick, haven’t come across the word before.
Others: 17d, 12a, 10a
Lots of comments this week. I only got started this afternoon when I needed to sit in the winter sunshine to warm up a bit.
So many good clues. Easy for some and difficult for others. I like your choices Wendy.
29a was a new word for me. It was among the last in, and waited until I had all the crosses before I could put the final 3 letters in the right place.
Most difficult for me – therefore my picks
1a which does not feature on the menus in my home town.
12a which only cleared when I realised it was front of “the”. More aligned to horse races then cars, I would think. I was misled looking for impressive
29a came easily, so I am surprised Richard had trouble. Initially I looked at a person who went to the theatre, but realised my error when I got 11 and 21d. (Really liked 21d as it is unusual)
I have puzzled over 16a also. It feels like an &lit, but does not really fit. Got distracted
looking for an anagram in the “off” . Then realised “for one” is “eg”. I have analysed it as Life for one. sent off away – from (due to) crime. Not sure it needs the away. Either off or away fits for me. Decided it was pure Cryptic.
I felt like I was 18a when I solved that clue.
Now just have to get my name and address right so this computer will accept my second attempt at a comment. And I’m supposed to be computer literate.
There you are Arthur, was wondering where you were.
Should have been more specific about racing – horses or feet.
Seems we are all a bit “off” with 16a. Awaiting David’s analysis next week.
Love this Forum. Most unusual to have an unresolved issue these days (as 16a)
& Yes Wendy, 12a – so simple in the end.
I didn’t get to it till this afternoon, either. I have a word that fits for 25-dn and means ‘landing site’ but I’m missing the wordplay.
I have the rest and can parse 16-across. 🙂
Steve = : ^ )
Without giving too much away, if you move the comma two words to the left, it’ll help.
If that’s not enough, add another after “Life”.
Steve = : ^ )
Steve. I agree with that reasoning. As I noted, I consider either “off” or “away” to be redundant. But I will bow to David as he is more the expert on language usage than I.
Steve
The one in this case is not “I” but the full word. If you add that to your landing place you will find an adventurous person, or a spacecraft.
Neither “off” nor “away” is redundant the way I parse 16-across.
Thanks, I now understand 25-down.
Steve = : ^ )
Ah I see it now. And my analysis of the type of clue was way out. It is a deletion and as David says the punctuation may (did) mislead. Thanks for sending me back to the drawing board.
Me too – FINALLY. Thanks Folks
After ALL that, got 16a – YAY!!!
The deletion did it for me Arthur & Steve.
After all that I must say 16a gets the gold logie. Possibly for the year. It is so simple, but so deceptive. CONGRATS David
Me Too – Again………..