DT Cryptic Crossword - Wednesday
Good morning and thanks Globus. Sunny day here.
Last full week of the school year, so plenty to do and not much time for puzzling.
Could do with some help with the parsing for this one.
18D
Last full week of the school year, so plenty to do and not much time for puzzling.
Could do with some help with the parsing for this one.
18D
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NARWHAL nw=northward? a=and for “with”? r=“race”? +Hal =Harry? If there’s a more elegant parsing, I don’t see it
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Hi FK. Have a good relaxing break. Think you are looking at 18D. Parse.FujiKiwi wrote: Tue Jun 22, 2021 11:55 pm Good morning and thanks Globus. Sunny day here.
Last full week of the school year, so plenty to do and not much time for puzzling.
Could do with some help with the parsing for this one.
9D
SpoilerShowNARWHAL nw=northward? a=and for “with”? r=“race”? +Hal =Harry? If there’s a more elegant parsing, I don’t see it
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Raced northward is RAN With = abbrev. W and HAL is the name of Prince Harry (historical)
21AGlobus wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 12:41 am Got to go now but let me give the answer to 22A as I'm a bit of a whizz on Greek goddesses. Her daughter was Persephone.
For 21A you need the atomic number for tin. Prefer proper real ale myself!SpoilerShowDEMETER
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PILSNER
2D
4D
6D
9A
13A
16A
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VALUE U plus Vale
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END USER double clue
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EN PASSANT anagram of sent a snap
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POLICE DOG anagram of poodle CGI
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TRUTH DRUG double clue
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ADEPT commenT PEDAnt back