In cryptic puzzles, spies and detectives crop up quite a lot. SPIES or SECRET AGENTS or SECURITY SERVICES often clues the letter combo CIA (Central Intelligence Agency in the US, obvs). DETECTIVES, meanwhile, will often clue the combo CID (Criminal Investigation Department of the British police), but DETECTIVE can also clue PI (private investigator). DETECTIVE INSPECTOR = DI, DETECTIVE SERGEANT = DS. US legal and detective dramas being popular in the UK, District Attorney = DA and Medical Examiner = ME.
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Thank you...I see where you're coming from with PIES. Nice!
Martin 🤓50s · 3 months ago
Hi Melanie - these puzzles are fantastic! So good for beginners. I have a YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/@The_Cryptic_Mystic) where I mainly post beginner-friendly walkthrough solves of different cryptics. My mission is to demystify cryptics and get more people turned on to them :) I have just over 1300 subscribers now. I'd love to feature your puzzles. I think my subscribers would love them! Would you be open to that? I'd give you full credit and would post links back to you. I look forward to hearing from you :) You can reply here or feel free to email me cryptictokmystic@gmail.com if you prefer. Thanks Martin