The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday
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Sometimes, the wordplay is fairly easy to decipher and you think you have found all the bits and pieces that make up your answer. But when you put them all together and expect to see it spell out the answer, it doesn’t.
That’s when you realise that while the setter must make sure that all parts of speech match between answer, wordplay, and definition, he is not quite obligated to make them match between the surface and cryptic readings.
Confused? Check out this clue...
Clue types: charade
Definition: stuff
Answer: SATIATE
We need a 7-letter word here that means ‘stuff’. But is it the noun or the verb? Let’s see...
Another word for ‘settled down’ could be SAT.
The setter then gives us an I literally as the word ‘I’.
Another word for ‘consumed’ is ATE.
And altogether, that spells SATIATE, our 7-letter synonym for the verb ‘stuff’!
(The setter seems to hinting to us that neither the answer to this clue nor satisfaction can be found in material things a.k.a. stuff!)
Was the above clue fun to solve? Did you get a kick out of understanding how to work out the answer to a cryptic crossword clue? Did you enjoy being given a random sentence that ultimately leads to a completely unexpected but totally decipherable answer? Do you feel like you could use some help to guide you towards the answer for each of the 20-30 clues that usually bamboozle you in each puzzle? Well, look no further!
Ok, look just a little further. Because, every Sunday, The Hindu Crossword Plus posts a new The Hindu Cryptic puzzle with annotations for each clue! Go ahead and bookmark that link and play the latest puzzle.
Each annotation will give you helping hints and hold your hand as we work out the answer together. If you liked the long-winded explanation to the above clue, then you will surely enjoy the crisper versions we give you in The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday puzzles, when you click the button ‘Reveal’ and then ‘Show a hint’.
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