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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.
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 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.
A word or series of words that signify the turning around (across & down clues), or overturning (down clues only) of letters.
Examples: upset, reversed, retired, in withdrawal, over etc.
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 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 butting together parts defined in the wordplay. There may be some positional indicators that change the order of these parts.
Punctuation generally should be ignored - always consider how a clue reads without punctuation.
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 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.
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.
Another enjoyable cerebral workout today.
Made heavy going of 13d, 21d & 23a for some reason.
Most enjoyed 12a, 15a & 6d.
Loved “mountain-climbing gear” in 6d!
Thanks, David
I managed this one without any ‘cheating’. I loved “mountain-climbing gear”, too. Very inventive.
Thanks David.
Excellent work out. My particular favourite was 22 across.
keep up the good work
Ha ! 24 hours later I finally get “mountain climbing gear”. Super stuff.
Seems we are all taken with “mountain climbing gear”. Oh what a beauty!
I was in fine mood, so I found this puzzle very comfortable, but still had plenty of challenge.
20d was my last in, as I was using the wrong element.
Like Alistair I thought 22a was a gem
Other likes were 1a, 10a, 23a, 13d, and 24d (a nice short one)
28a reminded me of the variety of ways David manages to clue familiar words.
Several of these solutions were dredged up from my forgettory, where they were quietly rusting away through lack of use.
Yes thoroughly enjoyed All the abovementioned.
Special mention for Major trickery at play 23a & 16d
“sounds like” Clues which turned out to be anything but.
A good solid workout. Thanks David.
I’ll belatedly add my out-of-tune voice to the chorus of appreciation for “mountain-climbing gear” and “in a manner of speaking” (x 2).
Bring on #271 – whenever that might be.