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Learn Cryptic Crosswords<p>Consult old patient about earth recording (5,8)</p><p>direction: down<br>--</p><p>Source: Times 27525 <a href="https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2250125.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">times-xwd-times.livejournal.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2250125.html</span></a></p><p>See replies for a hint, the answer, and an explanation</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/puzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzles</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/crosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswords</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/CrosswordPuzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrosswordPuzzles</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/CrypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrypticCrosswords</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/CrypticCrosswordPuzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrypticCrosswordPuzzles</span></a></p>
Learn Cryptic Crosswords<p>Nobleman entering New York? Just about (6)</p><p>direction: down<br>--</p><p>Source: Times Quick Cryptic No 1519 <a href="https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2266302.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">times-xwd-times.livejournal.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2266302.html</span></a></p><p>See replies for a hint, the answer, and an explanation</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/puzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzles</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/crosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswords</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/CrosswordPuzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrosswordPuzzles</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/CrypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrypticCrosswords</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/CrypticCrosswordPuzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrypticCrosswordPuzzles</span></a></p>
Gemini6Ice<p>Consolation for redundancy in seven-acre development (9) </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cryptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptic</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crosswordClue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswordClue</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticClueADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticClueADay</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticCrosswords</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/brainteaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brainteaser</span></a></p>
Learn Cryptic Crosswords<p>Bank on upset after mixture with no little Bass (6)</p><p>direction: down<br>--</p><p>Source: Mephisto 3113 <a href="https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2332045.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">times-xwd-times.livejournal.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2332045.html</span></a></p><p>See replies for a hint, the answer, and an explanation</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/puzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzles</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/crosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswords</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/CrosswordPuzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrosswordPuzzles</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/CrypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrypticCrosswords</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/CrypticCrosswordPuzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrypticCrosswordPuzzles</span></a></p>
Gemini6Ice<p>A capital is belligerently mean to cars (10 <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cryptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptic</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crosswordClue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswordClue</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticClueADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticClueADay</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticCrosswords</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/brainteaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brainteaser</span></a></p>
Learn Cryptic Crosswords<p>First to return this container (3)</p><p>direction: down<br>--</p><p>Source: Times Quick Cryptic No 1579 <a href="https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2311272.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">times-xwd-times.livejournal.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2311272.html</span></a></p><p>See replies for a hint, the answer, and an explanation</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/puzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzles</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/crosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswords</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/CrosswordPuzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrosswordPuzzles</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/CrypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrypticCrosswords</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/CrypticCrosswordPuzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrypticCrosswordPuzzles</span></a></p>
Gemini6Ice<p>It can be found higher than the sole language (6) <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cryptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptic</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crosswordClue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswordClue</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticClueADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticClueADay</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticCrosswords</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/brainteaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brainteaser</span></a></p>
Gemini6Ice<p>Part of speech: it’s a card game (4) <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cryptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptic</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crosswordClue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswordClue</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticClueADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticClueADay</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticCrosswords</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/brainteaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brainteaser</span></a></p>
Gemini6Ice<p>Romeo performed well; provide yoir opinion (4) <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cryptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptic</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crosswordClue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswordClue</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticClueADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticClueADay</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticCrosswords</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/brainteaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brainteaser</span></a></p>
Gemini6Ice<p>Lacked poster caption (6) <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cryptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptic</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticCrosswords</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticClueADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticClueADay</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crosswordClue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswordClue</span></a></p>
Gemini6Ice<p><a href="https://www.gnomoncryptics.com/welcome-to-the-gnomon-what-is-it/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gnomoncryptics.com/welcome-to-</span><span class="invisible">the-gnomon-what-is-it/</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticCrosswords</span></a></p>
Gemini6Ice<p>How much it can be found before a sort of atomic capacity (10) <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cryptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptic</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crosswordClue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswordClue</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticClueADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticClueADay</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticCrosswords</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/brainteaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brainteaser</span></a></p>
Gemini6Ice<p>It’s ‘tween mountain and mountain, inside pennies with rare commonness (10) <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cryptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptic</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crosswordClue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswordClue</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticClueADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticClueADay</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticCrosswords</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/brainteaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brainteaser</span></a></p>
Negative12DollarBill<p>I thought I'd make a blog post about why <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CrypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrypticCrosswords</span></a> are actually easier than regular ones.</p><p>Let me know what you think.</p><p><a href="https://blog.negative12dollarbill.com/crosswords/2025/01/19/cryptic-clues-are-easier.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.negative12dollarbill.com/</span><span class="invisible">crosswords/2025/01/19/cryptic-clues-are-easier.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Crossword" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crossword</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CrosswordPuzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrosswordPuzzles</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Puzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Puzzles</span></a></p>
Gemini6Ice<p>From the audience, become subject of a magic show role? I quote, “with production assistant locked inside” (11) <br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cryptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptic</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crosswordClue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswordClue</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticClueADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticClueADay</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticCrosswords</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/brainteaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brainteaser</span></a></p>
Gemini6Ice<p>It’s got providence and holders I repaired (5 6)</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cryptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptic</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crosswordClue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswordClue</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticClueADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticClueADay</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticCrosswords</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/brainteaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brainteaser</span></a></p>
Gemini6Ice<p>Five scores dispatched Uri, reportedly (7) <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cryptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptic</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crosswordClue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswordClue</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticCrosswords</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticClueADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticClueADay</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/brainteaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brainteaser</span></a></p>
Gemini6Ice<p>Get better suggestion: shortly behead paramour (7) <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cryptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptic</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crosswordClue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswordClue</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticClueADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticClueADay</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticCrosswords</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/brainteaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brainteaser</span></a></p>
Gemini6Ice<p>Heartless Marten’s promotion (4) <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cryptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptic</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crosswordClue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswordClue</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticClueADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticClueADay</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticCrosswords</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/brainteaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brainteaser</span></a></p>
Gemini6Ice<p>Car crash I’d left for emphasis (6) <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cryptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptic</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crosswordClue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crosswordClue</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticClueADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticClueADay</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/crypticCrosswords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypticCrosswords</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/brainteaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brainteaser</span></a></p>
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