Clued In #318 | A hot clue to get you warmed up for the day
Mihir Balantrapu | 02 June 2021
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Try this clue out. Even if the answer is a word you’ve never heard of, you can still get it by simply completing the clue’s instructions.
CLUE: Missing the first celebration of summer? (7)
Clue types: deletion
We need a 7-letter word that means ‘of summer’.
Another word for ‘celebration’ is FESTIVAL. ‘Missing the first’ is an indication to delete the first letter and get ESTIVAL, which means ‘of summer’, etymologically originating from
aestus, a latin word for ‘heat’!
Clued In #317 | Get a kick from the cryptic
Mihir Balantrapu | 01 June 2021
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Cryptic setters like to play around with standard notions we have about words and their common connotations. There’s always a tweak that doesn’t sound quite right, seems to violate the rules you expect them to play by, and fills you with a confused annoyance. But setters always seem know how to justify and rationalise their mischief.
CLUE: Joint auditor’s born in France (4)
Clue types: homophone, French loanword
Definition: joint
We need a 4-letter word meaning ‘joint’.
‘In France’ is literally telling us to find a synonym for ‘born’ in French. That word is NEÉ.
Clued In #316 | The solver lining every grid
Mihir Balantrapu | 31 May 2021
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There is always a silver lining to any misfortune that might befall you. Several of those linings can be found defining the contours and boxes of your nearest cryptic crossword puzzle. Go get entertained and edified and resolve your gridlocks on the grid!
CLUE:Entertaining American male on drugs (7)
Clue types: abbreviation, charade
An abbreviation for ʻAmericanʼ is A.
An abbreviation for ʻmaleʼ is M.
Another word for ʻon drugsʼ is USING.
And altogether that spells AMUSING, a 7-letter word that means ʻentertainingʼ!
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