Clued In #277 | I am dear to myself as every man is to themselves
Mihir Balantrapu | 04 April 2021
Hey there, and welcome back to Clued In!
Here’s some more Everyman to start the week with. What’s in a name, you ask? Well, in cryptic crosswords, it can help you get the scent and kickstart your hunt for the answer! Check out what we mean in the following clue.
Clue type: self-referential, insertion
We need a 7-letter word for ‘group of antelopes’.
When Everyman, the setter of this puzzle, refers to themselves in the clue, we need to translate it from their perspective. So, ‘Everyman’s’ can be rephrased as Everyman is, which becomes I’M. And that’s two easy letters in our pocket up front.
Clued In #266 | Don’t be bullied by noise, quietly solve cryptics
Mihir Balantrapu | 18 March 2021
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Sometimes, to work out an answer that seems to be eluding you, you just need to get into a place of quiet. This sounds all mystical or New Age, but it’s really true. Sometimes, our brain just finds it hard to think properly when bombarded with external noise. Cryptic crosswords can help put you back into that awesomely precious state of silent privacy.
CLUE:Man quietly being apprehended by thug gets aid (4,3)
Clue types: abbreviation, containment/insertion