A Conversation for How to Solve 'The Times' Crossword
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Mu Beta Started conversation Feb 26, 2002
Great site...got me thinking.
A lot of people quote the 'water' clue as their favourite, but I'm very fond of the cryptic definitions. My all-time favourite appeared in the Times a few years back:
What an expert in share movement expects from the board (10,5)
Answer in a week or so (or on demand).
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manolan Posted Mar 7, 2002
Hmm. Occasional Table? If that's right, I'm not sure I like the clue.
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Mu Beta Posted Mar 8, 2002
No, Occasional Table not right. I think this is a classic:
Ploughman's Lunch
Think about it.
B
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manolan Posted Mar 8, 2002
Ah, I agree, outstanding. I hadn't thought of that interpretation at all.
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Javert Posted Apr 25, 2003
Two of my all time favourites
A:G, P:Z. (10)
Also, another favourite 7,1,4.
Answers, if needed, upon request.
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Javert Posted May 4, 2003
Answers are Dehydrated 'H to o' missing
and without a clue
please send your answers thanks Raz
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Recumbentman Posted Apr 7, 2004
Excellent Entry!
My dad was very taken by a clue decadss ago in either the Guardian or Telegraph (the latter he only bought for the crossword):
Nothing squared is a cube (3)
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Skinnylinny the not-so-incredibly well known Posted Jun 8, 2004
Personally, my favourite cryptic clue is:
E
It is for a 13 letter word. Give up? See my user "my space" for the answer.
It is practically impossible in my opinion.
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Glazza Posted Mar 6, 2006
Meal for cowardly baloonist(7-2-1-6)
A: Chicken in a basket
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Icy North Posted Jun 17, 2016
One of the best and hardest clues I saw last year was:
Do it! (2,2)
Be warned - it's obscure.
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SashaQ - happysad Posted Jun 17, 2016
My favourite clue is "Keats and Yeats do but don't (5)" as it was one of the very first Times Crosswords I looked at and really enjoyed the 
when I got it!
Do it! (2,2)
Is there Latin in it?
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Icy North Posted Jun 17, 2016
Not correct, but very close in definition.
This is a fully-formed cryptic clue with both definition and a secondary indication too. If you can solve it 'blind' (i.e. without crossing letters) I'll be very impressed. I had one or two to help me.
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- 1: Mu Beta (Feb 26, 2002)
- 2: manolan (Mar 7, 2002)
- 3: Mu Beta (Mar 8, 2002)
- 4: manolan (Mar 8, 2002)
- 5: Javert (Apr 25, 2003)
- 6: Raz (May 2, 2003)
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- 8: Raz (May 6, 2003)
- 9: Recumbentman (Apr 7, 2004)
- 10: manolan (Apr 13, 2004)
- 11: Recumbentman (Apr 17, 2004)
- 12: Skinnylinny the not-so-incredibly well known (Jun 8, 2004)
- 13: Glazza (Mar 6, 2006)
- 14: Icy North (Jun 17, 2016)
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