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Check out our community compiled crosswords!
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>!THE ANSWER!< (with no spaces before or after either !)
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THE ANSWER
Read the wikipedia article about cryptic crosswords if all of this is new to you.
For non-cryptic, American-style crosswords (e.g. NYT), check out /r/crossword
“Help” request self-posts are allowed, but remember spoiler rules still apply.
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Anyone may post clues for solving/evaluation by the community.
You can mark your clue as "solved" by using the flair link below the title of your clue.
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This is a weekly competition (scheduled for Sundays) where the previous week's winner posts a word or phrase and picks the next winner a week later.
You are asked to use this grid as a source of AOTW answers.
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This weekly competition (scheduled for Thursdays) is similar to the AOTW, but instead of having a rigid format you can submit any clue fitting the theme.
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Use this to submit complete puzzles. They may be presented as pictures and/or using our special markup (only works in legacy reddit). We also recommend posting an interactive version for solving convenience, if possible.
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COTD: Naiads frolicking in Sidcup water? (6)
21:49 UTC
COTD: Being smitten, deserves to hold hands (10)
18:37 UTC
COTD: Mess up group, substituting ace for oblivious beginner (5)
18:09 UTC
Graph exercise with optional margins (4)
17:08 UTC
COTD: Refusing swine from the royal palace (10)
This one's easy, but I like it. >!Maybe the second part could be more playful!<
12:17 UTC
COTD: Endless panic in scrum loose heads (8)
Six Nations season continues, here’s one for the forwards…
11:52 UTC
TOTW: Snakes
thank you to /u/saywherefore!
it is the year of the snake – how about clues or answers that relate to snakes or snakiness in some way. have fun!
10:44 UTC
COTD: Graceful worker followed the Spanish, for example (7)
From today's Lovatts puzzle, got really stuck on this one.
Answer is >!ELEGANT!<. >!I got El from "the Spanish" but unsure how the rest of the answer is derived!<
01:40 UTC
COTD: Stop saying anything's an anagram of itself! (6)
21:44 UTC
COTD: A black hole? Stay away! (5)
Answer >!avoid!<
Don't think it's too difficult, but I enjoyed the wordplay so thought I would post
16:00 UTC
COTD: Greens’ manager initially head of Tottenham swept up in calls for his dismissal (9)
Some knowledge of football will be required first this
12:10 UTC
COTD: Crack cryptic clue with risqué surface (5)
11:52 UTC
COTD: Conquered the German prodigy (6)
11:42 UTC
POTD: My next puzzle in our local rag. Slight musical theme.
wolfchart.org/xword/beta/chico031.html
Thanks to u/Adept-Arugula-6278 for fixing one of my clues.
I've gone for more verbose annotations, in the hope of attracting a broader crowd, any thoughts on that welcome.
10:19 UTC
COTD: Gas makes pigeon cry (3)
09:09 UTC
COTD: Stream doesn't have "river" title (4)
07:56 UTC
If only one could hear the lament of the man with a broken ceiling fan (5, 4, 2, 4)
04:38 UTC
COTD: Deficiency in unglazed earthenware (6)
20:30 UTC
COTD: Old toast mixed with duck and perch: fit for a prince! (9)
19:56 UTC
COTD: Transition inherent in house guests (5)
Feedback on surface appreciated.
17:35 UTC
COTD: Supports both sides of Borneo, overlook eastern deserts (8)
17:20 UTC
COTD: Line of sight disproved times to port (11)
Apologies, reposting with correct enumeration.
15:57 UTC
COTD: Group of prudes murdered Rasputin (8)
15:47 UTC
COTD: Woman has case dismissed from court by jurists essentially in American state (8)
15:29 UTC
COTD: Knockout in the style of an Aussie native (5)
13:06 UTC
For a full crossword a la Minute Cryptic - Liam Runnells sets for the Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesdays
Crossposted from r/minute_cryptic since that sub is mostly its bot posting each day.
Most of the Minute Cryptic clues are written by Liam Runnells. As an Aussie living in the UK it's wonderful to have some free Australian cryptic clues frequently in my life.
I went and researched Liam briefly today and discovered his setter's initials are LR... a setter I know from completing Sydney Morning Herald cryptics as I find his crosswords flow very easily for me.
So if you're looking for some full crosswords by our trusty Minute Cryptic setter, he sets for the Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesdays. They're accessible online. I think he also sets for The Age but I haven't ever followed their publication (being from NSW) and since they're owned by the same folk it'll be a fairly similar set with perhaps some clue variations.
Edit: fixing the subreddit link
09:09 UTC
COTD: Rebutted drug dealer with lingerie (7)
05:02 UTC
COTD: Insert cash or select payment type? (5)
01:48 UTC
Help with surface
I have this clue "Entertain parties without vicar's pub (8) for >!HOSTELRY - HOST + REVELRY!<
I can't quite get a nice surface - the "without" is clunky.
Any ideas?
01:08 UTC
POTD: My first full puzzle
https://crosshare.org/crosswords/jIT2uYawPXMBU5oDNGbV/crackers-we-forgot-the-crackers
Fully expecting this to be torn to shreds, but I hope you can enjoy this. For my first full cryptic I wanted to have a theme so I hope you guys like a certain duo…
22:03 UTC