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Guardian 24925 (Orlando): Bound to believe in pronouncement? (7) TRUSSED

the setter is taking a small liberty with the accepted rules of fairness and wants you to let it pass.

The question mark is a hint to look for an example - not a synonym – of 'son'. Times 24382: Possessive type's first son? (5) THEIR

the part of the clue preceding the '?' is a definition by example.

The question mark nudges the solver to think of 'primo donno' from an unconventional perspective. Turn it about and you get OVID, the Roman poet. 'prima donna' is DIVA, so 'primo donno' is DIVO. Guardian 25103 (Paul): Poet writing about primo donno? (4) OVID

the part of the clue preceding the '?' requires some lateral thinking.

the clue is a cryptic definition if the '?' is placed at the end of the clueįT 13475 (Bradman): Two in chemical water? (9) SUBSCRIPTĪ cd '2' is a subscript in the chemical symbol for water, H 2O.

? and ! generally indicate that something unusual is going on in the clue. With the aid of the punctuation, 'is' converts to 'has' in the cryptic reading.įor more uses of the apostrophe, read The Significance of ’s in Cryptic Clues. Times Jumbo 884: Fire’s hot inside cabin (5) SHACK The apostrophe can be used to disguise a container indicator: HAVER (hesitate), with the H dropped as indicated by the apostrophe. Guardian 24974 (Chifonie): Confirm or 'esitate (4) AVER

If the apostrophe has been used to drop letters in the clue, this indicates that corresponding letters are to be dropped in the answer. The apostrophe requires careful consideration. For solving, the punctuation can safely be ignored. Most of the time, as above, the role of punctuation is only to create a meaningful, misleading surface for the clue. Horse and buggy kept inside that's sick (7) The same clues are easier to solve without the distractions of surface punctuation:Īs something painful hurt I came to be treated (9) The hyphens have no role in the cryptic reading. Times 24300: Horse-and-buggy kept inside - that's sick (7) MACABRE The quotes have no role in the cryptic reading. INVITE (ask) – T (time), W (head of 'why'). Guardian 24802 (Araucaria): No time to ask "Why's head visible?" (2,4) IN VIEW The comma has no role in the cryptic reading. That is good advice in most cases, like these -įT13474 (Mudd): As something painful hurt, I came to be treated (9) RHEUMATICĪn anagram of (hurt I came). From one point for the most common letters to 10 points for the rare ones.The standard advice for punctuation in cryptic clues is "Ignore it".

Overview of how many points each letter in the Scrabble board game will give you.

#Subvert crossword clue plus

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