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Workers Working 1

· By Melanie Branton · Published 2025-01-28T07:27:16.365Z

Constructor's Note
In cryptic puzzles, WORKER often clues the letter combos ANT, BEE, HAND or MAN. e.g. "Switzerland takes worker to provide incantation (5)" (Switzerland = CH) + (worker = ANT) = CHANT = incantation. WORKING can clue ON (as in, "The kettle is WORKING"), but it can also just clue an anagram.
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  • Shark 3:58 · 2025-01-28T12:15:14.409Z
    Thank you!
  • Jonathan Airey 🤓3:03 · 2025-01-28T14:35:41.705Z
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    • Will M 🤓1:45 · 2025-01-29T01:24:35.945Z
      Nice one again :)
      • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-01-29T09:06:17.999Z
        Thank You <3
      • Amy DiGiovanni 🤓3:02 · 2025-01-29T02:41:27.328Z
        very nice! can you explain 2D?
        • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-01-29T09:06:00.471Z
          (Worker = ANT) + (mobile phone company = EE (that could be just a British thing - if so, sorry!) Working = anagrammatised = EATEN = consumed
          • Amy DiGiovanni 🤓3:02 · 2025-01-29T18:00:31.766Z
            makes sense, thanks! I had forgotten that "working" could point at an anagram. also yes I think EE is just a British thing but that's just the nature of global crosswords so no worries! :)
            • John h 🤓5:53 · 2025-01-29T18:45:56.231Z
              I usually use "headless bee/worker" or "electrical engineer" to give "EE" since I'm not British!
          • Sayuga 4:23 · 2025-01-29T13:17:12.972Z
            Loved the puzzle! What a great idea to make introductions to certain concepts in cryptics! One small quibble if it’s of any value - as far as I know, it’s a slight faux pas to clue anagram fodder indirectly. Though the clue was very doable, I might not expect to see something like 2D in newspaper crosswords! Ideally, I think this clue would directly give you ‘EE’ as fodder, though this might trivialise the clue for the sake of convention. Thanks for the puzzle regardless!
            • John h 🤓5:53 · 2025-01-29T18:47:22.566Z
              I have actually seen it a couple times in online cryptics, but it can be a pain if the clue is too vague, so I try to avoid it.
              • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-01-30T09:26:45.937Z
                Thanks for the feedback, Sayuga. My go-to newspaper crossword is The Independent (UK newspaper), which frequently indirectly clues anagram fodder, especially if it's an initialism like EE, but I take your point that it may not have been the best idea to include in a crossword for an international audience - especially not a crossword labelled "beginner"! Good shout.
              1A
              Worker going to church to get tree (5)
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              5
              Across
              1. 1A
                Worker going to church to get tree (5)
              2. 4A
                Worker working for Chekhov, Mosimann, Lesser or du Beke (5)
              3. 5A
                One of the Osmonds put on before New York (5)
              Down
              1. 1D
                British Library taking headless worker is tasteless (5)
              2. 2D
                Worker working with mobile phone company is consumed (5)
              3. 3D
                Worker, at the end of day, is useful (5)
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