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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

'ǚǓǜǘǣȱ'ǚǝǙǙǕǝǚȰ BY JOAN WARD


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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