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60 GAMES WORLD^ OF PUZZLES^ | may 2019

For tips on solving cryptic crosswords, send a stamped return envelope to “Cryptic Solving Guide,” GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES, P.O. Box 184, Fort Washington, PA 19034.

Each clue in a cryptic crossword has two parts: a definition of the answer and an indication of the answer’s literal makeup

via wordplay. Either half may come first; finding the dividing point between the two parts is the key to solving. On page

61, eight common methods by which hints are given via wordplay are described; any combination of these gimmicks

may be used.

Expect to see references to abbreviations (doctor for DR, Hawaii for HI, or university for U), chemical symbols (iron

for Fe), Roman numerals (five for V), and parts of words (end of year for R, head of cabbage for C, or heart of stone

for O). A clue with an exclamation point may be what’s called an & lit. clue, in which the two halves overlap, so the

whole clue is both a definition and a cryptic indication of the answer, as in Terribly angered! for ENRAGED (see

“anagrams” on page 61). Give these puzzles a try! ANSWERS, PAGE 79

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ACROSS

1 According to reports,
creates a chapter’s
initiations and such (5)
4 Injudiciousness
without a bit of
restraint is insolent
behavior (9)
9 Showed up with band
for brief appearance (5)

10 Company man approves

drawing tools (9)

11 Guru reformed cheater (7)

12 State doctor’s group

goes after a medical

facility (7)

13 Award improved

coed allowance (10)

16 Last bits of Oreo filling

near Cookie Monster (4)

17 Surprise crazy people

from behind (4)

18 Broken door braces

arena fixture (10)

22 English one heads

back from the

Orient (7)

23 Psychic power

returned after real

unusual setback (7)

25 CIA: it messed up in poll

of the government (9)

26 Winds innards around last

piece of haggis (5)

27 Returned acid used in

demonstration in an

extreme way (9)

28 Helps one wager last

of dollars (5)

DOWN

1 Record the item Edward

repeated aloud (7)

2 Most of tame

Pennsylvania city (5)

3 Stifle small relative (7)

4 Bring on fashionable

dog (5)

5 Ostentatious display

accompanies a grim

hairstyle (9)

6 Plays doctor with

Amanda’s first half

sister, initially (6)

7 No GIs at L.A. relocated

for homesickness (9)

8 Steen’s Lavender

frames subject (7)

14 Stranger once led us and

handed out advice (9)

15 Specialized in new

talc niche (9)

17 Higher limits of price

in cattle (7)

19 Awful glob on a

sandwich meat (7)

20 Garments with pair

of drab curves (7)

21 Some illicit pesticide on

the rise is putrid (6)

23 Type of race Yale runs

backwards (5)

24 In audition, walked back

and forth with stick (5)

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