- Y or -ISH 4

Every now and then ugly Noah's making bones (5)

A bit like a supermodel? (5)

The hour on the radio for Herb (5)

Mike, surrounded by strange tune, is not satisfied (5)

It's a bit like a feature for the inquisitive (5)

Name quality the chic have (5)

Word endings can often be helpful in crosswords (if the clue ends in -S or -ED or -NESS, you know there's a fair chance you can guess what the answer ends in), but sometimes word endings are deliberately used to confuse. -ISH and -Y have various meanings in English, including (but not limited to) A BIT LIKE, CONTAINING OR COVERED IN, LIABLE TO or OF THE NATION OF. If a FISHY smell is a smell a bit like FISH, and a MEATY texture is a texture a bit like MEAT, why isn't a FAIRY a bit like a FUNFAIR? And if a SHEEPISH person behaves a bit like a SHEEP, why isn't a comedy sketch SKITTISH and a massage RUBBISH? In cryptic crosswords, they absolutely could be! Cue any number of terrible puns, because I'm PUNISH (but not CORNY - that's what tortilla chips are) . If you enjoy my crosswords, you'll LOVE the Cryptic Mystic's fantastic YouTube channel, which has been kind enough to feature a couple of my crosswords and is THE best resource for cryptic beginners: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Cryptic_Mystic

Very nice! 4a was a struggle for me, but a fair one!

With celebrity-themed clues, the celebrities tend to be ones even a 95-year-old grandmother who has been living under a rock for decades will have heard of, so often it is just a case of not assuming you can't do it and just thinking of the first name that pops into your head.

I had to cheat on the name and now I can't see what the answer was

Don't assume you can't do it! Always just think of the first name that pops into your head when you see the word SUPERMODEL or whatever the clue is - it will probably be right

Retriever 4:26 · 4 days ago

Melanie Branton constructor · 2 days ago
With celebrity-themed clues, the celebrities tend to be ones even a 95-year-old grandmother who has been living under a rock for decades will have heard of, so often it is just a case of not assuming you can't do it and just thinking of the first name that pops into your head.

Shark 🤓2:43 · 3 days ago

Thanks!

Melanie Branton constructor · 2 days ago
Thank you x

Sally 3:04 · 3 days ago

Melanie Branton constructor · 2 days ago
Don't assume you can't do it! Always just think of the first name that pops into your head when you see the word SUPERMODEL or whatever the clue is - it will probably be right

- Y or -ISH 4

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