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Clued In #345 | Equating mathematics with cryptics

 |  12 July 2021

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Maths is not everyone’s favourite subject. But that’s only because it is taught in a regimented and confusing way in school syllabi. Whereas, maths is a really a game of creative and free thinking and logical clarity, right? The internal logic that binds the components of a cryptic clue is quite the same, and even more fun to solve!

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!

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The Hindu Cryptic #13298 | Vulcan | 13 AcrossClue explained:According to it, Y = Sharpness (8)CLUE:

: charade, literal fodderClue type

: sharpnessDefinition

:AnswerASPERITY

We need an 8-letter word here that means ‘sharpness’.

Another way of saying ‘according to’ is AS PER.

From the word ‘it’, we literally get the letters I and T.

The ‘Y’, which is posing as a mathematical variable in the wordplay, can also be taken literally for the letter Y.

Altogether, that spells ASPERITY, a word that suggests a stern ‘sharpness’ in someone’s demeanour!