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Phil The
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Published 4 months ago
cryptic
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midi-contest-11-22
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Meta Prompt
Six clues consist of wordplay only and no straight definition. The answer to the meta is the word that precedes three of these on the screen. The other three are Pearl, Jim-Bob, John-Boy, Selma & Patti to Fred, Olivia, Maggie & Lisa
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Phil The
constructor
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4 months ago
Explanations for all the clues here:
http://www.philpreen.co.uk/puzzles/crosswords/crosshare-midi-contest-nov-22/parse/
quatrevingtneuf
8:40
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4 months ago
nice! good to see a cryptic in the contest entries!
Phil The
constructor
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4 months ago
Thanks :-)
kieranjboyd
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7:46
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4 months ago
Cute! Great clue for
CAREW
7A
Coming back from the West of Wales encounter rather attractive castle! (5)
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. I was a little confused by the instructions, but was already thinking about the 'The' TV Shows from the listed characters.
Phil The
constructor
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4 months ago
Thanks :-) The instructions were intended to confuse, sorry ;-) I could have used less obvious names but didn't want to make it too difficult.
Play today's daily mini crossword
1A
Cool but not quite with unfashionable type returning (8)
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Across
1
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Cool but not quite with unfashionable type returning (8)
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Insect queen at home with Bill (6-2-3)
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Coming back from the West of Wales encounter rather attractive castle! (5)
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Herb is at last inside, bail? (5)
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Olive and onion yesterday, lovely starters (3)
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Escort one who sells drugs but only after start of procession (5)
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Muse a long time about old time (5)
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Sonnets lift up (11)
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Moss nips around (8)
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Provide food for King having been fed inside (5)
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Second name for 'Vanilla Frost'
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TC's cop pulled in right drip (7)
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Uncovered hellish island where immigrants were processed (5)
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Mistake to have danced regularly for this man: His mother? She never gave birth to him (7)
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Disney's holding on (7)
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Shirt worn for job as counter (7)
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He and I with Di, a girl from Switzerland (5)
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Behaves like a ghost wanting hotel (5)
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Number kept in at work (3)
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