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route, solder
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route, solder
programme, colour
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route, solder
programme, colour
nonce
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Quick ⚡️
Cryptic 🤔
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## Quick
* synonyms
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## Cryptic
* Double definition: meaning and construction
* Various conventions
* Setter tries hard to mislead you
* Can be quite flexible/playful with rules
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Two girls, one on each knee (7)
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Two girls, one on each knee (7)
<span style="color:yellow">Construction:</span>
<span style="color: lime">Meaning:</span>
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Two girls, one on each knee (7)
<span style="color:yellow">Construction: two girls' names</span>
<span style="color: lime">Meaning:</span>
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Two girls, one on each knee (7)
<span style="color:yellow">Construction: two girls' names</span>
<span style="color: lime">Meaning: something you have on your knee</span>
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Two girls, one on each knee (7)
<span style="color:yellow">Construction: two girls' names</span>
<span style="color: lime">Meaning: something you have on your knee</span>
<span style="color: aqua">PATELLA</span>
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## How?
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Double definition: construction and meaning
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## Some examples of construction methods
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## Simple double definition
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Potty train (4)
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Potty train (4)
LOCO
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## Anagrams
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## Anagrams
* often signalled by words suggesting change, movement, confusion maybe drunkeness
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## Anagrams
* often signalled by words suggesting change, movement, confusion maybe drunkeness
* shaken, wrong, unusual, free, erratic, misplaced, peculiar, revolting, about, untidy, wandering, upset, inebriated
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Male injured too, unfortunately, in play (5,3,6)
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Male injured too, unfortunately, in play (5,3,6)
<span style="color: yellow">Anagram indicator: unfortunately</span>
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Male injured too, unfortunately, in play (5,3,6)
<span style="color: yellow">Anagram indicator: unfortunately</span>
<span style="color: lime">Words to rearrange: Male injured too</span>
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Male injured too, unfortunately, in play (5,3,6)
<span style="color: yellow">Anagram indicator: unfortunately</span>
<span style="color: lime">Words to rearrange: Male injured too</span>
<span style="color: aqua">Meaning: title of a play</span>
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Male injured too, unfortunately, in play (5,3,6)
<span style="color: yellow">Anagram indicator: unfortunately</span>
<span style="color: lime">Words to rearrange: Male injured too</span>
<span style="color: aqua">Meaning: title of a play</span>
ROMEO AND JULIET
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## Hidden answer
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## Hidden answer
* Answer is literally there inside the construction part, usually between several words
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What's in Latin sign, if I can translate, is of no importance (13)
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What's in Latin sign, if I can translate, is of no importance (13)
<span style="color: yellow">Hidden answer indicator: what's in</span>
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What's in Latin sign, if I can translate, is of no importance (13)
<span style="color: yellow">Hidden answer indicator: what's in</span>
<span style="color: lime">Hidden answer: -in sign, if I can t-</span>
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What's in Latin sign, if I can translate, is of no importance (13)
<span style="color: yellow">Hidden answer indicator: what's in</span>
<span style="color: lime">Hidden answer: -in sign, if I can t-</span>
<span style="color: aqua">Meaning: of no importance</span>
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What's in Latin sign, if I can translate, is of no importance (13)
<span style="color: yellow">Hidden answer indicator: what's in</span>
<span style="color: lime">Hidden answer: -in sign, if I can t-</span>
<span style="color: aqua">Meaning: of no importance</span>
INSIGNIFICANT
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## One thing after another
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## One thing after another
* Sequence of (usually) short synonyms
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Student seen as "home bird" (6)
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Student seen as "home bird" (6)
<span style="color: yellow">Synonym one: home = 'in' </span>
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Student seen as "home bird" (6)
<span style="color: yellow">Synonym one: home = 'in' </span>
<span style="color: lime">Synonym two: tern = bird </span>
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Student seen as "home bird" (6)
<span style="color: yellow">Synonym one: home = 'in' </span>
<span style="color: lime">Synonym two: tern = bird </span>
<span style="color: aqua">Meaning: student </span>
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Student seen as "home bird" (6)
<span style="color: yellow">Synonym one: home = 'in' </span>
<span style="color: lime">Synonym two: tern = bird </span>
<span style="color: aqua">Meaning: student </span>
INTERN
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## Abbreviations
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## Abbreviations
* Political, e.g. C for conservative/Tory, L for Labour, GOP for Republican
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## Abbreviations
* Political, e.g. C for conservative/Tory, L for Labour, GOP for Republican
* Occupations, e.g. RN for nurse, Rev for priest, R for King/Queen
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## Abbreviations
* Political, e.g. C for conservative/Tory, L for Labour, GOP for Republican
* Occupations, e.g. RN for nurse, Rev for priest, R for King/Queen
* Military, e.g. RN for Navy, AB for sailor
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## Abbreviations
* Political, e.g. C for conservative/Tory, L for Labour, GOP for Republican
* Occupations, e.g. RN for nurse, Rev for priest, R for King/Queen
* Military, e.g. RN for Navy, AB for sailor
* Science, e.g. K for potassium, C for Centigrade
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Split of Tory and Socialist (5)
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Split of Tory and Socialist (5)
<span style="color: yellow">Tory = Conservative = C </span>
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Split of Tory and Socialist (5)
<span style="color: yellow">Tory = Conservative = C </span>
<span style="color: lime">Socialist = Left </span>
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Split of Tory and Socialist (5)
<span style="color: yellow">Tory = Conservative = C </span>
<span style="color: lime">Socialist = Left </span>
<span style="color: aqua">Meaning: split</span>
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Split of Tory and Socialist (5)
<span style="color: yellow">Tory = Conservative = C </span>
<span style="color: lime">Socialist = Left </span>
<span style="color: aqua">Meaning: split</span>
CLEFT
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### Some links
https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/crossword-blog
https://bestforpuzzles.com/cryptic-crossword-dictionary/
http://bigdave44.com/
https://www.crosswordgenius.com/
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## Happy solving! ❤️
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