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More about crosswords

Last week, we had some cryptic clues in our crossword puzzle. There could have been more, and some of the straightforward clues could have been made more interesting. It will help us to understand how the people who make up cryptic crossword puzzles work, if we look at some of last week’s answers and the clues the\ might have had. Tales: old bread can be turned into stories (old bread would be stale, stale is an anagram of tales, and

stories are tales). Feast: a lean time includes the east to make the opposite (a lean time can mean a feast, add E for the compass point, and we have the opposite of a lean time). Erne: Sea eagle, sounds ike what xve get in wages .earn). Cent: One hundred make 1 dollar, but sounds that we were told to go (sent). Oval: Cricket ground, eggs with a learner (ova are eggs and L is a sign

widely used for learnei drivers). Seas: Waters, grab, we hear seize). Roman numerals, like I for 50, C for 100. D for 500. and M for 1000. are often used as clues tn letters in cryptic crossword. We will stay with straight clues for a while but I am sure you will enjoy the occasional cryptic one now that you understand how they are made up.

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https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19790417.2.96

Bibliographic details
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Press, 17 April 1979, Page 12

Word count
Tapeke kupu
226

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