Fancy cracking one out? More cryptic filth for you...
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Still peddling my profane puzzles. As ever, there will be an appropriate prize for the first correct solution drawn. Closing date 10 December. (And there's still a day left to enter #7 - draw on Sunday morning). Congratulations to winner of #6, wheresthefish.
Link above fetches JPG. For PUZ file you need this one:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=17ytMi5-dm-31DnprSRZ2A0w2RQ_hlwwh
PM me if you need my email to enter. You can also DM answers to @crudecryptics if you do Twitter.
Enjoy!
(, Fri 24 Nov 2017, 10:55, Share, Reply)
can you do a non cryptic one for thickos like me plz?
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sock more tea vicar?, Fri 24 Nov 2017, 11:01,
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Soz - I only do cryptics. You'll just have to bone up. :) This isn't a bad primer: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/may/03/how-to-solve-cryptic-crossword
I'll do a Crude Cryptics sweary xword primer when I get a chance. Some common conventions are emerging, e.g. 'fucking'/'fucked up' as an anagram indicator, 'hole' for letter O, etc.. :)
(, Fri 24 Nov 2017, 14:30, Share, Reply)
Vagina (4)
Doesn't have quite the same ring to it, does it?
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Mr Mann I love pigs, best of all the animals, Fri 24 Nov 2017, 14:35,
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1) Buy Tim Moorey's book: www.amazon.co.uk/Times-How-Crack-Cryptic-Crosswords/dp/0007546521
2) Buy The Times and do the Quick Cryptic
3) You'll be able to do that pretty well after about 5-6 weeks; then have a crack at the main puzzle. Mondays are generally (but not always) easier.
Plus, once you've finished, you're left with what remains a (mostly) decent newspaper.
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Mr Mann I love pigs, best of all the animals, Fri 24 Nov 2017, 15:37,
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I hope the prize is a bar of soap to wash your mouth out, dirty birdy.
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Draconacticus Reject shampoo. Demand real poo!, Fri 24 Nov 2017, 12:22,
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23d and 25d are wonderful clues by the way.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 24 Nov 2017, 13:09,
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Ta. Don't tell me you've finished already? If so, I might have to make 'em harder... :)
(, Fri 24 Nov 2017, 13:14, Share, Reply)
Hell no
Only got three so far. Still got two left on the previous one also.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 24 Nov 2017, 15:33,
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I've got 6 so far, but I'm not sure why one of them is right.
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Draconacticus Reject shampoo. Demand real poo!, Fri 24 Nov 2017, 16:14,
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It was 3 but I'm happy it is right now.
I've only got 3 left to work out... 15, 17 & 28.
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Draconacticus Reject shampoo. Demand real poo!, Sun 26 Nov 2017, 0:58,
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Another solver took me to task on 28a...not strictly Ximenean, but I maintain that given you can be pretty sure if you've got 23d right, the controversial cryptic indication for the last letter of 28a is fair. ;-)
(, Sun 26 Nov 2017, 20:59, Share, Reply)
I really like the (very few) clues I've got
Are you publishing solutions?
Also, I'd say this is easily better than Anus's puzzles in Viz.
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Mr Mann I love pigs, best of all the animals, Fri 24 Nov 2017, 19:48,
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^This
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The_cold_stare Coming here only when very, very bored, Fri 24 Nov 2017, 21:57,
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