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British Armed Forces Cryptic 1

· By Melanie Branton · Published 2025-02-02T21:32:17.159Z

Constructor's Note
In British cryptic puzzles, the following military-themed letter combos may be used: OR = soldiers/men (Other Ranks); RA = (Royal) Artillery/the Gunners; RE = (Royal) Engineers/Sappers/Miners; RM = (Royal) Marines; RN = (Royal) Navy
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  • nate 🤓22s · 2025-02-02T21:44:36.489Z
    these always trip me up in British cryptics – thanks for the accessible introduction!
    • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-02-03T10:04:03.983Z
      Thank you! British compilers use these way too much (along with cricket terminology!), and they don't mean much to most British people under 80, either, but my grandfather (who died way before I as born) was in the OR of the RE in WW1, so I try to remember them - he would have been a crossword compiler's dream! <3
    • Shark 🤓3:14 · 2025-02-02T22:27:40.998Z
      Merci!
      • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-02-03T10:04:42.560Z
        <3 Whatever is the French for "proszę"!
      1A
      District Attorney joins the Navy to mend socks (4)
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      Across
      1. 1A
        District Attorney joins the Navy to mend socks (4)
      2. 5A
        Men take Ecstasy with Oscar and have a chocolate cream biscuit (4)
      3. 6A
        Miners going one way and Gunners going the other show backside (4)
      4. 7A
        Mother and Mike go around Lima manufacturing chalk (4)
      Down
      1. 1D
        Party with the Marines in sleeping quarters (4)
      2. 2D
        Engineers in Alcoholics Anonymous in the district (4)
      3. 3D
        Engineers and Capone are genuine (4)
      4. 4D
        No Marines are standard (4)
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