Just a little cryptic
◆ · By n0hk · Published over 3 years ago
Constructor's Note
My first attempt at a 5x5 fully-checked Crossword. All of the clues are in the style of a Cryptic Crossword.
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- BJ constructor · over 3 years agoI would like to thank my friend adny for tidying up up 1D, and providing the inspiration for 4D.And I would like to thank you for taking the time to do my puzzle, I hope you enjoyed it :)
- BJ constructor · over 3 years agoWoo, thanks for solve this. I hope you enjoyed it :)
- Mike D 🤓3:34 · over 3 years agoVery nice! I like the 5x5 fully checked - makes it much easier to get as a new cryptic solver I think. Mind explaining NINJA, ATTIC, and KEENS? I think those ore the only ones I can't figure out
- BJ constructor · over 3 years agoWoo! Ninja is maybe a little rogue. It's a Spoonerism of "Gin? Nah!"- which fits the fodders story Attic is a backwards hidden, clued by revolutionary (right-to-left) prisoners (hidden). Keens is the last letter of each piece of fodder, clued by finishes
- Mike D 🤓3:34 · over 3 years agoThank you - that all makes sense now
- Caroline 3:09 · over 3 years agoI'm new to cryptics also (but I caught the spoonerism reference!). I didn't undertand 4D, could you explain it?
- BJ constructor · over 3 years ago4D is a homophone &lit. Gin (alcohol) is a 'spirit often found in bottle' and gin is a homophone (it's said) of Djinn. Djinn is another word for Genie, and could be called "A spirit often found in a bottle"; with 'it's said' showing that it's allegorical. Hope that makes sense!
- Caroline 3:09 · over 3 years agoOh, yes. I actually am familiar with djinn, but I didn't get the pointer to a homophone, so I missed the 'gin' angle! Nice one.
- Joseph Foley 🤓2:10 · over 3 years agoThank!
- mondestrunken 🤓3:29 · over 3 years agovery nice! enjoyed a lot
- Jon 5:01 · over 3 years agoNice
- Frisco17 🤓44:46 · over 3 years agoVery nice!
- quatrevingtneuf 🤓1:19 · over 3 years agonice to see a quick cryptic on here
- BJ constructor · over 3 years agoI'll acknowledge my bias, but say that I like them more as (to me) they're more primarily wordplay puzzles than general knowledge checks.But I definitely seem outnumbered in terms of quantity. Glad to brighten your day with something a little more novel :)
- Orfington 8:24 · over 3 years agoCould I get an explanation of 2D? Cryptics are still… well, cryptic to me!
- BJ constructor · over 3 years agoThis is a type of clue where the wordplay indicates 'bits and pieces' of the answer that all just get added together. Here there's a bird (tit) that gets added to either le (the in French) to get a word meaning name. It could have been Bird=le/la+a 3 letter word for name too. :)