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A word or series of words that signify the turning around (across & down clues), or overturning (down clues only) of letters.
Examples: upset, reversed, retired, in withdrawal, over etc.
The structure of the answer involves either letters placed outside other letters, or letters placed inside other letters. Which type of container clue is determined by an appropriate container indicator.
A question mark has been used to indicate "language abuse", that is, a word or words in a clue are used in a technically incorrect way, but the meaning can be still inferred.
Example: A indeed (?) could mean to insert A inside deed.
Either a mixture of letters is placed inside or outside other letters, or letters are placed inside or outside a mixture of letters. An anagram indicator and containment indicator will be present.
A word or series of words that signify the turning around (across & down clues), or overturning (down clues only) of letters.
Examples: upset, reversed, retired, in withdrawal, over etc.
The entire answer is the result of removing the first or last letter from part of the clue or its synonym. A truncation indicator will be present.
The answer is found by butting together parts defined in the wordplay. There may be some positional indicators that change the order of these parts.
Punctuation generally should be ignored - always consider how a clue reads without punctuation.
Either a mixture of letters is placed inside or outside other letters, or letters are placed inside or outside a mixture of letters. An anagram indicator and containment indicator will be present.
The answer is found by butting together parts defined in the wordplay. There may be some positional indicators that change the order of these parts.
A type of clue where the WHOLE clue defines the answer, and the WHOLE clue also is the wordplay (a mechanism to derive the answer through various cryptic devices). "&lit" is short for "and literally".
To qualify as an &lit, a clue must have no unused components either in the definition or the wordplay - it must be readable one way as a definition, and another as the wordplay.
Either a mixture of letters is placed inside or outside other letters, or letters are placed inside or outside a mixture of letters. An anagram indicator and containment indicator will be present.
Either a mixture of letters is placed inside or outside other letters, or letters are placed inside or outside a mixture of letters. An anagram indicator and containment indicator will be present.
The structure of the answer involves either letters placed outside other letters, or letters placed inside other letters. Which type of container clue is determined by an appropriate container indicator.
The answer is hidden among the words of the clue. No spare words should be present. A suitable hidden indicator will point to the buried text.
Examples: part of, associated with, types of.
The structure of the answer involves either letters placed outside other letters, or letters placed inside other letters. Which type of container clue is determined by an appropriate container indicator.
The answer is found by butting together parts defined in the wordplay. There may be some positional indicators that change the order of these parts.
The answer is found by using the sound of a word or phrase. Sounds-like indicators point the way.
All I can think of for 6D is ‘chip’ or ‘suit’ and neither seems to work. 27A has to be dam + but I can’t get the next 3 letters and 5A as a container clue doesn’t let me see the “u” in unicorn so I need help there as well.
Thanks David for another challenge. Struggled a bit with 1A and 2D but prevailed eventually.
Regards
Norman
I hope Michael was able to solve this corner. I am stuck with 5a and 6 down.
My word for 5a fits the clue, but the only reference I can find on the internet is that it is a common misspelling of the word.
6d confuses me with regard to plural and singular and should there be an s in the answer or no s in the clue.
Anyway back to the drawing board, with hope of a flash of inspiration when I turn my thoughts to other things. Next Wednesday all will be revealed, and it is not even Christmas.
Thanks again David. You keep us on our toes, and hopefully away from memory loss.
Arthur Maynard
I knew it!
As soon as I walked through the door, it hit me. I often say that doors are memory switches. When you have forgotten something, you just have to walk through a doorway, and presto your memory is restored. I think this has something to do with age.
Just needed to get out of the rut.
Arthur Maynard.
Works every time Arthur.
This was a Best Ever for speed in completion.
Loved all of the above – ALL Light Bulb Moments.
Thanks – David