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The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.
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Cryptic crossword clues consist typically of a definition and some type of word play. Cryptic crossword clues need to be viewed two ways. One is a surface reading and one a hidden meaning. [28] The surface reading is the basic reading of the clue to look for key words and how those words are constructed in the clue. The second way is the hidden ...
A clue containing a comparative or superlative always has an answer in the same degree (e.g., [Most difficult] for TOUGHEST). [6] The answer word(s) will not appear in the clue itself. The number of words in the answer is not given in the clue—so a one-word clue can have a multiple-word answer. [28]
Mike: Hi, all! I'm Mike Graczyk and thank you for solving my puzzle! Other than crosswords, I love coffee, cats, calculus, the Chicago Cubs, reading (see, they don't all start with a "C"!), logic ...
The clue's wording is a nod to the backwards speech pattern used by YODA. Here's a fun fact: Stuart Freeborn, who helped create the original YODA puppet, based the character's face on his own ...
LACE UP: The word LACE is found backwards in each theme answer: CATTLE CALL, CHINESE CALENDAR, and PRECALCULUS. The title today had me thinking we might see vertical theme answers. It just goes to ...
OPEN DOOR: The word DOOR is OPENed by each theme answer: DO ME A FAVOR, DOCTORAL ADVISOR, and DOUBLE MAJOR. Today's title let me know exactly what to expect theme-wise. Three great theme answers here.